History of India

1. Prince Gautama decided to renounce the world after seeing a

a. dead man.

b. old man.

c. 'Bhikshu'.

d. All of these.

2. When did Buddha utter ihe words "I have nothing more to tell you than this that decay is inherent in all component things ; work outyour salvation with diligence"?

a. In his first sermon.

b. Just before he attained Mahaparinirvana'.

c. Just before leaving his father's house, he uttered those words to his son Rahul.

d. When Buddha's meditation was disturbed by his wife.

3. Rishi Vyas wrote the

a. Ramayana.

b. Mahabharata.

c. Bhagvad Gita.

d. All of these.

4. Which of the following was the amusement of Indo-Aryans

a. Dicing.

b. Hunting.

c. Chariot-racing.

d. All of these.

5. In which of the following languages Jain literature is written T

a. Sanskrit.

b. Prakrit.

c. Both of these.

d. None of these.

6. Which of the folloWing was the most famous early converts to, Buddha's teachings ?

a. Moggallane.

b. Sariputra.

c. Anand.

d. All of these.

7. Which of the following 'Noble Truths' was preached by Buddha- in his first sermon ?

a. World is fall of suffering.

b. Cause of suffering is 'Trishna'.

c. 'Trishna' must be killed in order to escape suffering.

d. All of these.

8. Which of the following was worshipped by Vedic Aryans ?

a. Sun.

b. Moon.

c. Sky.

d. All of these.

9. Into which of the following groups Jainism split up after AD 82

a. Digambaras.

b. Svetambaras.

c. Both of these.

d. Shivambaras

10. Who was Agastya Muni ?

a. He was a great Dravidian sage whom the Aryans held in high esteem. It was because of his moral influence thatthe Aryans decided to settle peacefully.

b. He converted the Aryans to Dravidian way of life.

c. He was a great Aryan sage who is credited with the taking of Aryan Civilisation into the Deccan.

d. He was the author of all the four Vedas.