Uttar Pradesh P.S.C General Studies Solved Question Paper 2008 - Part 9

81. Who among the following was of the view that the Earth revolves round the Sun ?
Aryabhatta  Brahmagupta  Varahamihira  None of the above 
 

82. What is the difference (in years) between the Vikrama and Saka eras ?
57 years  78 years  135 years  320 years 
 

83. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the water resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era ?
1. Mahapadma Nanda
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Ashoka
4. Rudradaman
Select the correct answer from the code given below-
1, 2  2, 3  3, 4  2, 3, 4 
 

84. Ptolemy Philadelphus with whom Ashoka had diplomatic relations was the ruler of-
Cyrene  Egypt  Macedonia  Syria
 
 

85. The inscription belonging to which one of the following dynasties confirms the tradition that Lumbini was the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha ?
Maurya  Sunga  Satavahana  Kushana 
 

86. Which literature had its classical age under Krishnadeva Raya, the famous Vijayanagara king ?
Konkani  Malayalam  Tamil  Telugu 
 

87. The city of Jaunpur was founded by-
Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq  Firoz Shah Tughlaq  Ibrahim Shah Sharqi  Sikandar Lodi 
 

88. The department of Public Works was established for the first time by-
Alauddin Khalji  Balban  Firoz Shah Tughlaq  Iltutmish 
 

89. Who were the ‘Nayanars’ ?
Saivites  Saktas  Vaishnavites  Sun worshippers 
 

90. Who among the following kings had strong leaning towards Jainism ?
Dasratha  Brihadratha  Kharavela  Huvishka 
 

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