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121. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List-I                                                             List-II (Harappan Sites)                                        (Locations) A. Manda                                                     1. Rajasthan B. Daimabad                                               2. Haryana C. Kalibanga                                                3. Jammu and Kashmir D. Rakhigarhi                                              4. Maharashtra Codes: A B C D

  • A
  • 1 2 3 4

  • B
  • 2 3 4 1

  • C
  • 3 4 1 2

  • D
  • 4 1 2 3

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Correct Answer : C [3 4 1 2 ]

122. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the following: List-I                                  List-II (Vedic Rivers)                  (Modern Names) A. Kubha                          1. Gandhak B. Parushni                      2. Kabul C. Sadanira                      3. Ravi D. Sutudri                        4. Satluj Codes: A B C D

  • A
  • 1 2 3 4

  • B
  • 2 3 1 4

  • C
  • 3 4 2 1

  • D
  • 4 1 3 2

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Correct Answer : B [2 3 1 4]

123. Which of the following sacred Buddhist places was situated on the Niranjana River?

  • A
  • Bodh Gaya

  • B
  • Kusinagara

  • C
  • Lumbini

  • D
  • Rishipattana

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Correct Answer : A [Bodh Gaya]

124. Which of the following Sangam ports were situated on the western coast? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. Korkai 2. Puhar 3. Tondi 4. Mushiri Codes:

  • A
  • 1 and 2 only

  • B
  • 2 and 3 only

  • C
  • 3 and 4 only

  • D
  • 4 and 1 only

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Correct Answer : C [3 and 4 only]

125. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  • A
  • Karpuramanjari - Harsha

  • B
  • Malavikagnimitra - Kalidasa

  • C
  • Mudrarakshasa - Visakhadatta

  • D
  • Saundarananda - Asvaghosha

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Correct Answer : A [Karpuramanjari - Harsha]

126. Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in:

  • A
  • North Bengal

  • B
  • Bihar

  • C
  • Odisha

  • D
  • Assam

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Correct Answer : A [North Bengal]

127. Who was the Chola Monarch who gave complete freedom to Sri Lanka and got his daughter married to the Simhala prince?

  • A
  • Kulottunga I

  • B
  • Rajendra I

  • C
  • Adhirajendra

  • D
  • Rajadhiraja I

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Correct Answer : A [Kulottunga I]

128. Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka, was the ruler of:

  • A
  • Egypt

  • B
  • Corinth

  • C
  • Macedonia

  • D
  • Syria

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Correct Answer : A [Egypt]

129. Who among the following was not an alvar saint?

  • A
  • Poyagai

  • B
  • Tirugyan

  • C
  • Pudam

  • D
  • Tirumangai

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Correct Answer : B [Tirugyan]

130. Who among the following was the last to be initiated in his religion by Gautama Buddha?

  • A
  • Aanada

  • B
  • Sariputta

  • C
  • Moggalana

  • D
  • Subhadda

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Correct Answer : D [Subhadda]

131. ‘Sita’ in Maurya age means:

  • A
  • a Goddess

  • B
  • a religious sect

  • C
  • revenue from crown land

  • D
  • barren land

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Correct Answer : C [revenue from crown land]

132. The earliest occurrence of the mantra famous as Gayatri Mantra is found in the following text:

  • A
  • Bhagwad Gita

  • B
  • Atharva Veda

  • C
  • Rig Veda

  • D
  • Manusmriti

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Correct Answer : C [Rig Veda]

133. The ‘Dakshinamurti’ idol of Shiva depicts him in which form?

  • A
  • Teacher

  • B
  • Dancing

  • C
  • Reclining

  • D
  • Meditating

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Correct Answer : A [Teacher]

134. The Chinese writers mention India by the name of:

  • A
  • Fo-Kwo-Ki

  • B
  • Yin-tu

  • C
  • Si-Yu-Ki

  • D
  • Sikia-Pono

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Correct Answer : B [Yin-tu]

135. Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labour?

  • A
  • Chandragupta Maurya

  • B
  • Bindusara

  • C
  • Ashoka

  • D
  • Rudradaman-I

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Correct Answer : D [Rudradaman-I]

136. Who were called ‘Dastar-Bandan’?

  • A
  • Sufisaints

  • B
  • Khan

  • C
  • Malik

  • D
  • Ulema

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Correct Answer : D [Ulema]

137. What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka?

  • A
  • 78 AD

  • B
  • 81 AD

  • C
  • 98 AD

  • D
  • 121 AD

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Correct Answer : B [81 AD]

138. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Emperor)                          List-II (Titles) A. Ashoka                                   1. Parakramank B. Samudragupta                     2. Priyadarshi C. Chandragupta-II                   3. Karmaditya D. Skandgupta                          4. Vikramaditya Codes: A B C D

  • A
  • 1 2 3 4

  • B
  • 3 2 1 4

  • C
  • 2 1 4 3

  • D
  • 4 3 2 1

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Correct Answer : C [2 1 4 3]

139. Which one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?

  • A
  • Nearchus

  • B
  • Onesicritus

  • C
  • Deimachus

  • D
  • Aristobulus

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Correct Answer : C [Deimachus]

140. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  • A
  • Life of Hiuen Tsang - Hui Li

  • B
  • The Natural History - Ptolemy

  • C
  • Historical Philippical - Pompeius Trogus

  • D
  • The Histories - Herodotus

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Correct Answer : B [The Natural History - Ptolemy ]
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