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| 101. |
Vedic eraSabha- |
| A. | The organization of the business people of the villages was |
| B. | there was a royal court |
| C. | the council of ministers was |
| D. | All the people of the state had a national all |
| Answer» D. All the people of the state had a national all | |
| 102. |
Number, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika Mimamsa and Vedanta - these six different Indian philosophies were clearly expressed - |
| A. | in the Vedic age |
| B. | in the secret age |
| C. | in the Kushan age |
| D. | in the Maurya era |
| Answer» B. in the secret age | |
| 103. |
Which of the following are the handicrafts which were not practiced by the Aryans? |
| A. | pottery |
| B. | jewelery |
| C. | Carpentry |
| D. | blacksmith |
| Answer» E. | |
| 104. |
The popular system of government prevalent in the Vedic age was – |
| A. | autocratic |
| B. | democracy |
| C. | republic |
| D. | hereditary monarchy |
| Answer» D. hereditary monarchy | |
| 105. |
Sabha and Samiti were the two daughters of Prajapati, which Veda mentions - |
| A. | in Rigveda |
| B. | in Yajurveda |
| C. | in Samaveda |
| D. | in Atharvaveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
Which Veda is also composed in half prose form? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Samaveda |
| D. | atharvaveda |
| Answer» C. Samaveda | |
| 107. |
Aryans probably came to India |
| A. | from Europe |
| B. | from central asia |
| C. | from east asia |
| D. | other areas |
| Answer» C. from east asia | |
| 108. |
In which Veda there is a description of magical illusion and captivity? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Samaveda |
| D. | atharvaveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
How many mandalas are there in Rigveda? |
| A. | 7 , |
| B. | 8 , |
| C. | 9 , |
| D. | 10 , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
Meaning of Anulom marriage |
| A. | Marriage of a higher varna man with a lower varna woman |
| B. | Marriage of a lower varna man with a higher varna woman |
| C. | marriage of a high varna man with a high varna woman |
| D. | Marriage of a lower varna man with a lower varna woman |
| Answer» B. Marriage of a lower varna man with a higher varna woman | |
| 111. |
Pratiloma marriage was considered then- |
| A. | When a man of higher varna married a woman of lower varna |
| B. | When a woman of higher varna married a man of lower varna |
| C. | When a man of higher varna married a woman of higher varna |
| D. | When a lower varna man married a lower varna woman |
| Answer» C. When a man of higher varna married a woman of higher varna | |
| 112. |
The author of the oldest grammarAshtadhyayiis - |
| A. | gautam |
| B. | Kapil |
| C. | Patanjali |
| D. | panini |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
Which of the following memory is the oldest? |
| A. | Manu Smriti |
| B. | Yajnavalakya Smriti |
| C. | Naranda Smriti |
| D. | Parashar Smriti |
| Answer» B. Yajnavalakya Smriti | |
| 114. |
In the Vedic age Yava was called- |
| A. | wheat |
| B. | barley |
| C. | rice |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. rice | |
| 115. |
For whom is the wordVrihiused? |
| A. | rice |
| B. | wheat |
| C. | barley |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» B. wheat | |
| 116. |
When did theGotrasystem come into vogue? |
| A. | in the Rigvedic period |
| B. | In the post-Vedic period |
| C. | in epic times |
| D. | in the formative period |
| Answer» C. in epic times | |
| 117. |
Which was the oldest institution of the Rigvedic era? |
| A. | Assembly |
| B. | committee |
| C. | Vidath |
| D. | council |
| Answer» D. council | |
| 118. |
Who is the oldest among brahmin texts? |
| A. | aitareya brahmin |
| B. | Shatapath Brahmin |
| C. | Gopath Brahman |
| D. | Panchvish Brahman |
| Answer» C. Gopath Brahman | |
| 119. |
The basic unit of Vedic society was |
| A. | family / family |
| B. | Village |
| C. | Wish |
| D. | people |
| Answer» B. Village | |
| 120. |
What is the total number of sacraments? |
| A. | 14 , |
| B. | 15 , |
| C. | 16 , |
| D. | 18 , |
| Answer» D. 18 , | |
| 121. |
Which deity had the highest position in the post-Vedic period? |
| A. | Creator |
| B. | indra |
| C. | Vishnu |
| D. | Rudra |
| Answer» B. indra | |
| 122. |
In which composition woman is included in three main evils along with sura and pansa? |
| A. | Maitrayani Samhita |
| B. | Jabal Upanishad |
| C. | Shatapath Brahmin |
| D. | Chandogya Upanishad |
| Answer» B. Jabal Upanishad | |
| 123. |
The oldest Purana is - |
| A. | Matsya Purana |
| B. | Bhagavata Purana |
| C. | Vishnu Purana |
| D. | Vayu Purana |
| Answer» B. Bhagavata Purana | |
| 124. |
In which Veda the assembly has been calledNarishtai.e. collective debate or anulangani? |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Samaveda |
| D. | in Atharvaveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
The related pottery culture in the Rigvedic period is - |
| A. | ocher pot culture |
| B. | painted gray pot culture |
| C. | both 1 and 2 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. painted gray pot culture | |
| 126. |
The pottery culture related to the post-Vedic period is - |
| A. | ocher pot culture |
| B. | painted gray pot culture |
| C. | both 1 and 2 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both 1 and 2 | |
| 127. |
TheVivah Suktadescribing the oldest marriage ceremony is found in - |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Samaveda |
| D. | home thread |
| Answer» B. Yajurveda | |
| 128. |
Three loans do not include - |
| A. | god loan |
| B. | parental debt |
| C. | sage loan |
| D. | maternal debt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
In the Rigveda, the wordaghanya(not capable of slaughter) was used for- |
| A. | Brahmin |
| B. | cattle |
| C. | Woman |
| D. | priest |
| Answer» C. Woman | |
| 130. |
Identify the most important deity of the Rigvedic period, whose praise was composed by 250 hymns. |
| A. | indra |
| B. | fire |
| C. | Varun |
| D. | Sun |
| Answer» B. fire | |
| 131. |
At which place the painted gray pottery site in Haryana province has come to light from the recent excavations? |
| A. | Alamgirpur |
| B. | Bhagwanpur |
| C. | hastinapur |
| D. | Kurukshetra |
| Answer» C. hastinapur | |
| 132. |
Due to the measurement of three worlds in three orders (classes), which one is calledundertaking- |
| A. | Sun |
| B. | savitri |
| C. | friend |
| D. | Vishnu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
Which Vedic deity has been calledRitusya Gopabecause of establishing Ritu (natural balance)? |
| A. | indra |
| B. | Varun |
| C. | Sun |
| D. | Vishnu |
| Answer» C. Sun | |
| 134. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Rigvedic Aryans? |
| A. | They were familiar with the use of horses, chariots and bronze |
| B. | they were familiar with the use of iron |
| C. | They were acquainted with the cow, which was the most important form of wealth. |
| D. | They were familiar with the use of copper and the modern plow |
| Answer» C. They were acquainted with the cow, which was the most important form of wealth. | |
| 135. |
The religion of the pre-Vedic Aryans was mainly - |
| A. | devotion |
| B. | Idol worship and sacrifice |
| C. | Nature - Worship and Yagya |
| D. | Nature - Worship R Devotion |
| Answer» D. Nature - Worship R Devotion | |
| 136. |
Manusmriti is mainly related to - |
| A. | from social order |
| B. | by law |
| C. | by state method |
| D. | from economics |
| Answer» B. by law | |
| 137. |
Which of the following rivers are mentioned in Rigveda indicating the relation of Aryans with Afghanistan? |
| A. | Askini |
| B. | Parushni |
| C. | Kumbh, order |
| D. | Vipasha, Shatudri |
| Answer» D. Vipasha, Shatudri | |
| 138. |
There are similarities between the Avesta and the Rigveda. Avesta belongs to which region? |
| A. | India |
| B. | from Iran |
| C. | from israel |
| D. | from Egypt |
| Answer» C. from israel | |
| 139. |
The hymn in Rigveda is - |
| A. | 1017 , |
| B. | 1020 , |
| C. | 1028 , |
| D. | 1128 , |
| Answer» D. 1128 , | |
| 140. |
What is the head of the village called in the Pali text? |
| A. | Gramak |
| B. | Food / Village Bhojak |
| C. | senior |
| D. | Grampati |
| Answer» C. senior | |
| 141. |
Which ruler of Haryanka dynasty was called Kunika? |
| A. | Bimbisar |
| B. | Udayin |
| C. | ajatshatru |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 142. |
Which ruler established a city named Pataliputra at the confluence of the Ganges and Son rivers? |
| A. | ajatshatru |
| B. | Udayin |
| C. | Ashok |
| D. | Dhananand |
| Answer» C. Ashok | |
| 143. |
Who supported Aryan's arctic home theory? |
| A. | Pargitter |
| B. | a . C . Slave |
| C. | b. G. Tilak |
| D. | jacobi |
| Answer» D. jacobi | |
| 144. |
Which ruler of the Shishunaga dynasty, during whose time the second Buddhist council was organized in Vaishali, is also known as Kakavarna? |
| A. | shishunag |
| B. | black mourning |
| C. | Nandivardhana |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Nandivardhana | |
| 145. |
323 E. Poo. Alexander the Great died in - |
| A. | in persia |
| B. | in babylon |
| C. | in mesodenia |
| D. | in Taxila |
| Answer» C. in mesodenia | |
| 146. |
Which type of pottery was considered a symbol of the beginning of second urbanization / urbanization in India? |
| A. | ocher color vole pottery |
| B. | painted gray pot |
| C. | Northern Black Polished Pots |
| D. | black and red pot |
| Answer» D. black and red pot | |
| 147. |
The first foreign invasion in ancient India was done by- |
| A. | by Iranians |
| B. | by the Greeks |
| C. | by suspicion |
| D. | by Kushanas |
| Answer» B. by the Greeks | |
| 148. |
Who was calledAgames/ Xandermese by Greek / Greek writers - |
| A. | ajatshatru |
| B. | black mourning |
| C. | mahapadyananda |
| D. | ghanananda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
Which ruler of the Hakhmani dynasty of Iran, after conquering the Indian territory, created the 20th province (Kshatrapi) of the Persian Empire |
| A. | Cyrus |
| B. | Darius / Daryabahu - 1 |
| C. | Xerces / Xerxes |
| D. | Darius / Daryabau - 3 |
| Answer» C. Xerces / Xerxes | |
| 150. |
The ancient name of Ujjain was |
| A. | avantika |
| B. | Takshshila |
| C. | Kanyakubja |
| D. | Cereals |
| Answer» B. Takshshila | |