WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2009
Q78. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization?
A. Sir Leonard Wooley
B. V. S. Agarwal
C. Rakhaldas Banerjee
D. A. L. Basham
Answer – C. Rakhaldas Banerjee
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Q79. Which metal was unknown to the Indus people?
A. Copper
B. Iron
C. Bronze
D. Gold
Answer – B. Iron
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Q80. During which period Vedic Literature was composed?
A. 1000 B.C.
B. 3000 B.C. – 2500 B.C.
C. 1500 B.C – 1000 B.C.
D. 1200 B.C. – 1000 B.C.
Answer –C. 1500 B.C – 1000 B.C.
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Q81. The word Aryan denotes
A. Cultivation
B. A race
C. Pastoral society
D. Linguistic group
Answer – D. Linguistic group
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Q82. The “Tripitaka” was written in
A. Brahmi
B. Kharosti
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
Answer – C. Pali
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Q83. How many Tirthankars were there in ancient India?
A. 16
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
Answer – D. 24
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Q85. Name the last Tirthankara
A. Parsvanath
B. Mahavira
C. Siddhartha
D. Silbhadra
Answer – B. Mahavira
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Q86. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
A. Bimbisara
B. Mahapadmananda
C. Ajatasatru
D. Dhananda
Answer – B. Mahapadmananda
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Q87. Who in ancient India assumed the title ‘amitraghata’?
A. Ajatasatru
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Bindusara
D. Asoka
Answer – C. Bindusara
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Q88. Who introduced the Saka era?
A. Bhumaka
B. Nahapana
C. Rradaman
D. Kanishka
Answer – D. Kanishka
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Q89. When did the Mathura School of Art flourish?
A. Sunga period
B. Satavahana period
C. Saka period
D. Kushana period
Answer – D. Kushana period
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Q90. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Srigupta
C. Samudragupta
D. Skanuagupta
Answer – B. Srigupta
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Q91. Which emperor has been called ‘Napoleon of India’?
A. Asoka
B. Kanishka
C. Samudragupta
D. Chandragupta II Vikramaditya
Answer – C. Samudragupta
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Q92. Where was the capital of Sasanka?
A. Samatata
B. Tamralipta
C. Karnasuvarna
D. Lakhnawati
Answer – C. Karnasuvarna
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WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2008
Q93. Chandra Gupta Maury defeated
A. Poros
B. Alexander
C. Seleukas
D. Ambhi
Answer –C. Seleukas
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Q94. Who was the Court poet of Samudra Gupta?
A. Asvaghosha
B. Nagarjuna
C. Aryabhatta
D. Harishena
Answer –D. Harishena
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2007
Q95. In which year was “Sakabda” started?
A. 78 A.D.
B. 58 B.C.
C. 273 B.C.
D. 420 A.D.
Answer – A. 78 A.D.
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Q96. Which rulers introduced gold coins in India for the first time?
A. Sakas
B. Mauryas
C. Guptas
D. Kushanas
Answer – D. Kushanas
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WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2006
Q97. Indus-valley civilization is called
A. Urban
B. Rural
C. Stone Age
D. Iron Age
Answer –A. Urban
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Q98. According to Ceylonese tradition Buddha’s Parinirvana took place in.
A. 483 B.C
B. 486 B.C
C. 543 B.C
D. 546 B.C
Answer – A. 483 B.C
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Q99. The Principal Sacred Book of the Buddhists is
A. Tripitaka
B. Astha
C. Panchapatika
D. Astanga Marga
Answer – A. Tripitaka
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Q100. Charvaka was the name of a
A. Religions School of thoughts
B. Doctor
C. Science Scholar
D. Wrestler
Answer – A. Religions School of thoughts
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Q101. The ‘Ratha temples’ of Mahabalipuram were constructed in the reign of
A. Pulakeshin II
B. Narasingha Varman I
C. Raja Raja
D. Rajendra Chola
Answer – B. Narasingha Varman I
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