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1. |
Gadudhama Buddha was born in 563 B. C in which Kshatriya family |
A. | shakya kshatriya family |
B. | kuru kshatriya family |
C. | yadhuvanakshi kshatriya family |
D. | chandravansi kshatriya family |
Answer» A. shakya kshatriya family |
2. |
Romila Taper is a …........ historian |
A. | indian |
B. | american |
C. | french |
D. | british |
Answer» A. indian |
3. |
Kushana belongs to the tribe of….……….. |
A. | yuchi |
B. | jnatrika |
C. | ikswaku |
D. | terai |
Answer» A. yuchi |
4. |
Who established Kushana dynasty? |
A. | vamvakidis |
B. | vasudeva |
C. | kanishka |
D. | kujula kadphies |
Answer» D. kujula kadphies |
5. |
Who issued the first gold coins in India? |
A. | kujula kadphises |
B. | huvishka |
C. | vima kadphises |
D. | kanishka |
Answer» C. vima kadphises |
6. |
The place were Bhudha was enlightened |
A. | kundagrammam |
B. | deer park |
C. | gaya |
D. | none |
Answer» C. gaya |
7. |
What was the title of Kanishka? |
A. | pridassi |
B. | devaoutra |
C. | devana priya |
D. | simhaghata |
Answer» B. devaoutra |
8. |
Where was public bath and granaries found in Harappa during excavations? |
A. | mohenjodaro |
B. | rangpur |
C. | kalibangan |
D. | ropar |
Answer» A. mohenjodaro |
9. |
.The earliest of the Vedas |
A. | rig |
B. | yajur |
C. | sama |
D. | atharva |
Answer» A. rig |
10. |
The Tripitakas are written in the language of |
A. | sanskrit |
B. | prakrit |
C. | pali |
D. | hindi |
Answer» C. pali |
11. |
The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …...... |
A. | meerut |
B. | afghanistan |
C. | kurushetra |
D. | lothal |
Answer» C. kurushetra |
12. |
The word derived from the word |
A. | ved |
B. | dev |
C. | vadam |
D. | vid |
Answer» D. vid |
13. |
The Ramayana was composed by the great saint |
A. | brahma |
B. | vasisht |
C. | bana |
D. | valmiki |
Answer» D. valmiki |
14. |
The 23rd Thrithankara was |
A. | parswanath |
B. | mahavira |
C. | siiddhartha |
D. | rishaba |
Answer» A. parswanath |
15. |
What does the term used to denote the term used to denote the wooden plough by Rigvedic Aryans |
A. | ayas |
B. | kulal |
C. | langal |
D. | yava |
Answer» C. langal |
16. |
Who Coined the term hydraulic Society |
A. | prof maxmuller |
B. | karl august wittfogel |
C. | james mill |
D. | karl marx |
Answer» B. karl august wittfogel |
17. |
Who among the following Scholar declared that 'Sapt Sadidhava” region was the home land of Aryans |
A. | dr a c das |
B. | prof maxmuller |
C. | prof penka |
D. | dr k k sharma |
Answer» A. dr a c das |
18. |
Mahabharata contains how many slokas ? |
A. | 50000 |
B. | more than one lack |
C. | 8800 |
D. | 24000 |
Answer» A. 50000 |
19. |
Geneology, mythology, and historical narratives are the three main constituence of …................ tradition |
A. | ithihasa purana |
B. | aranyakas |
C. | vedas |
D. | samhitas |
Answer» D. samhitas |
20. |
How many Puranas are there in India |
A. | 12 |
B. | 18 |
C. | 15 |
D. | 10 |
Answer» A. 12 |
21. |
In which purana contains the information about |
A. | seventh century |
B. | eighth century |
C. | tenth century |
D. | nineth century |
Answer» B. eighth century |
22. |
Who was the founder of Vedic Culture |
A. | dravida |
B. | arya |
C. | harappan |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. arya |
23. |
Who is the most important God in Rigveda? |
A. | agni |
B. | indra |
C. | varuna |
D. | vishnu |
Answer» B. indra |
24. |
During whose time period was the Iron pillar in Delhi erected? |
A. | chandragupta l |
B. | chandragupta ll |
C. | kumara gupta i |
D. | samudragupta |
Answer» B. chandragupta ll |
25. |
Who wrote the book ‘Return of the Aryans’? |
A. | bhagawan s gidwani |
B. | l d kalla |
C. | avinash chandra d. |
D. | s trivedi |
Answer» C. avinash chandra d. |
26. |
The Rigvedic Aryans governed by a |
A. | tribal republic |
B. | form of democracy |
C. | monarchical government |
D. | rule by elders. |
Answer» A. tribal republic |
27. |
In the early Vedic period Varna System was based on |
A. | education |
B. | birth |
C. | occupation |
D. | talents |
Answer» D. talents |
28. |
Dasarajana was : |
A. | ten incarnations of vishnu. |
B. | a sacrifice to be performed by the king |
C. | battle of ten kings |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. battle of ten kings |
29. |
Which of the following raw material was not used by the Indus Valley Civilization? |
A. | lime stone |
B. | red stone |
C. | bronze |
D. | clay |
Answer» C. bronze |
30. |
The Capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at? |
A. | patali putra |
B. | vaishali |
C. | lumbini |
D. | gaya |
Answer» A. patali putra |
31. |
The specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their? |
A. | stupas |
B. | pillars |
C. | chaityas |
D. | clay |
Answer» A. stupas |
32. |
Which of the following technique used for making bronze status during Harappan civilization? |
A. | lost wax casting |
B. | stone carving |
C. | wood carving |
D. | ivory carving |
Answer» A. lost wax casting |
33. |
Chandra Gupta Maurya was …. ………………… |
A. | benevolent despotism |
B. | autocrat |
C. | democratic |
D. | a pious ruler |
Answer» B. autocrat |
34. |
Most of the Asokan Edicts are in ………….. language? |
A. | pali |
B. | sanskrit |
C. | karoshti |
D. | brahmi |
Answer» A. pali |
35. |
Which Pre-State society in ancient India is considered as lineage society? |
A. | rigvedic |
B. | capitalistic |
C. | socialistic |
D. | utopian |
Answer» B. capitalistic |
36. |
The Director -General of Archaeological department of India at the beginning of excavations at Harappan was |
A. | sir john marshal |
B. | mortimer wheeler |
C. | dayaramshani |
D. | r d banerji |
Answer» B. mortimer wheeler |
37. |
Dayaram Sahini, M S Vats and Mortimer wheeler excavated the city? |
A. | harappa |
B. | madras |
C. | bombay |
D. | bengal |
Answer» A. harappa |
38. |
In this Migration to the east and south east to the……………. Conflict with the Dasus or Dasyus |
A. | aryans |
B. | dravidians |
C. | sudras |
D. | vaisyas |
Answer» A. aryans |
39. |
Janapada derived from |
A. | gana |
B. | kula |
C. | janaka |
D. | jans |
Answer» C. janaka |
40. |
When did Mahajanapadas were flourishing in north India? |
A. | buddha period |
B. | gupta period |
C. | vedic period |
D. | maurya period |
Answer» A. buddha period |
41. |
Digambara and Svedambara are sections in the |
A. | hinduism |
B. | buddhism |
C. | jainism |
D. | zorashtranism |
Answer» C. jainism |
42. |
The eight fold path of………….. is also called the middle path |
A. | bali bahu |
B. | mahavira |
C. | sankaracgarya |
D. | buddha |
Answer» D. buddha |
43. |
Who is the author of from lineage to State? |
A. | romila thaper |
B. | sastrinilakanda |
C. | jha |
D. | n kosambi d d |
Answer» A. romila thaper |
44. |
The learned women Apala, Ghosala, Lopamutra, Viswapara etc. are mentioned in |
A. | rig veda |
B. | mahabharata |
C. | ramayana |
D. | jatakas |
Answer» D. jatakas |
45. |
……………culture was essentially an Urban Culture. |
A. | harappan |
B. | vedic |
C. | sangam |
D. | jaina |
Answer» A. harappan |
46. |
Harappan seals have been discovered in? |
A. | america |
B. | mesopotamia |
C. | japan |
D. | china |
Answer» A. america |
47. |
The…………. Culture was essentially in urban culture |
A. | vedic |
B. | harappan |
C. | buddhist |
D. | jaina |
Answer» A. vedic |
48. |
Black and Red ware (BRW) have been found bat |
A. | aranji khera |
B. | alangiripas |
C. | hasthinapuri |
D. | lothal |
Answer» B. alangiripas |
49. |
K P Jayaswal wrote book entitled ………………… |
A. | indian antiquities |
B. | hindu polity |
C. | carnatic wars |
D. | india today |
Answer» B. hindu polity |
50. |
The port city of the Harappan Culture ? |
A. | kalibangan |
B. | lothal |
C. | banwali. |
D. | rupar |
Answer» B. lothal |
51. |
The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river? |
A. | ravi |
B. | narmada |
C. | brahmaputra |
D. | ganga |
Answer» A. ravi |
52. |
Kalibangan site was excavated by…. ……………. |
A. | b k thaper |
B. | mortimer wheeler |
C. | dayaram sahini |
D. | s r rao |
Answer» A. b k thaper |
53. |
The term used for the tribal unit or clan? |
A. | vis |
B. | jana |
C. | gana |
D. | kula |
Answer» A. vis |
54. |
The male god with three faces in yogic pose surrended by four animals depicted on the Harappan seals is defined as ? |
A. | pasupati |
B. | rudra |
C. | indra |
D. | brahma |
Answer» A. pasupati |
55. |
The local name of Mohenjodaro is? |
A. | mound of living |
B. | mound of swev |
C. | mound of dead |
D. | mound of dead |
Answer» A. mound of living |
56. |
The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost |
A. | nigroid |
B. | proto-austroloid |
C. | mediterranean |
D. | nordic |
Answer» C. mediterranean |
57. |
Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization? |
A. | gold |
B. | silver |
C. | copper |
D. | lron |
Answer» C. copper |
58. |
Which of the following artefact of the Harappan civilization was mainly used for commercial purposes? |
A. | bronze |
B. | stone sculpture |
C. | seal |
D. | terracotta sculpture. |
Answer» C. seal |
59. |
Indus valley civilization was discovered in |
A. | 1911 |
B. | 1921 |
C. | 1931 |
D. | 1941 |
Answer» B. 1921 |
60. |
Who is the author of the Book “Asoka and decline of the Mauryas? |
A. | d n jha |
B. | romila thaper |
C. | r. s sharma |
D. | a l. basha |
Answer» B. romila thaper |
61. |
D D Kosambi (1907-66) is a pioneer of |
A. | nationalist historiography |
B. | marxist historiography |
C. | subaltern historiography |
D. | imperialist historiography |
Answer» B. marxist historiography |
62. |
Which one of the following inscriptions makes a reference to Chandragupta Maurya? |
A. | kandahar inscription of asokan |
B. | brahnafiri inscription of asoka |
C. | jungagadh inscription of rudradaman |
D. | maski inscription of asokan |
Answer» B. brahnafiri inscription of asoka |
63. |
Which of the following does not belong ti Jainism |
A. | anekhantava |
B. | ganadhara |
C. | patimokkha |
D. | syadvada |
Answer» C. patimokkha |
64. |
Which Gupta inscription records the gift of a village in favour of a Vishnu temple? |
A. | allahabad pillar inscription of samudragupta ii |
B. | udayairi cave inscription of kumaragupta |
C. | bilsad pillar inscription of kumaragupta |
D. | bhitari inscription of skanda gupta |
Answer» C. bilsad pillar inscription of kumaragupta |
65. |
Who convened the 4th Buddhist Council? |
A. | kanishka |
B. | asoka |
C. | vasubandu |
D. | kalashoka |
Answer» D. kalashoka |
66. |
Who founded the ‘Asiatic Society “? |
A. | sir william jones |
B. | maxmuller |
C. | arther marwick |
D. | lord curzon |
Answer» A. sir william jones |
67. |
Who wrote the book ‘select inscriptions bearing on Indian History Civilization “? |
A. | d. c sircar |
B. | r g bhandarkar |
C. | r c majumdar |
D. | d d kosambi |
Answer» A. d. c sircar |
68. |
The Upanishads are a series of books deviated to |
A. | yoga |
B. | social law |
C. | religious rituals |
D. | philosophy |
Answer» A. yoga |
69. |
Which of the following Veda deals with magic spells and witchcraft? |
A. | rigveda |
B. | samaveda |
C. | yajurveda |
D. | athravaveda |
Answer» D. athravaveda |
70. |
The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of……….. |
A. | chandragupta |
B. | chandragupta gupta ii |
C. | samudra gupta |
D. | kumaragupta |
Answer» D. kumaragupta |
71. |
The first one among the following to deal with music was |
A. | rigveda |
B. | yajurveda |
C. | samaveda |
D. | atharva veda |
Answer» C. samaveda |
72. |
The family of the Rigvedic Aryans was |
A. | patrilineal |
B. | patriarchal |
C. | matriarchichal |
D. | matrilineal |
Answer» C. matriarchichal |
73. |
The word Veda has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means? |
A. | divinity |
B. | sacredness |
C. | doctrine |
D. | knowledge |
Answer» D. knowledge |
74. |
The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was |
A. | kalhana |
B. | maitreyi |
C. | kalidasa |
D. | panini |
Answer» D. panini |
75. |
Who was the writer of the book “Hind Swaraj”3 |
A. | rabindranath tagore |
B. | b r ambedkar |
C. | mahatma gandhi |
D. | jawaharlal nehru |
Answer» C. mahatma gandhi |
76. |
There were similarities between the seals found at Mohenjodaro and |
A. | egypt |
B. | china |
C. | sumeria |
D. | afghanistan |
Answer» C. sumeria |
77. |
The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of………. |
A. | pasupati indra and the mother goddess |
B. | stones, trees and aanimals |
C. | vishnu and lakshmi |
D. | siva and sakti |
Answer» C. vishnu and lakshmi |
78. |
Mohenjodaro is situated in |
A. | montgomery district |
B. | lakarna district |
C. | chandigarh area |
D. | gujarat |
Answer» A. montgomery district |
79. |
Name of the oldest civilization? |
A. | egypt |
B. | chinese |
C. | mesopotamia |
D. | arabian |
Answer» C. mesopotamia |
80. |
How many layers of Mohenjodaro were found? |
A. | 5 |
B. | 7 |
C. | 8 |
D. | 9 |
Answer» C. 8 |
81. |
The Script of the Indus Valley Civilization was |
A. | dravidian |
B. | persian |
C. | sanskrit |
D. | undeciphered |
Answer» A. dravidian |
82. |
Who wrote Ramayana? |
A. | valmiki |
B. | vyasa |
C. | kalidasa |
D. | panni |
Answer» A. valmiki |
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