1. Jainism was founded by:A) ParshvanathaB) MahaviraC) RishabhanathaD) BuddhaAnswer: C) RishabhanathaExplanation: Jain tradition holds Rishabhanatha (Adinath) as the first Tirthankara;…
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1. Gautama Buddha was born in:A) Bodh GayaB) LumbiniC) KapilavastuD) KushinagarAnswer: B) LumbiniExplanation: Buddha was born in Lumbini (modern Nepal)…
1. The Chera dynasty was one of the three great Tamil dynasties along with:A) Satavahanas and PallavasB) Pandyas and CholasC)…
1. The capital city of the ancient Pandya dynasty was:A) KanchipuramB) MaduraiC) UraiyurD) KarurAnswer: B) MaduraiExplanation: The Pandyas ruled from…
1. The Vardhana dynasty is also called the:A) Pushyabhuti dynastyB) Kanva dynastyC) Gupta dynastyD) Satavahana dynastyAnswer: A) Pushyabhuti dynastyExplanation: They…
1. The Shunga dynasty was founded in:A) 321 BCEB) 185 BCEC) 120 BCED) 73 CEAnswer: B) 185 BCEExplanation: After the…
1. The founder of the Gupta dynasty was:A) Chandragupta IB) SamudraguptaC) Sri GuptaD) Chandragupta IIAnswer: C) Sri GuptaExplanation: Sri Gupta…
1. The founder of the Mauryan Empire was:A) AshokaB) Chandragupta MauryaC) BindusaraD) BimbisaraAnswer: B) Chandragupta MauryaExplanation: Chandragupta established the Mauryan…
1. How many Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya?A) 12B) 14C) 16D) 18Answer: C) 16Explanation: The Anguttara…
Early Vedic Period (Rigvedic, c.1500–1000 BCE) 1. The Vedic civilization is associated with the arrival of?A) AryansB) DravidiansC) GreeksD) PersiansAnswer:…