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| 1. |
A ………………society is characterised as a formal organized group of people who trace their ancestry from a common ancestor. |
| A. | socialist |
| B. | lineage |
| C. | capitalist |
| D. | dalit |
| Answer» B. lineage | |
| 2. |
A …………………. society in its early stage of development would mainly be pastoral. |
| A. | later vedic |
| B. | harappan |
| C. | lineage |
| D. | capitalist |
| Answer» C. lineage | |
| 3. |
The merger of different ……………. societies in due course may lead to the emergence of a land-bonded society. |
| A. | lineage |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | socialist |
| D. | mercantalist |
| Answer» A. lineage | |
| 4. |
In the course of its growth, ……………… society become de-stabilized and marks the transition from the stage of pre-state to the stage of state. |
| A. | lineage |
| B. | medieval |
| C. | modern |
| D. | post-modern |
| Answer» A. lineage | |
| 5. |
A …………. society could be considered as a pre-state society, but not a tribal one as common ancestry is not a binding factor in a tribal society. |
| A. | lineage |
| B. | harappan |
| C. | aryan |
| D. | vaisya |
| Answer» A. lineage | |
| 6. |
The …………….. pre-state society in ancient India is generally considered as a lineage society, which was mainly pastoral and mobile. |
| A. | rig vedic |
| B. | capitalistic |
| C. | socialistic |
| D. | utopian |
| Answer» A. rig vedic | |
| 7. |
The concept of the ……………. society in the ancient Indian sub continent is derived from the historical reading of the Itihasas and puranas. |
| A. | mercantalist |
| B. | brahmin |
| C. | lineage |
| D. | socialist |
| Answer» C. lineage | |
| 8. |
The ……………… war was fought between the two major segments of the lineage on the plains of Kurukshetra and most of the segments were destroyed in the battle. |
| A. | first world |
| B. | second world |
| C. | mahabharata |
| D. | ramayana |
| Answer» C. mahabharata | |
| 9. |
Like elsewhere, in ancient India the myth related to the origin of the world is related with the great flood as depicted in the ………… tradition. |
| A. | itihasa-purana |
| B. | lineage |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jain |
| Answer» A. itihasa-purana | |
| 10. |
According to the tradition, ………….. the primeval man was the only one to survive the deluge, who returns to Jambu dweep (Indian sub continent), where he laments on his loneliness. |
| A. | manu |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | ila |
| D. | druhyu |
| Answer» A. manu | |
| 11. |
Due to his loneliness Manu performs a sacrifice, which resulted in the birth of his eldest son, ……………. with whom started the Suryavamsa or Solar Lineage and daughter Ila with whom started the Chandravamsa or the Lunar Lineage. |
| A. | ila |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | druhyu |
| D. | turvasa |
| Answer» B. ikshaku | |
| 12. |
Due to his loneliness Manu performs a sacrifice, which resulted in the birth of his eldest son, Ikshaku with whom started the ………….. and daughter Ila with whom started the Chandravamsa or the Lunar Lineage. |
| A. | suryavamsa |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | ila |
| D. | druhyu |
| Answer» A. suryavamsa | |
| 13. |
The ……………… tradition traces the lineage of all kings and royal families of ancient India either to the Suryvamsa or to the Chandravamsa. |
| A. | itihasa – purana |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | ila |
| D. | turvasa |
| Answer» A. itihasa – purana | |
| 14. |
The descent groups of ………….. described in the geneaological section of the early Indian historical tradition. |
| A. | yadu |
| B. | turvasa |
| C. | puru |
| D. | manu |
| Answer» D. manu | |
| 15. |
The various Puranic texts have this geneaological section or Vamsaaucharita. |
| A. | turvasa |
| B. | manu |
| C. | puru |
| D. | yadu |
| Answer» B. manu | |
| 16. |
………………… had three sons whose lineages are given in the form of listing only the eldest son of the eldest son. |
| A. | ikshaku |
| B. | manu |
| C. | puru |
| D. | yadu |
| Answer» A. ikshaku | |
| 17. |
The two main groups tracing their ancestry to …………. are the eldest Yadu and the youngest Puru. |
| A. | ikshaku |
| B. | druhyu |
| C. | turvasa |
| D. | ila |
| Answer» D. ila | |
| 18. |
Ila given birth to ………….., whose great grand son is Yayati who had five sons. |
| A. | pururavan |
| B. | yadu |
| C. | puru |
| D. | anu |
| Answer» A. pururavan | |
| 19. |
……………., the rightful successor displeased his father and hence is banished to the South-West and Puru, the youngest inherits the Madhyadesa. |
| A. | yadu |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | ila |
| D. | yadu |
| Answer» A. yadu | |
| 20. |
The descents of ……………. line is geographically concentrated and related to the Indo-Gangetic divide and the Ganga-Yamuna doab and its environs. |
| A. | ikshaku |
| B. | ila |
| C. | puru |
| D. | yadu |
| Answer» C. puru | |
| 21. |
The decents of ………… spread out over the Aravalli region, Gujarat, Malwa, Narmada Valley, northern Deccan and eastern Ganga Valley. |
| A. | ila |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | yadu |
| D. | yadu |
| Answer» C. yadu | |
| 22. |
According to the texts, the line of …………. had merged with Purus at an ealy stage. |
| A. | turvasa |
| B. | ila |
| C. | ikshaku |
| D. | yadu |
| Answer» A. turvasa | |
| 23. |
The line of …………. is said to have become Mlechas after few generations. |
| A. | ila |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | druhyu |
| D. | yadu |
| Answer» C. druhyu | |
| 24. |
The descendents of …………. survived in Central Punjab and Sind and one branch of it is said to have been migrated to the extreme East. |
| A. | yadu |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | anu |
| D. | zailsing |
| Answer» C. anu | |
| 25. |
Only the lineages of Puru and Yadu are listed in detail and at great length in the …………………. |
| A. | vamsacharitas |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | yadu |
| D. | zailsing |
| Answer» A. vamsacharitas | |
| 26. |
The migration of various segments taken from …………. spread over a large area of northern, western and central India. |
| A. | ila |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | yadu |
| D. | punjab |
| Answer» A. ila | |
| 27. |
The lunar lineage and its distribution were incorporated substantially into the area where the …………… war was fought. |
| A. | afghanistan |
| B. | kurukshetra |
| C. | mahabharata |
| D. | punjab |
| Answer» C. mahabharata | |
| 28. |
The event of the …………. focuses on the last part of the Puru lineage. |
| A. | mahabharata |
| B. | kurukshetra |
| C. | afghanistan |
| D. | punjab |
| Answer» A. mahabharata | |
| 29. |
The Puru lineage seems to have three distinct stages.The first stages is from Puru to …………. |
| A. | bharata |
| B. | ikshaku |
| C. | ila |
| D. | rama |
| Answer» A. bharata | |
| 30. |
By now relations between Kurus and Panchalas were established through lineage connections.Soon after, one of the Kuru kings, Vasu branched off and occupied Chedi on the southern fringe of Yamuna and Magadha in …………, both earlier occupied by Yadavas. |
| A. | lothal |
| B. | maghada |
| C. | meerut |
| D. | bihar |
| Answer» D. bihar | |
| 31. |
Vasu’s five sons established new kingdoms- Brihadratha at …………., Kusa at Vatsa and the other three in Chedi, Karusa and Matsya. |
| A. | meerut |
| B. | maghada |
| C. | lothal |
| D. | kalinga |
| Answer» B. maghada | |
| 32. |
A glorious civilization flourished in the valley of the river Indus and its neighbouring regions prior to the rise of the Chalcolithic Age.This civilization known as the …………. culture. |
| A. | harappan |
| B. | maghadan |
| C. | vedic |
| D. | later vedic |
| Answer» A. harappan | |
| 33. |
…………………, Director-General of the Archaeological Department of the Government of India. |
| A. | sir john marshal |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | dayaram sahni |
| D. | r.d. banerji |
| Answer» A. sir john marshal | |
| 34. |
Harappan Culture spread over various parts of Northern and Central India like Rupar and Bara in the east Punjab, Alamgirpur near Meerut in U.P. and Ragpur and Lothal in ……………. |
| A. | gujarat |
| B. | delhi |
| C. | haryana |
| D. | assam |
| Answer» A. gujarat | |
| 35. |
Sir John Marshall has assigned …………… culture to the period 3150- 2750 B.C. |
| A. | mauryan |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | sumarian |
| D. | harappan |
| Answer» D. harappan | |
| 36. |
But in recent years, archaeologists have made use of scientific tests like carbon test and fixed the period of ……………. civilization from 2300 to 1750 B.C. |
| A. | harappan |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | chinese |
| D. | buddhist |
| Answer» A. harappan | |
| 37. |
………….. were the indivisible factors of the Harappan Culture. |
| A. | rivers |
| B. | villages |
| C. | mountains |
| D. | planned cities |
| Answer» D. planned cities | |
| 38. |
The ………….. city excavated of Indus civilization was Harappa. |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | fourth |
| Answer» A. first | |
| 39. |
The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river …………. in western Punjab. |
| A. | ravi |
| B. | narmada |
| C. | bharathapuzha |
| D. | periyar |
| Answer» A. ravi | |
| 40. |
The city of ……………. was excavated by archaeologists like Dayaram Sahni, M.S.Vats and Mortimer Wheeler from the early 1920’s onwards. |
| A. | harappa |
| B. | madras |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | bengal |
| Answer» A. harappa | |
| 41. |
The city of Harappa had existed on a trade route stretching from Jammu to Central Asia through ……………. |
| A. | afghanistan |
| B. | lothal |
| C. | punjab |
| D. | nepal |
| Answer» A. afghanistan | |
| 42. |
……………. was the large city of the Harappan civilization. |
| A. | mohenjodaro |
| B. | lothal |
| C. | kalibangan |
| D. | rupar |
| Answer» A. mohenjodaro | |
| 43. |
………….. is located in the Larkana district of Sind on the banks of the river Indus. |
| A. | mohenjodaro |
| B. | lothal |
| C. | kalibangan |
| D. | rupar |
| Answer» A. mohenjodaro | |
| 44. |
The excavations at …………… was first started in 1922 by Sir John Marshall with R.D. Banerji. |
| A. | kalibangan |
| B. | lothal |
| C. | mohenjodaro |
| D. | banwali |
| Answer» C. mohenjodaro | |
| 45. |
Kalibangan in …………… along the dried up bed of the river Ghagger is another important Harappan city. |
| A. | rajasthan |
| B. | u.p |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | bomby |
| Answer» A. rajasthan | |
| 46. |
Kalibangan site was excavated by …………… in the 1960’s which have the evidences of pre-Harappan and Harappan habitations. |
| A. | b.k.thapar |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | dayaram sahni |
| D. | s.r. rao |
| Answer» A. b.k.thapar | |
| 47. |
Lothal in ………….. is another important city excavated. |
| A. | gujarat |
| B. | rajasthan |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | haryana |
| Answer» A. gujarat | |
| 48. |
………….. was in charge of the excavations of the Harappan sites in Gujarat. |
| A. | s.r.rao |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | dayaram sahni |
| D. | r.d. banerji |
| Answer» A. s.r.rao | |
| 49. |
The ……………… culture was essentially an urban culture. |
| A. | vedic |
| B. | harappan |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jain |
| Answer» B. harappan | |
| 50. |
The Harappans conducted trade both within the northern and western area of the sub continent and with Persian Gulf and …………….. regions. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | rajasthan |
| C. | sumeria |
| D. | mesopotamian |
| Answer» D. mesopotamian | |
| 51. |
Many Harappan seals have been discovered in ……………. |
| A. | america |
| B. | mesopotamia |
| C. | japan |
| D. | china |
| Answer» B. mesopotamia | |
| 52. |
The Indus people had a fairly advanced type of religion. Their chief deity was the Mother Goddess …………. |
| A. | sakti |
| B. | vayu |
| C. | agni |
| D. | varunan |
| Answer» A. sakti | |
| 53. |
There was a male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depicted on the ………….. seals. It is identified as the pre-historic Siva or Pasupati. |
| A. | harappan |
| B. | rajasthan |
| C. | punjab |
| D. | kerala |
| Answer» A. harappan | |
| 54. |
The Indus people were highly interested in arts and crafts. The bronze figure of the dancing girl found at …………… was an excellent piece of art. |
| A. | lothal |
| B. | mohenjodaro |
| C. | rupar |
| D. | banwali |
| Answer» B. mohenjodaro | |
| 55. |
The Indus people had developed the art of writing and even developed a script known as ……………. |
| A. | brahmi |
| B. | pictographic |
| C. | sanskrit |
| D. | malayalam |
| Answer» B. pictographic | |
| 56. |
……………. in his book Ancient India says,” The Harappan script is not alphabetical but mainly pictographic”. |
| A. | ram sharan sharma |
| B. | dr. a.d. pusalkar |
| C. | mortimer wheeler |
| D. | r.d. banerji |
| Answer» A. ram sharan sharma | |
| 57. |
………………in ‘The History and Culture of Indian People’, Vol. 1 remarks, “The large number of signs precludes the possibility of the script being alphabetic.It was mainly phonetic, most of signs standing for open or close syllables and the remainder functioning as determinates or ideograms”. |
| A. | dr. a.d. pusalkar |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | r.d. banerji |
| D. | dr. s.r. rao |
| Answer» A. dr. a.d. pusalkar | |
| 58. |
………………. in his research work ‘Decipherment of the Indus Script’ says that the Indus people used the phonetic script in the beginning which slowly and slowly in the late Harappan period assumed the alphabetic pattern. |
| A. | dr. s.r. rao |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | r.d. banerji |
| D. | sir john marshall |
| Answer» A. dr. s.r. rao | |
| 59. |
………………. is of the view that the Indus script was read from left to right. |
| A. | sir john marshall |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | r.d. banerji |
| D. | dr. s.r. rao |
| Answer» A. sir john marshall | |
| 60. |
………… believes that the Indus script can be read from right to left. |
| A. | dr. prem nath |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | r.d. banerji |
| D. | dr. s.r. rao |
| Answer» A. dr. prem nath | |
| 61. |
According to ……………., “Perhaps the discovery of some bilingual inscriptions in those areas with which the Indus people had close trade relations might give us the right clue to the decipherment of the Indus script”. |
| A. | r.d. banerji |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | dr. a.d. pusalkar |
| D. | dr. s.r. rao |
| Answer» C. dr. a.d. pusalkar | |
| 62. |
The word Veda is derived from …… word ‘vid’ which means ‘to know’. |
| A. | hindi |
| B. | malayalam |
| C. | sanskrit |
| D. | telugu |
| Answer» C. sanskrit | |
| 63. |
…………… are essentially a compilation of prayers and hymns, offered by different families of poets and sages to various Gods. |
| A. | the vedas |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | periyapuranam |
| D. | ramayanam |
| Answer» A. the vedas | |
| 64. |
The OCP was discovered in the archaeological sites of …….. in 1950’s. |
| A. | u.p |
| B. | delhi |
| C. | bengal |
| D. | madhya pradesh |
| Answer» A. u.p | |
| 65. |
Black and Red Ware (BRW) have been found at ……… in between OCP and PGW levels during the excavations conducted in the early 1960’s. |
| A. | atranjikhera |
| B. | alangirpur |
| C. | hasthinapuri |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» A. atranjikhera | |
| 66. |
In Alangirpur and Hasthinapuri, …………. is found associated with PGW, the characteristic feature of Black and Red Ware is the black colour inside and near the rim on the outside and over the rest of the body red colour. |
| A. | pgw |
| B. | wrb |
| C. | brw |
| D. | bwr |
| Answer» C. brw | |
| 67. |
The ……… was the oldest and the most important book of the Aryans. |
| A. | yajurveda |
| B. | samaveda |
| C. | rigveda |
| D. | atharva veda |
| Answer» C. rigveda | |
| 68. |
The ………….. contains both hymns and commentaries. It describes the performance of sacrifices. |
| A. | atharva veda |
| B. | rigveda |
| C. | samaveda |
| D. | yajurveda |
| Answer» D. yajurveda | |
| 69. |
…………… called the Upanishads as, “the most wonderful composition of human mind”. |
| A. | james mill |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | william johnes |
| D. | max muller |
| Answer» D. max muller | |
| 70. |
The Ramayana was composed by the great saint …………... |
| A. | kumaranasan |
| B. | vallathol |
| C. | sri narayan guru |
| D. | valmiki |
| Answer» D. valmiki | |
| 71. |
…………… deals with the conflict between the Aryan and non-Aryan civilizations. |
| A. | ramayana |
| B. | mahabharata |
| C. | atharva veda |
| D. | upanishads |
| Answer» A. ramayana | |
| 72. |
The ……………. describes the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. According to tradition, Vyasa was its compiler. |
| A. | mahabharata |
| B. | ramayana |
| C. | upanishads |
| D. | sangam literature |
| Answer» A. mahabharata | |
| 73. |
There is good archaeological evidence to show that in the centuries following 2000 B.C, north-west India was invaded by some tribes from the west.They were called …………... |
| A. | aryans |
| B. | dravidians |
| C. | huns |
| D. | ostrogoths |
| Answer» A. aryans | |
| 74. |
………………, suggests the region of the river Devika in Multan as the original home of the Aryans. |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | ganganath jha |
| C. | l.c. kalla |
| D. | d.s. trivedi |
| Answer» D. d.s. trivedi | |
| 75. |
The …………. mentions one outstanding historical event, i.e. the victory of King Sudas over the Ten-king confederacy. |
| A. | rigveda |
| B. | mahabharata |
| C. | samaveda |
| D. | atharva veda |
| Answer» A. rigveda | |
| 76. |
Sudas was the chief of the …………. |
| A. | druhya |
| B. | huns |
| C. | visigoths |
| D. | bharatas |
| Answer» D. bharatas | |
| 77. |
Visvamitra was the priest of Sudas who, however, dismissed the former and appointed ………….as his priest. |
| A. | ullur |
| B. | sri narayan guru |
| C. | vishanin |
| D. | vasishtha |
| Answer» D. vasishtha | |
| 78. |
………………. led a tribal confederacy of ten kings against the Bharatas, the federation consisting of the five well-known tribes Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Adu and Druhya along with five others namely -Alina, Paktha, Bhalanas, Siva and Vishanin. |
| A. | visvamitra |
| B. | vasishtha |
| C. | sri narayan guru |
| D. | turvasa |
| Answer» A. visvamitra | |
| 79. |
The Bharatas utterly routed the confederacy of Visvamitra on the bank of the Parushni, modern ……………... |
| A. | ravi |
| B. | indus |
| C. | periyar |
| D. | kuppam |
| Answer» A. ravi | |
| 80. |
The Bharatas were settled in the region between the Sarasvati and the Yamuna while the Purus remained in the ………….. region. |
| A. | harappa |
| B. | madras |
| C. | rupar |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» A. harappa | |
| 81. |
In their migration to the east and south-east the …………. came into conflict with the Dasas or Dasyus. |
| A. | aryans |
| B. | dravidians |
| C. | sudras |
| D. | vaisyas |
| Answer» A. aryans | |
| 82. |
The Kiratas, Kikatas, Chandalas, Parnakas, and Simyus were Dasa tribes who inhabited the …………. valley. |
| A. | gangetic |
| B. | assam |
| C. | u.p |
| D. | delhi |
| Answer» A. gangetic | |
| 83. |
The ……………. were dark-complexioned, snub-nosed, worshippers of the phallus, rich in cattle and lived in fortified strongholds; pura. |
| A. | visigoths |
| B. | aryans |
| C. | dasas |
| D. | kurichias |
| Answer» C. dasas | |
| 84. |
The ………….. Society was a tribal society. |
| A. | gupta |
| B. | harappan |
| C. | msopotamian |
| D. | rig vedic |
| Answer» D. rig vedic | |
| 85. |
The ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ mentioned in the …………. was fought among different tribes like the Bharata, Purus, Yadus etc. |
| A. | rig veda |
| B. | upanishads |
| C. | sangam literature |
| D. | ramayana |
| Answer» A. rig veda | |
| 86. |
The term used for cattle during the ……… period was ‘gavishti’, which means to search for cows. |
| A. | rigvedic |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | mahabharatha |
| D. | ramayana |
| Answer» A. rigvedic | |
| 87. |
………… mentions the names of learned women like Apala, Ghoshala, Lopa mutra, Vishwara etc.who had even composed hymns. |
| A. | the rig veda |
| B. | mahabharatha |
| C. | ramayana |
| D. | mahabharatha |
| Answer» A. the rig veda | |
| 88. |
……… fought in the wars claimed a senior lineage within the society. |
| A. | the priests |
| B. | the warriors |
| C. | the common people |
| D. | weavers |
| Answer» B. the warriors | |
| 89. |
The term ‘Shudra’ is mentioned in the ………… book of Rigveda, which was a later addition. |
| A. | first |
| B. | third |
| C. | seven |
| D. | tenth |
| Answer» D. tenth | |
| 90. |
Several tribal assemblies like Sabha and Samiti are mentioned in the …………. |
| A. | upanishads |
| B. | rig veda |
| C. | ramayana |
| D. | mahabharatha |
| Answer» B. rig veda | |
| 91. |
The term ‘Vis’ in the ………… refers to the tribal unit or clan. |
| A. | rig veda |
| B. | ramayana |
| C. | mahabharatha |
| D. | upanishads |
| Answer» A. rig veda | |
| 92. |
The …………. received offerings from the public known as ‘bali’. |
| A. | mantri |
| B. | raja |
| C. | senani |
| D. | priests |
| Answer» B. raja | |
| 93. |
………….. was the Sky god. |
| A. | vayu |
| B. | varuna |
| C. | ushas |
| D. | rudra |
| Answer» B. varuna | |
| 94. |
…………… was the storm god. |
| A. | rudra |
| B. | vayu |
| C. | ushas |
| D. | agni |
| Answer» A. rudra | |
| 95. |
…………. society was pastoral. |
| A. | rig vedic |
| B. | harappan |
| C. | eglish |
| D. | mauryan |
| Answer» A. rig vedic | |
| 96. |
A wealthy man who owned many cattle was called …………... |
| A. | ‘gomat’ |
| B. | janmi |
| C. | capitalist |
| D. | peasant |
| Answer» A. ‘gomat’ | |
| 97. |
The ………… was the act of giving or granting, irrespective of what and when given. |
| A. | dana |
| B. | sutlej |
| C. | dakshina |
| D. | bali |
| Answer» A. dana | |
| 98. |
The ………… was a specific gift giving to the performer of the sacrifice. |
| A. | dakshina |
| B. | sutlej |
| C. | bali |
| D. | dana |
| Answer» A. dakshina | |
| 99. |
The earliest reference of Dana and Dakshina is seen in the ‘Dana Stuti’ hymns of ………….. |
| A. | budhist literature |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | rigveda |
| D. | jain |
| Answer» C. rigveda | |
| 100. |
……. was a tribute or booty which eventually became a tax on land. |
| A. | dakshina |
| B. | sutlej |
| C. | bali |
| D. | dana |
| Answer» C. bali | |
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