History of Early India | Set 1
1. The Chalcolithic age was followed by
2. The port city of the Harappan culture
3. The earliest of the Vedas
4. The Tripitakas are written in the language of
5. Nanda dynasty was preceded by
6. Most of the Asokan edicts are in ………language
7. Which pre-state society in ancient india is considered as lineage society
8. The myth about the origin of the world related with the great flood is depicted in the
…………tradition.
9. The ……………… tradition traces the lineage of all kings of ancient India either to the
Suryvamsa or to theChandravamsa.
10. The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …………….
11. A glorious civilization flourished in the valley of the river Indus and its neighbouring
regions prior to the rise of the Chalcolithic Age.
12. Which was the indivisible factor of the Harappan Culture.
13. The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river ………….
14. Dayaram Sahni, M.S.Vats and Mortimer Wheeler excavated the city
15. Which was the large city of the Harappan civilization.
16. The excavations at …………… was first started in 1922 by Sir John Marshall with
R.D. Banerji.
17. The dried up river in the Indus valley civilization
18. The ……………… culture was essentially an urban culture.
19. Harappan seals have been discovered in
20. The male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depicted
on the harappan seals is identified as
21. The word Veda is derived from the word
22. Black and Red Ware (BRW) have been found at
23. The ……… was the oldest and the most important book of the Aryans.
24. ………….. contains both hymns and commentaries. .
25. The Ramayana was composed by the great saint …………...
26. In their migration to the east and south-east the …………. came into conflict with the
Dasas or Dasyus.
27. The ……………. were dark-complexioned, snub-nosed, worshippers of the phallus,
rich in cattle and lived in fortified strongholds known as pura.
28. The ………….. Society was a tribal society.
29. The ‘Battle of Ten Kings’ mentioned in the ………….
30. In the vedic period ‘gavishti’ means
31. The learned women like Apala, Ghoshala,Lopa mutra, Vishwara etc. were mentioned in
32. The term ‘Shudra’ is mentioned in the ………… book of Rigveda, which was a later
addition.
33. The term used for the tribal unit or clan
34. Bali is a tribute given to
36. Who was the storm god.
37. The gift giving to the performer of the sacrifice.
38. The earliest reference of Dana and Dakshina is seen in the ‘Dana Stuti’ hymns of ………..
39. Which was a tribute eventually became a tax on land.
40. Which is the transformation period of the pastoral society to a sedentary agrarian society?
41. The ………………. formed the priestly class.
42. The …………. were trained in war fare.
43. The …………were engaged in trade and agriculture.
44. The ……………. formed the lowest section of the Varna society.
45. ‘Janapatha’ derived from
46. By the …………….. Century B.C. the use of iron had become widespread in India
47. When did Mahajanapadas were flourishing in North India.
48. Magadha came into prominence under the leadership of
49. Ajatasatru was succeeded by his son
50. The …………. Ware culture is identified by its distinctive pottery.
51. The first reference of varna system was found in
52. The …………. as priests and teachers claimed the highest status in society.
53. The Jain tradition regards ………….. as the founder of Jainism.
54. The 23rd Thirthankara was
55. Parswanath was the fore- runner of
56. Vardhamana Mahavira was born at
57. Vardhamana Mahavira was married to……
58. Vardhamana Mahavira attained Nirvana at
59. Who taught tri-ratnas.
60. Digambaras and Swethambaras are sections in the
61. After becoming a …….monk, Chandra Gupta Maurya attained Nirvana
62. Gautama Buddha passed away at the age of 80 at
63. Buddha preached his followers the ……………. ‘Noble Truths’
64. Buddhism spread far and wide under the patronage of ………
65. The term ‘Gahapathi’ seen in the …………….. literature in the sense of the head of a
household.
66. Magadha has risen to authority during the reigns of Bimbisara and Ajatashatru of ……. Dynasty.
67. Who overthrew the Nanda dynasty
68. ………………. is an important treatise on the administrationof the Mauryan times.
69. ‘Indica’ is the accounts on India prepared by …………….
70. Megasthenese stayed at the …………… court of Pataliputra
71. The first attempt of Chandragupta towards political integration was his war with ………..
72. The institution of the Dharma Mahamatras was started by ………...
73. Policy of Dhamma is associated with
74. Who appointed ‘Dharma Mahamatras’to propogate Dharma among the people
75. Who conducted ‘Dharma Yathras’ to propagate Dharma.
76. Who founded the Sunga dynasty
77. …………. were the huge stone slabs erected over the burials.
78. In the ……………… age Kerala was a part of Tamilakam.
79. The Sangam literature divided the land into …………. on the basis of soil formation and
Topography.
80. …………. was Hilly and Forest regions.
81. ………….. was pastoral and jungle areas.
82. The ………….. region was dry and unfertile area.
83. ………………….. was a Cultivable land.
84. The coastal region was called ……………..
85. The ………….. region was inhabited by Kuravar, Vetar and Kanavar.
86. The ………….. region was inhabited Maravar kallar vettuvar who resorted to plunder and
warfare.
87. The people of ………… worshipped the war goddess Kottavai.
88. The main occupations of the people of …………. territory were fishing and salt making.
89. …… is a treatise on Tamil grammar and poetics
90. Manimekalai was written by
91. The Sangam collections at present consist of ……. poems
92. Capital city of Pandyas
93. ‘The Wonder that was India’ is written by ………..
94. Who is the Author of ‘From Lineage to State’’?
95. ‘Material Culture and Social Formation in Ancient India’ is the book of ….
96. Who is the author of ‘the Sangam Polity’’?