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101. |
Vedic eraSabha- |
A. | The organization of the business people of the villages was |
B. | there was a royal court |
C. | the council of ministers was |
D. | All the people of the state had a national all |
Answer» D. All the people of the state had a national all | |
102. |
Number, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika Mimamsa and Vedanta - these six different Indian philosophies were clearly expressed - |
A. | in the Vedic age |
B. | in the secret age |
C. | in the Kushan age |
D. | in the Maurya era |
Answer» B. in the secret age | |
103. |
Which of the following are the handicrafts which were not practiced by the Aryans? |
A. | pottery |
B. | jewelery |
C. | Carpentry |
D. | blacksmith |
Answer» E. | |
104. |
The popular system of government prevalent in the Vedic age was – |
A. | autocratic |
B. | democracy |
C. | republic |
D. | hereditary monarchy |
Answer» D. hereditary monarchy | |
105. |
Sabha and Samiti were the two daughters of Prajapati, which Veda mentions - |
A. | in Rigveda |
B. | in Yajurveda |
C. | in Samaveda |
D. | in Atharvaveda |
Answer» E. | |
106. |
Which Veda is also composed in half prose form? |
A. | Rigveda |
B. | Yajurveda |
C. | Samaveda |
D. | atharvaveda |
Answer» C. Samaveda | |
107. |
Aryans probably came to India |
A. | from Europe |
B. | from central asia |
C. | from east asia |
D. | other areas |
Answer» C. from east asia | |
108. |
In which Veda there is a description of magical illusion and captivity? |
A. | Rigveda |
B. | Yajurveda |
C. | Samaveda |
D. | atharvaveda |
Answer» E. | |
109. |
How many mandalas are there in Rigveda? |
A. | 7 , |
B. | 8 , |
C. | 9 , |
D. | 10 , |
Answer» E. | |
110. |
Meaning of Anulom marriage |
A. | Marriage of a higher varna man with a lower varna woman |
B. | Marriage of a lower varna man with a higher varna woman |
C. | marriage of a high varna man with a high varna woman |
D. | Marriage of a lower varna man with a lower varna woman |
Answer» B. Marriage of a lower varna man with a higher varna woman | |
111. |
Pratiloma marriage was considered then- |
A. | When a man of higher varna married a woman of lower varna |
B. | When a woman of higher varna married a man of lower varna |
C. | When a man of higher varna married a woman of higher varna |
D. | When a lower varna man married a lower varna woman |
Answer» C. When a man of higher varna married a woman of higher varna | |
112. |
The author of the oldest grammarAshtadhyayiis - |
A. | gautam |
B. | Kapil |
C. | Patanjali |
D. | panini |
Answer» E. | |
113. |
Which of the following memory is the oldest? |
A. | Manu Smriti |
B. | Yajnavalakya Smriti |
C. | Naranda Smriti |
D. | Parashar Smriti |
Answer» B. Yajnavalakya Smriti | |
114. |
In the Vedic age Yava was called- |
A. | wheat |
B. | barley |
C. | rice |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. rice | |
115. |
For whom is the wordVrihiused? |
A. | rice |
B. | wheat |
C. | barley |
D. | Cotton |
Answer» B. wheat | |
116. |
When did theGotrasystem come into vogue? |
A. | in the Rigvedic period |
B. | In the post-Vedic period |
C. | in epic times |
D. | in the formative period |
Answer» C. in epic times | |
117. |
Which was the oldest institution of the Rigvedic era? |
A. | Assembly |
B. | committee |
C. | Vidath |
D. | council |
Answer» D. council | |
118. |
Who is the oldest among brahmin texts? |
A. | aitareya brahmin |
B. | Shatapath Brahmin |
C. | Gopath Brahman |
D. | Panchvish Brahman |
Answer» C. Gopath Brahman | |
119. |
The basic unit of Vedic society was |
A. | family / family |
B. | Village |
C. | Wish |
D. | people |
Answer» B. Village | |
120. |
What is the total number of sacraments? |
A. | 14 , |
B. | 15 , |
C. | 16 , |
D. | 18 , |
Answer» D. 18 , | |
121. |
Which deity had the highest position in the post-Vedic period? |
A. | Creator |
B. | indra |
C. | Vishnu |
D. | Rudra |
Answer» B. indra | |
122. |
In which composition woman is included in three main evils along with sura and pansa? |
A. | Maitrayani Samhita |
B. | Jabal Upanishad |
C. | Shatapath Brahmin |
D. | Chandogya Upanishad |
Answer» B. Jabal Upanishad | |
123. |
The oldest Purana is - |
A. | Matsya Purana |
B. | Bhagavata Purana |
C. | Vishnu Purana |
D. | Vayu Purana |
Answer» B. Bhagavata Purana | |
124. |
In which Veda the assembly has been calledNarishtai.e. collective debate or anulangani? |
A. | Rigveda |
B. | Yajurveda |
C. | Samaveda |
D. | in Atharvaveda |
Answer» E. | |
125. |
The related pottery culture in the Rigvedic period is - |
A. | ocher pot culture |
B. | painted gray pot culture |
C. | both 1 and 2 |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. painted gray pot culture | |
126. |
The pottery culture related to the post-Vedic period is - |
A. | ocher pot culture |
B. | painted gray pot culture |
C. | both 1 and 2 |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. both 1 and 2 | |
127. |
TheVivah Suktadescribing the oldest marriage ceremony is found in - |
A. | Rigveda |
B. | Yajurveda |
C. | Samaveda |
D. | home thread |
Answer» B. Yajurveda | |
128. |
Three loans do not include - |
A. | god loan |
B. | parental debt |
C. | sage loan |
D. | maternal debt |
Answer» E. | |
129. |
In the Rigveda, the wordaghanya(not capable of slaughter) was used for- |
A. | Brahmin |
B. | cattle |
C. | Woman |
D. | priest |
Answer» C. Woman | |
130. |
Identify the most important deity of the Rigvedic period, whose praise was composed by 250 hymns. |
A. | indra |
B. | fire |
C. | Varun |
D. | Sun |
Answer» B. fire | |
131. |
At which place the painted gray pottery site in Haryana province has come to light from the recent excavations? |
A. | Alamgirpur |
B. | Bhagwanpur |
C. | hastinapur |
D. | Kurukshetra |
Answer» C. hastinapur | |
132. |
Due to the measurement of three worlds in three orders (classes), which one is calledundertaking- |
A. | Sun |
B. | savitri |
C. | friend |
D. | Vishnu |
Answer» E. | |
133. |
Which Vedic deity has been calledRitusya Gopabecause of establishing Ritu (natural balance)? |
A. | indra |
B. | Varun |
C. | Sun |
D. | Vishnu |
Answer» C. Sun | |
134. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Rigvedic Aryans? |
A. | They were familiar with the use of horses, chariots and bronze |
B. | they were familiar with the use of iron |
C. | They were acquainted with the cow, which was the most important form of wealth. |
D. | They were familiar with the use of copper and the modern plow |
Answer» C. They were acquainted with the cow, which was the most important form of wealth. | |
135. |
The religion of the pre-Vedic Aryans was mainly - |
A. | devotion |
B. | Idol worship and sacrifice |
C. | Nature - Worship and Yagya |
D. | Nature - Worship R Devotion |
Answer» D. Nature - Worship R Devotion | |
136. |
Manusmriti is mainly related to - |
A. | from social order |
B. | by law |
C. | by state method |
D. | from economics |
Answer» B. by law | |
137. |
Which of the following rivers are mentioned in Rigveda indicating the relation of Aryans with Afghanistan? |
A. | Askini |
B. | Parushni |
C. | Kumbh, order |
D. | Vipasha, Shatudri |
Answer» D. Vipasha, Shatudri | |
138. |
There are similarities between the Avesta and the Rigveda. Avesta belongs to which region? |
A. | India |
B. | from Iran |
C. | from israel |
D. | from Egypt |
Answer» C. from israel | |
139. |
The hymn in Rigveda is - |
A. | 1017 , |
B. | 1020 , |
C. | 1028 , |
D. | 1128 , |
Answer» D. 1128 , | |
140. |
What is the head of the village called in the Pali text? |
A. | Gramak |
B. | Food / Village Bhojak |
C. | senior |
D. | Grampati |
Answer» C. senior | |
141. |
Which ruler of Haryanka dynasty was called Kunika? |
A. | Bimbisar |
B. | Udayin |
C. | ajatshatru |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
142. |
Which ruler established a city named Pataliputra at the confluence of the Ganges and Son rivers? |
A. | ajatshatru |
B. | Udayin |
C. | Ashok |
D. | Dhananand |
Answer» C. Ashok | |
143. |
Who supported Aryan's arctic home theory? |
A. | Pargitter |
B. | a . C . Slave |
C. | b. G. Tilak |
D. | jacobi |
Answer» D. jacobi | |
144. |
Which ruler of the Shishunaga dynasty, during whose time the second Buddhist council was organized in Vaishali, is also known as Kakavarna? |
A. | shishunag |
B. | black mourning |
C. | Nandivardhana |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. Nandivardhana | |
145. |
323 E. Poo. Alexander the Great died in - |
A. | in persia |
B. | in babylon |
C. | in mesodenia |
D. | in Taxila |
Answer» C. in mesodenia | |
146. |
Which type of pottery was considered a symbol of the beginning of second urbanization / urbanization in India? |
A. | ocher color vole pottery |
B. | painted gray pot |
C. | Northern Black Polished Pots |
D. | black and red pot |
Answer» D. black and red pot | |
147. |
The first foreign invasion in ancient India was done by- |
A. | by Iranians |
B. | by the Greeks |
C. | by suspicion |
D. | by Kushanas |
Answer» B. by the Greeks | |
148. |
Who was calledAgames/ Xandermese by Greek / Greek writers - |
A. | ajatshatru |
B. | black mourning |
C. | mahapadyananda |
D. | ghanananda |
Answer» E. | |
149. |
Which ruler of the Hakhmani dynasty of Iran, after conquering the Indian territory, created the 20th province (Kshatrapi) of the Persian Empire |
A. | Cyrus |
B. | Darius / Daryabahu - 1 |
C. | Xerces / Xerxes |
D. | Darius / Daryabau - 3 |
Answer» C. Xerces / Xerxes | |
150. |
The ancient name of Ujjain was |
A. | avantika |
B. | Takshshila |
C. | Kanyakubja |
D. | Cereals |
Answer» B. Takshshila | |