Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

Boghazkoi is important because:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Inscriptions were found which mentioned the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Inscriptions were found which mentioned the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses”.
Boghazkoi is significant because inscriptions found there mention Vedic deities like Indra, Varuna, Mitra, and Nasatyas.

Similar Questions:

"Manusmriti" is mainly related to-
  1. A) Social system
  2. B) Law
  3. C) Economics
  4. D) State procedures
Consider according to Buddhism:

Assertion (A): There is no rebirth
Reason (R): There is no soul.

Now select your answer from the following code:
Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
That Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription of-
  1. A) Asoka
  2. B) Kanishka
  3. C) Harsha
  4. D) Dharmapala
Which one of the following organisation is the main regulator of stock markets in India?
  1. A) Controller of Capital of Stocks
  2. B) Ministry of Finance
  3. C) Indian Company Law Board
  4. D) Security and Exchange Board of India
In Rigveda period people mostly believed in?
  1. A) Idol worship
  2. B) Monotheism
  3. C) Goddess worship
  4. D) Oblation and Ritualistic
Ellora caves were built by:
  1. A) Pallavas
  2. B) Cholas
  3. C) Rashtrakutas
  4. D) Palas
Who sent hwen thsang (Xa anzdng) Tsein as an ambassador in Harsha's Court?
  1. A) Tai-Tsung
  2. B) Tung-Kuan
  3. C) Ku Yen Wu
  4. D) None of these
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I - List II

A) Balu - 1) Uttar Pradesh
B) Manda - 2) Jammu & Kashmmir
C) Padri - 3) Haryana
D) Hulas - 4) Gujarat
  1. A) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  2. B) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  3. C) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
  4. D) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
Tolkkappiyam text deals with:
  1. A) Administration
  2. B) Law
  3. C) Grammar and Poetics
  4. D) All the above
Who was the writer of Mudrarakshasa?
  1. A) Ashavaghosha
  2. B) Vishakhadatta
  3. C) Kali Das
  4. D) Bhasa
What is the function of the thermostat in a refrigerator?
  1. A) To lower the temperature
  2. B) To increase the freezing point
  3. C) To maintain constant temperature
  4. D) To decrease the melting point
Who among the following was the last to be initiated in his religion by Gautama Buddha?
  1. A) Anand
  2. B) Sariputta
  3. C) Moggalana
  4. D) Subhadda