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This set of Early Societies in India Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Early Societies In India Set 5

Q1 | ……. means a share.It was normally applied to the produce of the land
Q2 | In the early period the ………… was often called as the ‘Bhagadugha’which means those who milks the share.
Q3 | The Kurus occupied ………… and the upper portions of doab,the areacalled Kurushetra or the land of the Kurus.
Q4 | Gradually the Kurus merged with Panchalas,which occupied themiddle portions of doab and established their capital at …………..
Q5 | The ……….. period witnessed a transformation of the pastoral societyto a sedentary agrarian society.
Q6 | The hymn in the later portion of the …………. for the first timedescribes the origin of the four varnas.
Q7 | The ………………. formed the priestly class.
Q8 | The …………. were trained in war fare.
Q9 | The …………….. in trade and agriculture.
Q10 | The ……………. formed the lowest section of the Varna society.
Q11 | The later Vedic text Aitereya Brahmana mentioned the worst positionof the ……………...
Q12 | In the age of the ……………., 16 large states called Mahajanapadaswere flourishing in North India.
Q13 | Magadha came into prominence under the leadership of Bimbisarawho belonged to the …………… dynasty.
Q14 | The most notable achievement of Bimbisara was the annexation of theneighbouring kingdom of Anga which had its capital at Champa near ………..
Q15 | Magadha’s most serious rival was Avanti with its capital at ………….
Q16 | ……………. strengthened Rajagriha and built a small fort, Pataligramain the vicinity of the Ganges.
Q17 | Ajatasatru was succeeded by his son …………… (460-444 B.C.).
Q18 | The …………. Ware culture is identified by its distinctive pottery.
Q19 | The first NBP Ware was discovered from …………….. in 1930.
Q20 | The ……………. have identified two phases of NBP culture, the firstbeing the formative one and the second being the mature one.
Q21 | The principle of Varnasrama Dharma is one of the basic principles of….………..
Q22 | In Purusha-Sukta of the ………………, there is reference to the division of Hindu society into four classesnamely the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas,Vaisyas and the Sudras.
Q23 | The most important cause of the rise of new religions in the …………..century B.C. was the decay of the Vedic religion.
Q24 | The …………. as priests and teachers claimed the highest status insociety.
Q25 | The Jain tradition regards ………….. as the founder of Jainism.