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UPSC CDS Ancient Indian History — practice questions — page 4

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The Rigveda, compiled between c. 1500 and 1000 BCE, praises which deities especially?Read the answer and worked solution →Elaborate sacrifices like the rajasuya and ashvamedha were performed by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Buddhist texts mention how many sects or schools of thought in the age of debate?Read the answer and worked solution →A hut with a pointed roof where philosophers debated was called a:Read the answer and worked solution →After the Buddha's death his teachings were compiled at a council of elders at which place?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Pitaka contains rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha?Read the answer and worked solution →The Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa are chronicles of Buddhism in which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Makkhali Gosala, who held that everything is predetermined, belonged to which tradition?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Jaina tradition, how many tirthankaras preceded Mahavira?Read the answer and worked solution →Jaina monks and nuns took five vows. Which of these was NOT one of them?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha was born Siddhartha, son of a chief of which clan?Read the answer and worked solution →In Buddhist philosophy the world is anicca. What does anicca mean?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha's reported last words asked followers to be what unto themselves?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the first woman ordained as a bhikkhuni?Read the answer and worked solution →The Therigatha is a collection of verses composed by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha attained nibbana at which place?Read the answer and worked solution →In a stupa, the balcony-like structure above the mound that represents the abode of the gods is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Worshippers entered a stupa through which gateway and walked clockwise?Read the answer and worked solution →Which commissioner of Guntur carried Amaravati sculptures to Madras in 1854?Read the answer and worked solution →Women swinging from a tree at the Sanchi gateway represent which auspicious motif?Read the answer and worked solution →The new Buddhist tradition that worshipped Bodhisattas and Buddha images was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Buddhist sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the stupa partsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Pali termsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Jaina vowsRead the answer and worked solution →Buddhist or JainaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the three basketsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Beliefs and buildings bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Mesopotamia, the land between the Euphrates and Tigris, lies mostly in which modern country?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Rigveda, compiled between c. 1500 and 1000 BCE, praises which deities especially?

  1. Rama, Krishna and Buddha
  2. Agni, Indra and Soma
  3. Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma
  4. Durga, Kali and Lakshmi
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Correct answer: B. Agni, Indra and Soma

1. The Rigveda has hymns for sacrifices. 2. Agni, Indra and Soma are the main deities. 3. People prayed for cattle, sons and long life. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 4, Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments._

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Elaborate sacrifices like the rajasuya and ashvamedha were performed by whom?

  1. Chiefs and kings
  2. Merchants and guilds
  3. Farmers and herders
  4. Bhikkhus and nuns
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Correct answer: A. Chiefs and kings

1. Early sacrifices were collective. 2. Rajasuya and ashvamedha were royal rites. 3. Brahmana priests conducted them. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 4, Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments._

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Buddhist texts mention how many sects or schools of thought in the age of debate?

  1. 48
  2. 64
  3. 16
  4. 36
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Correct answer: B. 64

1. Teachers travelled and debated in the kutagarashala. 2. Texts speak of 64 sects. 3. Mahavira and the Buddha questioned the Vedas. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 4, Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments._

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