Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?
(1) Brahmacharya – Grihastha –Vanaprastha – Sanyasa                                                                    (2) Grihastha – Brahmacharya –Vanaprastha – Sanyasa
(3) Brahmacharya – Vanaprastha– Sanyasa – Grihastha
(4) Grihastha – Sanyasa –Vanaprastha – Brahmacharya

Harappa is situated on the bank of the river :
(1) Ganga                           (2) Ravi
(3) Yamuna                         (4) Sindhu

Who was the Chola king who brought Ganga from North to South?
(1) Raja Raja Chola
(2) Mahendra
(3) Rajendra Chola
(4) Parantaka

What was Chandragupta II also known as?
(1) Samudra Gupta
(2) Skanda Gupta
(3) Vikramaditya
(4) Ranaa Gupta

That the Rig-Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
(1) There are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
(2) Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows.
(3) Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
(4) All of the above

The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because

(1) they used elephants on a large scale
(2) they were taller and stronger
(3) they were from an advanced urban culture
(4) they used chariots driven by horses

The Chola kings were ruling over
(1) Tamil Nadu                                  (2) Andhra
(3) Kerala                                          (4) Bengal

Coins made of metal first appeared in

(1) Harappan Civilisation
(2) Later Vedic Age
(3) Age of the Buddha
(4) Age of the Mauryas

Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:
\(\mathrm{I}\). Nandas         \(\mathrm{II}\) .Sisunagas
\(\mathrm{III}\). Mauryas     \(\mathrm{IV}\). Haryankas
(1) \(\mathrm{IV},\mathrm{II},\mathrm{III}\) and \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) \(\mathrm{II},\mathrm{I},\mathrm{IV}\) and \(\mathrm{III}\)
(3) \(\mathrm{IV},\mathrm{II},\mathrm{I}\) and \(\mathrm{III}\)
(4) \(\mathrm{III},\mathrm{I},\mathrm{IV}\) and \(\mathrm{II}\)

Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism?
(a) The world is full of sorrows.
(b) People suffer on account of desires.

(c) If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained.

(d) The existence of God and Soul must be recognized.
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)

Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of Jainism?
(1) Right faith
(2) Right knowledge
(3) Right view
(4) Right conduct