1. The aim of Ashoka's Dhamma was
(a) Subtle conquest
(b) Religious domination
(c) A casteless society
(d) Non-violence and peace
2. By whom had the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh been built?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Kanishka
(d) Chandragupta
3. The author of Ashtadhyayai is
(a) Charaka
(b) Panini
(c) AIyabhatta
(d) Chanakya
4. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most Important functionary of the State
was the
(a) Senani
(b) Revenue collector
(c) Magician-doctor
(d) Purohita
5. The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis
of
(a) Mystical insight by modern seers
(b) Markings on seals
(c) Radio carbon dating
(d) Travellers written accounts
6. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
(a) The Vedas
(b) The Upanishads
(c) The Aranyakas
(d) The Brahmanas
7. The concluding portions of the Brahmanas are called the
(a) Vedas
(b) Agamas
(c) Tantras
(d) Satpathas
8. What does the Yajur Veda contain?
(a) Only hymns
(b) Spells and charms
(c) Hymns and rituals
(d) Commentaries on society
9. The Mahajanapada that acquired prominence to become an empire was that of
(a) Magadha
(b) Kasi
(c) Kosala
(d) Avanti
10. Which of the following forms of land tenure denoted an entire village being donated to
Brahmins?
(a) Jagir
(b) Zamindari
(c) Brahmadeya
(d) Devadana