A-Deities were worshipped through prayer and sacrificial rituals.
B-The Gods are presented as powerful, who could be made to intervene in the world of men via the performance of sacrifices.
C-The Gods were supposed to partake of the offerings as they were consumed by the fire.
D-The sacrifices were performed in the temples.
Ans- D
Q – 2. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Kashmir under which ruler?
A-Bindusara
B-Ashoka
C-Kunal
D-Kanishka
Ans – D
Q – 3. The University of Nalanda was set up by which Gupta ruler?
A-Kumaragupta II
B-Kumaragupta I
C-Chandragupta II
D-Samudragupta
Ans – B
Q – 4. The only inscribed stone portrait of Emperor Ashoka has been found at-
A-Sanchi
B-Amaravati
C-Kanaganahalli
D-Ajanta
Ans – C
Q – 5. Which one of the following was a temple built by the Chola Kings?
A-Brihadiswara Temple, Tanjavur
B-Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
C-Srirangam Temple, Tiruchirappalli
D-Durga Temple, Aihole
Ans – A
Q – 6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists-
List –I (Temple) List –II (Town)
A.Kailasnatha 1.Bhubaneshwar
B.Lingaraj 2.Khajuraho
C.Kandariya Mahadev 3.Mount Abu
D.Dilwara 4.Kanchipuram
Code-
Answer (a) (b) (c) (d)
A 4 2 1 3
B 4 1 2 3
C 3 1 2 4
D 3 2 1 4
Ans – B
Q – 7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Text) List-II (Author)
a.Kitab-al Hind 1.Ibn Battuta
b.Rehla 2.Al-Biruni
c.Humayun Nama 3.Lahori
d.Badshah Nama 4.Gulbadan Begum
Code:
a b c d
A- 2 4 1 3
B- 3 1 4 2
C- 3 4 1 2
D- 2 1 4 3
Ans – D
Q – 8. Who among the following was not associated with the activities of the Theosophical Society?
A-Madame H.P. Blavatsky
B-Mr.A.O. Hume
C-Col.H.S.Olcott
D-Mrs.Annie Besant
Ans – B
Q – 9. The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhi were first put forth in-
A-Hind Swaraj
B-An Autobiography—The Story of My Experiments with Truth
C-History of the Satyagraha in South Africa
D-The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
Ans – A
Q – 10. Which among the following was the reason of the resignations of the Indian ministers in all the provinces in the year 1939?
A-The Governors refused to act as constitutional heads
B-The Centre did not provide the required financial help to provinces
C-The Governor-General converted Indian administration from federal to unitary one because of the beginning of the Second World War
D-India was declared a party to the Second World War without the consent of the provincial governments
Ans – D
