Problems Perspectives And Debates In Early Indian History Set 3
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Q1 | The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river?
- ravi
- narmada
- brahmaputra
- ganga
Q2 | Kalibangan site was excavated by…. …………….
- b k thaper
- mortimer wheeler
- dayaram sahini
- s r rao
Q3 | The term used for the tribal unit or clan?
- vis
- jana
- gana
- kula
Q4 | The male god with three faces in yogic pose surrended by four animals depicted on theHarappan seals is defined as ?
- pasupati
- rudra
- indra
- brahma
Q5 | The local name of Mohenjodaro is?
- mound of living
- mound of swev
- mound of dead
- mound of dead
Q6 | The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost
- nigroid
- proto-austroloid
- mediterranean
- nordic
Q7 | Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization?
- gold
- silver
- copper
- lron
Q8 | Which of the following artefact of the Harappan civilization was mainly used forcommercial purposes?
- bronze
- stone sculpture
- seal
- terracotta sculpture.
Q9 | Indus valley civilization was discovered in
- 1911
- 1921
- 1931
- 1941
Q10 | Who is the author of the Book “Asoka and decline of the Mauryas?
- d n jha
- romila thaper
- r. s sharma
- a l. basha
Q11 | D D Kosambi (1907-66) is a pioneer of
- nationalist historiography
- marxist historiography
- subaltern historiography
- imperialist historiography
Q12 | Which one of the following inscriptions makes a reference to Chandragupta Maurya?
- kandahar inscription of asokan
- brahnafiri inscription of asoka
- jungagadh inscription of rudradaman
- maski inscription of asokan
Q13 | Which of the following does not belong ti Jainism
- anekhantava
- ganadhara
- patimokkha
- syadvada
Q14 | Which Gupta inscription records the gift of a village in favour of a Vishnu temple?
- allahabad pillar inscription of samudragupta ii
- udayairi cave inscription of kumaragupta
- bilsad pillar inscription of kumaragupta
- bhitari inscription of skanda gupta
Q15 | Who convened the 4th Buddhist Council?
- kanishka
- asoka
- vasubandu
- kalashoka
Q16 | Who founded the ‘Asiatic Society “?
- sir william jones
- maxmuller
- arther marwick
- lord curzon
Q17 | Who wrote the book ‘select inscriptions bearing on Indian History Civilization “?
- d. c sircar
- r g bhandarkar
- r c majumdar
- d d kosambi
Q18 | The Upanishads are a series of books deviated to
- yoga
- social law
- religious rituals
- philosophy
Q19 | Which of the following Veda deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
- rigveda
- samaveda
- yajurveda
- athravaveda
Q20 | The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of………..
- chandragupta
- chandragupta gupta ii
- samudra gupta
- kumaragupta
Q21 | The first one among the following to deal with music was
- rigveda
- yajurveda
- samaveda
- atharva veda
Q22 | The family of the Rigvedic Aryans was
- patrilineal
- patriarchal
- matriarchichal
- matrilineal
Q23 | The word Veda has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means?
- divinity
- sacredness
- doctrine
- knowledge
Q24 | The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
- kalhana
- maitreyi
- kalidasa
- panini
Q25 | Who was the writer of the book “Hind Swaraj”3
- rabindranath tagore
- b r ambedkar
- mahatma gandhi
- jawaharlal nehru