Question 1

The Chalcolithic age was followed by&#10;A)old stone age&#10;B)new stone age&#10;C)iron age&#10;D)mesolithic age

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The Chalcolithic age, characterized by the use of copper and stone tools, was followed by the Iron Age, during which people began to use iron extensively.

Question 2

The port city of the Harappan culture&#10;A)kalibangan&#10;B)lothal&#10;C)banawali&#10;D)rupar

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Lothal was a significant port city of the Harappan (Indus Valley) civilization, known for its advanced dockyard and trade links with other Harappan cities.

Question 3

The earliest of the Vedas&#10;A)rig&#10;B)yajur&#10;C)sama&#10;D)atharva

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The Rig Veda is the earliest of the Vedas, a collection of ancient Indian sacred texts. It is primarily a collection of hymns dedicated to various deities and is considered the oldest of the four Vedas.

Question 4

The Tripitakas are written in the language of&#10;A)sanskrit&#10;B)prakrit&#10;C)pali&#10;D)hindi

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The Tripitakas, which are the sacred texts of Buddhism, are written in Pali. This language was used in the earliest Buddhist scriptures and is considered sacred in Theravada Buddhism.

Question 5

Nanda dynasty was preceded by&#10;A)mauryas&#10;B)sisunagas&#10;C)haryankas&#10;D)guptas

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Question 6

Most of the Asokan edicts are in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;language&#10;A)pali&#10;B)sanskrit&#10;C)karoshti&#10;D)brahmi

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Most of the Asokan edicts are in the Brahmi language, which was used for inscriptions in ancient India, including those by Emperor Ashoka.

Question 7

Which pre-state society in ancient india is considered as lineage society&#10;A)rig vedic&#10;B)capitalistic&#10;C)socialistic&#10;D)utopian

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The Rig Vedic society is considered a lineage society because it was organized around kinship and clan relationships, with social and political structures deeply rooted in family and tribal affiliations.

Question 8

The myth about the origin of the world related with the great flood is depicted in the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;tradition.&#10;A)itihasa-purana&#10;B)lineage&#10;C)buddhist&#10;D)jain

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The itihasa-purana tradition, part of Hindu literature, includes myths and stories about the origin of the world, among which are narratives related to great floods.

Question 9

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; tradition traces the lineage of all kings of ancient India either to the Suryvamsa or to theChandravamsa.&#10;A)itihasa - purana&#10;B)vedic&#10;C)kavya&#10;D)upanishad

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The itihasa-purana tradition in ancient Indian literature traces the lineage of all kings either to the Suryavamsa (Solar dynasty) or to the Chandravamsa (Lunar dynasty), integrating mythological and historical narratives to establish royal genealogies.

Question 10

The Mahabharata war was fought on the plains of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)meerut&#10;B)afghanistan&#10;C)kurukshetra&#10;D)lothal

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The Mahabharata war, a significant event in Hindu mythology, was fought on the plains of Kurukshetra.

Question 11

A glorious civilization flourished in the valley of the river Indus and its neighbouring regions prior to the rise of the Chalcolithic Age.&#10;A)harappan&#10;B)maghadan&#10;C)vedic&#10;D)later vedic

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Question 12

Which was the indivisible factor of the Harappan Culture.&#10;A)rivers&#10;B)villages&#10;C)mountains&#10;D)planned cities

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Question 13

The city of Harappa had existed on the banks of the river &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)ravi&#10;B)narmada&#10;C)brahmaputhra&#10;D)ganga

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Question 14

Dayaram Sahni, M.S.Vats and Mortimer Wheeler excavated the city&#10;A)harappa&#10;B)madras&#10;C)bombay&#10;D)bengal

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Question 15

The excavations at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; was first started in 1922 by Sir John Marshall with R.D. Banerji.&#10;A)kalibangan&#10;B)lothal&#10;C)mohenjodaro&#10;D)banwali

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Question 16

The dried up river in the Indus valley civilization&#10;A)ganga&#10;B)sindhu&#10;C)ghagger&#10;D)ravi

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Question 17

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; culture was essentially an urban culture.&#10;A)vedic&#10;B)harappan&#10;C)buddhist&#10;D)jain

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Question 18

Harappan seals have been discovered in&#10;A)america&#10;B)mesopotamia&#10;C)japan&#10;D)china

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Question 19

The male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depicted on the harappan seals is identified as&#10;A)pasupati&#10;B)rudra&#10;C)indra&#10;D)brahma

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Question 20

The word Veda is derived from the word&#10;A)ved&#10;B)dev&#10;C)vid&#10;D)vadam

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Question 21

Black and Red Ware (BRW) have been found at&#10;A)atranjikhera&#10;B)alangirpur&#10;C)hasthinapuri&#10;D)lothal

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Question 22

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230; was the oldest and the most important book of the Aryans.&#10;A)yajurveda&#10;B)samaveda&#10;C)rigveda&#10;D)atharva veda

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Question 23

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. contains both hymns and commentaries. .&#10;A)atharva veda&#10;B)rigveda&#10;C)samaveda&#10;D)yajurveda

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Question 24

The Ramayana was composed by the great saint &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;...&#10;A)brahma&#10;B)vasisht&#10;C)bana&#10;D)valmiki

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Deck 1: Ancient Indian History and Civilization: Part A