GPSC PAST EXAM PRELIMS MCQ

001. Which of the following is the largest Harappan site in modern India? 

(A) Sanghol 

(B) Ropar 

(C) Lothal 

(D) Rakhigarhi 


002. In which one of the Indus valley civilization sites is the earliest known evidence of dying and embroidery of cotton textiles found?

(A) Lothal 

(B) Chanhudaro 

(C) Dholavira 

(D) Mohenjodaro 


003. The important contribution of Jainism to Indian Philosophy is the doctrine of 

(A) Rebirth 

(B) Karma 

(C) Existence of Individual souls 

(D) Syadvada 


004. The Four Nobel Truths are propounded by Buddha are centered upon 

(A) Suffering and its extinction 

(B) Right Action 

(C) Ultimate reality 

(D) Salvation 

005. Who among the following was appointed by Darius to explore the valley of the Indus river and its tributaries in 517 BC? 

(A) Scylax 

(B) Xerxes 

(C) Strabo 

(D) Herodotus

006. Allahabad Pillar Inscription (Prashasti) was composed by 

(A) Bhavbhuti 

(B) Kalidasa 

(C) Harisena 

(D) Magh 

007. The head of the administration of Bhukti (province) in the Gupta period was called 

(A) Paradesika 

(B) Uparika 

(C) Rajuka 

(D) Mahamatra 

008. Which of the following were the two important political centres of Kanishkas Empire?

(A) Purushapura and Mathura 

(B) Purushapura and Pataliputhra 

(C) Sarnath and Shrinagar 

(D) Mathura and Saranath 

009. Vikramankadev-Charitra, a eulogistic text on Vikramaditya VI, the Chalukya king of Kalyani is written by 

(A) Ravi Kirti 

(B) Bilhana 

(C) Mangalesa 

(D) Bhani