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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which animals have been marked in the Pashupati Shiva / Proto Shiva seal obtained from Mohenjodaro? |
| A. | tiger and elephant |
| B. | rhinoceros and buffalo |
| C. | Deer |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
In which province the largest number of Harappan sites have been discovered in post-independence India? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Rajasthan , |
| C. | Punjab and Haryana |
| D. | North West Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Rajasthan , | |
| 3. |
Which metal has not yet been found in Harappan sites? |
| A. | copper |
| B. | Gold |
| C. | silver |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
From which Indus site, dog's claw marks have been found chasing a cat on a brick? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | mohenjodaro |
| C. | Chanhudaro |
| D. | Lothal |
| Answer» D. Lothal | |
| 5. |
The remains of which animal have not been found in the Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | Lion |
| B. | Horse |
| C. | cattle |
| D. | Elephant |
| Answer» B. Horse | |
| 6. |
Which is considered to be the period of pre-Vedic or Rigvedic culture? |
| A. | 1500 AD East . 1000 BC |
| B. | 1000 AD Poo. - 600 AD Poo. |
| C. | 600 AD Poo. - 600 AD East |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 1000 AD Poo. - 600 AD Poo. | |
| 7. |
From which Harappan site there is a picture of a bird pressing a fish in its beak and a rattle fox under the tree, which is similar to the story of the fox ofPanchatantra- |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | mohenjodaro |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | Rangpur |
| Answer» D. Rangpur | |
| 8. |
Which of the following statements about the early Aryans is not correct? |
| A. | they were sanskrit speakers |
| B. | they used to ride |
| C. | They reached India in several herds. |
| D. | They mainly lived in cities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The literal meaning of the wordAryais - |
| A. | hero or warrior |
| B. | superior or noble |
| C. | Sacrificer or priest |
| D. | scholar |
| Answer» C. Sacrificer or priest | |
| 10. |
How many Vedas are there |
| A. | Two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» D. five | |
| 11. |
What is considered to be the period of later Vedic culture? |
| A. | 1500 AD East . 1000 BC |
| B. | 1000 AD Poo. - 600 AD Poo. |
| C. | 600 AD Poo. - 600 AD East |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. 600 AD Poo. - 600 AD East | |
| 12. |
Which of these crops was not known to the people of Vedic period? |
| A. | barley |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | rice |
| D. | tobacco |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is the correct sequence of texts written in the post-Vedic period? |
| A. | Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads |
| B. | Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas and Aranyakas |
| C. | Upanishads, Vedas, Brahmanas and Aranyakas |
| D. | Vedas, Aranyakas, Brahmanas and Upanishads |
| Answer» B. Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas and Aranyakas | |
| 14. |
Important part of Vedic Mathematics is |
| A. | Shatapath Brahmin |
| B. | atharvaveda |
| C. | Sulva Sutra |
| D. | chhandogya upanishad |
| Answer» D. chhandogya upanishad | |
| 15. |
By what name were the anti-Vedic and anti-Brahmin religious teachers of the Vedic period known? |
| A. | Host |
| B. | Shramana |
| C. | Atharvan |
| D. | best |
| Answer» C. Atharvan | |
| 16. |
What was the main occupation of Rigvedic Aryans? |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | animal husbandry |
| C. | Education |
| D. | business |
| Answer» C. Education | |
| 17. |
The Adi Granth of Indian Music is called- |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Upanishads |
| C. | Yajurveda |
| D. | Samaveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The wordsSatyameva Jayateused in the emblem of India are taken from which Upanishad? |
| A. | Mundaka Upanishad |
| B. | Katha Upanishad |
| C. | isha upanishad |
| D. | Brihadaranyaka Upanishad |
| Answer» B. Katha Upanishad | |
| 19. |
What is the main form of wealth in Rigveda |
| A. | Godhan |
| B. | Land |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Land | |
| 20. |
The bookShulva Sutrais related to which subject? |
| A. | geometry |
| B. | Astrology |
| C. | mathematics |
| D. | astronomy |
| Answer» C. mathematics | |
| 21. |
The exponent of Vaisheshik philosophy is - |
| A. | Kapil |
| B. | akshapad gautam |
| C. | Uluk Kanad |
| D. | Patanjali |
| Answer» D. Patanjali | |
| 22. |
In which mandala of Rigveda the mention of Shudra is found for the first time? |
| A. | 7th |
| B. | 8th |
| C. | 9th |
| D. | 10th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Where isAsato Ma Sadgamayataken from? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Samaveda |
| D. | atharvaveda |
| Answer» B. Yajurveda | |
| 24. |
Aryans came to India from outside and first settled in - |
| A. | in common |
| B. | in astrology |
| C. | in punjab |
| D. | in Panchal |
| Answer» D. in Panchal | |
| 25. |
The first and main text of Krishna Bhakti is - |
| A. | Mahabharata |
| B. | Shrimad Bhagavad Gita |
| C. | Geetgovind |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Geetgovind | |
| 26. |
What is the number of Puranas - |
| A. | 18 , |
| B. | 19 , |
| C. | 20 , |
| D. | 21 , |
| Answer» B. 19 , | |
| 27. |
The main feature of Vedic religion was the worship of which of the following - |
| A. | Nature |
| B. | Pashupati |
| C. | mother goddess |
| D. | Trinity |
| Answer» B. Pashupati | |
| 28. |
For which deity is the wordPurandarused in Rigveda? |
| A. | Indra |
| B. | fire |
| C. | Varun |
| D. | soma |
| Answer» B. fire | |
| 29. |
Mimamsa or Purva - The exponent of Mimamsa philosophy is - |
| A. | Gemini |
| B. | Badarayan |
| C. | Buddha |
| D. | Mahavir |
| Answer» B. Badarayan | |
| 30. |
The period from 800 BC to 600 BC is associated with which era? |
| A. | Brahmin era |
| B. | formula age |
| C. | Ramayana era |
| D. | Mahabharata era |
| Answer» B. formula age | |
| 31. |
The famous war of ten kings - Dasharaj war - was fought on the bank of which river? |
| A. | Ganges |
| B. | Brahmaputra |
| C. | Kaveri |
| D. | Parushni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
In which period the concept of untouchability emerged clearly? |
| A. | in the Rigvedic period |
| B. | In the post-Vedic period |
| C. | In the post-Gupta period |
| D. | in the time of theology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The exponent of Vedanta or Uttar-Mimamsa philosophy is - |
| A. | Gemini |
| B. | Badarayan |
| C. | Kapil |
| D. | gautam |
| Answer» C. Kapil | |
| 34. |
Gayatri Mantra (addressed to Goddess Savitri) is found in which book? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Upanishads |
| D. | Bhagavad Gita |
| Answer» B. Yajurveda | |
| 35. |
The most mentioned river in the early Vedic literature is - |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Shatudri |
| C. | Saraswati |
| D. | Ganges |
| Answer» B. Shatudri | |
| 36. |
King Ashwapati of the Upanishad period was the ruler - |
| A. | of Kashi |
| B. | Kekey's |
| C. | of Panchal |
| D. | of rebellion |
| Answer» C. of Panchal | |
| 37. |
Upanishad books are - |
| A. | on religion |
| B. | on yoga |
| C. | on the law |
| D. | on philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The importance of Bogazkoi in Asia Minor is because - |
| A. | In the inscriptions that have been found there, mention of 4 Vedic gods - Indra, Varuna, Mitra, Nastreya - is found. |
| B. | It was an important trading center between Central Asia and Tibet. |
| C. | This was the composition of the original text of the Vedas. |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. It was an important trading center between Central Asia and Tibet. | |
| 39. |
Nyayadarshan was propagated by - |
| A. | by Charvak |
| B. | by gautam |
| C. | Kapil has |
| D. | Gemini has |
| Answer» C. Kapil has | |
| 40. |
In ancient IndiaNishkwas known as - |
| A. | gold jewelery |
| B. | cows |
| C. | copper coins |
| D. | silver coins |
| Answer» B. cows | |
| 41. |
The excavation of which site of India has found the oldest evidence of the use of iron |
| A. | Takshshila |
| B. | sarcasm |
| C. | kaushambi |
| D. | hastinapur |
| Answer» C. kaushambi | |
| 42. |
In which Upanishad is the dialogue of Nachiketa and Yama found about spiritual knowledge? |
| A. | in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad |
| B. | in the Chandogya Upanishad |
| C. | in Kathopanishad |
| D. | Ken in Upanishad |
| Answer» D. Ken in Upanishad | |
| 43. |
The philosophical system propounded by Kapali Muni is - |
| A. | retrospective |
| B. | sankhya philosophy |
| C. | philosophy of justice |
| D. | Answer – Mimamsa |
| Answer» C. philosophy of justice | |
| 44. |
Where should the place of Vedic river Kumbha (Kabul) be determined? |
| A. | In Afghanistan |
| B. | Chinese in Turkistan |
| C. | in Kashmir |
| D. | in punjab |
| Answer» B. Chinese in Turkistan | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is not included inPrasthanatrayi- |
| A. | Bhāgavata |
| B. | Bhagavad Gita |
| C. | brahmasutra |
| D. | Upanishads |
| Answer» B. Bhagavad Gita | |
| 46. |
Whose compilation of the following is based on Rigveda? |
| A. | Yajurveda |
| B. | Samaveda |
| C. | atharvaveda |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. atharvaveda | |
| 47. |
The principle of karma is related to - |
| A. | by justice |
| B. | metaphorically |
| C. | from Vedanta |
| D. | by vaisheshik |
| Answer» C. from Vedanta | |
| 48. |
The rituals related to Yagya are revealed - |
| A. | from Rigveda |
| B. | from Samaveda |
| C. | from brahmin texts |
| D. | from Yajurveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The word Arya indicates - |
| A. | to ethnic group |
| B. | to Yaavari |
| C. | Of language group |
| D. | Of superior descent |
| Answer» B. to Yaavari | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is the initial ideology of Indian Philosophy? |
| A. | sankhya |
| B. | Vaisheshik |
| C. | metaphysics |
| D. | yoga |
| Answer» B. Vaisheshik | |