2.

The Aryans came from Central Asia to India around

A. 8000
B. 6500 B.C
C. 3500 B.C.
D. 2500 B.C.
Answer:D
3. Which one of the following was the port city of the Indus Valley
Civilisation?
A. Harappa
B. Kalibangan
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodara
Answer:C
4. Rig Veda is believed by the historians to have been written when it was
A. Stone Age
B. Copper Age
C. Bronze Age
D. Beginning of Iron Age
Answer:D
7. Mahabharata war took place in
A. 500 AD
B. 900 BC
C. 1000 BC
D. 1200 BC
Answer:B
30. Indus valley civilization might have been destroyed by
A. Mughals
B. Aryans
C. Mongols
D. Dravidians
Answer:B
31. The Indus Valley houses were built of
A. Bamboos
B. Wood
C. Bricks
D. Stone
Answer:C
34. The first wave of Aryan immigration into India began in
A. 500 BC
B. 1000 BC
C. 1500 BC

D. 1000 A.D.
Answer:C
35. Aryans lived in
A. Maharashtra
B. South India
C. Central India
D. Gangetic Valley
Answer:D
37. The musical instruments used by the Aryans was
A. The Drum
B. The Lute
C. The cymbal
D. All the above
Answer:D
25. Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between
Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism ?
A. Emphasis on ahimsa
B. Casteless society
C. Worship of gods and goddesses
D. Worship of stupa
Ans : (C)
98. Which metal was first used by the Indus people?
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Tin
D. Carlinean
95. Adigranth is the religious book of
A. Parsis
B. Sikhs
C. Hindus
D. Buddhists
Answer : B
92. Lord Buddha was born in
A. Vaishali
B. Pataliputra
C. Lumbini
D. Bodh Gaya
Answer : C.
91. The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of
A. Ajatashatru

B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Bimbisara
Answer : A.
87. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at
A. Rajagriha
B. Vaishali
C. Kundalavana
D. Patliputra
Answer : C.
86. The fourth Buddhist Council was held by
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Harashavardhana
D. Kanishka
Answer : D.
85. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A. Matriarchal
B. Matrilineal
C. Patrilineal
D. Patriarchal
Answer : D
84. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
A. Palaeolithic Age
B. Mesolithic Age
C. Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
Answer : C.
83. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Lothal
B. Harappa
C. Alamgirpur
D. Mohenjodaro
Answer : A.
79. Alexander died at
A. Patala
B. Taxila
C. Babylon
D. Gedrosia
Answer : C.

77. The Aryans came to India from

A. South East Asia
B. Eastern Europe
C. Central Asia
D. None of the above
Answer : C.
75. Rabi crops of the Indus Valley are
A. Rice and wheat
B. Wheat and cotton
C. Barley and rice
D. Wheat and Barley
Answer : D
74. The Aryans at first settled in
B. Punjab
C. Sindh
D. Kashmir
Answer : B.
72. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
A. Rigveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Upanishad
D. Samaveda
Answer : A.
71. Which one of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Lothal
D. Alamgirpur
Answer : C.
70. The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was
A. agriculture
B. cattle rearing
C. hunting
D. trade
Answer : A.
69. The Indus valley civilization was discovered in
A. 1902
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1932
Answer : B.

68. The Indus valley civilization flourished during

A. 5000 3500
B. 3000 1500 B.C
C. 2500 1750 B.C
D. 1500 500 B.C
Answer : C.
67. Which one of the following divinity of Rigveda?
A. Marut
B. Agni
C. Shakti
D. Varuna
Answer : D.
64. Which of the following Vedas is a collection of spells and incantations?
A. Rig Veda
B. Sama Veda
C. Yajur Veda
D. Atharva Veda
Answer : D.
63. Which was the first metal used by man?
A. Copper
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Brass
Answer : A.
62. The Government invention of man in Palaeolithic Age was
A. potters Wheel
B. Fire
C. metal implements
D. spinning of cloth
Answer : B.
61. The stone Age people had the first domestic
A. Asses
B. Dogs
C. Horses
D. Sheep
Answer : D.
60. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical
literature?
A. Euddhaghosha
B. Vasumitra
C. Nagaijuna

D. Ashvaghosha
Answer : D.
56. Panchantra was written by
A. Kaladisa
B. Vishnu Sharma
C. Tulsidas
D. Banabhatta
Answer : B.
57. Decimal system was introduced by
A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bhaskara
D. None of these
51. Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of
A. Kalibangan
B. Harappa
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
Answer : C.
23. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the
A. Harappan culture
B. Chalcolithic cultures of Western India
C. Vedic texts
D. Silver punch marked coins
22. Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving
cities in the world ?
A. Mathura
B. Varanasi
C. Hardwar
D. Ayodhya
17. The Buddhist Sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
A. Ajatashatru
B. Ashoka
C. Dharmapala
D. Kanishka
Ans : (D)
11. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature ?
A. Amarakosa
B. Siddhantasiromani
C. Brhat Samhita

D. Ashtangahrdaya
8. Who among the following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India ?
A. Dhanvantri
B. Bhaskaracharya
C. Charaka
D. Susruta
7. In Jainism perfect knowledge is referred to as
A. Jina
B. Ratna
C. Kaivalya
D. Nirvanas
1. The term nishka which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later
times to denote a/an
A. Weapon
B. Agricultural implement
C. Script
D. Coin
24. The word Hindu as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by
A. The Greeks
A. In the Gupta administration
B. In the Chola administration
C. In the Vijaynagar administration
D. In the Maratha administration
Ans : (D)
21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by
A. Mahayana Buddhism
B. Hinayana Buddhism
C. Jainism
D. The Lokayata School
Ans : (C)
23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
A. Battle of Buxar Mir Jafar Vs Clive
B. Battle of WandiwashFrench Vs East India Company
C. Battle of ChelianwalaDalhousie Vs Marathas
D. Battle of KhardaNizam Vs East India Company
Ans : (B)
21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by
A. Mahayana Buddhism
B. Hinayana Buddhism

C. Jainism
D. The Lokayata School