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

Answer »

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.

Which of the above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer »

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.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer »

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

Answer »

Question : 10

The expounder of Yoga philosophy was :

a) Shankaracharya

b) Patanjali

c) Jaimini

d) Gautam

Answer »