1. Which of the following text is an important source of information about the municipal administration of Pataliputra?

2. Which of the following is an example of the Mauryan Art?

3. Which of the following are reasons for the identification of life reflected in the later Vedic texts with the painted grey ware culture? A. Material culture of the two corresponds B. Geographical distribution of the two corresponds C. Chronological span of the two corresponds D. Both evolved locally Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

4. At which of the Harappan Valley sites, was the famous Bull seal discovered?

5. Which of the following statements about Buddhism is incorrect?

6. The name of which contemporary Greek King of Syria has been mentioned by Ashoka in his edicts?

7. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be correct? I. Ashoka's empire covered the entire territory from Hindukush to Bengal. II. The last king of the Mauryan Empire was Dasratha who was assassinated by his Senapati, Pushyamitra Sunga. III. Ashoka's empire was divided into provinces with a viceroy in each province and Dharama Mahapatras were appointed to preach to the people.

8. Tick the correct statement(s) out of the following: I. Agriculture was the main occupation of the Aryans. II. Trade was flourished and spread across the boundary. III. Cattle were the unit of value in large scale transactions.

9. Match List I (Council) with List II (Place) using the given codes. List I List II A. First Buddhist Counci. 1. Vaisali B. Second Buddhist Counci. 2. Kashmir C. Third Buddhist Counci. 3. Pataliputra D. Fourth Buddhist Counci. 4. Rajagriha Codes: A B C D

10. Which of the following Jaina Tirthankaras is not mythical out of th. 2. Tirthanakras mentioned in tradition?

11. Which of the following are characteristics ascribed to Buddhism? A. Rejection of the authority of the Vedas B. Emphasis on the role of the individual C. Belief in the categories of Jiva and Ajiva D. Theory of Prakriti and Purusha Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

12. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with

13. Which of the following race resembled men, but were racially different from 'Homo Sapiens'?

14. What does the term Panchajana in Rig Veda mean?

15. Assertion (A): As per the concept of Syadavada in Jainism, the views of others are also welcomed. Reason (R): The Jainas do not wish to give importance to the views of others. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? Codes:

16. The Jaina system of thought closely resembles

17. The post-Gupta social structure in north India was marked by the

18. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of Buddhist Councils?

19. Tick the correct statement(s) out of the following: I. Amri is located in Sind (Pakistan) on the western bank of the River Indus. II. The site of Kot Diji is located at the fort of a range of limestone hills in northern Sindh on the eastern bank of the River Indus. III. Kot Diji was excavated in 1955 by F.A. Khan.

20. What was the most valuable form of property during the Rig Vedic period?

21. The original canon of the Jainas is believed to have consisted of

22. What does the 'Ash Mounds' from Deccan symbolise?

23. According to the Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela, which rulers set up an irrigation network?

24. 'A Buddha can be born only as a Brahmin or a Kshatryia and not in a low family such as that of a Chandala or of a basket maker or of a chariot maker or of a Pukkasa.' From where do we get this information?

25. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be incorrect? I. The development of new ideas resulted in the division of Buddhism into Mahayana and Hinayana sects in the third Buddhist council held at Patliputra under the King Ashoka. II. The last Buddhist council was held in Rangoon, Burma in 1956 to commemorate 2500 years of the Buddhism. III. The third part of the Tripitaka the KathaVatthu of Abhidhamma Pitaka, which deals with psychology and the philosophy of Buddhism, was coded in Pali in the first Buddhist council held at Rajagriha (Bihar).