Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

Hazrat Muhammad, the prophet, was born in the year:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 570 AD

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “570 AD”.
Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in the year 570 AD in Mecca, which is now in Saudi Arabia.

Similar Questions:

The three age system - Stone, Bronze and Iron from the collection of Copenhagen museum was coined by
  1. A) Thomson
  2. B) Lubbock
  3. C) Taylor
  4. D) Childe
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  1. A) Congo Basin
  2. B) Ganga Basin
  3. C) Hwang Ho Basin
  4. D) Murray-Darling Basin
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  1. A) Libya
  2. B) Iraq
  3. C) Switzerland
  4. D) Vatican City
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  1. A) Anga, Magadh
  2. B) Kosal, Videha
  3. C) Kuru, Panchal
  4. D) Matsya, Surasena
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  1. A) Buddhists
  2. B) Buddhists and Jains
  3. C) Hindus and Jains
  4. D) Hindus, Buddhists and Jains
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

List I List II
(Mahajanpadas) (Capitals)
A) Matsya 1) Mathura
B) Kuru 2) Potan
C) Sursena 3) Virat Nagar
D) Asmak 4) Indraprastha
  1. A) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
  2. B) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  3. C) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  4. D) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
Who described Mahatma Gandhi for the first time as the "Father of the Nation"?
  1. A) Sarojini Naidu
  2. B) Sardar Patel
  3. C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. D) Subhash Chandra Bose
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  2. B) Chanakya
  3. C) Vishnugupta
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Which is here is all over, Which is not here is nowhere", is the statement given in the text?
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  2. B) Samudragupta
  3. C) Chandragupta II
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Adi Shandaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at
  1. A) Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag
  2. B) Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi
  3. C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
  4. D) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka, Varanasi
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Kings) - List-II (Kingdoms)

A. Pradyota - 1. Magadha
B. Udayan - 2. Vatsa
C. Prasenjit - 3. Avanti
D. Ajatashatru - 4. Kosala

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 3 2 4 1
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
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