Ancient Indian History Questions Asked in Jharkhand Public Service Commission

  1. Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi’?
    (1) Mauryan King Ashoka
    (2) Mauryan King Chandra-gupta Maurya
    (3) Gautam Buddha
    (4) Bhagwan Mahavira
    Ans: 1.(1)
  2. The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to
    (1) Jainism
    (2) Buddhism
    (3) Vaishnavism
    (4) Shaivism
    Ans: 2.(2)
  3. Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans ?
    (1) Pottery
    (2) Jewellery
    (3) Carpentry
    (4) Blacksmith
    Ans: 3.(4)
  4. Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered
    Sind in the year
    (1) 712 A.D.
    (2) 812 A.D.
    (3) 912 A.D.
    (4) 1012 A.D.
    Ans: 4.(1)
  5. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from
    (1) Upanishads
    (2) Sama Veda
    (3) Rig Veda
    (4) Ramayana
    Ans: 5.(1)
  6. The earliest city discovered in India was
    (1) Harappa
    (2) Punjab
    (3) Mohenjo Daro
    (4) Sindh
    Ans: 6.(1)
  7. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at
    (1) Ajanta
    (2) Badami
    (3) Mahabalipuram
    (4) Ellora
    Ans: 7.(4)
  8. Epigraphy means
    (1) The study of coins
    (2) The study of inscriptions
    (3) The study of epics
    (4) The study of geography
    Ans: 8.(2)
  9. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites ?
    (1) Drains and well
    (2) Fort
    (3) Reservoirs
    (4) Temple with Shikhar
    Ans: 9.(4)
  10. Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism?
    (1) Dakhma
    (2) Chaitya
    (3) Khangah
    (4) Angeri
    Ans: 10.(2)
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Indian Polity Questions Asked in Bihar Public Service Commission

  1. How many Articles are there in
    the Indian Constitution ?
    (1) 395 (2) 396
    (3) 398 (4) 399
    Ans: (1)
  2. A federal structure for India was
    first put forward by the
    (1) Act of 1861
    (2) Act of 1909
    (3) Act of 1919
    (4) Act of 1939
    Ans: (4)
  3. When was our National Anthem
    first sung and where ?
    (1) 24th January, 1950 in
    Allahabad
    (2) 24th January, 1950 in Delhi
    (3) 26th December, 1942 in
    Calcutta
    (4) 27th December, 1911 in
    Calcutta
    Ans: (4)
  4. The Constitution of India came
    into force on
    (1) 26 January, 1950
    (2) 26 January, 1952
    (3) 15 August, 1948
    (4) 26 November, 1949
    Ans: (1)
  5. The term ‘Caste’ was derived
    from
    (1) Portuguese (2) Dutch
    (3) German (4) English
    Ans: (1)
  6. The term “Greater India” denotes
    (1) Political unity
    (2) Cultural unity
    (3) Religious unity
    (4) Social unity
    Ans: (2)
  7. The two forms of democracy are
    (1) Parliamentary and Presidential
    (2) Direct and Indirect
    (3) Monarchical and Republican
    (4) Parliamentary and King
    Ans: (1)
  8. The Constitution of India
    contains
    (1) 340 Articles
    (2) 395 Articles
    (3) 400 Articles
    (4) 404 Articles
    Ans: (2)
  9. Which was described by Dr.
    B.R. Ambedkar as the ‘heart
    and soul’ of the Constitution ?
    (1) Right to Equality
    (2) Right against Exploit-ation
    (3) Right to Constitutional
    Remedies
    (4) Right to Freedom of Religion
    Ans:(3)
  10. In India, the concept of single
    citizenship is adopted from
    (1) England (2) U.S.A.
    (3) Canada (4) France
    Ans: (1)
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Indian Polity Questions Asked in BPSC

All these Questions were being asked in BPSC Bihar Public Service Commission

  1. Who was the Constitutional
    Advisor to the Constituent
    Assembly of India ?
    (1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    (2) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    (3) Sir B.N. Rao
    (4) Shri K.M. Munshi
    Anss: (3)
  2. Which of the following countries
    has introduced “direct democracy”?
    (1) Russia (2) India
    (3) France (4) Switzerland
    Ans: (4)
  3. Who was the President of the
    Republic of India who
    consistently described Indian
    Secularism as ‘Sarva Dharma
    Samabhav’?
    (1) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    (2) Dr. Zakir Hussain
    (3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    (4) Gaini Zail Singh
    Ans: (1)
  4. Which of the following countries
    have an Unwritten Constitution?
    (1) U.S.A (2) U.K.
    (3) Pakistan (4) India
    Ans: (2)
  5. The Constitution of India was
    adopted on
    (1) 26 January, 1950
    (2) 26 January, 1949
    (3) 26 November, 1949
    (4) 31 December, 1949
    Ans: (3)
  6. Which of the following is a
    feature to both the Indian
    Federation and the American
    Federation ?
    (1) A single citizenship
    (2) Dual judiciary
    (3) Three Lists in the Constitution
    (4) A Federal Supreme Court to
    interpret the Constitution
    Ans: (4)
  7. The constitution of India
    describes India as
    (1) A Union of States
    (2) Quasi-federal
    (3) A federation of state and
    union territories
    (4) A Unitary State
    Ans: (1)
  8. Who among the following was
    the President of the Constituent
    Assembly of India ?
    (1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    (2) Jawaharlal Nehru
    (3) M.A. Jinnah
    (4) Lal Bahadur Shastri
    Ans: (1)
  9. The convention that “once a
    speaker always a speaker” is
    followed in
    (1) UK (2) USA
    (3) France (4) India
    Ans: (1)
  10. Indian Penal Code came into
    operation in
    (1) 1858 (2) 1860
    (3) 1859 (4) 1862
    Ans: (4)
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Indian Polity Question asked in JPSC

All these Indian Polity Questions were asked in Jharkhand Public Service Commission, JPSC

  1. A federal structure for India was
    first put forward by the :
    (1) Act of 1909 (2) Act of 1919
    (3) Act of 1935 (4) Act of 1947
    Ans: (3)
  2. Which of the following exercised
    the most profound influence in
    framing the Indian Constitution?
    (1) British Constitution
    (2) US Constitution
    (3) Irish Constitution
    (4) The Government of India Act,
    1935
    Ans: (4)
  3. How does the Constitution of India
    describe India as?
    (1) A federation of States and
    Union Territories
    (2) A Union of States
    (3) Bharatvarsh
    (4) A federated nation
    Ans: (2)
  4. The system of judicial review
    originated in
    (1) India (2) Gemany
    (3) Russia (4) U.S.A.
    Ans: (4)
  5. Preventive detention means–
    (1) detention for interrogation
    (2) detention after interrogation
    (3) detention without interrogation
    (4) detention for cognisable
    offence.
    Ans: (3)
  6. What was the basis for constituting the Constituent Assembly of India ?
    (1) The Resolution of the Indian National Congress
    (2) The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
    (3) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
    (4) The resolutions of the Provincial/State Legislatures of the Dominion of India
    Ans: (2)
  7. From the Constitution of which
    country the provision of
    Federation was borrowed while
    framing the Constitution of
    India ?
    (1) USA (2) UK
    (3) Canada (4) Switzerland
    Ans: (3)
  8. Who among the following was not
    a member of the Consti-tuent
    Assembly established in July
    1946 ?
    (1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    (2) K M Munshi
    (3) Mahatma Gandhi
    (4) Abul Kalam Azad
    Ans: (3)
  9. Who was the Chairman of the
    Drafting Committee of the
    Constitution ?
    (1) J. B. Kripalani
    (2) Rajendra Prasad
    (3) J. L. Nehru
    (4) B. R. Ambedkar
    Ans: (4)
  10. India is a republic because—
    (1) it is democratic country
    (2) It is a parliamentary
    democracy
    (3) the head of the state is elected
    for a definite period
    (4) All of these
    Ans: (3)
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Indian Ancient History Questions asked in JPSC Exam

All these Questions were being in the Previous Years of JPSC Jharkhand public Service Commission Exams

  1. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
    (1) Mauryas (2) Indo-Greeks
    (3) Guptas (4) Kushans
    Ans:(2)
  2. Where is Brihadeshwar Temple
    situated ?
    (1) Kanchi (2) Madurai
    (3) Shri Shailan (4) Tanjore
    Ans: (4)
  3. In Tamil literature the glorious
    books ‘Shilppadikaram and
    Manimekhalai’ are related to
    (1) Jainism (2) Buddhism
    (3) Hindusim (4) Christianity
    Ans (2)
  4. Who established Mahabalipuram?
    (1) Pallava (2) Pandya
    (3) Chola (4) Chalukya
    Ans: (1)
  5. The Saka era commencing from
    A.D. 78, was founded by
    (1) Kanishka
    (2) Asoka
    (3) Chandragupta
    (4) Vikramaditya
    Ans: (1)
  6. Ganhadra school of art came into
    existence in
    (1) Hinayana sect
    (2) Mahayana sect
    (3) Vaishnava sect
    (4) Shaiva sect
    Ans: (2)
  7. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, whichone indicates the commercial andeconomic development ?
    (1) The Pottery (2) Seals
    (3) The boats (4) The houses
    Ans: (2)
  8. Who, according to the Buddhists,
    is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha ?
    (1) Atreya (2) Maitreya
    (3) Nagarjuna (4) Kalki
    Ans: (2)
  9. Who among the following were
    contemporaries of Kanishka ?
    (1) Kamban, Banabhatta, Asvagosha
    (2) Nagarjuna, Asvagosha, Vasumitra
    (3) Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
    (4) Kalidasa, Kamban, Va-sumitra
    Ans: (2)
  10. Which rulers built the Ellora temples?
    (1) Chalukya (2) Sunga
    (3) Rashtrakuta (4) Pallava
    Ans: (3)
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