Hi friends.Some more questions on Ancient Indian History.Best Wishes(DAY-11)

1. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

(a) Grihya Sutra : Domestic ceremonies
(b) Sulva Sutra : Geometry
(c) Srauta Sutra : Royal Sacrifices
(d) Dharam Sutra : Manners and customs

2. The word Dampati, used in the Rig Vedic period stands for

(a) Mistress as well as master of the house
(b) Husband and wife
(c) Newly married couple
(d) Head of the family

3. One of the sects born in the sixth century BC, which discarded the theory of Karma and argued that ‘ man is subject to the laws of nature’, was

(a) Ajivika (b) Pashupata
(c) Bhagavata (d) Charvaka

4. Arrange in Chronological order the incarnations of Vishnu.
(i) Vamana or Dwarf (ii) Kurma or Tortoise
(iii) Varaha or Boar (iv) Narasimha of man lion
(v) Matsya or Fish

(a) i, ii, v, iii, iv (b) iii, v, i, vi, ii
(c) ii, i, iv, iii, v (d) v, ii, iii, iv, i

5. Arrange the Avatars (incarnation) of Vishnu in Chronological order
(i) Rama (ii) Kalkin
(iii) Krishna (iv) Buddha
(v) Parasuram

(a) v, i, iii, iv, ii (b) i, ii, iii, iv, v
(c) v, ii, iii, ii, iv (d) i, iii, ii, v, iv

6. Which statement on the history of Buddhism is incorrect?

(a) Buddhism spread to Tibet from Nalanda
(b) Sasanka of the 7th century almost destroyed the tree of wisdom at Gaya                                           (c) Mihirakula destroyed monasteries and killed monks
(d) Buddhism spread to Tibet in the 11th century from Vikramshila

7. Name the greatest Buddhist commentator of Buddist canonical literature who wrote Visuddhimaga, the first famous systematic and Philosophical treatise on Buddhist doctrine.

(a) Vasumitra (b) Buddhaghosha
(c) Ashvaghosha (d) Nagarjuna

8. According to the Buddhist traditions the four great signs transformed the life of Gautama. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Four Geat Signs’?

(a) The ‘Four Noble Truths’
(b) The sights of old age, sick, death and a mendicant
(c) The four heavenly signs which accompanied the birth of the Buddha
(d) None of the above

9. Which of the following pairs of Jain religious texts and their contents is not correctly matched?

(a) Angas : Explain the Jain doctrines through big ends
(b) Mula Sutra : Deal with the basic doctrines of Jainism
(c) Chedda Sutras : Explain the rules of discipline of the monastic order
(d) Prakirnas : Deal with Monastic order of the nuns

10. There is evidence to show that Vishnu cult spread overseas in the early centuries of the Christian era. Which was the place that this cult spread to:

(a) Srilanka (b) Cambodia
(c) Iran (d) China