India's Cultural Contacts with Asian Countries — UPSC MCQs
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Across the Asian Horizon: How India Spread Its Culture Eastward and Westward•hard•10 questions•~10 min
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Question 01
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Consider the following statements regarding India's cultural contacts with South-East Asia:
1. Indian culture spread to South-East Asia primarily through Buddhism, except in Java where Brahmanical cults were dominant.
2. Suvarnadvipa was the ancient Indian name for Java in Indonesia.
3. The Pallavas founded colonies in Sumatra which eventually became the kingdom of Sri Vijaya.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question 02
medium
Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
(Ancient Indian name — Modern region)
Question 03
medium
With reference to the Borobudur temple, consider the following statements:
1. It is the largest Buddhist temple in the world.
2. It is located in Java, Indonesia.
3. It was constructed in the sixth century AD.
4. It has 436 images of the Buddha engraved on it.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Question 04
medium
Which of the following did India learn from China in the context of ancient bilateral cultural exchange?
Question 05
hard
The kingdom of Kamboja, identified with modern Kampuchea (Cambodia), was characterised by which of the following features?
1. It was founded in the sixth century AD.
2. Its rulers were devotees of Vishnu.
3. It was developed as a centre of Sanskrit learning.
4. Numerous inscriptions in Sanskrit were composed there.
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Question 06
hard
Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:
1. Construction of Borobudur temple in Indonesia
2. Founding of earliest Indian settlements in Java
3. Asoka's Buddhist missionaries sent to Sri Lanka
4. Chinese pilgrim Fa-hsien's visit to India
Choose the correct sequence:
Question 07
hard
With reference to the spread of Indian scripts to Central Asia, which of the following statements is correct?
Question 08
hard
Consider the following statements about the Bamiyan site in Afghanistan:
1. It possessed the tallest Buddha statue cut out of rock in the early Christian era.
2. Thousands of natural and artificial caves where monks lived have been found there.
3. Begram, located near Bamiyan, is famous for its ivory work.
4. Buddhism in Afghanistan was supplanted by Islam around the end of the fifth century AD.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Question 09
hard
Which among the following is the most accurate characterisation of India's cultural contacts with its Asian neighbours in ancient times, as evidenced by RS Sharma's analysis?
Question 10
medium
The Chinese pilgrim Fa-hsien, who visited India in the early fifth century AD, also visited Java. What did he observe regarding the religion prevalent in Java at that time?
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