Question Paper for UPSC

81. Which of the Vedas was divided into 'White' and 'Black' parts?
(a) Rig (b) Sarna
(c) Yajur (d) Atharva
82. Which of the following is not matched correctly?
(a) Ayurveda-magie
(b) Shilpaveda-seulpture
(c) Gandharvaveda-music
(d) Dhanurveda-warfare
83. What was the main cause for the rise of large states during and after the sixth century B.C.?
(a) Widespread use of iron in parts of U.P. and Bihar (b) The tribal society gave way to a more settled life
(c) There was great increase 01 trade and commerce
(d) None of the above
84. The modern location of some old states are given below. Which is/ are correctly matched
: Bhagalpur and
Monghyr
2. Magadha: Patna and Gaya 3. Kosala : A vadh
4. Panchala: Badaun, Bareilly 5. Matsya : Allahabad
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) All five
85. Which of the following old states and their capitals is/ are correctly matched?
1. Anga : Champa
2. Vatsa : Saket
3. Panchala : Kanyakubha 4. Magadha : Girivraja
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
86. Tradition has it that Ajatasatru was instigated to murder his fa­ther by
(a) Devadatta (b) Chellana (c) Chetaka (d) Durmukha
87. The founder of the Nanda Dy­nasty was
(a) Kalasoka
(b) Mahapadma
(c) Dhana Nanda
(d) Nagadasaka
88. Who is often described as the second 'Parasurama' or 'the exter­minator of the entire kshatriya race'?
(a) Ajatasatru
(b) Mahapadma
(c) Dhana Nanda
(d) Pradyota
89. Which of the following caused the success of Magadha?
I. Magadha enjoyed an advan­tageous geographical position in the iron age, as most of the deposits were located there
II. The rulers of this state had very good weapons
III. The capitals of Magadha were situated at strategic positions
IV. No other power at that time
had the courage to attack it (a) I, II and III (b) I and II (c) II and IV (d) I and III
90. The first foreigner to invade India was
(a) Cyrus (b) Darius I
(c) Agrammes (d) Cambyses
91. The founder of the Achaemenian dynasty was
(a) Cyrus (b) Darius I
(c) Agrammes (d) Xerxes
1. Anga
92. "Of all the nations that we have known, it is India which has the largest population". Who said these lines?
(a) Scylax (b) Herodotus
(c) Xerxes (d) Cyrus
93. Which of the following was not a result of the Iranian contact? (a) The Iranians brought to India the Kharosthi script.
(b) Iranian sculpture influenced Mauryan art.
(c) It made India known to the
outside world by finding new
trade routes.
(d) Indian grammar was influ­
enced to a large extent.
94. In which battle did Alexander defeat Porus?
(a) Gaugamela
(b) Hydaspes
(c) Hyphasis
(d) None of the above
95. On the banks of which river were Alexander and Porus involved in
a grim battle?
(a) Jhelum (b) Ravi
(c) Chenab (d) Beas
96. Alexander died at
(a) Patala (b) Taxila
(c) Babylon (d) Gedrosia
97. Which of the, following was not a result of Alexander's invasion? (a) The invasion established di­
rect contacts between the In­dians and Greeks.
(b) It established Greek settle­ments in the northeastern region of India.
(c) Alexander was responsible for a number of geographical discoveries.
(d) He made India a province of Greece.
98. Which of the following factors were responsible for the rise of different religious sects during the 6th century B.C.?
I. The domineering attitude of
the brahmanas towards the common people
II. Growth of untouchability and rigidity of the caste system
III. The people from the lower strata were becoming influen­tial
IV. The indiscriminate killing of cattle was ruining the concept
of new agriculture
(a) I and II (b) I and III
(c) I, II and IV (d) II and III
99. The original name of the sect which later came to be known as 'Jaina' was
(a) Tirthankaras (b) Jina
(c) Nirgranthas (d) Arhant
100. Which of the following statements are' correct with regard to Mahavira's views?
I. Mahavira did not believe in the transmigration of the soul.
II. Mahavira laid much empha­sis on the concept of devotion for attaining nirvana.
III. Mahavira rejected God as the creator of the universe.
IV. Rituals had nothing to do with the purification of one's soul.