Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT KVS JSA Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of KVS JSA.
📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 16 Mahajanapadas
Q1
Till 6th to 7th century BC What was the collective name of sixteen states or elite kingdoms present in Ancient India?
🎯 KVS JSA 21/02/2018 (Shift-II)
📘 Jainism📚 Misc
Q2
The Sittanvasal cave of the 7th century, which is famous for the illustrative pictures drawn by Fresco-Sacco technique using mineral pigments (colors), illustrates which subject?
🎯 KVS JSA 20/02/2018 (Shift-III)
📘 Buddhism📚 Literature, Spread, and Royal Patronage
Q3
In Indian philosophy, who was the Buddhist monk considered the founder of chan Buddhism in China later known as Zen in Japan?
🎯 KVS JSA 23/02/2018 (Shift-I)
📘 Eastern India Dynasties📚 Pala Dynasty
Q4
A triangular battle (struggle) for supremacy centred over Kannauj took place in between 7th and 11th century A.D. This struggle took place between which three kingdoms?
🎯 KVS JSA 23/02/2018 (Shift-I)
📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Literary Sources (Kautilya's Arthashastra, Megasthenes' Indica)
Q5
Identify that ancient Indian Treatise which was traditionally composed by kautilya on the admistrative expertise, economic policy and military strategies, who is also known as Vishnu gupta and Chanakya.
🎯 KVS JSA 20/02/2018 (Shift-III)