Hi friends.Some questions on Ancient Indian History.Best of luck(DAY-9)

1. Mahabharata originally had how many verses and was called as

(a) 24,000 and called as Jaya
(b) 8,800 verses and called as Jaya
(c) 2,400 and called as Bharata
(d) 8,800 and called as Bharata

2. Ramayana originally had

(a) 6000 verses (b) 12,000 verses
(c) 5,000 verses (d) 10,000 verses

3. Earlier texts of Buddhism and Jainism where written in which language respectively?

(a) Sanskrit and Prakrit (b) Pali and Prakrit
(c) Prakrit and Pali (d) Prakrit and Sanskrit

4. ‘Sruti’ literature does not include the

(a) Vedangas (b) Brahmanas
(c) Upanishads (d) Aranyakas

5. Which part of the Vedic literature narrates about the passage of human soul from life to life?

(a) Brahmanas (b) Samhitas
(c) Upanishads (d) Aranyakas

6. Social rituals and Samiskaras from conception to cremation have been mentioned in the

(a) Griha Sutras (b) Dharma Sutras
(c) Upanishads (d) Manusmriti

7. Name the sage who is believed to have Aryanised south India?

(a) Vashishtha (b) Agastya
(c) Yagnavalkya (d) Vishwamitra

8. Which among the following is true about Buddhism?

(a) Buddhism does not recognise existence of God and Soul.
(b) Women were admitted to Sangha.
(c) Used Pali language                                                                                                                               (d) 3 main elements are: Buddha, Sangha & Dhamma
(e) All the above

9. Name the class which is conspicuous by its absence from the list of seven classes given by Megasthenese                    

(a) Artisans (b) Cultivators
(c) Traders (d) Philosophers

10. There are spokes in the ‘Dhamma Chakra’

(a) Twenty (b) Twenty one
(c) Twenty Two (d) None of the above