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This section includes 109 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in History (M.A. History) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Indus valley civilization was discovered in |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1941 |
| Answer» D. 1941 | |
| 52. |
Which of the following artefact of the Harappan civilization was mainly used for commercial purposes? |
| A. | bronze |
| B. | stone sculpture |
| C. | seal |
| D. | terracotta sculpture. |
| Answer» D. terracotta sculpture. | |
| 53. |
Which metal was unknown to Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | gold |
| B. | silver |
| C. | copper |
| D. | lron |
| Answer» D. lron | |
| 54. |
The people of Indus Valley Civilization were almost |
| A. | nigroid |
| B. | proto-austroloid |
| C. | mediterranean |
| D. | nordic |
| Answer» D. nordic | |
| 55. |
The local name of Mohenjodaro is? |
| A. | mound of living |
| B. | mound of swev |
| C. | mound of dead |
| D. | mound of dead |
| Answer» B. mound of swev | |
| 56. |
The male god with three faces in yogic pose surrended by four animals depicted on the Harappan seals is defined as ? |
| A. | pasupati |
| B. | rudra |
| C. | indra |
| D. | brahma |
| Answer» B. rudra | |
| 57. |
The term used for the tribal unit or clan? |
| A. | vis |
| B. | jana |
| C. | gana |
| D. | kula |
| Answer» B. jana | |
| 58. |
Kalibangan site was excavated by…. ……………. |
| A. | b k thaper |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | dayaram sahini |
| D. | s r rao |
| Answer» B. mortimer wheeler | |
| 59. |
The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river? |
| A. | ravi |
| B. | narmada |
| C. | brahmaputra |
| D. | ganga |
| Answer» C. brahmaputra | |
| 60. |
The port city of the Harappan Culture ? |
| A. | kalibangan |
| B. | lothal |
| C. | banwali. |
| D. | rupar |
| Answer» C. banwali. | |
| 61. |
Black and Red ware (BRW) have been found bat |
| A. | aranji khera |
| B. | alangiripas |
| C. | hasthinapuri |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» C. hasthinapuri | |
| 62. |
K P Jayaswal wrote book entitled ………………… |
| A. | indian antiquities |
| B. | hindu polity |
| C. | carnatic wars |
| D. | india today |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
The…………. Culture was essentially in urban culture |
| A. | vedic |
| B. | harappan |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jaina |
| Answer» B. harappan | |
| 64. |
Harappan seals have been discovered in? |
| A. | america |
| B. | mesopotamia |
| C. | japan |
| D. | china |
| Answer» B. mesopotamia | |
| 65. |
……………culture was essentially an Urban Culture. |
| A. | harappan |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | sangam |
| D. | jaina |
| Answer» B. vedic | |
| 66. |
The learned women Apala, Ghosala, Lopamutra, Viswapara etc. are mentioned in |
| A. | rig veda |
| B. | mahabharata |
| C. | ramayana |
| D. | jatakas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Who is the author of from lineage to State? |
| A. | romila thaper |
| B. | sastrinilakanda |
| C. | jha |
| D. | n kosambi d d |
| Answer» D. n kosambi d d | |
| 68. |
The eight fold path of………….. is also called the middle path |
| A. | bali bahu |
| B. | mahavira |
| C. | sankaracgarya |
| D. | buddha |
| Answer» B. mahavira | |
| 69. |
Digambara and Svedambara are sections in the |
| A. | hinduism |
| B. | buddhism |
| C. | jainism |
| D. | zorashtranism |
| Answer» B. buddhism | |
| 70. |
When did Mahajanapadas were flourishing in north India? |
| A. | buddha period |
| B. | gupta period |
| C. | vedic period |
| D. | maurya period |
| Answer» B. gupta period | |
| 71. |
Janapada derived from |
| A. | gana |
| B. | kula |
| C. | janaka |
| D. | jans |
| Answer» D. jans | |
| 72. |
In this Migration to the east and south east to the……………. Conflict with the Dasus or Dasyus |
| A. | aryans |
| B. | dravidians |
| C. | sudras |
| D. | vaisyas |
| Answer» B. dravidians | |
| 73. |
Dayaram Sahini, M S Vats and Mortimer wheeler excavated the city? |
| A. | harappa |
| B. | madras |
| C. | bombay |
| D. | bengal |
| Answer» B. madras | |
| 74. |
The Director -General of Archaeological department of India at the beginning of excavations at Harappan was |
| A. | sir john marshal |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | dayaramshani |
| D. | r d banerji |
| Answer» C. dayaramshani | |
| 75. |
Which Pre-State society in ancient India is considered as lineage society? |
| A. | rigvedic |
| B. | capitalistic |
| C. | socialistic |
| D. | utopian |
| Answer» C. socialistic | |
| 76. |
Most of the Asokan Edicts are in ………….. language? |
| A. | pali |
| B. | sanskrit |
| C. | karoshti |
| D. | brahmi |
| Answer» B. sanskrit | |
| 77. |
Chandra Gupta Maurya was …. ………………… |
| A. | benevolent despotism |
| B. | autocrat |
| C. | democratic |
| D. | a pious ruler |
| Answer» C. democratic | |
| 78. |
Which of the following technique used for making bronze status during Harappan civilization? |
| A. | lost wax casting |
| B. | stone carving |
| C. | wood carving |
| D. | ivory carving |
| Answer» B. stone carving | |
| 79. |
The specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their? |
| A. | stupas |
| B. | pillars |
| C. | chaityas |
| D. | clay |
| Answer» B. pillars | |
| 80. |
The Capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at? |
| A. | patali putra |
| B. | vaishali |
| C. | lumbini |
| D. | gaya |
| Answer» B. vaishali | |
| 81. |
Which of the following raw material was not used by the Indus Valley Civilization? |
| A. | lime stone |
| B. | red stone |
| C. | bronze |
| D. | clay |
| Answer» D. clay | |
| 82. |
Dasarajana was : |
| A. | ten incarnations of vishnu. |
| B. | a sacrifice to be performed by the king |
| C. | battle of ten kings |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 83. |
The Rigvedic Aryans governed by a |
| A. | tribal republic |
| B. | form of democracy |
| C. | monarchical government |
| D. | rule by elders. |
| Answer» B. form of democracy | |
| 84. |
Who wrote the book ‘Return of the Aryans’? |
| A. | bhagawan s gidwani |
| B. | l d kalla |
| C. | avinash chandra d. |
| D. | s trivedi |
| Answer» D. s trivedi | |
| 85. |
In the early Vedic period Varna System was based on |
| A. | education |
| B. | birth |
| C. | occupation |
| D. | talents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
During whose time period was the Iron pillar in Delhi erected? |
| A. | chandragupta l |
| B. | chandragupta ll |
| C. | kumara gupta i |
| D. | samudragupta |
| Answer» C. kumara gupta i | |
| 87. |
Who is the most important God in Rigveda? |
| A. | agni |
| B. | indra |
| C. | varuna |
| D. | vishnu |
| Answer» C. varuna | |
| 88. |
Who was the founder of Vedic Culture |
| A. | dravida |
| B. | arya |
| C. | harappan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. harappan | |
| 89. |
In which purana contains the information about |
| A. | seventh century |
| B. | eighth century |
| C. | tenth century |
| D. | nineth century |
| Answer» C. tenth century | |
| 90. |
How many Puranas are there in India |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 91. |
Geneology, mythology, and historical narratives are the three main constituence of …................ tradition |
| A. | ithihasa purana |
| B. | aranyakas |
| C. | vedas |
| D. | samhitas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
Mahabharata contains how many slokas ? |
| A. | 50000 |
| B. | more than one lack |
| C. | 8800 |
| D. | 24000 |
| Answer» B. more than one lack | |
| 93. |
Who among the following Scholar declared that 'Sapt Sadidhava†region was the home land of Aryans |
| A. | dr a c das |
| B. | prof maxmuller |
| C. | prof penka |
| D. | dr k k sharma |
| Answer» B. prof maxmuller | |
| 94. |
Who Coined the term hydraulic Society |
| A. | prof maxmuller |
| B. | karl august wittfogel |
| C. | james mill |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» C. james mill | |
| 95. |
What does the term used to denote the term used to denote the wooden plough by Rigvedic Aryans |
| A. | ayas |
| B. | kulal |
| C. | langal |
| D. | yava |
| Answer» D. yava | |
| 96. |
The 23rd Thrithankara was |
| A. | parswanath |
| B. | mahavira |
| C. | siiddhartha |
| D. | rishaba |
| Answer» B. mahavira | |
| 97. |
The Ramayana was composed by the great saint |
| A. | brahma |
| B. | vasisht |
| C. | bana |
| D. | valmiki |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
The word derived from the word |
| A. | ved |
| B. | dev |
| C. | vadam |
| D. | vid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …...... |
| A. | meerut |
| B. | afghanistan |
| C. | kurushetra |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» D. lothal | |
| 100. |
The Tripitakas are written in the language of |
| A. | sanskrit |
| B. | prakrit |
| C. | pali |
| D. | hindi |
| Answer» D. hindi | |