- 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) - The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to
(1) Jainism
(2) Buddhism
(3) Vaishnavism
(4) Shaivism
Ans: 2.(2) - Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans ?
(1) Pottery
(2) Jewellery
(3) Carpentry
(4) Blacksmith
Ans: 3.(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) - 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) - The earliest city discovered in India was
(1) Harappa
(2) Punjab
(3) Mohenjo Daro
(4) Sindh
Ans: 6.(1) - The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at
(1) Ajanta
(2) Badami
(3) Mahabalipuram
(4) Ellora
Ans: 7.(4) - 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) - 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) - Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism?
(1) Dakhma
(2) Chaitya
(3) Khangah
(4) Angeri
Ans: 10.(2)
Indian Polity Questions Asked in Bihar Public Service Commission
- How many Articles are there in
the Indian Constitution ?
(1) 395 (2) 396
(3) 398 (4) 399
Ans: (1) - 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) - 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) - 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) - The term ‘Caste’ was derived
from
(1) Portuguese (2) Dutch
(3) German (4) English
Ans: (1) - The term “Greater India” denotes
(1) Political unity
(2) Cultural unity
(3) Religious unity
(4) Social unity
Ans: (2) - The two forms of democracy are
(1) Parliamentary and Presidential
(2) Direct and Indirect
(3) Monarchical and Republican
(4) Parliamentary and King
Ans: (1) - The Constitution of India
contains
(1) 340 Articles
(2) 395 Articles
(3) 400 Articles
(4) 404 Articles
Ans: (2) - 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) - In India, the concept of single
citizenship is adopted from
(1) England (2) U.S.A.
(3) Canada (4) France
Ans: (1)
Indian Polity Questions Asked in BPSC
All these Questions were being asked in BPSC Bihar Public Service Commission
- 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) - Which of the following countries
has introduced “direct democracy”?
(1) Russia (2) India
(3) France (4) Switzerland
Ans: (4) - 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) - Which of the following countries
have an Unwritten Constitution?
(1) U.S.A (2) U.K.
(3) Pakistan (4) India
Ans: (2) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - The convention that “once a
speaker always a speaker” is
followed in
(1) UK (2) USA
(3) France (4) India
Ans: (1) - Indian Penal Code came into
operation in
(1) 1858 (2) 1860
(3) 1859 (4) 1862
Ans: (4)
Indian Polity Question asked in JPSC
All these Indian Polity Questions were asked in Jharkhand Public Service Commission, JPSC

- 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) - 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) - 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) - The system of judicial review
originated in
(1) India (2) Gemany
(3) Russia (4) U.S.A.
Ans: (4) - Preventive detention means–
(1) detention for interrogation
(2) detention after interrogation
(3) detention without interrogation
(4) detention for cognisable
offence.
Ans: (3) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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)
Indian Ancient History Questions asked in JPSC Exam
All these Questions were being in the Previous Years of JPSC Jharkhand public Service Commission Exams

- Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
(1) Mauryas (2) Indo-Greeks
(3) Guptas (4) Kushans
Ans:(2) - Where is Brihadeshwar Temple
situated ?
(1) Kanchi (2) Madurai
(3) Shri Shailan (4) Tanjore
Ans: (4) - In Tamil literature the glorious
books ‘Shilppadikaram and
Manimekhalai’ are related to
(1) Jainism (2) Buddhism
(3) Hindusim (4) Christianity
Ans (2) - Who established Mahabalipuram?
(1) Pallava (2) Pandya
(3) Chola (4) Chalukya
Ans: (1) - The Saka era commencing from
A.D. 78, was founded by
(1) Kanishka
(2) Asoka
(3) Chandragupta
(4) Vikramaditya
Ans: (1) - Ganhadra school of art came into
existence in
(1) Hinayana sect
(2) Mahayana sect
(3) Vaishnava sect
(4) Shaiva sect
Ans: (2) - 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) - 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) - 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) - Which rulers built the Ellora temples?
(1) Chalukya (2) Sunga
(3) Rashtrakuta (4) Pallava
Ans: (3)