Trends In Indian Historiography Set 2

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Q1 | which of the following distinguish the Vedic Aryans form the Indus people?
  • belief in supernatural powers
  • cultivation of land
  • domestication of animals
  • use of iron
Answer: use of iron
Q2 | Mandala IX of Rigveda is dedicated to which God?
  • soma
  • agni
  • indra
  • varuna
Answer: soma
Q3 | When was the Asiatic Society of Bengal was formed?
  • 1784
  • 1788
  • 1885
  • 1761
Answer: 1761
Q4 | Author of Harshacharita ?
  • harsha
  • kalidasa
  • bana bhatta
  • vagbhata
Answer: bana bhatta
Q5 | Who among the following is a nationalist historian?
  • k. p. jayaswal
  • irfan habib
  • bipan chandra
  • d. n. jha
Answer: k. p. jayaswal
Q6 | Which historian among the following was a member of Indian Civil Services?
  • r.c. majumdar
  • r. c. dutt
  • irfan habib
  • d. n. jha
Answer: r. c. dutt
Q7 | The Indus Valley Civilisation is a civilisation.
  • iron age
  • palaeolithic
  • bronze age
  • mesolithic
Answer: bronze age
Q8 | Who is the father of Indology?
  • james mill
  • jonathan duncan
  • william bentick
  • anil seal
Answer: james mill
Q9 | What was the nationality of max muller?
  • french
  • english
  • german
  • polish
Answer: german
Q10 | Who is the author of Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India?
  • william jones
  • alexander cunningham
  • v. a. smith
  • herman hesse
Answer: v. a. smith
Q11 | Feristha serves as a historian under the . a. Khiljis b. Lodis c. Mughals d. Adil Shahis. 37. who wrote the Vikramangadevacharita ?
  • kalhana
  • sudraka
  • bilhana
  • atula.
Answer: atula.
Q12 | Which Magadhan ruler is known as Amitrochates ?
  • samudragupta
  • bindusara
  • asoka
  • chandragupta
Answer: bindusara
Q13 | who is the author of Pritvirajavijaya?
  • kautilya
  • jayanaka
  • amarasimha
  • kalhana
Answer: jayanaka
Q14 | Who is known as the “father of qawwali”?
  • ferishta
  • amir khusro
  • al­ beruni
  • ibn batuta.
Answer: ibn batuta.
Q15 | Author of Gendering Caste through a feminist Lens is
  • romila thapar
  • uma chakravarti
  • annie besant
  • sarojini naidu
Answer: uma chakravarti
Q16 | The Indus people achieved maximum amount of standardization in
  • pottery
  • seals
  • sculpture
  • bricks
Answer: bricks
Q17 | How many times did the term Jana occur in Rigveda?
  • 275
  • 300
  • 250
  • 400
Answer: 275
Q18 | The sulva sutras deal with
  • medicine
  • astronomy
  • geometry
  • chemistry
Answer: geometry
Q19 | The origin of Indian music can be traced into .
  • rigveda
  • samaveda
  • atharvaveda
  • yajurveda
Answer: samaveda
Q20 | Who was the Vice President of the International Commission for s History of theScientific and cultural development set up by UNESCO ?
  • r. c. majumdar
  • irfan habib
  • r. c dutt
  • satish chandra.
Answer: r. c. majumdar
Q21 | Which one of the following vedic tribal assemblies involved in the selection of the tribal chief?
  • sabha
  • samiti
  • vidata
  • gana
Answer: samiti
Q22 | The Rig, yajur, sama vedas are together known as
  • samhita
  • sruti
  • trijana
  • tri veda
Answer: tri veda
Q23 | Which of the Vedas is partly in verse and partly in prose?
  • rig
  • sama
  • yajur
  • atharva
Answer: yajur
Q24 | Whose work is Shudras in Ancient India ?
  • romila thapar
  • r. s. sharma
  • ranajit guha
  • kancha illaiah
Answer: r. s. sharma
Q25 | Which of the following regions were not known to even the later vedic people?
  • the kaveri delta
  • the two seas
  • the entire gangetic valley
  • the vindhyas
Answer: the kaveri delta
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