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History Questions And Answers

ANCIENT INDIA: QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

1. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Yajurveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Ans: (d)

2. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of
(a) Samhitas
(b) Brahmanas
(c) Aranyakas
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)

3. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
(a) Hinduism
(b) Brahmanism
(c) Bhagavatism
(d) Vedic Dharma
Ans: (b)

4. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of
(a) Central India
(b) Gangetic Doab
(c) Saptasindhu
(d) Kashmir and Punjab
Ans: (c)

5. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri mantra?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Kathopanishad
(d) Aitareya Brahmana
Ans: (a)

6. The famous Gayatri mantra is addressed to
(a) Indra
(b) Varuna
(c) Pashupati
(d) Savita
Ans: (d)

7. Two highest ,gods in the Vedic religion were
(a) Agni and Savitri
(b) Vishnu and Mitra
(c) Indra and Varuna
(d) Surya and Pushan
Ans: (c)

8. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
(a) Yajurveda
(b) Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
(c) Upanishads
(d) Shatapatha Brahmana
Ans: (b)

9. This Vedic God was ‘a breaker of the forts’ and also a ‘war god’
(a) Indra
(b) Yama
(c) Marut
(d) Varuna
Ans: (a)

10. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age.
(a) Megalithic
(b) Paleolithic
(c) Neolithic
(d) Chalcolithic
Ans: (d)

11. The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was
(a) Bronze
(b) Copper
(c) Iron
(d) Tin
Ans: (b)

12. Which of the following civilizations is net associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
(a) Mesopotamian
(b) Egyptian
(c) Sumerian
(d) Chinese
Ans: (d)

13. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan
Civilization?
(a) Sir John Marshall
(b) RD Banerji
(c) A Cunningham
(d) Daya Ram Sahani
Ans: (d)

14. The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on
account of its
(a) town planning
(b) metalworking
(c) weights and measures
(d) seals and figures
Ans: (a)

15. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
(a) beauty and utility
(b) uniformity
(c) sanitation and public health
(d) demographic factor
Ans: (c)