Problems Perspectives And Debates In Early Indian History Set 1

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Q1 | Gadudhama Buddha was born in 563 B. C in which Kshatriya family
  • shakya kshatriya family
  • kuru kshatriya family
  • yadhuvanakshi kshatriya family
  • chandravansi kshatriya family
Answer: shakya kshatriya family
Q2 | Romila Taper is a …........ historian
  • indian
  • american
  • french
  • british
Answer: indian
Q3 | Kushana belongs to the tribe of….………..
  • yuchi
  • jnatrika
  • ikswaku
  • terai
Answer: yuchi
Q4 | Who established Kushana dynasty?
  • vamvakidis
  • vasudeva
  • kanishka
  • kujula kadphies
Answer: kujula kadphies
Q5 | Who issued the first gold coins in India?
  • kujula kadphises
  • huvishka
  • vima kadphises
  • kanishka
Answer: vima kadphises
Q6 | The place were Bhudha was enlightened
  • kundagrammam
  • deer park
  • gaya
  • none
Answer: gaya
Q7 | What was the title of Kanishka?
  • pridassi
  • devaoutra
  • devana priya
  • simhaghata
Answer: devaoutra
Q8 | Where was public bath and granaries found in Harappa during excavations?
  • mohenjodaro
  • rangpur
  • kalibangan
  • ropar
Answer: mohenjodaro
Q9 | .The earliest of the Vedas
  • rig
  • yajur
  • sama
  • atharva
Answer: rig
Q10 | The Tripitakas are written in the language of
  • sanskrit
  • prakrit
  • pali
  • hindi
Answer: pali
Q11 | The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …......
  • meerut
  • afghanistan
  • kurushetra
  • lothal
Answer: kurushetra
Q12 | The word derived from the word
  • ved
  • dev
  • vadam
  • vid
Answer: vid
Q13 | The Ramayana was composed by the great saint
  • brahma
  • vasisht
  • bana
  • valmiki
Answer: valmiki
Q14 | The 23rd Thrithankara was
  • parswanath
  • mahavira
  • siiddhartha
  • rishaba
Answer: parswanath
Q15 | What does the term used to denote the term used to denote the wooden plough byRigvedic Aryans
  • ayas
  • kulal
  • langal
  • yava
Answer: langal
Q16 | Who Coined the term hydraulic Society
  • prof maxmuller
  • karl august wittfogel
  • james mill
  • karl marx
Answer: karl august wittfogel
Q17 | Who among the following Scholar declared that 'Sapt Sadidhava” region was the homeland of Aryans
  • dr a c das
  • prof maxmuller
  • prof penka
  • dr k k sharma
Answer: dr a c das
Q18 | Mahabharata contains how many slokas ?
  • 50000
  • more than one lack
  • 8800
  • 24000
Answer: 50000
Q19 | Geneology, mythology, and historical narratives are the three main constituence of …................ tradition
  • ithihasa purana
  • aranyakas
  • vedas
  • samhitas
Answer: samhitas
Q20 | How many Puranas are there in India
  • 12
  • 18
  • 15
  • 10
Answer: 12
Q21 | In which purana contains the information about
  • seventh century
  • eighth century
  • tenth century
  • nineth century
Answer: eighth century
Q22 | Who was the founder of Vedic Culture
  • dravida
  • arya
  • harappan
  • none of these
Answer: arya
Q23 | Who is the most important God in Rigveda?
  • agni
  • indra
  • varuna
  • vishnu
Answer: indra
Q24 | During whose time period was the Iron pillar in Delhi erected?
  • chandragupta l
  • chandragupta ll
  • kumara gupta i
  • samudragupta
Answer: chandragupta ll
Q25 | Who wrote the book ‘Return of the Aryans’?
  • bhagawan s gidwani
  • l d kalla
  • avinash chandra d.
  • s trivedi
Answer: avinash chandra d.
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