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Problems, Perspectives and Debates in Early Indian History | Set 1
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
Correct : A. shakya kshatriya family
2. Romila Taper is a …........ historian
A. indian
B. american
C. french
D. british
Correct : A. indian
3. Kushana belongs to the tribe of….………..
A. yuchi
B. jnatrika
C. ikswaku
D. terai
Correct : A. yuchi
4. Who established Kushana dynasty?
A. vamvakidis
B. vasudeva
C. kanishka
D. kujula kadphies
Correct : D. kujula kadphies
5. Who issued the first gold coins in India?
A. kujula kadphises
B. huvishka
C. vima kadphises
D. kanishka
Correct : C. vima kadphises
6. The place were Bhudha was enlightened
A. kundagrammam
B. deer park
C. gaya
D. none
Correct : C. gaya
7. What was the title of Kanishka?
A. pridassi
B. devaoutra
C. devana priya
D. simhaghata
Correct : B. devaoutra
8. Where was public bath and granaries found in Harappa during excavations?
A. mohenjodaro
B. rangpur
C. kalibangan
D. ropar
Correct : A. mohenjodaro
9. .The earliest of the Vedas
A. rig
B. yajur
C. sama
D. atharva
Correct : A. rig
10. The Tripitakas are written in the language of
A. sanskrit
B. prakrit
C. pali
D. hindi
Correct : C. pali
11. The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …......
A. meerut
B. afghanistan
C. kurushetra
D. lothal
Correct : C. kurushetra
12. The word derived from the word
A. ved
B. dev
C. vadam
D. vid
Correct : D. vid
13. The Ramayana was composed by the great saint
A. brahma
B. vasisht
C. bana
D. valmiki
Correct : D. valmiki
14. The 23rd Thrithankara was
A. parswanath
B. mahavira
C. siiddhartha
D. rishaba
Correct : 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
Correct : C. langal
16. Who Coined the term hydraulic Society
A. prof maxmuller
B. karl august wittfogel
C. james mill
D. karl marx
Correct : 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
Correct : A. dr a c das
18. Mahabharata contains how many slokas ?
A. 50000
B. more than one lack
C. 8800
D. 24000
Correct : A. 50000
19. Geneology, mythology, and historical narratives are the three main constituence of …................ tradition
A. ithihasa purana
B. aranyakas
C. vedas
D. samhitas
Correct : D. samhitas
20. How many Puranas are there in India
A. 12
B. 18
C. 15
D. 10
Correct : A. 12
21. In which purana contains the information about
A. seventh century
B. eighth century
C. tenth century
D. nineth century
Correct : B. eighth century
22. Who was the founder of Vedic Culture
A. dravida
B. arya
C. harappan
D. none of these
Correct : B. arya
23. Who is the most important God in Rigveda?
A. agni
B. indra
C. varuna
D. vishnu
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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.
Correct : A. tribal republic
27. In the early Vedic period Varna System was based on
A. education
B. birth
C. occupation
D. talents
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : C. bronze
30. The Capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at?
A. patali putra
B. vaishali
C. lumbini
D. gaya
Correct : A. patali putra
31. The specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their?
A. stupas
B. pillars
C. chaityas
D. clay
Correct : 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
Correct : A. lost wax casting
33. Chandra Gupta Maurya was …. …………………
A. benevolent despotism
B. autocrat
C. democratic
D. a pious ruler
Correct : B. autocrat
34. Most of the Asokan Edicts are in ………….. language?
A. pali
B. sanskrit
C. karoshti
D. brahmi
Correct : A. pali
35. Which Pre-State society in ancient India is considered as lineage society?
A. rigvedic
B. capitalistic
C. socialistic
D. utopian
Correct : 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
Correct : B. mortimer wheeler
37. Dayaram Sahini, M S Vats and Mortimer wheeler excavated the city?
A. harappa
B. madras
C. bombay
D. bengal
Correct : 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
Correct : A. aryans
39. Janapada derived from
A. gana
B. kula
C. janaka
D. jans
Correct : C. janaka
40. When did Mahajanapadas were flourishing in north India?
A. buddha period
B. gupta period
C. vedic period
D. maurya period
Correct : A. buddha period
41. Digambara and Svedambara are sections in the
A. hinduism
B. buddhism
C. jainism
D. zorashtranism
Correct : A. hinduism
42. The eight fold path of………….. is also called the middle path
A. bali bahu
B. mahavira
C. sankaracgarya
D. buddha
Correct : A. bali bahu
43. Who is the author of from lineage to State?
A. romila thaper
B. sastrinilakanda
C. jha
D. n kosambi d d
Correct : A. romila thaper
44. The learned women Apala, Ghosala, Lopamutra, Viswapara etc. are mentioned in
A. rig veda
B. mahabharata
C. ramayana
D. jatakas
Correct : D. jatakas
45. ……………culture was essentially an Urban Culture.
A. harappan
B. vedic
C. sangam
D. jaina
Correct : A. harappan
46. Harappan seals have been discovered in?
A. america
B. mesopotamia
C. japan
D. china
Correct : A. america
47. The…………. Culture was essentially in urban culture
A. vedic
B. harappan
C. buddhist
D. jaina
Correct : A. vedic
48. Black and Red ware (BRW) have been found bat
A. aranji khera
B. alangiripas
C. hasthinapuri
D. lothal
Correct : B. alangiripas
49. K P Jayaswal wrote book entitled …………………
A. indian antiquities
B. hindu polity
C. carnatic wars
D. india today
Correct : D. india today
50. The port city of the Harappan Culture ?
A. kalibangan
B. lothal
C. banwali.
D. rupar
Correct : B. lothal
51. The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river?
A. ravi
B. narmada
C. brahmaputra
D. ganga
Correct : B. narmada
52. Kalibangan site was excavated by…. …………….
A. b k thaper
B. mortimer wheeler
C. dayaram sahini
D. s r rao
Correct : A. b k thaper
53. The term used for the tribal unit or clan?
A. vis
B. jana
C. gana
D. kula
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : A. mound of living
56. The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost
A. nigroid
B. proto-austroloid
C. mediterranean
D. nordic
Correct : C. mediterranean
57. Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization?
A. gold
B. silver
C. copper
D. lron
Correct : 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.
Correct : C. seal
59. Indus valley civilization was discovered in
A. 1911
B. 1921
C. 1931
D. 1941
Correct : C. 1931
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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. brahnafiri inscription of asoka
63. Which of the following does not belong ti Jainism
A. anekhantava
B. ganadhara
C. patimokkha
D. syadvada
Correct : 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
Correct : C. bilsad pillar inscription of kumaragupta
65. Who convened the 4th Buddhist Council?
A. kanishka
B. asoka
C. vasubandu
D. kalashoka
Correct : D. kalashoka
66. Who founded the ‘Asiatic Society “?
A. sir william jones
B. maxmuller
C. arther marwick
D. lord curzon
Correct : 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
Correct : A. d. c sircar
68. The Upanishads are a series of books deviated to
A. yoga
B. social law
C. religious rituals
D. philosophy
Correct : A. yoga
69. Which of the following Veda deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
A. rigveda
B. samaveda
C. yajurveda
D. athravaveda
Correct : D. athravaveda
70. The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of………..
A. chandragupta
B. chandragupta gupta ii
C. samudra gupta
D. kumaragupta
Correct : D. kumaragupta
71. The first one among the following to deal with music was
A. rigveda
B. yajurveda
C. samaveda
D. atharva veda
Correct : B. yajurveda
72. The family of the Rigvedic Aryans was
A. patrilineal
B. patriarchal
C. matriarchichal
D. matrilineal
Correct : C. matriarchichal
73. The word Veda has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means?
A. divinity
B. sacredness
C. doctrine
D. knowledge
Correct : B. sacredness
74. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
A. kalhana
B. maitreyi
C. kalidasa
D. panini
Correct : 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
Correct : D. jawaharlal nehru
76. There were similarities between the seals found at Mohenjodaro and
A. egypt
B. china
C. sumeria
D. afghanistan
Correct : 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
Correct : C. vishnu and lakshmi
78. Mohenjodaro is situated in
A. montgomery district
B. lakarna district
C. chandigarh area
D. gujarat
Correct : A. montgomery district
79. Name of the oldest civilization?
A. egypt
B. chinese
C. mesopotamia
D. arabian
Correct : B. chinese
80. How many layers of Mohenjodaro were found?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Correct : C. 8
81. The Script of the Indus Valley Civilization was
A. dravidian
B. persian
C. sanskrit
D. undeciphered
Correct : A. dravidian
82. Who wrote Ramayana?
A. valmiki
B. vyasa
C. kalidasa
D. panni
Correct : D. panni