History & Art-Culture MCQ - Practice Questions

1Arrange the following Buddhist councils in chronological order: 1. Council associated with Vaishali and the Ten Points dispute 2. Council associated with Kanishka and Sarvastivada scholasticism 3. Council associated with Rajagriha and Mahakassapa 4. Council associated with Ashoka, Pataliputra and Sangha purification Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2With reference to the core teachings of Buddhism, consider the following statements: 1. The Middle Way rejects both sensual indulgence and extreme self-mortification. 2. Buddhism rejected karma. 3. Nirvana denotes the cessation of craving, ignorance and the cycle of suffering rather than a heaven in the ordinary sense. Which of the statements given above are correct?

3Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (a) Maski (b) Barabar caves (c) Sarnath lion capital (d) Major Rock Edict XII List II 1. Inter-sect respect and restraint in speech 2. Identification of Devanampiya Piyadassi with Ashoka 3. Ajivika dedication and Mauryan-polished interiors 4. Mauryan animal capital later adopted as India's national emblem

4Arrange the following cultural-technological markers in their general chronological sequence: (a) Standardised urban weights and seals (b) Handaxe-cleaver tradition (c) Polished stone tools with food-producing villages (d) Microlithic composite tools Select the correct answer using the code given below.

5With reference to land grants in Harsha's age, consider the following statements: 1. A dutaka often carried out or communicated the royal grant order. 2. Every grant transferred complete political sovereignty to the donee. 3. Mahattaras and other local witnesses helped a royal order gain recognition on the ground. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.