UPSC Prelims Previous Year Questions

History & CultureAncient HistoryBuddhism, Jainism and Shramana TraditionsMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Gautama Buddha · Shakyamuni · Tathagata

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2024 · Q54

With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets? 1. Nayaputta 2. Shakyamuni 3. Tathagata Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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History & CultureAncient HistoryAncient Sources, Inscriptions, Sites and TravellersHard

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Type:: Pairs
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Archaeological sites · Chandraketugarh · Inamgaon · Salihundam

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2024 · Q55

Consider the following information: Archaeological Site — State — Description 1. Chandraketugarh — Odisha — Trading Port town 2. Inamgaon — Maharashtra — Chalcolithic site 3. Mangadu — Kerala — Megalithic site 4. Salihundam — Andhra Pradesh — Rock-cut cave shrines In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

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History & CultureMedieval HistoryVijayanagara and Bahmani KingdomsHard

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Vijayanagara · Bhatkal · Portuguese fort
Related topics:: European Arrival, Trade and Colonial Expansion

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2024 · Q56

Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?

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History & CultureArt & CultureReligion, Philosophy and Schools of ThoughtMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Upanishads · Puranas · Indian philosophy
Related topics:: Literature, Languages and Textual Traditions

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2024 · Q58

Consider the following statements: 1. There are no parables in Upanishads. 2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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History & CultureArt & CultureHeritage Conservation, UNESCO and Cultural InstitutionsMedium

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: UNESCO · Intangible cultural heritage · Heritage inscription
Current-affairs connection:: Garba UNESCO intangible-heritage inscription (2023). Source

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2024 · Q60

Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO ?

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History & CultureModern History and National MovementConstitutional Developments, Acts and CommissionsMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Government of India Act 1935 · All India Federation · Colonial constitution

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2024 · Q62

With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements: 1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States. 2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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History & CultureArt & CultureLiterature, Languages and Textual TraditionsHard

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Bhasa · Sanskrit drama · Literary authorship

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2024 · Q63

Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?

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History & CultureAncient HistoryBuddhism, Jainism and Shramana TraditionsHard

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Sanghabhuti · Buddhist commentary · India-China contacts
Related topics:: Ancient Sources, Inscriptions, Sites and Travellers

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2024 · Q64

Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on :

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History & CultureArt & CultureHeritage Conservation, UNESCO and Cultural InstitutionsMedium

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Tags:: UNESCO World Heritage · Santiniketan · Hoysalas · 2023 inscriptions
Current-affairs connection:: UNESCO World Heritage inscriptions (2023). Source

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2024 · Q65

Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO: 1. Shantiniketan 2. Rani-ki-Vav 3. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 4. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya How many of the above properties were included in 2023?

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Themes in History & Culture· 4

PYQs on History & Culture

Prelims 2024

History & Culture

Themes in History & Culture· 4

PYQs on History & Culture

Prelims 2024

Prelims 2024, question 54: Buddhism, Jainism and Shramana Traditions

Prelims 2024, question 55: Ancient Sources, Inscriptions, Sites and Travellers

Prelims 2024, question 56: Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

Prelims 2024, question 58: Religion, Philosophy and Schools of Thought

Prelims 2024, question 60: Heritage Conservation, UNESCO and Cultural Institutions

Prelims 2024, question 62: Constitutional Developments, Acts and Commissions

Prelims 2024, question 63: Literature, Languages and Textual Traditions

Prelims 2024, question 64: Buddhism, Jainism and Shramana Traditions

Prelims 2024, question 65: Heritage Conservation, UNESCO and Cultural Institutions