1. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by
(a) Mahayana Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Lokayata School
(d) Hinayana Buddhism
2. Who, from among the following rulers, had ruled over the largest part of India?
(a) Kanishka
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Ashoka
3. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to
(a) Yoga
(b) Social law
(c) Religious rituals
(d) Philosophy
4. Which of the following temples has acquired the name of the Black Pagoda?
(a) Sun Temple
(b) Lingaraj Temple
(c) Bhuvaneshwari Temple
(d) Jagannathdeva Temple
5. Whom was Ashvaghosha a contemporary of?
(a) Menander
(b) Harsha
(c) Kanishka
(d) Ashoka
6. Name the later Gupta ruler who had performed the Ashvaghosha Yajna (Horse
Sacrifice) and assumed the Imperial title of Maharajadhiraj?
(a) Kamarupa
(b) Mahasena Gupta
(c) Adityasen
(d) Kumaragupta III
7. With what subject does the Mitakshara deal?
(a) Law
(b) Grammar
(c) Medicine
(d) Theology
8. The Mauryan administration was highly
(a) Decentralized
(b) Bureaucratic
(c) Centralized
(d) Despotic
9. Emperor Harsha's southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
(a) Pulakesin-I
(b) Pulakesin-Il
(c) Vikramaditya-I
(d) Vikramaditya-II
10. The Buddha's Eight Fold Path did not include
(a) Right Resolve
(b) Right Views
(c) Right Speech
(d) Right Table Manners