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CGPSC Question Paper Mains for Students
Quick Quiz
Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name of Ashoka?
(A) Gujarra
(B) Ahraura
(C) Brahmagiri
(D) Sarnath
Option a – Gujarra
The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) the Birth of Buddha
(B) the Enlightenment of Buddha
(C) the First Sermon of Buddha
(D) the Demise of Buddha
Option a – the Birth of Buddha
The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in
(A) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
(B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
(C) Jaipur district of Rajasthan
(D) Champaran district of Bihar
Option b – Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha. ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Minor pillar of Maski
(B) Rummindei pillar
(C) Queen pillar
(D) Bhabru pillar
Option d – Bhabru pillar
Kalsi is famous for
(A) Buddhist Chaityas
(B) Persian Coins
(C) Rock edicts of Ashoka
(D) Temples of the Gupta period
Option c – Rock edicts of Ashoka
Where in Uttarakhand, was a copy of Emperor Ashok’s Rock Edicts discovered? ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Nainital
(B) Pauri
(C) Tehri
(D) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
Option d – Kalsi (Dehradun District)
Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?
(A) These are highly polished
(B) These are monolithic
(C) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape
(D) These are parts of architectural structures
Option d – These are parts of architectural structures
Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka? ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Kalsi
(B) Rummindei
(C) Special Kalinga Edict
(D) Maski
Option d – Maski
In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?
(A) Bhabru Edict
(B) Rock Edict XIII
(C) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
Option d – Minor Rock Edict of Maski
Which aspect of municipal administration of today is continuing since the period of Mauryans? ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Inspection of weight measure reamer
(B) Determination of prices of goods
(C) Registration of birth and death certificate
(D) Protection of artisans
Option c – Registration of birth and death certificate
With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of Chronicles, dynastic histories, and epic tales was the profession of which of the following?
(A) Shramana
(B) Parivraajaka
(C) Agrahaarika
(D) Magadha
Option d – Magadha
‘Bhaga’ and ‘Bali’ were ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Military Departments
(B) Sources of Revenue
(C) Religious Ceremonies
(D) Administrative Divisions
Option b – Sources of Revenue
Land revenue, which was the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by which officer?
(A) Agronomoi
(B) Shulkadhyaksha
(C) Sitadhyaksha
(D) Akradhayaksha
Option c – Sitadhyaksha
‘Sita’ in the Maurya period means ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) A goddess
(B) A religious sect
(C) Revenue from Crown land
(D) Barren land
Option c – Revenue from Crown land
Which of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?
(A) Samaharta
(B) Vyabharika
(C) Antapala
(D) Pradeshtha
Option a – Samaharta
Which of the following Mauryan officers was in charge of weights and measures?
(A) Pautavadhyaksha
(B) Panyadhyaksha
(C) Sitadhyaksha
(D) Sunadhyaksha
Option a – Pautavadhyaksha
‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the Penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Filthy drinking water
(B) Slushing the road
(C) Throwing the garbage
(D) Stenching temples
Option b – Slushing the road
The most famous center of learning during the Maurya period was
(A) Vaishali
(B) Nalanda
(C) Taxila
(D) Ujjain
Option c – Taxila
Among the following countries, which country recorded the highest annual gold output (in tonnes) in 2019? ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Russia
(B) Australia
(C) China
(D) United States of America
Option c – China
What is the main energy generation process in the Sun?
(A) Nuclear fission
(B) Nuclear radioactive decay
(C) Gravitational energy
(D) Nuclear fusion
Option d – Nuclear fusion
The Asteroid belt is situated between the orbit of ( CGPSC Question Paper Mains )
(A) Mercury and Venus
(B) Mars and Jupiter
(C) Jupiter and Saturn
(D) Uranus and Neptune
Option b – Mars and Jupiter
Among the following continents, which one has the highest number of countries?
(A) Europe
(B) Asia
(C) Africa
(D) North America
Option c – Africa
The Western disturbances cause winter precipitation in North-West regions of the Indian subcontinent. It originates from …….
(A) Mediterranean Sea
(B) Aral Sea
(C) Caspian Sea
(D) None of the above
Option a – Mediterranean Sea
India is the second largest producer of ……. after Zimbabwe.
(A) Iron
(B) Manganese
(C) Zinc
(D) Lead
Option b – Manganese
Who named cyclone ‘Foni’?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Myanmar
Option b – Bangladesh
What is the time difference between India and London?
(A) 4 hours 30 minutes
(B) 6 hours
(C) 8 hours 30 minutes
(D) 12 hours
Option a – 4 hours 30 minutes
Which of the following oceans has the highest average salinity?
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
Option c – Atlantic Ocean
The largest island in Japan in terms of geographical area is
(A) Hokkaido
(B) Honshu
(C) Shikoku
(D) Kyushu
Option b – Honshu
Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of the city administration of the Mauryas?
(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(B) Megasthenes’ Indica
(C) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakha Datta
(D) Inscription of Ashoka
Option b – Megasthenes’ Indica
What is the name of Megasthenes’s book?
(A) Economics
(B) Rig Veda
(C) Purana
(D) Indica
Option d – Indica
Indica’ was originally written by
(A) Nearchus
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Plutarch
(D) Diodorus
Option b – Megasthenes
Who was the author of ‘Indica’?
(A) Vishnugupta
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Diamachus
(D) Pliny
Option b – Megasthenes
Mauryan period, tax evasion In was punished with
(A) Death
(B) Confiscation of goods
(C) Imprisonment
(D) None of the above
Option a – Death
Famous Greek ambassador Megas came to the court of which this emperor.
(A) Ashoka
(B) Harsha Vardhana
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) None of the above
Option c – Chandragupta Maurya
In how many categories did Megasthenese divide Indian Society?
(A) Four
(B) Five
(C) Six
(D) Seven
Option d – Seven
Which of the following sources states that there was no slavery in ancient India?
(A) Arthashastra
(B) Mudrarakshasha
(C) Megasthenes’ Indica
(D) Vayupuran
Option c – Megasthenes’ Indica
The division of Mauryan ‘Society into seven classes’ is particularly mentioned in
(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(B) Ashokan Edicts
(C) The Puranas
(D) Megasthenes’ Indica
Option c – Megasthenes’ Indica
The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in
(A) Divyanadan
(B) Arthashastra
(C) Indica
(D) Ashoka’s inscription
Option c – Indica
Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gatherings, that probably included a ban on animal killing as well?
(A) Rock Edict I
(B) Pillar Edict V
(C) Rock Edict IX
(D) Rock Edict XI
Option a – Rock Edict I
Ptolemy Philadelphus who had diplomatic relations with Ashoka, was king of
(A) Cyron
(B) Egypt
(C) Macedonia
(D) Syria
Option b – Egypt
Turamaya, a contemporary of! Ashoka was the ruler of
(A) Egypt
(B) Corinth
(C) Macedonia
(D) Syria
Option a – Egypt
Rulers of which of the following dynasties had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt?
(A) Chola
(B) Gupta
(C) Maurya
(D) Pallavas
Option c – Maurya
Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be utilized during the crisis in the country?
(A) Sohagaura Copper-plate
(B) Rummindei Pillar-edict of Ashoka
(C) Prayaga-Prasasti
(D) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra
Option a – Sohagaura Copper-plate
Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of the Kalinga war?
(A) Rock Edict I
(B) Rock Edict II
(C) Rock Edict XII
(D) Rock Edict XIII
Option d – Rock Edict XIII
The accounts of the Kalinga War are known to us by the
(A) Rock Edict XIII
(B) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(C) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang
(D) Minor Rock Edict-I
Option a – Rock Edict XIII
Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
(A) Rock Edict XIII
(B) Rock Edict XII
(C) Pillar inscription VII
(D) Bhabru minor rock edict
Option b – Rock Edict XII
The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts
(A) I and X
(B) I and XI
(C) II and XIII
(D) II and XIV
Option c – II and XIII
Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?
(A) Chola
(B) Pandya
(C) Satiyaputta
(D) Satavahana
Option d – Satavahana
Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by
(A) James Prinsep
(B) George Buhler
(C) Vincent Smith
(D) Ahmad Hasan Dani
Option a – James Prinsep
Who first deciphered the Brahmi Script?
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) A. H. Dani
(C) Buhler
(D) James Prinsep
Option d – James Prinsep
Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts?
(A) John Tower
(B) Harry Smith
(C) Charles Metcalfe
(D) James Prinsep
Option d – James Prinsep
Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
(A) George Buhler
(B) James Prinsep
(C) Max Muller
(D) William Jones
Option b – James Prinsep
Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at
(A) Nagarjunakonda
(B) Anuradhapura
(C) Brahmagiri
(D) Maski
Option b – Anuradhapura
Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
(A) Brahmi
(B) Nandnagari
(C) Sharada
(D) Kharoshti
Option d – Kharoshti
The name by which Ashoka is referred to his inscriptions is
(A) Chakravarti
(B) Dharmadeva
(C) Dharmakirti
(D) Priyadarshi
Option d – Priyadarshi
Which of the kings has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampriya’ in inscriptions?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Harshavardhana
Option b – Ashoka
The earliest inscription on the stone was in which language?
(A) Pali
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Prakrit
(D) Brahmi
Option c – Prakrit
The Brahmi Script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on
(A) Stone tablets
(B) Seal
(C) Pillars
(D) Coins
Option a – Stone tablets
The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
(A) Buhler
(B) Robert Sebel
(C) James Prinsep
(D) Cordriguttan
Option c – James Prinsep
What was ‘Sarthwah’?
(A) Brokers
(B) Convoy of Merchants
(C) Money lender
(D) Pilgrims
Option b – Convoy of Merchants
Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
(A) Agraharika
(B) Yukta
(C) Pradeshika
(D) Rajjuka
Option a – Agraharika
Sarnath Pillar was built by
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Ashoka
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Kanishka
Option b – Ashoka
Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Bharhut
(C) Sanchi
(D) Sarnath
Option c – Sanchi
Who of the following ruler constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ashoka
(C) Harshavardhana
(D) Pusyamitra
Option b – Ashoka
Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Kautilya
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Ashoka
Option d – Ashoka
The language used in the inscription of Ashoka is
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Prakrit
(C) Pali
(D) Hindi
Option b – Prakrit
Which one of the following Ashokan inscriptions is in the ‘Kharosthi’ script?
(A) Khalsi
(B) Girnar
(C) Shahbazgarhi
(D) Meerut
Option c – Shahbazgarhi
‘In spite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism’ validation of this fact is
(A) Pilgrims
(B) Belief in Moksha
(C) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’
(D) Establishment of veterinary hospitals
Option c – Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’
A Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka was held at
(A) Magadha
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Samastipur
(D) Rajgriha
Option b – Pataliputra
Rajjuka were
(A) Traders in the Chola Kingdom
(B) Officers in the Mauryan administration
(C) Feudal Lords in the Gupta Empire
(D) Soldiers in the Saka army
Option b – Officers in the Mauryan administration
Of which country is bull fighting the national game?
(a) Poland
(b) Hungary
(c) Portugal
(d) Spain
Option d – Spain
Which sportsperson has been designated by India’s Union Ministry of Health as Goodwill Ambassador for the “Save the Girl Child” campaign?
(a) P.T. Usha
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Anjali Bhagwat
(d) Anju Bobby George
Option b – Sania Mirza
The Upper House of the legislature is more powerful than the Lower House in –
(a) France
(b) Britain
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) U.S.A.
Option d – U.S.A.
Which of the following is not an Indo-Nepal Co-operation project?
(a) Pancheswar Project
(b) Sarada Barrage
(c) Tanakpur Barrage
(d) Chukka Project
Option d – Chukka Project
Barack Hussain Obama belongs to which of the following political parties?
(a) Republican
(b) Democratic
(c) Labour
(d) American National Conference
Option b – Democratic
Vasundhara Summit was held in –
(a) UK
(b) USA
(c) Brazil
(d) Australia
Option c – Brazil
The Tongario Volcano erupted on 21 November 2012 is in –
(a) Indonesia
(b) Australia
(c) New Zealand
(d) Papua New Guinea
Option c – New Zealand
Who designed St. Peter’s Square?
(a) Borromini
(b) Bernini
(c) Michelangelo
(d) Leonardo da Vinci
Option b – Bernini
Which among the following Indian universities has jurisdiction all over India?
(a) Delhi University
(b) JNU
(c) Vishva Bharti, Shanti Niketan
(d) Sampurnanda Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Option d – Sampurnanda Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Mount Everest is named after –
(a) The King of England
(b) The Viceroy of India
(c) The First Climber of the Peak
(d) The Surveyor General of India
Option d – The Surveyor General of India
After the gap of 44 years, border trade between India and China has been resumed at a point known as –
(a) Tharga
(b) Mansarovar
(c) Nathu-La
(d) Bomdi-La
Option c – Nathu-La
Which country of the following has the largest Muslim population?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Indonesia
Option d – Indonesia
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