HISTORY { ANCIENT INDIA }

26. The most important industry of the Harappan at Lothal and chanhudaro was :

a) Ship building

b) Bead making 

c) Handlooms

d) Metallurgical industries 

27. Which of the following was not a contemporary of the Indus or Harappan civilization ?

a) Egypt 

b) Mesopotamia 

c) Summer 

d) Greek

28. Which of the religious beliefs of the Harappan people does not continue till this day ?

a) worship of pashupati

b) Peepal worship

c) Serpent worship 

d) Regenerative powers

29. Traces of rice cultivations have been found at:

a) Lothal and Rangpur

b) Kalibangan and Rupar

c) Alamgirpu and Harappa 

d) All Harappan sites

30. At which of the following Harappan sites are traces of a horse said to have been found ?

a) Kalibangan

b) Lothal 

c) Surkotda 

d) Suktangendor

31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from given codes: 

       List I                        List II 

       Sites                         Sites

A. Lothal                       1. Sutlej 

B. Kalibangan                2. Bhogava 

C. Rupar                       3. Ghaggar

D. Harappa                   4. Ravi 

Codes:   A     B     C     D    
a)            1     2      3     4     
b)            4     3      2     1     
c)            2     3      1     4     
d)            3     2      1     4      

32. Harappan agricultural economy was mainly based on 

a) Crop rotation 

b) Rain-fed cultivation 

c) Wheat and associated winter crops

d) Dry Farming 

33. Harappan people had closest external contacts with

a) Bahrain 

b) Iran

c) Mesopotamia 

d) Egypt

34. According to Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the original home of the aryans was:

a) Polar region 

b) Sapta-sindhu 

c) Central Asia 

d) Asia Minor 

35. The oldest religions text, is also known as the first testament of mankind is:

a) Bible 

b) Rigveda

c) Upanishad

d) Samaveda

36. The famous Gyatri mantra is taken from : 

a) Yajurveda 

b) Atharvaveda

c) Samaveda 

d) Rigveda

37. Upanishads are books on:

a) Religion

b) Yoga

c) Philosophy

d) Law

38. The Rigveda contains : 

a) rituals to be adopted 

b) hymns in honour of the gods 

c) yagnas to be performed 

d) history of the vedic period 

39. The chief impact of vedic culture on indian history was the 

a) growth of sanskrit 

b) progress of philosophy 

c) consolidation of caste 

d) rise of an other worldly outlook 

40. The Brahmanas are books that deal with 

a) the Bhakti theory 

b) ritualism 

c) yoga

d) meditation 

41.Which of the following does not form part of the Vedus or Shruti ?

a) Sahitas

b) Brahmanas

c) Upanishads

d) Puranas

42. The concept, "The world is God and God is my soul", was propounded in the 

a) Rigveda

b) Brahmanas

c) Brahmasutra 

d) Upanishads

43. To which of the following solar deities is the famous Gayatri mantra addressed?

a) Mitra

b) Pushan

c) Savitri

d) Vishnu 

44. Which of the following gods was believed to belong to the terrestrial plane?

a) Rudra 

b) Varuna

c) Agni

d) Savitri

45. The Famous vedic saying, " war begins in the minds of men" is stated in the 

a) Rigveda

b) Samaveda

c) Atharvaveda

d) Mundaka upanishad

46. What was the normal form of government in the vedic period?

a) Monarchy

b) Oligarchy

c) Republic

d) Democracy 

47. The central theme of the Upanishads is to:

a) Get rid of maya

b) Realise Brahman

c) Seek unity amidst diversity 

d) Know ultimate reality of the universe 

48. The supreme God par excellence in the Rigveda is

a) Vishnu

b) Indra

c) Agni

d) Varuna

49. Which one of the following is the earliest school of Indian philosophy?

a) Samkhya

b) Vaisesoka

c) Karma Mimamsa

d) Yoga

50. Upanishads are books on.

a) Religious rituals

b) Yoga

c) Philosophy

d) Social law

ANSWERS 

26 a), 27 d), 28 d), 29 a), 30 c), 31 c), 32 c), 33 c), 34 a), 35 b), 36 d), 37 c), 38 b), 39 c), 40 b), 41 d), 42 c), 43 c), 44 c), 45 c), 46 a), 47 c), 48 b), 49 a), 50 c)

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