List of practice Questions

Arrange the following textual traditions in chronological order:
A. The works on astronomy and mathematics by Aryabhata and Varahamihira
B. Early Buddhist texts including the Tripitaka
C. Ashtadhyayi of Panini, a work on Sanskrit grammar
D. Natyashastra of Bharata, a work on dramaturgy
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Who provided money for the preservation of the ancient site of 'Sanchi'?
According to the ________, the paternal estate was to be divided equally amongst sons after the death of the parents, with a special share for the eldest.
Identify the incorrect match in terms of thinkers and their associative countries:
'Hagiography' is a ________ of a saint or a religious leader.
Identify the correct statements in terms of 'Mohenjodaro: as planned urban centre':
A. The Lower Town at Mohenjodaro provides examples of residential buildings.
B. There are no windows in the walls along the ground level.
C. What is also interesting is an apparent no concern for privacy.
D. Every house had its own bathroom paved with bricks.
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Which of the following evidence shows that the Harappans believed in the afterlife?
Arrange the following early-states from north to south:
A. Ashmaka
B. Matsya
C. Gandhara
D. Avanti
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Which rulers issued the largest hoards of gold coins in the c.first-century CE?
Which of the following is the decadent phase of the Harappan Civilization?
Archaeo-botanists are specialised in ________.
Terracotta-models of the 'plough' have been found at which sites?
Who was the first professional archaeologist to bring his experience of working in Greece and Crete to the field in India?
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Consider the following and identify the correct statements.
A. The Christian population is distributed mostly in rural areas of the country.
B. Sikhs are mostly concentrated in relatively small area of the country.
C. Buddhists are concentrated mostly in Andhra Pradesh.
D. Jains have a major concentration in the urban areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
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Identify correct statements with respect to Konkan Railway.
A. It was constructed in 1989.
B. It is a 760-km long rail route.
C. It connects Roha to Mangalore.
D. Asia's largest tunnel, which is nearly 6.5 km long, also lies on this route.
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Choose the correct statements with reference to a rise in the import of petroleum products in Indian imports.
A. Fuel demand has increased.
B. It is used not only as a fuel but also as an industrial raw material.
C. It is linked with industrialisation and urbanisation.
D. Rural India still depends on fuel-wood.
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Arrange the following oil refineries in West to East direction.
A. Mathura
B. Barauni
C. Panipat
D. Bathinda
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Arrange the following religious groups in decreasing order of their population in India:
A. Jains
B. Christians
C. Buddhists
D. Sikhs
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Arrange the following approaches of human geography from earlier colonial times to 1990s.
A. Spatial Organization
B. Post-Modernism in geography
C. Areal Differentiation
D. Emergence of humanistic, radical and behavioral schools
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