Ancient History Of India (Part-II) (Railway)

Total Questions: 46

21. The original name of Mahabharata is: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 15.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Bhrigu Samhita
(2) Sushruta Samhita
(3) Jaya Samhita
(4) Shiva Samhita

Correct Answer: (3) Jaya Samhita

Solution:The original version of the Mahabharata was known as Jaya Samhita.

It consisted of 24,000 verses composed by Vyasa.

It was eventually developed into 100,000 in the Vyasa tradition, specifically with additions made by his disciples.

• Then it was called Vijaya, then Bharata and finally Mahabharata.

22. Dholaviral is in the State of: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 15.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Gujarat
(2) Jharkhand
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer: (1) Gujarat

Solution:Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, Gujarat.

• Also known locally as Kotada timba, the site contains ruins of an ancient Indus Valley Civilization/Harappan city.

23. Who mentioned Adhyakshas as the superintendents of different departments in the Mauryan administration? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 01.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Strabo
(2) Kautilya
(3) Megasthenes
(4) Pliny

Correct Answer: (2) Kautilya

Solution:The Central administration was conducted by a highly skilled Superintendents or Adhyakshas who looked after various departments. Kautilya in the second book of his Arthasastra, gives an account of the working of nearly 27 adhyaksas.

24. Vinaya and Sutta Pitaka are the compilations of whose teachings? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 01.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Gautam Buddha
(2) Guru Gobind Singh
(3) Rishabhdev
(4) Mahavira Jaina

Correct Answer: (1) Gautam Buddha

Solution:The Tripitaka is composed of three main categories of texts that collectively constitute the Buddhist scriptures:

The Sutra Pitaka,

• The Vinaya Pitaka,

• The Abhidhamma Pitaka.

25. The concept of Bodhisattva is associated with: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 01.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Jainism
(2) Sikhism
(3) Mahayana Buddhism
(4) Hinyana Buddhism

Correct Answer: (3) Mahayana Buddhism

Solution:Bodhisattva is an ideal in Mahayana Buddhism.

• Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have put off entering paradise in order to help others attain enlightenment.

26. Which Ashokan Rock Edict mentions of Ashoka's triumph in Kalinga? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Thirteenth
(2) Tenth
(3) First
(4) Fourth

Correct Answer: (1) Thirteenth

Solution:The thirteenth rock edict gives a vivid picture of the change of Ashoka from an aggressive and violent warrior to a great lover and preacher of peace.

• It was issued at the end of the Kalinga war.

The direct and immediate effect of the Kalinga war was the conversion of Ashoka to Buddhism.

27. Which of the following options gives the correct chronological history of India? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 06.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

P - Gupta Kingdom
Q - Mauryan Empire
R - Mughals
S - Delhi Sultanate

(1) Q, P, S, R
(2) Q, P, R, S
(3) S, P, Q, R
(4) P, Q, S, R

Correct Answer: (1) Q, P, S, R

Solution:Maurya Empire (300 BСЕ - 100 BCE)

• Gupta Empire (3rd century - 6th century)

• Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)

• Mughal Empire (1526-1757)

28. Who is the author of Ashtadhyayi, an ancient Sanskrit book? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Ashtavakra
(2) Charaka
(3) Patanjali
(4) Panini

Correct Answer: (4) Panini

Solution:The author of Ashtadhyayi was Panini.

It is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 5th to 6th BC.

29. Which subject is dealt with in 'Sushruta Samhita'? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(1) Religion and mythology
(2) Medicine and surgery
(3) Astrology
(4) Mathematics

Correct Answer: (2) Medicine and surgery

Solution:The Susruta Samhita was written by the famous physician and surgeon Susruta in the 6th century BCE

It is a text on medicine and surgery.

30. What does the term 'Upa' in the term Upainshda denote ? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 17.08.2022 (Shift-III)]

(1) Nearness
(2) Happiness
(3) Totality
(4) Secret

Correct Answer: (1) Nearness

Solution:The Sanskrit term Upanishad is made up of terms "upa" (near) and "nisad" (sit down).

• It translates to "sitting down near", referring to the student sitting down near the teacher while receiving spiritual knowledge.

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