Indian History & National Movement
1. Ancient History of India
INDIA'S PREHISTORIC CULTURE
01. From rock cave of India most paintings are found in– Bhimbetka
02. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered the first archaeological equipment in India, was a– Geologist
03. The following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period– Bagor
04. The people of Maharashtra were cremating the dead bodies under the floor, in Chalcolithic era from– North to South
05. As per excavation evidences cattle breeding started in– Mesolithic age
06. The cultivation of food grains started in– Neolithic age
07. Large stone monuments have been identified as– A place for the burial of the dead
08. Mound of ash is related to which Neolithic site– Sanganakallu
09. Dogs were cremated in human burials at– Burzahom
10. The most ancient evidence of Systematic farming in India is found from place– Mehrgarh
11. The following archaeological site, the Cultural remains from Stone age culture to Harappan civilization are found– Mehrgarh
12. The site from where the evidence of ancient most permanent settlement of life is found– Mehrgarh
13. In reference to the Mesolithic period, the place from the evidence of animal husbandry is found–Adamgarh
14. The ancient most evidence of paddy cultivation in Ganga valley is found– Lahuradewa
15. The ancient most evidence of paddy cultivation in Indian sub-Continent is found from– Vindhya region
16. The grain used by human beings at first was– Barley
17. The following site of middle stone age bone made ornaments are found– Mahdaha
18. Three human Skeletons from the same grave is found from– Damdama
19. From which rock formation of the Vindhya region most of the human skeletons are found– Lekhahiya
20. Dadheri is a later Harappan site of– Punjab
21. Navdatoli excavated by– H.D. Sankalia
22. Navdatoli is located in state– Madhya Pradesh
23. Garric Pottery (OCP) was named in– Hastinapur
24. The ancient most evidence of the practice of iron metal is found from the excavation site of India– Ataranjikhera
25. The contents of the Copenhagen Museum a triangular division of the stone, Bronze and Iron Age was done by– Thomsen
26. Archaeological site Sanghol is located in– Punjab
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION & CULTURE
27. This officer was known as 'Bhagadugha' during Vedic administration– Revenue Collector
28. Eastern boundary of the Harappa culture is indicated by– Alamgirpur
29. Archaeological site of Indus Valley Civilization, the figures or models of boat are found– Mohenjodaro and Lothal
30. Measuring scale of elephant tusk in Harappan context is found from– Lothal
31. The port city of Indus Valley Civilization was– Lothal
32. Indus Valley Civilization is located in India– Lothal
33. The following river the port area of Lothal was connected through a canal– Bhogava
34. Lothal, a Harappan site is situated in– Gujarat
35. This animal is NOT engraved on the famous seal of 'Pashupati Shiva' found from Mohenjo-Daro– Bull
36. Most of the Harappan Civilization's seals are made of– Steatite
37. State of India is the Harappan Civilization site Mandi situated in– Uttar Pradesh
38. The following ancient towns is well-known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelizing water into connected reservoirs– Dholavira
39. Site of Indus Valley Civilization is located in Pakistan now– Harappa
40. The Harappan people had their maritime contact with– Mesopotamia
41. A ploughed Field was discovered at– Kalibangan
42. Indus civilization is associated with– Proto historic age
43. Indus Valley Civilization was different from Vedic civilization because– It had the facilities of developed urban life style, It had pictographic script, They were unaware of iron & weapons
44. The aspect of the following animals is not found on the seals of Harappan civilization– Horse
45. A Great bath was found from site of Indus civilization– Mohenjo-daro
46. The remains of wells inside the houses is found from site of matured Indus civilization– Mohenjodaro
47. The figurine of a horned deity inscribed on terracotta is found from– Lothal
48. In context to Harappan civilization, the evidence of rock cut architecture has been found from– Dholavira
49. The following town of Harappan civilization was divided in to three parts– Dholavira
50. The largest Harappan site in India is– Rakhigarhi
51. Excavation work in Chanhudaro was directed by– E J H Mackay
52. The word Indus Civilization at first used by– Sir John Marshall
53. The first archaeologist who excavated Harappa, but could not recognize its significance, was– A. Cunningham
54. The followings cast light on Indus valley civilization–Archaeological excavation
55. The main source of knowledge about Harappan civilization is– Archaeological Excavations
56. The maximum Indus sites were located in– Indus valley
57. Findings from the recent excavations at Harappan site Sanauli– Cremation of human body
58. The idol worship is believed to have started in– Pre-Aryan period
59. Site of Harappan civilization is located in Haryana– Banawali
60. Cotton cultivation for the clothings was started at first in– India
RIGVEDIC AND POST VEDIC PERIOD
61. Mantra famous as Gayatri Mantra is found in text at first– Rig-Veda
62. There is similarity in Rig-Veda and Avesta. Avesta is associated with region– Iran
63. The most ancient veda is– Rig-Veda
64. In Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as the two daughters of Prajapati– Atharva Veda
65. Vajasaneyi is a– Samhita of Shukla Yajurveda
66. The basic script of Rig-Veda was– Dev Nagari
67. Collection of the followings is based on Rig-Veda– Sam Veda
68. The early mention about Ayurveda (the science of life) is found in–Atharva Veda
69. Rig-Vedic religion was– Polytheistic
70. The people during Rig-Vedic period believed basically in– Sacrifices and rituals
71. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in– Rig Veda
72. The maximum number of the Mantras in Rig Veda belongs to– Agni
73. In which Vedic Epic the word ‘Varna’ is found at first– Rig-Veda
74. The epic which mention about Purusha Medha Yajna is– Shatpath Brahmana
75. Gopath Brahmana is associated with– Atharva Veda
76. The word Yava referred in Rig-Veda is applied for which agro product– Barley
77. The following river is called as Mate-tama, Devi-tama, and Nadi-Tama in Rig-Veda– Saraswati
78. The famous battle of 'Ten Kings' as described in the Rigveda was fought on the bank of– Parushni
79. Nishka during ancient India stands for– Gold jewelry
80. The term Nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period,was used in later times to denote a– Coin
81. In this Upanishad Yama Nachiketa conversation on spiritual knowledge is found– Kathopanishad
82. The most mentioned river in early Vedic literature is– Indus
83. An inscription of 14th century B.C. which describes the Vedic Gods, has been found in– Boghaz-Koi
84. Manu Smriti is basically related to– Law
85. Following was considered as valuable asset during Rigvedic period– Cow
86. This animal was called Aghanya during Vedic period– Cow
87. The national motto of India, 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from– Mundakopanishad
88. Vedic text talks about Salvation– Upanishad
89. Upanishadas are texts on– Philosophy
90. In following Upanishad there is earliest mention about pessimism– Maitrayani
91. Reference of which of the following rivers in Rig-Veda establish the Aryans relation with Afghanistan– Kubha, Krumu
92. Where should be the location of Vedic river Kubha– Afghanistan
93. Reference of which of the following rivers in Rig-Veda indicates that Afghanistan was a part of early Vedic territory– Kubha & Suvastu
94. The following Vedic deity was believed to be their priest– Brihaspati
95. The following is described as God of war in Rig Veda– Indra
96. The most of Rigvedic suktas are devoted to– Indra
97. The following was the most popular God of the early Vedic Aryans– Indra
98. The name of which of the following Vedic deity is not mentioned in Bogazkoi inscription– Agni
99. Boghazkoi is important because– Name of the Vedic deities and Goddess is mentioned on the inscriptions found there
100. The following inscriptions tells about the Aryan's movement from Iran to India– Boghazkoi
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