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This section includes 181 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following Vedas provides information about the civilization of the Early Vedic Age? |
| A. | ig-veda |
| B. | ajur-veda |
| C. | tharva-veda |
| D. | arna-veda |
| Answer» B. ajur-veda | |
| 2. |
Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the |
| A. | aurya Period |
| B. | upta Period |
| C. | anda Period |
| D. | unga Period |
| Answer» C. anda Period | |
| 3. |
The institution of varna appeared in the |
| A. | igvedic period |
| B. | ater vedic period |
| C. | eriod of the Manava Dharm Shastra |
| D. | eriod of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata |
| Answer» B. ater vedic period | |
| 4. |
The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been |
| A. | he growth of Sanskrit |
| B. | he rise of an other-worldly outlook |
| C. | he progress of philosophy |
| D. | he consolidation of the caste system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was |
| A. | arut |
| B. | ord Shiva |
| C. | gni |
| D. | ndra |
| Answer» C. gni | |
| 6. |
The caste system of India was created for |
| A. | mmobility of labour |
| B. | ecognization of the dignity of labour |
| C. | conomic uplift |
| D. | ccupational division of labour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Which of the following Vedas was compiled first? |
| A. | igveda |
| B. | amaveda |
| C. | ajurveda |
| D. | tharvaveda |
| Answer» B. amaveda | |
| 8. |
The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of |
| A. | ature |
| B. | asupati |
| C. | rimurti |
| D. | other Goddess |
| Answer» B. asupati | |
| 9. |
The Rig Veda consists of |
| A. | 000 hymns |
| B. | 028 hymns |
| C. | 00 hymns |
| D. | 000 hymns |
| Answer» C. 00 hymns | |
| 10. |
Who is hailed as the "God of Medicine" by the practitioners of Ayurveda? |
| A. | usruta |
| B. | hyavana |
| C. | hanwantari |
| D. | haraka |
| Answer» D. haraka | |
| 11. |
The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas? |
| A. | igveda |
| B. | amaveda |
| C. | ajurveda |
| D. | tharvaveda |
| Answer» C. ajurveda | |
| 12. |
The most important text of vedic mathematics is |
| A. | atapatha Brahman |
| B. | tharva Veda |
| C. | ulva Sutras |
| D. | hhandogya Upanishad |
| Answer» D. hhandogya Upanishad | |
| 13. |
The word 'Veda' means |
| A. | nowledge |
| B. | isdom |
| C. | kill |
| D. | ower |
| Answer» B. isdom | |
| 14. |
The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as |
| A. | ig veda |
| B. | ajur veda |
| C. | ama veda |
| D. | tharva veda |
| Answer» C. ama veda | |
| 15. |
The famous vedic saying "war begins in the minds of men" is contained in the |
| A. | undakopanishad |
| B. | ahabharata |
| C. | ig Veda |
| D. | tharva Veda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means |
| A. | ivinity |
| B. | acredness |
| C. | octrine |
| D. | nowledge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests? |
| A. | harvaka Philosophy of Materialism |
| B. | jivika School |
| C. | urva Mimamsa |
| D. | edanta |
| Answer» B. jivika School | |
| 18. |
This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god' |
| A. | ndra |
| B. | ama |
| C. | arut |
| D. | aruna |
| Answer» B. ama | |
| 19. |
Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/O= X; who among the following proved that it was infinity? |
| A. | ryabhatta |
| B. | haskara |
| C. | rahmagupta |
| D. | ahavira |
| Answer» C. rahmagupta | |
| 20. |
The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the |
| A. | igveda |
| B. | ajurveda |
| C. | rihyasutras |
| D. | panishad |
| Answer» D. panishad | |
| 21. |
The first to invade India were the |
| A. | ryans |
| B. | reeks |
| C. | ersians |
| D. | rabs |
| Answer» B. reeks | |
| 22. |
In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to |
| A. | obbers |
| B. | ribals |
| C. | on-Aryans |
| D. | enials |
| Answer» D. enials | |
| 23. |
Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns? |
| A. | anges |
| B. | indhu |
| C. | rahmaputra |
| D. | araswati |
| Answer» D. araswati | |
| 24. |
The Earliest Settlements of Aryan tribes were at |
| A. | ttar Pradesh |
| B. | engal |
| C. | apta Sindhu |
| D. | elhi |
| Answer» D. elhi | |
| 25. |
The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to |
| A. | oga |
| B. | ocial law |
| C. | eligious rituals |
| D. | hilosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later Vedic period? |
| A. | aruna |
| B. | gni |
| C. | ishnu |
| D. | udra |
| Answer» B. gni | |
| 27. |
Which of the following was the God of Animal during the later Vedic period? |
| A. | ndra |
| B. | udra |
| C. | ishnu |
| D. | rajapati |
| Answer» C. ishnu | |
| 28. |
The Upanishads are the__________ |
| A. | reat Epics |
| B. | tory Books |
| C. | ource of Hindu Philosophy |
| D. | aw Books |
| Answer» D. aw Books | |
| 29. |
Who compiled the tales of "The Panchatantra"? |
| A. | almiki |
| B. | eda Vyasa |
| C. | ishnu Sharma |
| D. | ulsidas |
| Answer» D. ulsidas | |
| 30. |
Which of the following are essentially books of rituals? |
| A. | he Vedas |
| B. | he Upanishads |
| C. | he Aranyakas |
| D. | he Brahmanas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The term 'Philosophy' is derived from which of the following? |
| A. | ncient Greek |
| B. | ncient Roman |
| C. | ebrew Language |
| D. | nglish |
| Answer» B. ncient Roman | |
| 32. |
The Vedic deity Indra was the god of |
| A. | ire |
| B. | ain and Thunder |
| C. | ternity |
| D. | ind |
| Answer» C. ternity | |
| 33. |
Recognize the medicinal trio of ancient India from the following options |
| A. | haraka, Sushruta, and Bharata |
| B. | harak, Sushruta and Patanjali |
| C. | harak, Sushruta, and Banabhatta |
| D. | harak, Vatsyayana, and Banabhatta |
| Answer» C. harak, Sushruta, and Banabhatta | |
| 34. |
From where the famous 'Gayatri Mantra' has been taken? |
| A. | ajur veda |
| B. | tharva Veda |
| C. | ig Veda |
| D. | arna Veda |
| Answer» D. arna Veda | |
| 35. |
The only Veda to have been rendered musically is |
| A. | he Rig Veda |
| B. | he Sama Veda |
| C. | he Yajur Veda |
| D. | he Atharva Veda |
| Answer» C. he Yajur Veda | |
| 36. |
The Sage who is said to have Aryanised South India, was |
| A. | agnavalkya |
| B. | ashistha |
| C. | gastya |
| D. | ishwamitra |
| Answer» D. ishwamitra | |
| 37. |
Name the temple in Combodia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharatha are depicted |
| A. | orobudur |
| B. | ailashnath |
| C. | ngkor Wat |
| D. | rihadeshwara |
| Answer» D. rihadeshwara | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formula? |
| A. | ama Veda |
| B. | ig Veda |
| C. | ajur Veda |
| D. | tharva Veda |
| Answer» D. tharva Veda | |
| 39. |
The philosophical essence, The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul may be traced to the |
| A. | edas |
| B. | panishadas |
| C. | uranas |
| D. | anusmriti |
| Answer» C. uranas | |
| 40. |
That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that |
| A. | here are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda |
| B. | ost of the wars were fought for the sake of cows |
| C. | ifts made to priests were usually cows and not land |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which metal was first used by the Vedic people? |
| A. | ilver |
| B. | old |
| C. | ron |
| D. | opper |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The home of Gargi, Maitrey and Kapila was at |
| A. | idisha |
| B. | jjain |
| C. | ataliputra |
| D. | ithila |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
I. This school eventually merged because of their closely related metaphysical theories (although Vaisheshika only accepted perception and inference as sources of valid knowledge). II. Mimamsa accept the logical and philosophical teachings of the other schools, they insist that salvation can only be attained by acting in accordance with the prescriptions of the Vedas.Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa? |
| A. | only |
| B. | I only |
| C. | oth I and II |
| D. | either I nor II |
| Answer» C. oth I and II | |
| 44. |
Two highest gods in the Vedic religion were |
| A. | gni and Savitri |
| B. | ishnu and Mitra |
| C. | ndra and Varuna |
| D. | urya and Pushan |
| Answer» D. urya and Pushan | |
| 45. |
The Ramayana narrates events believed to have taken place in the __________ Yuga or age |
| A. | at |
| B. | wapar |
| C. | al |
| D. | reta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as |
| A. | dvaita |
| B. | edanta |
| C. | oga |
| D. | amkhya |
| Answer» C. oga | |
| 47. |
The normal form of government during the Vedic period was |
| A. | emocracy |
| B. | epublics |
| C. | ligarchy |
| D. | onarchy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was |
| A. | alhana |
| B. | aitreyi |
| C. | alidasa |
| D. | anini |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of |
| A. | haivism |
| B. | aktism |
| C. | hagavatism |
| D. | antricism |
| Answer» D. antricism | |
| 50. |
The origins of Indian music could be traced to |
| A. | igvedic Samhita |
| B. | ajurvedic Samhita |
| C. | amavedic Samhita |
| D. | tharvavedic Samhita |
| Answer» D. tharvavedic Samhita | |