History Of Early India Set 1

Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History)

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This set of History of Early India Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of Early India Set 1

Q1 | The Chalcolithic age was followed by
  • old stone age
  • new stone age
  • iron age
  • mesolithic age
Answer: iron age
Q2 | The port city of the Harappan culture
  • kalibangan
  • lothal
  • banawali
  • rupar
Answer: lothal
Q3 | The earliest of the Vedas
  • rig
  • yajur
  • sama
  • atharva
Answer: rig
Q4 | The Tripitakas are written in the language of
  • sanskrit
  • prakrit
  • 0 pali
  • hindi
Answer: 0 pali
Q5 | Nanda dynasty was preceded by
  • mauryas
  • sisunagas
  • haryankas
  • guptas
Answer: mauryas
Q6 | Most of the Asokan edicts are in ………language
  • pali
  • sanskrit
  • karoshti
  • brahmi
Answer: brahmi
Q7 | Which pre-state society in ancient india is considered as lineage society
  • rig vedic
  • capitalistic
  • socialistic
  • utopian
Answer: rig vedic
Q8 | The myth about the origin of the world related with the great flood is depicted in the…………tradition.
  • itihasa-purana
  • lineage
  • buddhist
  • jain
Answer: itihasa-purana
Q9 | The ……………… tradition traces the lineage of all kings of ancient India either to theSuryvamsa or to theChandravamsa.
  • itihasa – purana
  • vedic
  • kavya
  • upanishad
Answer: itihasa – purana
Q10 | The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …………….
  • meerut
  • afghanistan
  • kurukshetra
  • lothal
Answer: kurukshetra
Q11 | A glorious civilization flourished in the valley of the river Indus and its neighbouringregions prior to the rise of the Chalcolithic Age.
  • harappan
  • maghadan
  • vedic
  • later vedic
Answer: harappan
Q12 | Which was the indivisible factor of the Harappan Culture.
  • rivers
  • villages
  • mountains
  • planned cities
Answer: planned cities
Q13 | The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river ………….
  • ravi
  • narmada
  • brahmaputhra
  • ganga
Answer: ravi
Q14 | Dayaram Sahni, M.S.Vats and Mortimer Wheeler excavated the city
  • harappa
  • madras
  • bombay
  • bengal
Answer: harappa
Q15 | Which was the large city of the Harappan civilization.
  • mohenjodaro
  • lothal
  • kalibangan
  • rupar
Answer: mohenjodaro
Q16 | The excavations at …………… was first started in 1922 by Sir John Marshall withR.D. Banerji.
  • kalibangan
  • lothal
  • mohenjodaro
  • banwali
Answer: mohenjodaro
Q17 | The dried up river in the Indus valley civilization
  • ganga
  • sindhu
  • ghagger
  • ravi
Answer: ghagger
Q18 | The ……………… culture was essentially an urban culture.
  • vedic
  • harappan
  • buddhist
  • jain
Answer: harappan
Q19 | Harappan seals have been discovered in
  • america
  • mesopotamia
  • japan
  • china
Answer: mesopotamia
Q20 | The male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depictedon the harappan seals is identified as
  • pasupati
  • rudra
  • indra
  • brahma
Answer: pasupati
Q21 | The word Veda is derived from the word
  • ved
  • dev
  • vid
  • vadam
Answer: vid
Q22 | Black and Red Ware (BRW) have been found at
  • atranjikhera
  • alangirpur
  • hasthinapuri
  • lothal
Answer: atranjikhera
Q23 | The ……… was the oldest and the most important book of the Aryans.
  • yajurveda
  • samaveda
  • rigveda
  • atharva veda
Answer: rigveda
Q24 | ………….. contains both hymns and commentaries. .
  • atharva veda
  • rigveda
  • samaveda
  • yajurveda
Answer: yajurveda
Q25 | The Ramayana was composed by the great saint …………...
  • brahma
  • vasisht
  • bana
  • valmiki
Answer: valmiki
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