stone age Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 6 [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at

a) Budihal

b) Sangana Kallu

c) Koldihwa

d) Brahmagiri

Question : 7

With reference to the Jambudvipa, consider the statements

1. Bharatvarsha was also called Jambudvipa.
2. Early Buddhist evidence suggests that Jambudvipa was a territorial designation from the third century BC.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 8

Consider the following statements relating to Jain literature :

1. The sacred books of the Jainas are known as Siddhanta or Agama.
2. The language of the earliest Jain texts is eastern dialect of Pali known as Ardha Magadhi.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 9

Which of the following pairs indicating the contents of the sacred Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly matched?

a) Abhidhamma Pitaka — philosophical development of the Buddha’s teachings

b) Vinaya Pitaka — rules of monalstic discipline

c) Suttra Pitaka — Stories of the Buddha’s previous births (Jataka stories)

d) Dhammapada — The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath

Question : 10

The expounder of Yoga philosophy was :

a) Shankaracharya

b) Patanjali

c) Jaimini

d) Gautam