Rice cultivation is associated with Harappan site of :
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Harappa
(c) Roper
(d) Lothal
ANSWER. (d)
Consider the following statements:
1. The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton.
2. The inhabitants of Harappa had no knowledge of copper and bronze.
3. The standard Harappan seals were made of clay.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER. (a)
The learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya was
(a) Gargi
(b) Maitreyi
(c) Kamala
(d) Kalindi
ANSWER. (a)
The Indus Valley people had trade relations with:
(a) Egypt
(b) Greece
(c) Ceylon
(d) Mesopotamia
ANSWER. (d)
The Great Granary of the Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered at:
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
ANSWER. (b)
Which among the following was the chief feature of Rig Vedic religion?
(a) Performance of sacrifices
(b) Worship of images
(c) Belief in existence of life after death
(d) Predominance of female goddesses
ANSWER. (a)
Match the following
Harappan site - Location
A. Kalibangan 1. Bhuj-Katch
B. Surkotada 2. Sindh
C. Kot-Diji 3. Rajasthan
D. Banwali 4. Haryana
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 3 4 2 1
ANSWER. (b)
The Vedic deity Indra was the god of;
(a) Wind
(b) Eternity
(c) Rain and thunder
(d) Fire
ANSWER. (c)
Mohenjodaro is also known as:
(a) Mound of the Great
(b) Mound of the Survivors
(c) Mound of the Living
(d) Mound of the Dead
ANSWER. (d)
In which one of the following does the word ‘gotra’ first appear with the meaning of ‘a clan’?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Atharva Veda
(c) Aitareya Brahmana
(d) Arthasastra
ANSWER. (b)
The dockyard at Lothal is connected through a channel to which one of the following rivers?
(a) Bharavi
(b) Bhogavo
(c) Chitra
(d) Chakra
ANSWER. (b)
Match the following:
A. Rigveda 1. Musical hymns
B. Yajurveda 2. Hymns and rituals
C. Samaveda 3. Charms and spells
D. Atharvaveda 4. Hymns and prayers
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 3 1 4
ANSWER. (a)
The God not worshipped during the time of Rigvedic Aryans was:
(a)Indra
(b) Agni
(c)Marut
(d)Shiva
ANSWER. (d)
Which of the following gives the correct chronological order of the Vedas?
(a) Rig, Sama, Atharva, Yajur
(b) Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva
(c) Rig and Sama together, Yajur and Atharava together
(d) All simultaneously
ANSWER. (a)
The expounder of yoga philosophy is:
(a) Patanjali
(b) Gautam
(c) Jaimini
(d) Shankaracharya
ANSWER. (a)
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Harappa
(c) Roper
(d) Lothal
ANSWER. (d)
Consider the following statements:
1. The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton.
2. The inhabitants of Harappa had no knowledge of copper and bronze.
3. The standard Harappan seals were made of clay.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER. (a)
The learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya was
(a) Gargi
(b) Maitreyi
(c) Kamala
(d) Kalindi
ANSWER. (a)
The Indus Valley people had trade relations with:
(a) Egypt
(b) Greece
(c) Ceylon
(d) Mesopotamia
ANSWER. (d)
The Great Granary of the Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered at:
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Lothal
ANSWER. (b)
Which among the following was the chief feature of Rig Vedic religion?
(a) Performance of sacrifices
(b) Worship of images
(c) Belief in existence of life after death
(d) Predominance of female goddesses
ANSWER. (a)
Match the following
Harappan site - Location
A. Kalibangan 1. Bhuj-Katch
B. Surkotada 2. Sindh
C. Kot-Diji 3. Rajasthan
D. Banwali 4. Haryana
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 3 4 2 1
ANSWER. (b)
The Vedic deity Indra was the god of;
(a) Wind
(b) Eternity
(c) Rain and thunder
(d) Fire
ANSWER. (c)
Mohenjodaro is also known as:
(a) Mound of the Great
(b) Mound of the Survivors
(c) Mound of the Living
(d) Mound of the Dead
ANSWER. (d)
In which one of the following does the word ‘gotra’ first appear with the meaning of ‘a clan’?
(a) Rig Veda
(b) Atharva Veda
(c) Aitareya Brahmana
(d) Arthasastra
ANSWER. (b)
The dockyard at Lothal is connected through a channel to which one of the following rivers?
(a) Bharavi
(b) Bhogavo
(c) Chitra
(d) Chakra
ANSWER. (b)
Match the following:
A. Rigveda 1. Musical hymns
B. Yajurveda 2. Hymns and rituals
C. Samaveda 3. Charms and spells
D. Atharvaveda 4. Hymns and prayers
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 3 1 4
ANSWER. (a)
The God not worshipped during the time of Rigvedic Aryans was:
(a)Indra
(b) Agni
(c)Marut
(d)Shiva
ANSWER. (d)
Which of the following gives the correct chronological order of the Vedas?
(a) Rig, Sama, Atharva, Yajur
(b) Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva
(c) Rig and Sama together, Yajur and Atharava together
(d) All simultaneously
ANSWER. (a)
The expounder of yoga philosophy is:
(a) Patanjali
(b) Gautam
(c) Jaimini
(d) Shankaracharya
ANSWER. (a)