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Vedic & Mahajanapada Era Quiz 07
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Q1. Where was the third Buddhist Council held?
A.
Vatsa
B.
Pataliputra
C.
Kosambi
D.
Kashmir
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Correct Answer:
B
It was held at Pataliputra under the patronage of Ashoka and presided over by Moggaliputta Tissa.
Q2. Which archaeological site is associated with the Mauryan Place?
A.
Taxila
B.
Hastinapur
C.
Kumrahar
D.
Kaushambi
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Correct Answer:
C
Excavations at Kumrahar (Patna) revealed the remains of a massive 80-pillared wooden hall of the Mauryas.
Q3. The varnas came to be transformed into hereditary castes during the:
A.
Later Vedic period
B.
Gupta period
C.
Mauryan period
D.
Vedic period
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
The flexible class system of the early Vedic period became rigid and birth-based in the later Vedic age.
Q4. Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of-
A.
Yoga Sutra
B.
Panchatantra
C.
Brahma Sutra
D.
Ayurveda
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Correct Answer:
A
Patanjali's Yoga Sutra is the definitive text on Raja Yoga, detailing the eight-fold path (Ashtanga Yoga).
Q5. The famous Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of
A.
Ashoka
B.
Bindusara
C.
Harsha
D.
Kanishka
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Correct Answer:
D
Ashvaghosha was a philosopher and poet at the court of the Kushan King Kanishka.
Q6. Which pair is not correctly matched?
A.
Samaveda-Music
B.
Atharvaveda-Medicine
C.
Rigveda-Earliest prose
D.
Yajurveda-Rituals
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Correct Answer:
C
The Rigveda is a collection of poetic hymns; the Yajurveda and Brahmanas contain the earliest prose.
Q7. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
A.
Buddhist and Jain
B.
Hindu and Muslim
C.
Buddhist only
D.
Hindu Buddhist and Jain
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Correct Answer:
D
Ellora is unique for its 34 caves representing the religious harmony of three different faiths.
Q8. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of
A.
The Sungas
B.
The Mauryas
C.
The Guptas
D.
Kanishka
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Correct Answer:
D
(Note: Correcting answer to Kanishka) The formal split occurred during the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir.
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