Sunday, October 23, 2011

INDIAN HISTORY MCQs



INDIAN HISTORY MCQs

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  1. Which of the following was not an important animal during the Indus Civilization?
    1. humped bull
    2. goat
    3. horse
    4. elephant
  1. The script used by the Indus Valley people
    1. has not yet been deciphered
    2. was the Vedic language
    3. was depicted through pictures and diagrams
    4. none of these
  1. Indus Valley civilization was spread over
    1. Punjab, Sind , Baluchistan
    2. Punjab, Sind, Rajasthan, Gujarat
    3. Along river Indus
    4. Sind, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat
  1. Which of the following presents the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
    1. burnt brick buildings
    2. first true arches
    3. buildings of worship
    4. art and architecture
  1. The salient feature of the Rigvedic religion was
    1. worship of the Mother Goddess
    2. worship of natrue
    3. worship of the Trimurties
    4. worship of Pashupat
  1. In connection with the Indus Valley civilization, we come across the name of
    1. Sir Alexander Cunningham
    2. Sir Mortimer Wheeler
    3. Sir Vincent Smith
    4. D D Kosambi
  1. The local name of Mohenjodero is
    1. Mound of the Living
    2. Mound of the Great
    3. Mound of the Dead
    4. Mound of the Survivor
  1. The Indus Valley people venerated the
    1. bull
    2. cow
    3. garuda
    4. eagle
  1. The Indus Valley Civilization was non-aryan because
    1. it was urban
    2. it had a pictographic script
    3. it had an agricultural economy
    4. it extended up to Narmada Valley
  1. Which of the following throws light on Harppan culture?
    1. rock edicts
    2. writing on terracotta seals
    3. archaeological excavations
    4. all these
  1. Upanishads are the books on
    1. religion
    2. yoga
    3. philosophy
    4. law
  1. The Rigveda contains
    1. rituals to be adopted by people
    2. hymns in honour of the gods
    3. yagnas to be performed
    4. history of the vedic period
  1. The major difference between "varna" and 'jati" is that
    1. varna was formed after jati
    2. jati was derived from varna
    3. varna are only four but jati are many
    4. they are unrelated
  1. The chief impact of Vedic culture on Indian history was the
    1. growth of Sanskrit
    2. progress of philosophy
    3. consolidation of Caste
    4. rise on another worldly outlook
  1. The Brahamanas are books that deal with
    1. the Bhakti theory
    2. ritualism
    3. yoga
    4. meditation
  1. Buddha preached is first sermon at
    1. Lumbini
    2. Sarnath
    3. Sanchi
    4. Gaya
  1. The village community got a lot of power during the reign of
    1. Cholas
    2. Mughals
    3. British
    4. Palas
  1. Which Indian ruler conquered Java and Sumatra?
    1. Rajaraja Chola I
    2. Rajendra Chola I
    3. Samudragupta
    4. Vikramaditya
  1. The Saka era began in the year
    1. 58 BC
    2. 78 BC
    3. 58 AD
    4. 78 AD
  1. Megasthenes was the ambassador of
    1. Seleucus
    2. Alexander
    3. Darius
    4. The Greeks

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