Early India State To Empire Set 5
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This set of Early India- State to Empire Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Early India State To Empire Set 5
Q1 | ……. was a tribute or booty which eventually became a tax on land.
- dakshina
- sutlej
- bali
- dana
Q2 | ……. means a share.It was normally applied to the produce of the land
- bali
- sutlej
- dakshina
- bhaga
Q3 | In the early period the ………… was often called as the ‘Bhagadugha’which means those who milks the share.
- king
- dakshina
- bali
- dana
Q4 | The literary sources like the Sama, Yajur and the Atharva Vedas, theBrahmanas, the Aranyakas, the Upanishads etc.throw light on the ………… life and culture of the later Vedic period.
- negrito
- dravidian
- aryan
- vaisyas
Q5 | The Kurus occupied ………… and the upper portions of doab,the areacalled Kurushetra or the land of the Kurus.
- calcutta
- bombay
- delhi
- gujarat
Q6 | Gradually the Kurus merged with Panchalas,which occupied the
- pataliputra
- bhagalpur
- hastinapura
- u.p
Q7 | The ……….. period witnessed a transformation of the pastoral societyto a sedentary agrarian society.
- later vedic
- vedic
- harappan
- pre-harappan
Q8 | The hymn in the later portion of the …………. for the first timedescribes the origin of the four varnas.
- sangam literature
- jain literature
- buddhist literature
- rig vedic literature
Q9 | The ………………. formed the priestly class.
- sudras
- kshatriyas
- vyshyas
- brahmins
Q10 | The …………….. in trade and agriculture.
- vyshyas
- brahmins
- kshatriyas
- sudras
Q11 | The ……………. formed the lowest section of the Varna society.
- shudras
- brahmins
- kshatriyas
- vyshyas
Q12 | The later Vedic text Aitereya Brahmana mentioned the worst position
- vyshyas
- brahmins
- kshatriyas
- shudras
Q13 | The term ‘Jana’ used in the …………….. age to denote the tribe orpeople, paved for the emergence of ‘Janapatha’ which meant the area where the tribe settled.
- gupta
- harappan
- mauryan
- rig vedic
Q14 | By the …………….. century B.C. the use of iron had becomewidespread in Eastern U.P. and Western Bihar which facilitated the formation of the large territorial state.
- first
- second
- fourth
- sixth
Q15 | In the age of the ……………., 16 large states called Mahajanapadaswere flourishing in North India.
- buddha
- gupta
- mughal
- sultanate
Q16 | The period from the 6th century B.C. onwards witnessed theemergence of the cities in ancient India for the second time, the first being the ……………. cities.
- harappan
- ujjain
- bombay
- madras
Q17 | Magadha came into prominence under the leadership of Bimbisarawho belonged to the …………… dynasty.
- gupta
- maurya
- haryanka
- nanda
Q18 | The most notable achievement of Bimbisara was the annexation of theneighbouring kingdom of Anga which had its capital at Champa near ………..
- bhagalpur
- orissa
- gorakpur
- jaipur
Q19 | Magadha’s most serious rival was Avanti with its capital at ………….
- ujjain
- kausambi
- sravasti
- vaisali
Q20 | ……………. strengthened Rajagriha and built a small fort, Pataligrama
- udayan
- bimbisaran
- asoka
- ajatasatru
Q21 | Ajatasatru was succeeded by his son …………… (460-444 B.C.).
- udayan
- bimbisaran
- harshan
- bindusaran
Q22 | The …………. Ware culture is identified by its distinctive pottery.
- nbp
- pgw
- npf
- nrp
Q23 | The first NBP Ware was discovered from …………….. in 1930.
- taxila
- peshawar
- lothal
- hastinapura
Q24 | The ……………. have identified two phases of NBP culture, the firstbeing the formative one and the second being the mature one.
- archaeologists
- indologists
- nrurologists
- historians
Q25 | The principle of Varnasrama Dharma is one of the basic principles of ….………..
- hinduism
- islam
- jainism
- budhism