A Quiz On The Indian Civilization And History
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- 1.Primitive man first learnt to:
- A.
Make fire
- B.
Tame animals
- C.
Make a wheel
- D.
Grow grain
- 2.Which were the earliest cereals grown by man?
- A.
Wheat and barely
- B.
Rice
- C.
Millets
- D.
Maize
- 3.What made possible the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age?
- A.
Making a fire
- B.
Growing grain
- C.
Making wheel
- D.
Learning a script
- 4.The main occupation of the Paleolithic people was:
- A.
Agriculture
- B.
Animal husbandry
- C.
Fishing
- D.
Hunting and gathering food
- 5.The people of the Mesolithic age used:
- A.
Copper tools
- B.
Iron tools
- C.
Quartzite
- D.
Small stone tools
- 6.The Indus Valley civilization type was found in:
- A.
Sumer
- B.
China
- C.
Egypt
- D.
All these
- 7.The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped:
- A.
Pashupati
- B.
Indra and Varuna
- C.
Brahma
- D.
Vishnu
- 8.Which of the following Harappan sites are not in India?
- A.
Mohenjodaro and Harappa
- B.
Lothal and Kalibangan
- C.
Bhanwali and Ropar
- D.
Lothal and Ropar
- 9.Rice cultivation is associated with which of the following Harappan sites?
- A.
Kalibangan
- B.
Harappa
- C.
Kot Diji
- D.
Lothal
- 10.What was the staple food of Indus people?
- A.
Rice
- B.
Wheat
- C.
Corn
- D.
Potatoes
- 11.Which of the following was not an important animal during the Indus civilization?
- A.
Humped bull
- B.
Goat
- C.
Horse
- D.
Elephant
- 12.The script used by the Indus Valley people:
- A.
Has not yet been deciphered
- B.
Was the Vedic language
- C.
Was depicted through pictures and diagrams
- D.
Was none of these
- 13.Indus Valley civilization was spread over:
- A.
Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan
- B.
Punjab, Sindh, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- C.
Along River Indus
- D.
Sindh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- 14.What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley civilization?
- A.
Burnt brick buildings
- B.
First true arches
- C.
Buildings of worship
- D.
Art and architecture
- 15.The salient feature of the Rigvedic religion was:
- A.
Worship of the Mother Goddess
- B.
Worship of nature
- C.
Worship of the Trimurties
- D.
Worship of Pashupati
- 16.In connection with the Indus valley civilization, we come across the name of:
- A.
Sir Alexander Cunningham
- B.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler
- C.
Sir Vincent Smith
- D.
D.D. Kosambi
- 17.The local name of Mohenjodaro is:
- A.
Mound of the Living
- B.
Mound of the Great
- C.
Mound of the Dead
- D.
Mound of the Survivor
- 18.The Indus valley people venerated the:
- A.
Bull
- B.
Cow
- C.
Garuda
- D.
Eagle
- 19.The Indus Valley Civilization was non-Aryan because:
- A.
It was urban
- B.
It had a pictographic script
- C.
It had an agricultural economy
- D.
It extended up to the Narmada Valley
- 20.Which Indian ruler conquered Java and Sumatra?
- A.
Rajaraja Chola I
- B.
Rajendra Chola I
- C.
Samudragupta
- D.
Vikramaditya
- 21.The Saka Era began in the year:
- A.
58 BC
- B.
78 BC
- C.
58 AD
- D.
78 AD
- 22.Megasthenes was the ambassador of:
- A.
Seleucus
- B.
Alexander
- C.
Darius
- D.
The Greeks
- 23.Choose the correct pair:
- A.
Ellora caves - Saka
- B.
Mahabalipuram - Rashtrautas
- C.
Meenakshi temple - Pallavas
- D.
Khajuraho - Chandlellas
- 24.Who founded four mathas in the four corners of India?
- A.
Shankaracharya
- B.
Ramanujacharya
- C.
Bhaskaracharya
- D.
Madhvacharya
- 25.The paintings of Ajanta depict stories of the:
- A.
Ramayana
- B.
Mahabharata
- C.
Jatakas
- D.
Panchatantra
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