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This set of Indian History 1 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian History 1 Set 2

Q1 | What was Dasarajna?
  • ten incarnations of vishnu
  • a former slave turned into a ruler
  • battle of the ten kings
  • ten sacrifices to be performed by the son of a slave mother
Q2 | Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even womenenjoyed an equal status with men in the early Vedic period?
  • sabha
  • samiti
  • gana
  • vidata
Q3 | Which priest was responsible for the organisation of the confederacy of tenkings when he was dismissed by Sudas, the Tritsu ruler of the Bharata tribe?
  • vasishtha
  • visvamitra
  • yajnavalkya
  • uddalakaaruni
Q4 | How many times is the word varna used in the Rig Veda in the sense of abirth-based social division?
  • ten
  • five
  • once
  • nil
Q5 | Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
  • sira—plough
  • sita—furrows
  • datra—sickle
  • surpa—axe
Q6 | According to the Rig Veda, Panis were indulged in
  • cultivation
  • trade and commerce
  • handicrafts
  • hunting and gathering
Q7 | The word kusidin used in the Satapatha Brahmana was a designation for the
  • usurer
  • bard
  • perfume-maker
  • outcaste
Q8 | How many times does the term jana in the sense of a tribe occur in the RigVeda?
  • 250
  • 275
  • 300
  • 325
Q9 | The Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas are together known as
  • samhitas
  • sruti
  • trijnana
  • trayi veda
Q10 | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  • sama veda samhita—origins of indian music
  • atharva veda samhita—origins of indian medicine
  • rig veda samhita—earliest prose
  • yajur veda samhita—origins of rituals
Q11 | Which one of the following Vedic texts deals with the ploughing rituals at length?
  • yajur veda samhita
  • satapatha brahmana
  • kausitaki upanishad
  • atharva veda samhita
Q12 | Who was the first to discover close affinities between Sanskrit and some of theprincipal languages of Europe?
  • max mueller
  • sir william jones
  • penka
  • filippo sasetti
Q13 | The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
  • rig veda
  • sama veda
  • yajur veda
  • atharva veda
Q14 | Which of the following Vedic Samhitas is partly in verse and partly in prose?
  • rig veda
  • sama veda
  • yajur veda
  • atharva veda
Q15 | Which of the following does not come under sruti literature?
  • brahmanas
  • vedangas
  • aranyakas
  • upanishads
Q16 | Which of the following animals was probably not known to the Vedicpeople?
  • elephant
  • lion
  • tiger
  • horse
Q17 | Which of the following Rig Vedic gods is said to be the upholder of the Rtaor cosmic order?
  • indra
  • agni
  • varuna
  • soma
Q18 | Which of the following later Vedic gods is said to have evolved from theHarappan cult of Pasupati Mahadeva?
  • prajapati
  • rudra
  • vishnu
  • pushan
Q19 | Which one of the following tribal assemblies is considered as the oldest of all?
  • sabha
  • samiti
  • vidata
  • gana
Q20 | Which of the four Vedic Samhitas is considered as the least useful for the purpose ofreconstruction of the history of the Aryans?
  • rig veda
  • sama veda
  • yajur veda
  • atharva veda
Q21 | Jaina philosophy is known as
  • pudgala
  • samkhya
  • samachari
  • syadvada
Q22 | Which one of the six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy closely resembles the Jainaphilosophy?
  • nyaya
  • samkhya
  • mimamsa
  • vaisesika
Q23 | Which one of the following four Agnikula families was known for itspatronage of Jainism.
  • chauhans
  • solankis
  • pawars
  • pariharas
Q24 | Mahavira preached in the
  • magadhi
  • ardha-magadhi
  • suraseni
  • apabhramsa
Q25 | What is Mahabhinishkramana?
  • the renunciation of worldly life by mahavira
  • the ‘great going forth’ by mahavira
  • the renunciation of worldly life by buddha
  • the delivery of the first sermon by buddha