Ancient India UPSC Prelims Questions

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Ancient India UPSC Prelims Questions for Students

Consider the following statements about the polity and administration during the reign of Harsha Vardhan:

  1. The administration became more centralized due to the concentration of power in the king’s hands.
  2. To strengthen his hold on officials, he stopped the practice of paying the officials with land grants in lieu of their salary.
  3. The feudatories contributed to the army of the king in times of need.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1 and 2 only

Option b – 3 only

With reference to the conquests of Harshavardhan, consider the following statements:

  1. He attacked the Chalukyan ruler Pulakeshin II to avenge his brother’s death.
  2. He attacked Bengal’s ruler Shashank to protect the Buddhists who were being persecuted there.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Option d – Neither 1 nor 2

With reference to ‘Hsuan Tsang’, consider the following statements:

  1. He was the first Chinese traveler to visit India.
  2. He settled at Nalanda University in India to study Buddhist literature and never returned to China.
  3. In his account, he mostly overlooked socioeconomic factors and focused primarily on religious aspects of India.
  4. He stated that the revenue received from the 100 villages granted by Harshavardhan was used to support Nalanda University.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Option a – 1, 2 and 3 only

Consider the following statements:

  1. Harshavardhan organized two grand assemblies at Kannauj and Prayaga.
  2. Hsuan Tsang attended both the assemblies organized by Harshavardhan.
  3. The purpose of these gatherings was to talk about the difficulties experienced by the administrative Harsha’s empire.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Option a – 1 and 2 only

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