GOV EXAM ADDA

1. DIRECTIONS The following questions consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these questions using the codes given below.
Codes :
Statement I: There was great exodus of Jaina monks under the leadership of Bhadrabahu to the Deccan following severe famine in the Ganga valley towards the end of Chandragupta''''s reign.
Statement II: Chandragupta Maurya joined the Jaina order as a monk.

A. Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

B. Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

C. Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

D. Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

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2. DIRECTIONS : The following questions consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these questions using the codes given below.
Codes:
Statement I: Lomash Rishi and Sudama caves in the Barabar hills, modelled on wooden architectural prototypes are examples of the earliest cave architecture in India.
Statement II: Barabar hills caves were dedicated by Chandragupta Maurya to Ajivika monks.

A. Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

B. Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

C. Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

D. Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

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3. The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

A. Chunar near Mirzapur

B. Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar

C. Sarnath near Varanasi

D. Lauriya in Nandangarh

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4. The only inscribed stone portrait of Emperor Ashoka has been found at

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5. Consider the following statements:
1.The inscriptions on the pillar at Rummindei give vivid details or Ashok''s Dhamma
2.the Nigalisagar inscription records the fact of Ashoka having visited the Konagamana stupa.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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6. DIRECTIONS :- The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer Using the code given below.
Codes:
Statement I:King Ashoka abolished capital punishment and disbanded his army.
Statement II: After Kalinga War, Ashoka was remorseful and became a Buddhist.

A. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

B. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

C. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

D. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

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7. Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka?

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8. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

A. Piyadassi

B. James Prinsep

C. Colin Mackenzie

D. Alexander Cunningham

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9. Consider the following statements:
1. According to Mahavamsa, Ashoka turned to the Buddha''''s dhamma when his nephew Nigrodha preached the doctrine to him.
2. Divyavadana ascribes Ashoka being drawn to the Buddha''''s teaching to the influence of Samudra, a merchant-turned monk.
3. Dipavamsa speaks of Samudra, the 12-year-old son of a merchant, as the key figure in Ashoka''''s coming under the influence of the Buddhist dhamma.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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10. The painted illustration of the moving of the Ashoka Pillar at Topra is found in

A. Tarikh-i-Shahi

B. Sirat-i-Firuz Shahi

C. Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi

D. Akbar Nama

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3. The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

4. The only inscribed stone portrait of Emperor Ashoka has been found at

5. Consider the following statements: 1.The inscriptions on the pillar at Rummindei give vivid details or Ashok''s Dhamma 2.the Nigalisagar inscription records the fact of Ashoka having visited the Konagamana stupa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka?

8. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

10. The painted illustration of the moving of the Ashoka Pillar at Topra is found in

5. Consider the following statements:
1.The inscriptions on the pillar at Rummindei give vivid details or Ashok''s Dhamma
2.the Nigalisagar inscription records the fact of Ashoka having visited the Konagamana stupa.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?