UPSC Prelims Marathon 5th June – Early Historical Period of South India – 2024

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Question No. 1

With reference to ancient India, the term “Cheras” is associated with which of the following?

AKerala

BAndhra Pradesh

CWest Bengal

DAssam

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Question No. 2

In which of the following place/s stupas and chaityas located?
1.Amaravati
2.Nagarjunakonda
3.Tirupati
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 3

Consider the following statements:
1.Buddhist stupas evolved out of the burial of the ashes of the mortal remains of the Buddha.
2.Buddhist sacred architecture originated with the eight stupas where the ashes were divided.
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. 4

Which of the following is/are part of Sangam Literature?
1.Tholkappiyam
2.Ettuththokai
3.Paththuppattu
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 5

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
1.Periplus of Erythrean Sea –Herodotus
2.Natural History–Pliny the Elder’s
3.Geography–Ptolemy
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 6

Which of the following was/were associated with “Satavahana Kingdom”?
1.Gautamiputra Satakarni
2.Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
3.Hala
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 7

Consider the following statements Satavahanas:
1.The Satavahana Empire declined around the 3rd century CE and was replaced by the Rashtrakutas.
2.The Naneghat inscription refers to tax exemptions given to the lands granted to Buddhist monks.
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. 8

Which of the following is not part of “muvendar”?

ACheras

BCholas

CSatiyaputra

DPandyans

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Question No. 9

Consider the following statements regarding cholas:
1.Tiger was their emblem.
2.Pattinappalai offers elaborate descriptions of the bustling trading activity here during the rule of Karikalan.
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. 10

Vanji was the capital of which of the following kingdom?

ASatavahana

BCholas

CCheras

DPandyans

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