UPSC Prelims Marathon 21st February – The Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain – II – 2025

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Question No. 1

Consider the following statements regarding “sramanic religions”:
1.Sramanic religions were antithetical to the mainstream Vedic religion.
2.Buddhism and Jainism were examples of sramanic religions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 2

The Mahavamsa, the comprehensive historical chronicle from Sri Lanka written in?

APali

BPrakrit

CSanskrit

DArdha – Magadhi

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Question No. 3

Who among the following first to decipher the “Brahmi Script”?

AAlexander Cunningham

BJhon Marshall

CJames Prinsep

DJohn Lubbock

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Question No. 4

Which of the following play “narrates Chandragupta’s accession to the throne of the Magadha Empire and the exploits of his chief advisor Chanakya or Kautilya by listing the strategies he used to counter an invasion against Chandragupta”?

AMudrarakshasa

BMahavamsa

CNeelakesi

DNaladiyar

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Question No. 5

Which of the following mahajanapada established the first Indian empire?

AKosala

BAvanti

CVrijji

DMagadha

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Question No. 6

Who among the following was the first known ruler of Magadha?

ABimbisara

BBindusara

CAjatashatru

DAsoka

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Question No. 7

The famous “Hathigumpha” is in which of the following state?

AAndhra Pradesh

BTamil Nadu

COdisha

DMadhya Pradesh

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Question No. 8

The famous “Anguttara Nikaya” is related to which of the following texts?

AJain

BBuddhist

CPali

DPrakrit

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Question No. 9

Who among the following was contemporary of Buddha and Mahavira?

ABimbisara

BBindusara

CAjatashatru

DAsoka

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Question No. 10

The terms “Mahashilakantaka and Rathamusala” related to?

AWar

BAgriculture

CTrade

DForts

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