Question 1

The word Veda is derived from the word

Accepted Answer

A)  ved
B)  dev
C)  vid
D)  vadam C

Question 2

The myth about the origin of the world related with the great flood is depicted in the …………tradition.

Accepted Answer

A)  itihasa-purana
B)  lineage
C)  buddhist
D)  jain A

Question 3

The Chalcolithic age was followed by

Accepted Answer

A)  old stone age
B)  new stone age
C)  iron age
D)  mesolithic age C

Question 4

The Tripitakas are written in the language of

Accepted Answer

A)  sanskrit
B)  prakrit
C)  pali
D)  hindi

Question 5

A glorious civilization flourished in the valley of the river Indus and its neighbouring regions prior to the rise of the Chalcolithic Age.

Accepted Answer

A)  harappan
B)  maghadan
C)  vedic
D)  later vedic

Question 6

The male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depicted on the harappan seals is identified as

Accepted Answer

A)  pasupati
B)  rudra
C)  indra
D)  brahma

Question 7

Dayaram Sahni, M.S.Vats and Mortimer Wheeler excavated the city

Accepted Answer

A)  harappa
B)  madras
C)  bombay
D)  bengal

Question 8

The dried up river in the Indus valley civilization

Accepted Answer

A)  ganga
B)  sindhu
C)  ghagger
D)  ravi

Question 9

Harappan seals have been discovered in

Accepted Answer

A)  america
B)  mesopotamia
C)  japan
D)  china

Question 10

The port city of the Harappan culture

Accepted Answer

A)  kalibangan
B)  lothal
C)  banawali
D)  rupar

Question 11

The ……… was the oldest and the most important book of the Aryans.

Accepted Answer

A)  yajurveda
B)  samaveda
C)  rigveda
D)  atharva veda

Question 12

The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of …………….

Accepted Answer

A)  meerut
B)  afghanistan
C)  kurukshetra
D)  lothal

Question 13

Which was the indivisible factor of the Harappan Culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  rivers
B)  villages
C)  mountains
D)  planned cities

Question 14

The excavations at …………… was first started in 1922 by Sir John Marshall with R.D. Banerji.

Accepted Answer

A)  kalibangan
B)  lothal
C)  mohenjodaro
D)  banwali

Question 15

Most of the Asokan edicts are in ………language

Accepted Answer

A)  pali
B)  sanskrit
C)  karoshti
D)  brahmi

Question 16

Black and Red Ware (BRW) have been found at

Accepted Answer

A)  atranjikhera
B)  alangirpur
C)  hasthinapuri
D)  lothal

Question 17

The Ramayana was composed by the great saint …………...

Accepted Answer

A)  brahma
B)  vasisht
C)  bana
D)  valmiki

Question 18

The ……………… tradition traces the lineage of all kings of ancient India either to the Suryvamsa or to theChandravamsa.

Accepted Answer

A)  itihasa - purana
B)  vedic
C)  kavya
D)  upanishad

Question 19

The ……………… culture was essentially an urban culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  vedic
B)  harappan
C)  buddhist
D)  jain

Question 20

The earliest of the Vedas

Accepted Answer

A)  rig
B)  yajur
C)  sama
D)  atharva

Exam 1: Ancient Indian History and Civilization: Part A