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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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