UGC NET History Practice Question

Which assembly in early Buddhist monasticism was used to recite the monastic rules (Patimokkha) during full moon and new moon days?

Uposatha ✓

Pavarana

Kathina

Upasampada

The Uposatha assembly, held on full-moon and new-moon days, was when the Sangha gathered to recite the Patimokkha (code of monastic rules) and monks confessed any violations — a regular disciplinary and communal ritual of early Buddhist monastic life.

The famous Sultanaganj Buddha, a massive copper standing figure, belongs to which artistic period?

Mauryan Period

Sunga Period

Gupta Period ✓

Pala Period

The Sultanganj Buddha, a large bronze/copper standing image now in Birmingham, is dated to the Gupta period and is celebrated as a masterpiece of Gupta-era metal casting and Buddhist iconography.

Which of the following Mahajanapadas was structured as a confederacy of eight clans (Atthakula), with the Licchavis being the most prominent?

Malla

Vajji ✓

Chedi

Kuru

The Vajji Mahajanapada was a confederacy of eight (or more) clans, the Licchavis of Vaishali being the most powerful and prominent — it is the best-documented example of the Gana-Sangha/oligarchic-republican model.

King Kharavela of Kalinga belonged to which dynasty?

Chedi (or Mahameghavahana) Dynasty ✓

Satavahana Dynasty

Sunga Dynasty

Bhauma-Kara Dynasty

Kharavela belonged to the Chedi, also called Mahameghavahana, dynasty of Kalinga — his own Hathigumpha inscription is the principal source for his reign and military campaigns.

The system of Agrahara grants, which became widespread from the Gupta period onward, refers to:

Land granted tax-free to Brahmanas or religious institutions for learning and maintenance ✓

Land granted to military commanders in lieu of cash salary

Royal lands cultivated by state slaves

Revenue concessions granted to overseas traders

Agrahara grants were tax-free land donations made to Brahmanas or religious/educational institutions, becoming common from the Gupta period — an important source for understanding both land-revenue history and the spread of Brahmanical learning centers.

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