Indian History 1 Set 2
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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