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1 Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilisation were found?

Indus valley Mesopotamian Egyptian Persian

2 The people of the Indus Valley Civilisation usually built their houses of

Pucca bricks Stone Wood All of these

3 The Indus-Valley Civilisation was Non-Aryan because –

It was urban It has a pictographic script It had an agricultural economy It extended up to the Narmada Valley

4 The local name of Mohenjodaro is

Mound of the Living Mound of the Great Mound of the Dead Mound of the Survivor

5 The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of

Terracotta Steatite Bronze Red limestone

6 Cotton for textile wad first cultivated in

Egypt Mesopotamia Central America India

7 Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilisation?

Sir Leonard Wooley V.S. Agarwal Dayaram Sahni A.L. Basham

8 Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?

William jones H.H. Wilson Max Muller General Cunningham

9 The Staple food of the Vedic Aryan was –

Barley and rice Milk and its products Rice and pulses Vegetables and fruits

10 Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar?

Kalidasa Charaka Panini Aryabhatt

11 Which of the following is the major impact of Vedic Culture on Indian History?

Progress of philosophy Development of culture Rigidification of caste system Perception of a new world

12 Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of –

Yoga sutra Panchatantra Brahma sutra Ayurveda

13 The Rigvedic God Varuna was –

Harbinger of peace Destroyer of foes Guardian of the cosmic order God of prosperity

14 The word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in the State Emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?

Mundak Upanishad Brahma Upanishad Mudgala Upanishad Maitreyi Upanishad

15 Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?

Vishwamitra Vasishtha Indra Parikshit

16 The Author of ‘Nayaya Sutra’ and propagator of ‘Nyaya Darshan’ was –

Gautam Kanad Kapil Badrayan

17 Which one of the following four vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?

Rigveda Samaveda Yajurveda Atharvaveda

18 The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of

Bhakti Image worship and Yajnas Worship of nature and Yajnas Worship of nature and Bhakti

19 The Indian king who opposed Alexander was –

Ambhi Porus Dhanananda Chandragupta

20 In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at –

Pataliputra Rajgir Vaishali Varanasi

21 Who founded Patliputra?

Udayin Ashoka Bimbisar Mahapadmananda

22 Who among the following was NOT a contemporary of other given options?

Bimbisara Gautama Buddha Milinda Pradenjit

23 Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last breath (Mahaparinirvan)?

Rajgir Bodh Gaya Sarnath Kushinagar

24 Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?

Upanishad Vedas Tripitaka Agams

25 Buddha means –

The enlightened one The religious preacher The genius The powerful

26 In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?

Bengal Bihar Orissa Uttar Pradesh

27 Who was the author of ‘Buddha Charita’?

Asvaghosha Nagasena Nagarjuna Vasumitra

28 The principle that distinguishes Jainism from Buddhism is the –

Practice of the eight-fold path Rejection of the infallibility of the vedas Attribution of a soul to all beings and things Belief in rebirth

29 Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?

Bhadrabahu Chandragupta Maurya Parsvanath Vardhaman Mahavira

30 Which one of the following is NOT included in the eight-fold path of Buddhism?

Right speech Right contemplation Right desire Right conduct

31 Among the following who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India?

Sudharmana Indrabhuti Bhadrabahu Sthulabhadra

32 Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of –

Ashoka Kanishka Chandragupta Vikramaditya Harsha

33 Buddha attained mahaparinirvana in the republic of the

Mallas Lichhavis Sakyas Palas

34 Which one of the following propounded that ‘destiny determines everything, man is powerless’?

Jains Buddhists Ajivikas Mimansakas

35 The Fourth Buddhist Council was convened during the regime of king –

Ashoka Ajatasatru Kanishka Mahapadmananda

36 Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan Culture?

Elephant Rhinoceros Tiger Cow

37 Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilisation is correct?

The standard Harappan seals were made of clay The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze The Harappan Civilisation was rural-based The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton

38 Upanishad are books on –

Religion Yoga Law Philosophy

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