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Ancient India UPSC Prelims Questions for Students
Consider the following statements about the polity and administration during the reign of Harsha Vardhan:
- The administration became more centralized due to the concentration of power in the king’s hands.
- To strengthen his hold on officials, he stopped the practice of paying the officials with land grants in lieu of their salary.
- The feudatories contributed to the army of the king in times of need.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 2 only
Option b – 3 only
With reference to the conquests of Harshavardhan, consider the following statements:
- He attacked the Chalukyan ruler Pulakeshin II to avenge his brother’s death.
- He attacked Bengal’s ruler Shashank to protect the Buddhists who were being persecuted there.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option d – Neither 1 nor 2
With reference to ‘Hsuan Tsang’, consider the following statements:
- He was the first Chinese traveler to visit India.
- He settled at Nalanda University in India to study Buddhist literature and never returned to China.
- In his account, he mostly overlooked socioeconomic factors and focused primarily on religious aspects of India.
- He stated that the revenue received from the 100 villages granted by Harshavardhan was used to support Nalanda University.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option a – 1, 2 and 3 only
Consider the following statements:
- Harshavardhan organized two grand assemblies at Kannauj and Prayaga.
- Hsuan Tsang attended both the assemblies organized by Harshavardhan.
- The purpose of these gatherings was to talk about the difficulties experienced by the administrative Harsha’s empire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Option a – 1 and 2 only
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