June 2023

Q. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following? (a) Mahapadma Nanda (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Ashoka (d) Samudragupta Ans: (d) Samudragupta Explanation: While it is one of the few extant pillars that carry his edicts, it is particularly notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th […]

Q. The majority of the Buddhist vases in India are found in Western Maharashtra because: (a) The Sahyadri mountain in western Maharashtra with its hard trap was best suited for rock-cut architecture (b) There was a long-standing tradition in this region of royal patronage to rock-cut architecture (c) The caves in this region provided a

Q. Which of the following is not one of the common points of significance of both Rajagriha and Vaishali? (a) Both places are associated with the miracles preformed by the Buddha (b) At both places one of the Buddhist councils was held (c) At both places a stupa was built with the mortal remains of

Q. The reign of the Kushana monarch Kanishka was a turning point in the history of Buddhism, because: (a) It witnessed the rise of Mahayanism (b) Buddhism was introduced in China and Central Asia in his time (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) The images of Buddha and Bodhisattvas began to be carved out during

Q. Which of the following is known as the Turning of the Wheel of Law (Dharma- Chakrapravartana)? (a) The first sermon preached by the Buddha at the Deer Park at Sarnath (b) The practice of setting the wheell in motion everyday in the morning in the sanghas (c) The extinction of karma leading to the