In which year harappan civilization was discovered-
a- 1907
b- 1919
c- 1921
d- 1942
Answer- c-1921
Lothal dockyard belongs to which civilization-
a- Indus Valley
b- Vedic
c- Egyptian
d- Persian
Answer- a- Indus Valley
The name Mohenjodara means-
a- Mound of living
b- Mound of Dead
c- Mound of people
d- Mound of Vedas
Answer- b- Mound of Dead
Which animals use was unknown to the Indus valley civilization-
a- Bull
b- Horse
c- Dog
d- Cow
Answer- b- Horse
The famous figure of the dancing girl found in excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of-
a- Terracotta
b- Bronze
c- Iron
d- Limestone
Answer- b- Bronze
The most ancient city discovered in India was-
a- Harappa
b- Mohenjodaro
c- Sindh
d- Patliputra
Answer- a- Harappa
In which place, the advanced water management system of Harappan civilization was found-
a- Lothal
b- Patliputra
c- Dholavira
d- Kalibangan
Answer- c-Dholavira
For textile, the cotton was first cultivated in-
a- India
b- Egypt
c- Mesopotamia
d- Africa
Answer- a- India
Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by-
a- Leonard Wooley
b- A.L Vasam
c- Dayaram Sahni
d- H.P. Parasiya
Answer- c- Dayaram Sahni
The south Indian people belongs to which ethnic group-
a- Aryan
b- Dravidian
c- Negrito
d- Nardic
Answer- b-Dravidian
Which group is also known as Nordic-
a- Aryan
b- Dravidian
c- Negrito
d- Nardic
Answer- a- Aryan
From which inscriptions we learn about the Aryans-
a- Boghoz Koi
b- Indica
c- Indus
d- Vedas
Answer- a-Boghoz Koi
Who described India as ethnological museum-
a- Leonard Wooley
b- A.L Vasam
c- Dayaram Sahni
d- Vincent Smith
Answer- d- Vincent Smith
Which script is the most ancient script of India-
a- Indus Script
b- Vedic Script
c- Manusmriti
d- Brahma Sutra
Answer- a- Indus Script
The first European who designated Aryans as race-
a- H.H. Wilson
b- A.L Vasam
c- Vincent Smith
d- Max Muller
Answer- d- Max Muller
The battle of Kurukshetra described in Mahabharata fought for-
a- 10 days
b- 25 days
c- 18 days
d- 13 days
Answer- c- 18 days
Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan society in ascending order of age is correct-
a- Brahmacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
b- Brahmacharya-Grihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha
c- Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Grihastha-Brahmacharya
d- Vanaprastha-Grihastha-Sanyasa-Brahmacharya
Answer- a- Brahmacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
Who is the author of Sanskrit Grammar-
a- Kalidasa
b- Panini
c- Aryabhatt
d- Chanakya
Answer- b- Panini
Purushasukta is founded in the-
a- Manusmriti
b- Gita
c- Rigaveda
d- Mahabharata
Answer- c- Rigaveda
Patanjali is the creator of-
a- Brahma Sutra
b- Ayurveda
c- Panchatantra
d- Yoga Sutra
Answer- d- Yoga Sutra
The word 'Satyameva Jayate' is taken from which Upanishad-
a- Mundak
b- Brahma
c- Maitreyi
d- Mudgala
Answer- a- Mundak
Upanishads belongs to which category-
a- Yoga
b- Law
c- Philosophy
d- Religion
Answer- c- Philosophy
Who was the law giver of Ancient time-
a- Patanjali
b- Manu
c- Aryabhatta
d- Vatsyayana
Answer- b- Manu
In which veda thee word "Gotra" first occurred-
a- Rigavada
b- Samaveda
c- YajurVeda
d- Atharvaveda
Answer- a- Rigaveda
Who propagated the Nyaya Darshan-
a- Kapil
b- Gautama
c- Ashoka
d- Jaimini
Answer- b- Gautama
Who wrote the "Ashtadhyayi"-
a- Balmiki
b- Ved Vyas
c- Kapil
d- Panini
Answer- d- Panini
The word "Arya" means-
a- Priest
b- Superior
c- Warrior
d- Knower
Answer- b- Superior
The area of Manu Smriti is-
a- Philosophy
b- Medicine
c- Law
d- Social order
Answer- c- Law
The Gayatri Mantra is composed by-
a- Ved Vyas
b- Vishwamitra
c- Indra
d- Vasishtha
Answer- b- Vishwamitra
Which veda contains the magical charms and spells-
a- Rigavada
b- Samaveda
c- YajurVeda
d- Atharvaveda
Answer- d- Atharvaveda
Which Indian King opposed the Alexander-
a- Ambhi
b- Porus
c- Dhanananda
d- Ashoka
Answer- b- Porus
What was the name of North Bihar in the ancient time-
a- Vatsa
b- Avanti
c- Vajji
d- Surasena
Answer- c- Vajji
In ancient time, the earliest capital of magadha kingdom was at-
a- Patliputra
b- Rajgir
c- Vaishali
d- Varanasi
Answer- b- Rajgir
During the time of Alexanders invasion, who were the rulers of Magadha-
a- Mauryans
b- Nandas
c- Shishunagas
d- Haryankas
Answer- c- Nandas
Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in the 6th century BC-
a- Athens
b- Sparta
c- Vaishali
d- Patliputra
Answer- c- Vaishali
Which king choose patliputra as the capital for the first time-
a- Ashoka
b- Ajatasatru
c- Udayin
d- Kanishka
Answer- c- Udayin
Among the following, In which scripture the list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available-
a- Mahabharat
b- Anguttar Nikaya
c- Rigavada
d- Samyukta Nikaya
Answer- b- Anguttar Nikaya
The first republic of the world in Vaishali was established by-
a- Nanda
b- Maurya
c- Lichhavi
d- Gupta
Answer- c- Lichhavi
Which early ruler of magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne and in turn was murdered by his own son-
a- Bimbishar
b- Udayan
c- Ajatasatru
d- Kanishka
Answer- c- Ajatasatru
Nanda Dynasty was founded by which king-
a- Dhanananda
b- Bimbisara
c- Udayan
d- Mahapadmananda
Answer- d- Mahapadmananda
Takshasila was located between which two rivers-
a- Indus, Jhelum
b- Chenab, Jhelum
c- Ravi, Beas
d- Ganges, Yamuna
Answer- a- Indus, Jhelum
In which place lord buddha breathe his last-
a- Sarnath
b- Rajgir
c- Bodh Gaya
d- Mayapur
Answer- c- Bodh Gaya
World's largest monolithic statue of Buddha is installed in-
a- Hyderabad
b- Bamiyan
c- Sarnath
d- Lhasa
Answer- b- Bamiyan
The sacred book of the Buddhists is-
a- Tripitaka
b- Veds
c- Agams
d- Upanishad
Answer- a- Tripitaka
The meaning of the word 'Buddha' is-
a- The enlightened one
b- Superior
c- The powerful
d- Religious peacher
Answer- a- The enlightened one
Nalanda university was located in which Indian State-
a- Bengal
b- Odisha
c- Bihar
d- Punjab
Answer- c- Bihar
Mahavira was born at-
a- Sarnath
b- Vaishali
c- Magadha
d- Rajgir
Answer- b- Vaishali
The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in-
a- Sanskrit
b- Pali
c- Ardhamagadhi
d- Tamil
Answer- c- Ardhamagadhi
The author of Buddha Charita was-
a- Nagasena
b- Vasumitra
c- Nagarjuna
d- Asvaghosha
Answer- d- Asvaghosa
'Nigantha Nataputra' is the name of-
a- Gautam Buddha
b- Mahavira Jain
c- Najarjuna
d- Veda Vyas
Answer- b- Mahavira Jain
a- 1907
b- 1919
c- 1921
d- 1942
Answer- c-1921
Lothal dockyard belongs to which civilization-
a- Indus Valley
b- Vedic
c- Egyptian
d- Persian
Answer- a- Indus Valley
The name Mohenjodara means-
a- Mound of living
b- Mound of Dead
c- Mound of people
d- Mound of Vedas
Answer- b- Mound of Dead
Which animals use was unknown to the Indus valley civilization-
a- Bull
b- Horse
c- Dog
d- Cow
Answer- b- Horse
The famous figure of the dancing girl found in excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of-
a- Terracotta
b- Bronze
c- Iron
d- Limestone
Answer- b- Bronze
The most ancient city discovered in India was-
a- Harappa
b- Mohenjodaro
c- Sindh
d- Patliputra
Answer- a- Harappa
In which place, the advanced water management system of Harappan civilization was found-
a- Lothal
b- Patliputra
c- Dholavira
d- Kalibangan
Answer- c-Dholavira
For textile, the cotton was first cultivated in-
a- India
b- Egypt
c- Mesopotamia
d- Africa
Answer- a- India
Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by-
a- Leonard Wooley
b- A.L Vasam
c- Dayaram Sahni
d- H.P. Parasiya
Answer- c- Dayaram Sahni
The south Indian people belongs to which ethnic group-
a- Aryan
b- Dravidian
c- Negrito
d- Nardic
Answer- b-Dravidian
Which group is also known as Nordic-
a- Aryan
b- Dravidian
c- Negrito
d- Nardic
Answer- a- Aryan
From which inscriptions we learn about the Aryans-
a- Boghoz Koi
b- Indica
c- Indus
d- Vedas
Answer- a-Boghoz Koi
Who described India as ethnological museum-
a- Leonard Wooley
b- A.L Vasam
c- Dayaram Sahni
d- Vincent Smith
Answer- d- Vincent Smith
Which script is the most ancient script of India-
a- Indus Script
b- Vedic Script
c- Manusmriti
d- Brahma Sutra
Answer- a- Indus Script
The first European who designated Aryans as race-
a- H.H. Wilson
b- A.L Vasam
c- Vincent Smith
d- Max Muller
Answer- d- Max Muller
The battle of Kurukshetra described in Mahabharata fought for-
a- 10 days
b- 25 days
c- 18 days
d- 13 days
Answer- c- 18 days
Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan society in ascending order of age is correct-
a- Brahmacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
b- Brahmacharya-Grihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha
c- Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Grihastha-Brahmacharya
d- Vanaprastha-Grihastha-Sanyasa-Brahmacharya
Answer- a- Brahmacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
Who is the author of Sanskrit Grammar-
a- Kalidasa
b- Panini
c- Aryabhatt
d- Chanakya
Answer- b- Panini
Purushasukta is founded in the-
a- Manusmriti
b- Gita
c- Rigaveda
d- Mahabharata
Answer- c- Rigaveda
Patanjali is the creator of-
a- Brahma Sutra
b- Ayurveda
c- Panchatantra
d- Yoga Sutra
Answer- d- Yoga Sutra
The word 'Satyameva Jayate' is taken from which Upanishad-
a- Mundak
b- Brahma
c- Maitreyi
d- Mudgala
Answer- a- Mundak
Upanishads belongs to which category-
a- Yoga
b- Law
c- Philosophy
d- Religion
Answer- c- Philosophy
Who was the law giver of Ancient time-
a- Patanjali
b- Manu
c- Aryabhatta
d- Vatsyayana
Answer- b- Manu
In which veda thee word "Gotra" first occurred-
a- Rigavada
b- Samaveda
c- YajurVeda
d- Atharvaveda
Answer- a- Rigaveda
Who propagated the Nyaya Darshan-
a- Kapil
b- Gautama
c- Ashoka
d- Jaimini
Answer- b- Gautama
Who wrote the "Ashtadhyayi"-
a- Balmiki
b- Ved Vyas
c- Kapil
d- Panini
Answer- d- Panini
The word "Arya" means-
a- Priest
b- Superior
c- Warrior
d- Knower
Answer- b- Superior
The area of Manu Smriti is-
a- Philosophy
b- Medicine
c- Law
d- Social order
Answer- c- Law
The Gayatri Mantra is composed by-
a- Ved Vyas
b- Vishwamitra
c- Indra
d- Vasishtha
Answer- b- Vishwamitra
Which veda contains the magical charms and spells-
a- Rigavada
b- Samaveda
c- YajurVeda
d- Atharvaveda
Answer- d- Atharvaveda
Which Indian King opposed the Alexander-
a- Ambhi
b- Porus
c- Dhanananda
d- Ashoka
Answer- b- Porus
What was the name of North Bihar in the ancient time-
a- Vatsa
b- Avanti
c- Vajji
d- Surasena
Answer- c- Vajji
In ancient time, the earliest capital of magadha kingdom was at-
a- Patliputra
b- Rajgir
c- Vaishali
d- Varanasi
Answer- b- Rajgir
During the time of Alexanders invasion, who were the rulers of Magadha-
a- Mauryans
b- Nandas
c- Shishunagas
d- Haryankas
Answer- c- Nandas
Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in the 6th century BC-
a- Athens
b- Sparta
c- Vaishali
d- Patliputra
Answer- c- Vaishali
Which king choose patliputra as the capital for the first time-
a- Ashoka
b- Ajatasatru
c- Udayin
d- Kanishka
Answer- c- Udayin
Among the following, In which scripture the list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available-
a- Mahabharat
b- Anguttar Nikaya
c- Rigavada
d- Samyukta Nikaya
Answer- b- Anguttar Nikaya
The first republic of the world in Vaishali was established by-
a- Nanda
b- Maurya
c- Lichhavi
d- Gupta
Answer- c- Lichhavi
Which early ruler of magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne and in turn was murdered by his own son-
a- Bimbishar
b- Udayan
c- Ajatasatru
d- Kanishka
Answer- c- Ajatasatru
Nanda Dynasty was founded by which king-
a- Dhanananda
b- Bimbisara
c- Udayan
d- Mahapadmananda
Answer- d- Mahapadmananda
Takshasila was located between which two rivers-
a- Indus, Jhelum
b- Chenab, Jhelum
c- Ravi, Beas
d- Ganges, Yamuna
Answer- a- Indus, Jhelum
In which place lord buddha breathe his last-
a- Sarnath
b- Rajgir
c- Bodh Gaya
d- Mayapur
Answer- c- Bodh Gaya
World's largest monolithic statue of Buddha is installed in-
a- Hyderabad
b- Bamiyan
c- Sarnath
d- Lhasa
Answer- b- Bamiyan
The sacred book of the Buddhists is-
a- Tripitaka
b- Veds
c- Agams
d- Upanishad
Answer- a- Tripitaka
The meaning of the word 'Buddha' is-
a- The enlightened one
b- Superior
c- The powerful
d- Religious peacher
Answer- a- The enlightened one
Nalanda university was located in which Indian State-
a- Bengal
b- Odisha
c- Bihar
d- Punjab
Answer- c- Bihar
Mahavira was born at-
a- Sarnath
b- Vaishali
c- Magadha
d- Rajgir
Answer- b- Vaishali
The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in-
a- Sanskrit
b- Pali
c- Ardhamagadhi
d- Tamil
Answer- c- Ardhamagadhi
The author of Buddha Charita was-
a- Nagasena
b- Vasumitra
c- Nagarjuna
d- Asvaghosha
Answer- d- Asvaghosa
'Nigantha Nataputra' is the name of-
a- Gautam Buddha
b- Mahavira Jain
c- Najarjuna
d- Veda Vyas
Answer- b- Mahavira Jain