1Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
2The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of?
(A) Samhitas
(B) Brahmanas
(C) Aranyakas
(D) All the above
3The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Brahmanism
(C) Bhagavatism
(D) Vedic Dharma
4The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of?
(A) Central India
(B) Gangetic Doab
(C) Saptasindhu
(D) Kashmir and Punjab
5Which of the following contains the famous Gayatrimantra?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Kathopanishad
(D) Aitareya Brahmana
6The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to?
(A) Indra
(B) Varuna
(C) Pashupati
(D) Savita
7Two highest ,gods in the Vedic religion were?
(A) Agni and Savitri
(B) Vishnu and Mitra
(C) Indra and Varuna
(D) Surya and Pushan
8Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the?
(A) Yajurveda
(B) Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
(C) Upanishads
(D) Shatapatha Brahmana
9This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'?
(A) Indra
(B) Yama
(C) Marut
(D) Varuna
10The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age?
(A) Megalithic
(B) Paleolithic
(C) Neolithic
(D) Chalcolithic
11The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was?
(A) Bronze
(B) Copper
(C) Iron
(D) Tin
12Which of the following civilisations is net associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
(A) Mesopotamian
(B) Egyptian
(C) Sumerian
(D) Chinese
13Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
(A) Sir John Marshall
(B) RD Banerji
(C) A Cunningham
(D) Daya Ram Sahani
14The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its?
(A) town planning
(B) metal working
(C) weights and measures
(D) seals and figures
15The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for?
(A) beauty and utility
(B) uniformity
(C) sanitation and public health
(D) demographic factor
16The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its?
(A) town planning
(B) underground drainage system
(C) uniformity of weights and measures
(D) large agricultural surplus
17The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of?
(A) Pottery design
(B) Stratification
(C) Aryan invasion
(D) Radio Carbon-14 dating
18Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of?
(A) safety from robbers
(B) protection against cattle raiders
(C) protection against floods
(D) All the above
19Cereal (s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Millet
(D) All the above
20The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of?
(A) clay
(B) copper
(C) bronze
(D) brass
21Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?
(A) gold
(B) silver
(C) copper
(D) iron
22Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people?
(A) Mother Goddess
(B) Pashupati Shiva
(C) Trees such as Peepal and Acacia
(D) Trimurti
23At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Lothal
(C) Suktagendor
(D) Sotka Koli
24The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Trade and Commerce
(C) Crafts
(D) All the above
25The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of?
(A) Aryan invasion
(B) Decline in foreign trade
(C) Ecological factors
(D) Not definitely known factors
26The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is?
(A) unihorn bull
(B) cow
(C) bull
(D) tiger
27The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _____concept?
(A) Linguistic
(B) Racial
(C) Religious
(D) Cultural
28According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from?
(A) India
(B) Central Asia
(C) Central Europe
(D) Steppes of Russia
29Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
(A) Rigveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
30The Vedic economy was based on?
(A) trade and commerce
(B) crafts and industries
(C) agriculture and cattle rearing
(D) all the above
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