SSC CGL 2016 : Expected Questions from Indian History - Part 3

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1. Who amongst the following also had the name "Devanama Piyadassi" ?
1. Mauryan King Ashoka
2. Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya
3. Gautam Buddha
4. Bhagwan Mahavira
2. The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to ?
   
1. Jainism
2. Buddhism
3. Vaishnavism
4. Shaivism
3. Which of the following Craftsmanship was NOT practiced by the Aryans ? 
1. Pottery
2. Jewellery
3. Carpentry
4. Blacksmith
4. Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sind in the year ?
1. 712 A.D.
2. 812 A.D.
3. 912 A.D
4. 1012 A.D
5. The words "Satyameva Jayate" in the State Emblem of India were taken from ?
1. Upanishads
2. Sama Veda
3. Rig Veda
4. Ramayana
6. The earliest city discovered in India was ?
1. Harappa
2. Punjab
3. Mohenjo Daro
4. Sindh
7. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at ?
1. Ajanata
2. Badami 
3. Mahabalipuram
4. Ellora
8. Epigraphy means ?
1. The study of coins
2. The study of inscriptions 
3. The study of epics 
4. The study of geography
9. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites ?
1. Drains and well
2. Fort
3. Reservoirs
4. Temple with Shikhar
10. Which among the following "MATH" is related with Buddhism ?
1. Dakhma
2. Chaitya
3. Khangah
4. Angeri
11. Where has the world's largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed ?
1. Bamian
2. Hyderabad
3. Kandy
4. Lhasa
12. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year ?
1. 1935
2. 1942
3. 1901
4. 1922
13. The title "Indian Napolean" has been attached to ?
1. Chandra Gupta Maurya
2. Samudragupta
3. Chandragupta I
4. Harshavardhana
14. The "Ajivikas" were a 
1. sect contemporary to the Buddha
2. breakaway branch of the Buddhists
3. sect founded by Charvaka
4. sect founded by Shankaracharya
15. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the indus valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of ?
1. Pashupati, Indra and the Mother goddess 
2. Stones, trees and animals
3. Vishnu and Lakshmi 
4. Siva and Sakti

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