History

3 questions

• 2024 · Question 54 · Ancient India

  With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets ? 1. Nayaputta 2. Shakyamuni 3. Tathagata Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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  (a)1 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1, 2 and 3(d)None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 55 · Ancient India

  Consider the following information : Archaeological Site | State | Description 1. Chandraketugarh | Odisha | Trading Port town 2. Inamgaon | Maharashtra | Chalcolithic site 3. Mangadu | Kerala | Megalithic site 4. Salihundam | Andhra Pradesh | Rock-cut cave shrines In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched ?

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  (a)1 and 2(b)2 and 3(c)3 and 4(d)1 and 4

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 64 · Ancient India

  Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on :

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  (a)Prajnaparamita Sutra(b)Visuddhimagga(c)Sarvastivada Vinaya(d)Lalitavistara

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)