BPSC TEST SERIES 2016
1. Harappa people had a common burial system which is proved by
(1) the earth burial head of the dead normally laid towards the north
(2) the burial of commonly used item with the dead
(3) both a and b
(4) none
2. In the harrapan time seals were
made of made of
(1) lead (2) stealite
(3) gold (4) silver
3. In which Upanishad is mentioned
satymev jayate
(1) Isha upnishad
(2) mundaka upnishad
(3) prasana upnishad
(4) chandogya upnishad
4. The religion of early Vedic
Aryans was primarily of
(1) bhakti
(2)image worship of yajanas
(3) worship of nature and yajanas
(4) worship of nature and bhakti
5. In the rigveda age:
a. there was no purdah system
b. no dowry system
c. no divorce system
d. no sati system
(1) a and b (2) b and c
(3) a and c (4) a , b and c
6. Which part of rigveda gives an
account of the origin of the
universe?
(1) II MANDAL
(2) IV MANDAL
(3) X MANDAL
(4) IX MANDAL
7. The manu smriti mainly deals
with:
(1) Law (2) social order
(3) state craft (4) economics
8. Who is the founder of nanada dynasty? (1) bimbisara (2)mahapadmananda
(3) ajadsatru
(4) dhanananda
9. Which was the first capital of
maghadha?
(1) patliputra (2) vaishali
(3) rajgriha (4) champa
10. Arrange the following dynasties
in the chronological order:
a. nanda b.sungas c.maurya d.haryanka
(l) b,c,d,a (2) d,a,c,b 15. Consider the following statement:
(3) a,b,c,d (4) c,d,b,a a.bimbisara has founded
patliputra.
11. The southernmost mahajanpada in b.vajji was the name of ancient
ancient India was: north india
(l) avavnti (2) asmka Which of the statement is correct:
(3) chedis (4) mallas (1) only a
(2) only b
12. Which of the following is (3) both a and b
correctly matched? (4) none
Vedas upnishada
(1) rigveda --- aitrya and 16. tripitaka text is related with which
kaushikaki religion:
(2)sam veda --- chhandogya (l) jainism (2) buddhism
and kena (3) both (4) saivism
(3) yajurva veda --- katha
(4) athrava veda -- prasana and 17. Who founded the lingayat
mundaka movement?
(l) basava (2) ramanuja
13. The purushsukta which refers to (3) shankrachrya (4) kamban
the origin of caste, is found in the
(l) athravaveda (2) rigveda 18. which of the following was not a
(3) samaveda (4) yajurveda capital of magadh empire:
(l) girivraja (2) rajgriha
14. Between which rivers the ancient (3) patliputra (4) kosambi
town taxila town situated:
(l) Jhelum and Chenab 19. Who is appointed the governer of
(2) indus and Jhelum RBI recently?
(3) Chenab and ravi (l) raghram rajan
(4) ravi and beas (2) urjit patel
(3) ss mundra
(4) p j nayak
20. who is the CEO of niti ayog?
(1) arvind pangriya
(2) Amitabh kant
(3) raghuram rajan
(4) Deepak Mishra
21. 51st jnanpith award has been
given to:
(1) raghuveer choudhary
(2) arundhati roy
(3) balcahndra nemede
(4) anuradha roy
22. NATI folk dance which is the
largest folk dance in the world is
related with:
(1) kollam ,tamilnadu (2)kullu in himachal
(3) Gujarat
(4) Maharashtra
23. Which state has been declared
first orginc state in india ?
(1) manipur
(2) sikkim
(3) himachal Pradesh
(4) uttarakhand
24. The first bullet train has been
finalized on the route in Jan 2016
(1) Delhi -Mumbai corridor
(2) Kolkata -Mumbai corridor
(3) Chennai-Bangalore corridor
(4) Mumbai -Ahmedabad corridor
25. shyam benegal committee is
related with:
(1) Literature
(2) cinemography
(3) both 1 and 2
(4) Conservation of folk dances
26. The green filed project is related
with:
(1) Mustard oil
(2) Rice field
(3) Manufacturing
(4) Aviation sector
27. Which of the following is wrong
about PMFBY ?
(1) 2 % premium for kharif crop
(2) 1.5 % premium for rabi crop
(3) 5% for horticulture crop
(4) it only covers field in rural agricultural field of backward and water deficient district of India
28. The union govt and World Bank has inked an agreement for Bihar kosi development project worth (1) 200 million (2) 250 million (3) 300 million (4) 500 million
29. The initial fund for the startup India is
(1) 10,000 crore (2) 12,000 crore (3) 15,000 crore (4) 20,000 crore
30. Operation green hunt is related
with:
(1) Search for modified crops
(2) action against deforestation
(3) action against naxalism
(4) Search for habitable planet outside earth atmosphere
31. A counter terrorism joint exercise
Shakti-2016 in rajsthan was in
between india and other country?
(1) Nepal (2) USA
(3) france (4) UK
32. First time any foreign country
army participated in republic day
parade on 26th January 2016 .the
country is
(1) nepal (2) bangladesh
(3) USA (4) france
33. jallikattu a famous bull fighting
dance is celebrated in the state :
(1) maharastra
(2) Andhra pradesh
(3) kerala
(4) tamilnadu
34. Justice lodha committee was
recently in news is related with
(1) cinema certification
(2) environment conservation
(3) governance of BCCI
(4) international affair of ICC
35. Which of the following city has
been chosen for smart city in
Bihar
(1) East champaran
(2) saharasa
(3) darbhanga
(4) Bhagalpur
36. MUDRA bank,a bank for
financing MSME is being
regulated by
(1) Finance ministry
(2) SEBI
(3) RBI
(4) NITI AYOG
37. Consider the following statement
regarding Asian infrastructure
investment bank .
a. India is the founding member of this bank
b.india have maximum
shareholding in the bank c.headquater of this bank is in china. Choose the correct answer:
(1) a ,b only (2) b,c only
(3) a,c only (4) a,b and c
38. Which disease has been declared
free from Liberia and some
African countries?
(1) zika (2) Ebola
(3) AIDS (4) malaria
39. 14TH pravasi divas were held in
which city of india:
(1) delhi (2) jaipur
(3) hyderabad (4) banglore
40. The nai manzil scheme has been
launched in jan 2016 in the state:
(1) bihar
(2)west bengal (3) telangana (4)jammu and Kashmir
41. "rail-tel" a free wi-fi system has
been launched by Indian railway
in collaboration of
(1) National informatics system
(2) Intel
(3) Microsoft
(4) Google
42. International solar alliance is one
of its fisrt kind initiated by govt of
india with france have
headquater in
(1) Paris (2) new delhi
(3) Noida (4) Mumbai
43. Which of the following dance is
not correctly matched?
(1) bihu assam
(2) kuchupudi--- tamilnadu
(3) kathakali — kerala
(4) sattariya — Manipur
44. dsashavatar is most developed in the region :
(1) konkan region
(2) west -north india
(3) bihar
(4) west Bengal
45 Oddisi dance is famous for:
(1) Hands movement
(2) Speaking song
(3) Slow motion
(4) Offering for yaksha
46. Which of the following is not
associated with Bihar:
(1) jat-jatin (2) jhijhiya
(3) sarhul (4) all of the
above
47. Which of the following dance
forms are associated with
undivided bihar?
(1) chhau (2) gotipua
(3) tamamsha
(4) None of the above
48. Which of the following is not a
folk dance?
(1) gidhha (2)garba
(3) thabal chongba
(4) sattariya
49. Which of the following is not a
folk dance of Chhattisgarh?
(l) sua (2) ghumar
(3) karma (4) panthi
50 .khayal and alap associated with
(1) north indian dance
(2) north indian dance
(3) south india dance
(4) south india music
51. mohiniattam and modiyettu is
related with
(1) tamilnadu
(2) andhrapradesh
(3) tamilnadu
(4) kerala
52. Karma is a folk dance of the
following:
(1) jharkhnad and chhhatisgarh
(2) bihar
(3) orissa
(4)jharkhnad,chhhatisgarh,Mahar ashtra
53. Which of the following not a
string instrument:
(1) violin (2) ukuleke
(3) veena (4) mridnagam
54. kalbelia is a dance form of :
(l) rajsthan (2) bihar
(3) jharkhand (4) chhatisgarh
55. kathak and dhrupad has been
originated originally in:
(1) UP (2) bihar
(3) MP (4) rahsthan
56. natya sastra was written by:
(l) bahahrat muni (2) tandu muni (3) narard muni (4) ved vyas
\57. Yakshagana is related with:
(1) tamilnadu
(2) rajsthan
(3) west Bengal
(4) Karnataka
58. The oldest form of Hindustani
music from the following is:
(1) ghazal
(2) Dhrupad
(3) thumari
(4) None of the above
59. lilavati was written by:
(1) brahamachrya
(2) bhaskaracharya
(3) ramanujan
(4) bishakhdattha
60. Hitopadesh was composed by:
(l) Sridhar namdar
(2)panini
(3) kalidas
(4) ved vyas
61. Upanishad was translated in
Persian during the reign:
(1) aurangjeb
(2) shahjahan
(3) Jahangir
(4) akbar
62. Which of the book is not written
by kalidasa
(1) raghuvnasham (2)ritushamhara (3) mrichhkatikam (4)abhigyan shakuntalam
63. Geet govind a Jaidev work is in
the language of:
(1) prakrit (2) pali
(3) sanskrit (4) hindi
64. Sankaracharya is related with
which philosophy
(1) samkhya (2) adavit
(3) nyaya (4) None of the above
65. Who among the following is a
proponent of madhyamika
philosophy?
(1) sankara
(2) nagarjuna
(3) basava
(4) None of the above
66. Who wrote neel darpan :
(1) rabindra nath tagore
(2) dinbandhu mitra
(3) abindra nath jain
(4) bankim Chandra chatarjee
67. Which of the following place is
not associated with the lord
Buddha?
(1) Ujjain
(2) Avanti
(3) Kushinagar
(4) Shravasti
68. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the 'Napoleon Of India‘?
(1) Samudragupta (2)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(3) Srigupta
(4) Chandragupta 1
69. Who among the following
organized Ashwamedha Yajna?
(1) Ajatshatru
(2) Ashoka
(3) Samudragupta
(4) Chandragupta
70. The six distinct school of indian
philosophy-sankhya,
yoga,Nyaya,Vaishasika,mimansa, vedanta become fully articulated during the
(1) Vedic age (2) Gupta age
(3) kushana age (4) Maurya age
71. Which of the following was the
official language of Gupta
Period?
(1) Pali (2) Magadhi
(3) Prakrit (4) Sanskrit
72. Which of the following Gupta
Kings granted permission to
Meghverma, the ruler of Sri
Lanka to build a Buddhist Tempe
at Gaya?
(1) Chandragupta1
(2) Samudragupta
(3) Chandragupta 2
(4) Skandagupta
73. Aryabhatta & Varahmihira
belongs to which age?
(1) Guptas (2) Cholas
(3) Mauryas (4) Mughals
74. Shudrak‘s Mrichhakatikam is a
(1) Drama (2) Novel
(3) Poem (4) Short story
75. Samudragupta has been given the
title of indian Napoleon by the
historian
(1) Romila Thapar
(2) VA Smith
(3) RC Mazumdar
(4) RS Sharma
76. Who was the founder of the
Gupta Dynasty?
(1) Chandragupta1
(2) Srigupta
(3) Samudragupta
(4) Skandgupta
77. Who was the court poet of
Samudragupta?
(1) Asvaghosha (2) Nagarjuna (3) Aryabhatta (4) Harisena
78. The Prayaga / Allahabad Pillar
inscription is associated with
which one of the following?
(1) Mahapadmananda (2)Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Ashoka
(4) Samudragupta
79. Which of the following was not
composed by 'Harshvardhana?
(1) Harshacharitra (2) Ratnavali
(3) Priyadarshika (4) Nagananda
80. Which one of the following rules
checked Harshvaedhana‘s
expedition in South India?
(1) Pulkesin 1
(2) Pulakesin 2
(3) Vikramaditya 1
(4) Vikramaditya 2
81. The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the
(1) Chola Kings
(2) Pandya Kings
(3) Pallava Kings
(4) Satvahana Kings
82 Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(1) Karpuramanjari : Harsha
(2) Malavikagnimtra : Kalidas
(3) Mudrakshasa : Visakhadatta
(4) Saundarananda : Asvaghosha
83. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) The Ajanta caves have been painted with scenes from Jainism.
(b) The crowning achievement of Ellora Caves is the colossal monolithic Kailashnath Templre.
(c) The Ajanta caves have been built over a period of eight centuries by different rulers.
Select correct answer using the codes given below
(1) b&c
(2) a&c
(3) only b
(d) All of these
84. Match the following
A.History of ancient India 1. RC Majumdar
B. Indo Aryans 2. PV
Kane
C. History &culture of India 3. KA
Nilakanth Shastri
D.History of Dharamsastra
4.Rajendra Lal
Mitra Codes
A B C D
(1) 3 4 1 2
(2) 1 4 3 2
(3) 3 2 1 4
(4) 1 3 4 2
85. The earliest coins called the
Punch-marked coins were largely
made of
(1) gold (2) silver
(3) copper (4) iron
86. The earliest inscriptions were
written in which language?
(1) Pali (2) Prakrit
(3) Sanskrit (4) Tamil
87. Which of the 'epics‘ is also
known as 'Satasahsri Samiti ? 93. What does the painting in ajanata
(1) licta (2) ramayana depicts
(3) mahabaharata (4) rig veda (1) Ramayana (2) mahabharata
(3) jatakas (4) panchtantra
88. Ellora caves have representartion
from which religion? 94. When was the panchtantra
(1) hinduism (2) jianism written?
(3) budhhism (4) all of the (1) maurya period
above (2) kanishka period
(3) gupta period
89. Vivekananad rock memorial is situated at (4) harsha period
(1) kanyakumari 95. Which of the following sources of
(2) rameswaram islam is associated with the
(3)dakshineshwar teachings of prophet of
(4)mount abu mohammad
(1) quran (2)hidya
90. Which of the following represent (3) fiqah (4) sunah
the devotional song of the Sikhs
sung in gurudwara on religious 96. Taxila university is situated in
occasion?
(1) shabads (2) gurupurbas
(3) kirtans (4) bhjanas (1)india (2) china (3) bangladesh (4) Pakistan
91. The indian legal and judicial 97. bhagataism revolves around the deity
system were founded in
(1) Later vedic period
(2) pre maurayan period (1) shiva (2) bhagavatai (3) arjuna (4) Vishnu
(3) maurayan period
(4) gupta period
92. Which of the following is the
oldest dynasty?
(1) maurya (2) gupta
(3) kushan (4) kanva
98. fa-hein and huen tsang visited during
(1) Chandra gupta maurya and harsha respectively
(2) Chandra gupta maurya and krishnadeva respectively
(3) Chandra gupta maurya and smaudrgupta respectively
(4) Chandra gupta vikrmaditya and harsha respectively
100. The decimal system in india
first known in the period
(1) AD 2nd century
(2) AD 3rd century
(3) AD 4th century
(4) AD 5th century
101. Which of the following is a
book on medicine?
(1) charaka samhita
(2) lokayata
(3) brihatsamhita (4) surya sidhhanta
102. Which of the following is
correctly matched:
(1)kautilya— arthsahtra
(2)hala --gathasapsati
(3) banabhatta--budhhcharita (4)kalidasa- abhigyanshakuntalam
103. Consider the following ruler
a.al-beruni
b.fa-hein c.huien-tsnag d.megasthnese Choose the correct chronological order of their visit to India:
(1) 4,3,1,2 (2) 2.4,3,1
(3) 4,2,3,1 (4) 1,2,4,3
104. The first major inscription in
classical Sanskrit is that of
(1)Chandragupta vikramditya
(2) kanishka 1
(3) rudrdaman
(4) samudrgupt
105. which of the following is not
correctly matched
(1) bimbisar - maghadha
(2) bindusar - maurya
(3) agnimitra - sunga
(4) sasanka - kanva
106. which of the following was
known as chaloclithic age
(1) Paleolithic age
(2) copper stone age
(3) Neolithic age
(4) iron age
107. The cultivation of cereals
started in
(1) Neolithic age
(2) mesolthic age
(3) paleolithic age
(4) none of these
108. Carbon-dating is used to
determine the age of
(1) Fossils (2) Plants
(3) Rocks (4) None of
these
109. Which of the following
statements is/are incorrect?
1. A lay follower of Jainism & not
include discipline in his life.
2. A jaina monk is expected to lead
of life free from all
rigorousnesses.
(1) Only 1
(2) Neither 1 nor 2
(3) Both 1&2
(4) Only 2
110. The rock-cut caves of Badami
& Aihole having the figures of
jaina Tirthankaras were built by
(1) Chalukya
(2) Chandellas (3) Pallavas (4) Rashtrakutas
111. Who authored Buddhist Pali
text Anagatvamsa
(1) Kassapa (2) Buddhapalita
(3) Nagasena (4) Asvaghosha
112. Who produced the Shunyavada
doctrine
(1) Buddhapalita (2) Dinnaga (3) Dharmakiti (4) Nagarjuna
113. The principle governers of the
Vijayanagar Empire between
(1) AD 1485 & 1502
(2) AD1509 & 1530
(3) AD 1533 & 1545
(4) AD 155 & 1565
114. The term 'Govikarta‘ was used
in the Vedic age for
(1) Courier
(2) head of forest department
(3) the Queen (4) the Priest
115. Which republican state had its
capital at Ramagrana?
(1) Kohyas (2) Kalamas
(3) Bhaggas (4) Magadh
116. Which Mahajanpada
correspondence to modern
Munger & Bhagalpur district of
Bihar?
(1) vajji (2) malla
(3) anga (4) magadh
117. Name the Mahajanapadas
which was a confederacy of eight
republican clans?
(1) vatsa (2) vajji
(3) magadh (4) malla
118. The first king to have a
standing army was
(1) jarasandha
(2) brihadratha
(3) bimbisara
(4) mahapadma nanda
119. The ancient name of North
Bihar was
(1) vajji (2) vatsa
(3) surasena (4) Avanti
120. When Alexander invaded
India, who was the rulers of
Magadha?
(1) Haryankas (2) Shishunagas
(3) Nandas (4) Mauryas
121. Which one of the followibg
rulers of Magadha was the
contemporary of Alexander the
great?
(1) Mahapadmananda
(2) Dhananada
(3) Sukalp
(4) Chandragupta mauraya
122. Which of the following aspects
has not been dealt within the
Arthashastra?
(1) Eradication of famine
(2) Method of cultivation
(3) Qualities of ministers
(4) Spy system
123. Which one of the following
does not appear on the abacus of
the Sarnath Lion capitol of
Ashoka?
(1) Bull (2) Deer
(3) Elephant (4) Horse
124. Who among the following
historical personalities of India is
also known as Vishnigupta?
(1) Bilhana
(2) Kalidasa
(3) Patanjali (4) Chanakya
125. Which one of the following
places has no Ashokan edicts?
(1) Girnar (2) Kandhar
(3) Patliputra (4) Topra
126. Who among the following was
appointed by Ashoka to
administer justice in his empire?
(1) Sharmana
(2) Uparika
(3) Rajuka
(4) Kumar Amatya
127. Who deciphered the Brahmi
inscription of Ashoka first time?
(1) James Princep
(2) HD Sankaliya
(3) SR Goyal (4) VN Mishra
128. By which name was Chanakya
known in his childhood?
(1) Ajaya (2) Chanakya
(3) Vishnugupta (4) Deogupta
129. Who constructed Sanchi
Stupa?
(1) Chandragupta
(2) Kautilya
(3) Gautam Buddha
(4) Ashoka
130. Who was called by Vindhya
Adhipati?
(1) Simuka
(2) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(3) Ashoka
(4) Chandragupta Maurya
131. Who is ancient India Assumed
the title Amritraghata?
(1) Ajatashatru
(2) Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Bindusara
(4) Ashoka
132. St Thomas is said to have
come to India to propagate
Christianity during the reign of
(1) Shenguttavan (Chera)
(2)Karikal (Chola )
(3) Nendujelian (Pandya)
(4) Gondapharnese (Parthian)
133. Who started the Saka Era &
when?
(1) Kdphises in 58 BC
(2) Vikramaditya in 58 BC
(3) Rudradaman I in AD 78
(4) Kanishka in AD 78
134. In the kingdom of Satvahanas of ancient India, a district was called?
(1) Ahara (2) Kataka
(3) Rashtra (4) Vihara
135. At which of the following places
was the headless statue of
Kanishka found?
(1) Allahabad (2) Mathura
(3) Sanchi (4) Taxila
136. Which one of the following
dynasties was associated with
Gandhara School of Art?
(1) Chalukyas (2) Guptas
(3) Kushans (4) Mauryas
137. A Buddhist Council during the
reign of Kanishka was held at
(1) Magadha (2) Patliputra
(3) Kashmir (4) Rajgriha
138. Which Chinese general
defected Kanishha?
(1) Pen Chao (2) Pan Yang (3) Chi Huang Ti (4) Ho Ti
139. Which river has not been
mentioned in Rig veda?
(1) Sindhu (2) Saraswati
(3) Yamuna (4) Periyar
140. The word 'Gotra‘ occurs for
the first time in
(1) Rigveda (2) Samveda
(3) Yajurveda (4) Atharvaveda
141. Which one of the following is
the distinctive feature between a
Nastika & Astika system in India?
(1) Belief in the existence of god
(2) Belief in the doctrine of rebirth
(3) Belief in the aunthenticity of the vedas
(4) Belief in the existence of heaven & hell
142. Nyaya Darshan was
propagated by
(1) Gautama (2) Kapil
(3) Kanada (4) Jaimini
143. Purushmedha i.e., male
sacrifice , is refurred to in
(1) Krishna Yajurveda
(2) Shukla Yajurveda
(3) Shatapatha Brahmin
(4) Panchvisha Brahmin
144. Who composed the Gayatri
Mantra?
(1) Vishwamitra (2) Vashistha
(3) Indra (4) Parikshhit
145. Which one of the following
statements is correct?
(1) The grama of the Rigvedic Aryans usually refers to a group of Kinsfold & not a village.
(2) The Ayans of early vedic times tamed elephants & used them in war
(3) Rigveda mentions swayambara & marriage of widows
(4) The Rigveda mentions Vindhyas & Satpura Mountains & the Narmada River
146. What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutra) relate to?
(1) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle
(2) Calculation of the value of pi
(3) Logarithmic calculations
(4) None of the above
147. K veeramani justice award was
given in jan 2016 to
(1) prashant bhusan
(2) anna hazare
(3) nitish kumar (4) arvind kejriwal
148. Who won Australian open
women doubles in 2016
(1) sania mirza and serena willaims
(2) William sistors
(3) sania mirza and maria sharapova
(4) martina hingis and sania mirza
149. Which of the following
countries quota under IMF has not
been increased in 2016
(1) indian and UK
(2) USA and IRAN
(3) inadia and china (4)india and Russia
150. Mrinalini sharabhai who
passed away in 2016 was related
with
(1) Music (2) dance
(3) theater (4) cinema
1. Harappa people had a common burial system which is proved by
(1) the earth burial head of the dead normally laid towards the north
(2) the burial of commonly used item with the dead
(3) both a and b
(4) none
2. In the harrapan time seals were
made of made of
(1) lead (2) stealite
(3) gold (4) silver
3. In which Upanishad is mentioned
satymev jayate
(1) Isha upnishad
(2) mundaka upnishad
(3) prasana upnishad
(4) chandogya upnishad
4. The religion of early Vedic
Aryans was primarily of
(1) bhakti
(2)image worship of yajanas
(3) worship of nature and yajanas
(4) worship of nature and bhakti
5. In the rigveda age:
a. there was no purdah system
b. no dowry system
c. no divorce system
d. no sati system
(1) a and b (2) b and c
(3) a and c (4) a , b and c
6. Which part of rigveda gives an
account of the origin of the
universe?
(1) II MANDAL
(2) IV MANDAL
(3) X MANDAL
(4) IX MANDAL
7. The manu smriti mainly deals
with:
(1) Law (2) social order
(3) state craft (4) economics
8. Who is the founder of nanada dynasty? (1) bimbisara (2)mahapadmananda
(3) ajadsatru
(4) dhanananda
9. Which was the first capital of
maghadha?
(1) patliputra (2) vaishali
(3) rajgriha (4) champa
10. Arrange the following dynasties
in the chronological order:
a. nanda b.sungas c.maurya d.haryanka
(l) b,c,d,a (2) d,a,c,b 15. Consider the following statement:
(3) a,b,c,d (4) c,d,b,a a.bimbisara has founded
patliputra.
11. The southernmost mahajanpada in b.vajji was the name of ancient
ancient India was: north india
(l) avavnti (2) asmka Which of the statement is correct:
(3) chedis (4) mallas (1) only a
(2) only b
12. Which of the following is (3) both a and b
correctly matched? (4) none
Vedas upnishada
(1) rigveda --- aitrya and 16. tripitaka text is related with which
kaushikaki religion:
(2)sam veda --- chhandogya (l) jainism (2) buddhism
and kena (3) both (4) saivism
(3) yajurva veda --- katha
(4) athrava veda -- prasana and 17. Who founded the lingayat
mundaka movement?
(l) basava (2) ramanuja
13. The purushsukta which refers to (3) shankrachrya (4) kamban
the origin of caste, is found in the
(l) athravaveda (2) rigveda 18. which of the following was not a
(3) samaveda (4) yajurveda capital of magadh empire:
(l) girivraja (2) rajgriha
14. Between which rivers the ancient (3) patliputra (4) kosambi
town taxila town situated:
(l) Jhelum and Chenab 19. Who is appointed the governer of
(2) indus and Jhelum RBI recently?
(3) Chenab and ravi (l) raghram rajan
(4) ravi and beas (2) urjit patel
(3) ss mundra
(4) p j nayak
20. who is the CEO of niti ayog?
(1) arvind pangriya
(2) Amitabh kant
(3) raghuram rajan
(4) Deepak Mishra
21. 51st jnanpith award has been
given to:
(1) raghuveer choudhary
(2) arundhati roy
(3) balcahndra nemede
(4) anuradha roy
22. NATI folk dance which is the
largest folk dance in the world is
related with:
(1) kollam ,tamilnadu (2)kullu in himachal
(3) Gujarat
(4) Maharashtra
23. Which state has been declared
first orginc state in india ?
(1) manipur
(2) sikkim
(3) himachal Pradesh
(4) uttarakhand
24. The first bullet train has been
finalized on the route in Jan 2016
(1) Delhi -Mumbai corridor
(2) Kolkata -Mumbai corridor
(3) Chennai-Bangalore corridor
(4) Mumbai -Ahmedabad corridor
25. shyam benegal committee is
related with:
(1) Literature
(2) cinemography
(3) both 1 and 2
(4) Conservation of folk dances
26. The green filed project is related
with:
(1) Mustard oil
(2) Rice field
(3) Manufacturing
(4) Aviation sector
27. Which of the following is wrong
about PMFBY ?
(1) 2 % premium for kharif crop
(2) 1.5 % premium for rabi crop
(3) 5% for horticulture crop
(4) it only covers field in rural agricultural field of backward and water deficient district of India
28. The union govt and World Bank has inked an agreement for Bihar kosi development project worth (1) 200 million (2) 250 million (3) 300 million (4) 500 million
29. The initial fund for the startup India is
(1) 10,000 crore (2) 12,000 crore (3) 15,000 crore (4) 20,000 crore
30. Operation green hunt is related
with:
(1) Search for modified crops
(2) action against deforestation
(3) action against naxalism
(4) Search for habitable planet outside earth atmosphere
31. A counter terrorism joint exercise
Shakti-2016 in rajsthan was in
between india and other country?
(1) Nepal (2) USA
(3) france (4) UK
32. First time any foreign country
army participated in republic day
parade on 26th January 2016 .the
country is
(1) nepal (2) bangladesh
(3) USA (4) france
33. jallikattu a famous bull fighting
dance is celebrated in the state :
(1) maharastra
(2) Andhra pradesh
(3) kerala
(4) tamilnadu
34. Justice lodha committee was
recently in news is related with
(1) cinema certification
(2) environment conservation
(3) governance of BCCI
(4) international affair of ICC
35. Which of the following city has
been chosen for smart city in
Bihar
(1) East champaran
(2) saharasa
(3) darbhanga
(4) Bhagalpur
36. MUDRA bank,a bank for
financing MSME is being
regulated by
(1) Finance ministry
(2) SEBI
(3) RBI
(4) NITI AYOG
37. Consider the following statement
regarding Asian infrastructure
investment bank .
a. India is the founding member of this bank
b.india have maximum
shareholding in the bank c.headquater of this bank is in china. Choose the correct answer:
(1) a ,b only (2) b,c only
(3) a,c only (4) a,b and c
38. Which disease has been declared
free from Liberia and some
African countries?
(1) zika (2) Ebola
(3) AIDS (4) malaria
39. 14TH pravasi divas were held in
which city of india:
(1) delhi (2) jaipur
(3) hyderabad (4) banglore
40. The nai manzil scheme has been
launched in jan 2016 in the state:
(1) bihar
(2)west bengal (3) telangana (4)jammu and Kashmir
41. "rail-tel" a free wi-fi system has
been launched by Indian railway
in collaboration of
(1) National informatics system
(2) Intel
(3) Microsoft
(4) Google
42. International solar alliance is one
of its fisrt kind initiated by govt of
india with france have
headquater in
(1) Paris (2) new delhi
(3) Noida (4) Mumbai
43. Which of the following dance is
not correctly matched?
(1) bihu assam
(2) kuchupudi--- tamilnadu
(3) kathakali — kerala
(4) sattariya — Manipur
44. dsashavatar is most developed in the region :
(1) konkan region
(2) west -north india
(3) bihar
(4) west Bengal
45 Oddisi dance is famous for:
(1) Hands movement
(2) Speaking song
(3) Slow motion
(4) Offering for yaksha
46. Which of the following is not
associated with Bihar:
(1) jat-jatin (2) jhijhiya
(3) sarhul (4) all of the
above
47. Which of the following dance
forms are associated with
undivided bihar?
(1) chhau (2) gotipua
(3) tamamsha
(4) None of the above
48. Which of the following is not a
folk dance?
(1) gidhha (2)garba
(3) thabal chongba
(4) sattariya
49. Which of the following is not a
folk dance of Chhattisgarh?
(l) sua (2) ghumar
(3) karma (4) panthi
50 .khayal and alap associated with
(1) north indian dance
(2) north indian dance
(3) south india dance
(4) south india music
51. mohiniattam and modiyettu is
related with
(1) tamilnadu
(2) andhrapradesh
(3) tamilnadu
(4) kerala
52. Karma is a folk dance of the
following:
(1) jharkhnad and chhhatisgarh
(2) bihar
(3) orissa
(4)jharkhnad,chhhatisgarh,Mahar ashtra
53. Which of the following not a
string instrument:
(1) violin (2) ukuleke
(3) veena (4) mridnagam
54. kalbelia is a dance form of :
(l) rajsthan (2) bihar
(3) jharkhand (4) chhatisgarh
55. kathak and dhrupad has been
originated originally in:
(1) UP (2) bihar
(3) MP (4) rahsthan
56. natya sastra was written by:
(l) bahahrat muni (2) tandu muni (3) narard muni (4) ved vyas
\57. Yakshagana is related with:
(1) tamilnadu
(2) rajsthan
(3) west Bengal
(4) Karnataka
58. The oldest form of Hindustani
music from the following is:
(1) ghazal
(2) Dhrupad
(3) thumari
(4) None of the above
59. lilavati was written by:
(1) brahamachrya
(2) bhaskaracharya
(3) ramanujan
(4) bishakhdattha
60. Hitopadesh was composed by:
(l) Sridhar namdar
(2)panini
(3) kalidas
(4) ved vyas
61. Upanishad was translated in
Persian during the reign:
(1) aurangjeb
(2) shahjahan
(3) Jahangir
(4) akbar
62. Which of the book is not written
by kalidasa
(1) raghuvnasham (2)ritushamhara (3) mrichhkatikam (4)abhigyan shakuntalam
63. Geet govind a Jaidev work is in
the language of:
(1) prakrit (2) pali
(3) sanskrit (4) hindi
64. Sankaracharya is related with
which philosophy
(1) samkhya (2) adavit
(3) nyaya (4) None of the above
65. Who among the following is a
proponent of madhyamika
philosophy?
(1) sankara
(2) nagarjuna
(3) basava
(4) None of the above
66. Who wrote neel darpan :
(1) rabindra nath tagore
(2) dinbandhu mitra
(3) abindra nath jain
(4) bankim Chandra chatarjee
67. Which of the following place is
not associated with the lord
Buddha?
(1) Ujjain
(2) Avanti
(3) Kushinagar
(4) Shravasti
68. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the 'Napoleon Of India‘?
(1) Samudragupta (2)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(3) Srigupta
(4) Chandragupta 1
69. Who among the following
organized Ashwamedha Yajna?
(1) Ajatshatru
(2) Ashoka
(3) Samudragupta
(4) Chandragupta
70. The six distinct school of indian
philosophy-sankhya,
yoga,Nyaya,Vaishasika,mimansa, vedanta become fully articulated during the
(1) Vedic age (2) Gupta age
(3) kushana age (4) Maurya age
71. Which of the following was the
official language of Gupta
Period?
(1) Pali (2) Magadhi
(3) Prakrit (4) Sanskrit
72. Which of the following Gupta
Kings granted permission to
Meghverma, the ruler of Sri
Lanka to build a Buddhist Tempe
at Gaya?
(1) Chandragupta1
(2) Samudragupta
(3) Chandragupta 2
(4) Skandagupta
73. Aryabhatta & Varahmihira
belongs to which age?
(1) Guptas (2) Cholas
(3) Mauryas (4) Mughals
74. Shudrak‘s Mrichhakatikam is a
(1) Drama (2) Novel
(3) Poem (4) Short story
75. Samudragupta has been given the
title of indian Napoleon by the
historian
(1) Romila Thapar
(2) VA Smith
(3) RC Mazumdar
(4) RS Sharma
76. Who was the founder of the
Gupta Dynasty?
(1) Chandragupta1
(2) Srigupta
(3) Samudragupta
(4) Skandgupta
77. Who was the court poet of
Samudragupta?
(1) Asvaghosha (2) Nagarjuna (3) Aryabhatta (4) Harisena
78. The Prayaga / Allahabad Pillar
inscription is associated with
which one of the following?
(1) Mahapadmananda (2)Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Ashoka
(4) Samudragupta
79. Which of the following was not
composed by 'Harshvardhana?
(1) Harshacharitra (2) Ratnavali
(3) Priyadarshika (4) Nagananda
80. Which one of the following rules
checked Harshvaedhana‘s
expedition in South India?
(1) Pulkesin 1
(2) Pulakesin 2
(3) Vikramaditya 1
(4) Vikramaditya 2
81. The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the
(1) Chola Kings
(2) Pandya Kings
(3) Pallava Kings
(4) Satvahana Kings
82 Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(1) Karpuramanjari : Harsha
(2) Malavikagnimtra : Kalidas
(3) Mudrakshasa : Visakhadatta
(4) Saundarananda : Asvaghosha
83. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) The Ajanta caves have been painted with scenes from Jainism.
(b) The crowning achievement of Ellora Caves is the colossal monolithic Kailashnath Templre.
(c) The Ajanta caves have been built over a period of eight centuries by different rulers.
Select correct answer using the codes given below
(1) b&c
(2) a&c
(3) only b
(d) All of these
84. Match the following
A.History of ancient India 1. RC Majumdar
B. Indo Aryans 2. PV
Kane
C. History &culture of India 3. KA
Nilakanth Shastri
D.History of Dharamsastra
4.Rajendra Lal
Mitra Codes
A B C D
(1) 3 4 1 2
(2) 1 4 3 2
(3) 3 2 1 4
(4) 1 3 4 2
85. The earliest coins called the
Punch-marked coins were largely
made of
(1) gold (2) silver
(3) copper (4) iron
86. The earliest inscriptions were
written in which language?
(1) Pali (2) Prakrit
(3) Sanskrit (4) Tamil
87. Which of the 'epics‘ is also
known as 'Satasahsri Samiti ? 93. What does the painting in ajanata
(1) licta (2) ramayana depicts
(3) mahabaharata (4) rig veda (1) Ramayana (2) mahabharata
(3) jatakas (4) panchtantra
88. Ellora caves have representartion
from which religion? 94. When was the panchtantra
(1) hinduism (2) jianism written?
(3) budhhism (4) all of the (1) maurya period
above (2) kanishka period
(3) gupta period
89. Vivekananad rock memorial is situated at (4) harsha period
(1) kanyakumari 95. Which of the following sources of
(2) rameswaram islam is associated with the
(3)dakshineshwar teachings of prophet of
(4)mount abu mohammad
(1) quran (2)hidya
90. Which of the following represent (3) fiqah (4) sunah
the devotional song of the Sikhs
sung in gurudwara on religious 96. Taxila university is situated in
occasion?
(1) shabads (2) gurupurbas
(3) kirtans (4) bhjanas (1)india (2) china (3) bangladesh (4) Pakistan
91. The indian legal and judicial 97. bhagataism revolves around the deity
system were founded in
(1) Later vedic period
(2) pre maurayan period (1) shiva (2) bhagavatai (3) arjuna (4) Vishnu
(3) maurayan period
(4) gupta period
92. Which of the following is the
oldest dynasty?
(1) maurya (2) gupta
(3) kushan (4) kanva
98. fa-hein and huen tsang visited during
(1) Chandra gupta maurya and harsha respectively
(2) Chandra gupta maurya and krishnadeva respectively
(3) Chandra gupta maurya and smaudrgupta respectively
(4) Chandra gupta vikrmaditya and harsha respectively
100. The decimal system in india
first known in the period
(1) AD 2nd century
(2) AD 3rd century
(3) AD 4th century
(4) AD 5th century
101. Which of the following is a
book on medicine?
(1) charaka samhita
(2) lokayata
(3) brihatsamhita (4) surya sidhhanta
102. Which of the following is
correctly matched:
(1)kautilya— arthsahtra
(2)hala --gathasapsati
(3) banabhatta--budhhcharita (4)kalidasa- abhigyanshakuntalam
103. Consider the following ruler
a.al-beruni
b.fa-hein c.huien-tsnag d.megasthnese Choose the correct chronological order of their visit to India:
(1) 4,3,1,2 (2) 2.4,3,1
(3) 4,2,3,1 (4) 1,2,4,3
104. The first major inscription in
classical Sanskrit is that of
(1)Chandragupta vikramditya
(2) kanishka 1
(3) rudrdaman
(4) samudrgupt
105. which of the following is not
correctly matched
(1) bimbisar - maghadha
(2) bindusar - maurya
(3) agnimitra - sunga
(4) sasanka - kanva
106. which of the following was
known as chaloclithic age
(1) Paleolithic age
(2) copper stone age
(3) Neolithic age
(4) iron age
107. The cultivation of cereals
started in
(1) Neolithic age
(2) mesolthic age
(3) paleolithic age
(4) none of these
108. Carbon-dating is used to
determine the age of
(1) Fossils (2) Plants
(3) Rocks (4) None of
these
109. Which of the following
statements is/are incorrect?
1. A lay follower of Jainism & not
include discipline in his life.
2. A jaina monk is expected to lead
of life free from all
rigorousnesses.
(1) Only 1
(2) Neither 1 nor 2
(3) Both 1&2
(4) Only 2
110. The rock-cut caves of Badami
& Aihole having the figures of
jaina Tirthankaras were built by
(1) Chalukya
(2) Chandellas (3) Pallavas (4) Rashtrakutas
111. Who authored Buddhist Pali
text Anagatvamsa
(1) Kassapa (2) Buddhapalita
(3) Nagasena (4) Asvaghosha
112. Who produced the Shunyavada
doctrine
(1) Buddhapalita (2) Dinnaga (3) Dharmakiti (4) Nagarjuna
113. The principle governers of the
Vijayanagar Empire between
(1) AD 1485 & 1502
(2) AD1509 & 1530
(3) AD 1533 & 1545
(4) AD 155 & 1565
114. The term 'Govikarta‘ was used
in the Vedic age for
(1) Courier
(2) head of forest department
(3) the Queen (4) the Priest
115. Which republican state had its
capital at Ramagrana?
(1) Kohyas (2) Kalamas
(3) Bhaggas (4) Magadh
116. Which Mahajanpada
correspondence to modern
Munger & Bhagalpur district of
Bihar?
(1) vajji (2) malla
(3) anga (4) magadh
117. Name the Mahajanapadas
which was a confederacy of eight
republican clans?
(1) vatsa (2) vajji
(3) magadh (4) malla
118. The first king to have a
standing army was
(1) jarasandha
(2) brihadratha
(3) bimbisara
(4) mahapadma nanda
119. The ancient name of North
Bihar was
(1) vajji (2) vatsa
(3) surasena (4) Avanti
120. When Alexander invaded
India, who was the rulers of
Magadha?
(1) Haryankas (2) Shishunagas
(3) Nandas (4) Mauryas
121. Which one of the followibg
rulers of Magadha was the
contemporary of Alexander the
great?
(1) Mahapadmananda
(2) Dhananada
(3) Sukalp
(4) Chandragupta mauraya
122. Which of the following aspects
has not been dealt within the
Arthashastra?
(1) Eradication of famine
(2) Method of cultivation
(3) Qualities of ministers
(4) Spy system
123. Which one of the following
does not appear on the abacus of
the Sarnath Lion capitol of
Ashoka?
(1) Bull (2) Deer
(3) Elephant (4) Horse
124. Who among the following
historical personalities of India is
also known as Vishnigupta?
(1) Bilhana
(2) Kalidasa
(3) Patanjali (4) Chanakya
125. Which one of the following
places has no Ashokan edicts?
(1) Girnar (2) Kandhar
(3) Patliputra (4) Topra
126. Who among the following was
appointed by Ashoka to
administer justice in his empire?
(1) Sharmana
(2) Uparika
(3) Rajuka
(4) Kumar Amatya
127. Who deciphered the Brahmi
inscription of Ashoka first time?
(1) James Princep
(2) HD Sankaliya
(3) SR Goyal (4) VN Mishra
128. By which name was Chanakya
known in his childhood?
(1) Ajaya (2) Chanakya
(3) Vishnugupta (4) Deogupta
129. Who constructed Sanchi
Stupa?
(1) Chandragupta
(2) Kautilya
(3) Gautam Buddha
(4) Ashoka
130. Who was called by Vindhya
Adhipati?
(1) Simuka
(2) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(3) Ashoka
(4) Chandragupta Maurya
131. Who is ancient India Assumed
the title Amritraghata?
(1) Ajatashatru
(2) Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Bindusara
(4) Ashoka
132. St Thomas is said to have
come to India to propagate
Christianity during the reign of
(1) Shenguttavan (Chera)
(2)Karikal (Chola )
(3) Nendujelian (Pandya)
(4) Gondapharnese (Parthian)
133. Who started the Saka Era &
when?
(1) Kdphises in 58 BC
(2) Vikramaditya in 58 BC
(3) Rudradaman I in AD 78
(4) Kanishka in AD 78
134. In the kingdom of Satvahanas of ancient India, a district was called?
(1) Ahara (2) Kataka
(3) Rashtra (4) Vihara
135. At which of the following places
was the headless statue of
Kanishka found?
(1) Allahabad (2) Mathura
(3) Sanchi (4) Taxila
136. Which one of the following
dynasties was associated with
Gandhara School of Art?
(1) Chalukyas (2) Guptas
(3) Kushans (4) Mauryas
137. A Buddhist Council during the
reign of Kanishka was held at
(1) Magadha (2) Patliputra
(3) Kashmir (4) Rajgriha
138. Which Chinese general
defected Kanishha?
(1) Pen Chao (2) Pan Yang (3) Chi Huang Ti (4) Ho Ti
139. Which river has not been
mentioned in Rig veda?
(1) Sindhu (2) Saraswati
(3) Yamuna (4) Periyar
140. The word 'Gotra‘ occurs for
the first time in
(1) Rigveda (2) Samveda
(3) Yajurveda (4) Atharvaveda
141. Which one of the following is
the distinctive feature between a
Nastika & Astika system in India?
(1) Belief in the existence of god
(2) Belief in the doctrine of rebirth
(3) Belief in the aunthenticity of the vedas
(4) Belief in the existence of heaven & hell
142. Nyaya Darshan was
propagated by
(1) Gautama (2) Kapil
(3) Kanada (4) Jaimini
143. Purushmedha i.e., male
sacrifice , is refurred to in
(1) Krishna Yajurveda
(2) Shukla Yajurveda
(3) Shatapatha Brahmin
(4) Panchvisha Brahmin
144. Who composed the Gayatri
Mantra?
(1) Vishwamitra (2) Vashistha
(3) Indra (4) Parikshhit
145. Which one of the following
statements is correct?
(1) The grama of the Rigvedic Aryans usually refers to a group of Kinsfold & not a village.
(2) The Ayans of early vedic times tamed elephants & used them in war
(3) Rigveda mentions swayambara & marriage of widows
(4) The Rigveda mentions Vindhyas & Satpura Mountains & the Narmada River
146. What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutra) relate to?
(1) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle
(2) Calculation of the value of pi
(3) Logarithmic calculations
(4) None of the above
147. K veeramani justice award was
given in jan 2016 to
(1) prashant bhusan
(2) anna hazare
(3) nitish kumar (4) arvind kejriwal
148. Who won Australian open
women doubles in 2016
(1) sania mirza and serena willaims
(2) William sistors
(3) sania mirza and maria sharapova
(4) martina hingis and sania mirza
149. Which of the following
countries quota under IMF has not
been increased in 2016
(1) indian and UK
(2) USA and IRAN
(3) inadia and china (4)india and Russia
150. Mrinalini sharabhai who
passed away in 2016 was related
with
(1) Music (2) dance
(3) theater (4) cinema