1. Which of the following is incorrect?
(A) Widow marriage was allowed among the Rigvedic Aryans
(B) The Parda system did not exist among the Rigvedic Aryans
(C) Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans
(D) Rigvedic women had a right to participate in religious ceremonies
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans
2. Garments of Indus valley people were of—
(A) Cotton only
(B) Cotton & silk
(C) Cotton & wool
(D) Cotton, wool & silk
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Cotton & wool
3. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha Nikaya?
(A) Dipavamsa
(B) Lalitvistara
(C) Nitiprakaranam
(D) Sumangala vilisini
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Dipavamsa
4. An anthropomorphic figure of copper has been reported from the Harrappan levels at—
(A) Lothal
(B) Kalibanga
(C) Harrappa
(D) Rojadi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Harappa
5. Which of the following Harappan crops are believed to have diffused from West Asia?
1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Cotton
4. Barley
Choose the correct answer form the & codes given below—
(A) 1 &4
(B) 2 &3
(C) 1, 3&4
(D) 1, 2&4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) 1 &4
6. The Jaina system of thought closely resembles —
(A) Vedanta
(B) Sankhya
(C) Vaisheshik
(D) Yogachar
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Sankhya
7. The Predominant funerary practice at Harappa was —
(A) Cremation
(B) Burying ash kept in an urn
(C) Extended burial of the body along with pottery
(D) Making a memorial to mark the site
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Extended burial of the body along with pottery
8. Which one of the following place has yielded archaeological evidence regarding pit dwellings?
(A) Rakhigarhi
(B) Gufkral
(C) Mehargarh
(D) Balakot
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Gufkral
9. The crops cultivated by the harrapans included—
(A) Wheat, Barley, Mustard
(B) Barley, Groundnut, Rice
(C) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane
(D) Wheat, Cotton, Sugarcane
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Wheat, Barley, Mustard
10. Which of the following were among the objects of terracotta fashioned by the Harrapans?
1. Bullal
2. Toys
3. Votive animals
4. Axe heads
5. Human forms
6. Pipal leaves
(A) 1, 2&4
(B) 2, 3&5
(C) 3, 4&6
(D) 4, 5&6
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 2, 3&5
11. Which of the, following Harrapan sites are located in the Kutch region?
(A) Desalpur & Surkotda
(B) Rangpur & Rojadi
(C) Allabadino & Balakot
(D) Lothal & Surkotda
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Desalpur & Surkotda
12. Match List I with List II
List I
(a) Double burial
(b) Fire altars
(c) Workmen’s Quarters
(d) Bead Making
List II
1. Chanhudaro
2. Kalibanga
3. Lothal
4. Banwali
5. Harrappa
Codes:
a b c d
A 3 2 5 1
B 3 4 1 2
C 5 2 3 5
D 2 3 5 1
👁Answer
Correct Answer: Ans. (A)
13. Which one of the following is a site of the Harappan civilization wherein a Persian Gulf seal has been unearthed?
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Dholavira
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibanga
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Dholavira
14. The largest number of discourses delivered by Buddha were at—
(A) Sravasti
(B) Kausambi
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Somnath
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Sravasti
15. The crop which does not seem to have been known to the people of the Harrappan culture is —
(A) Rice
(B) Cotton
(C) Ragi
(D) Barley
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Ragi
16. Which of the following were exported from meluhha sometimes identified as an Harrappa area?
1. Black wood
2. Ivory
3. Gold
4. Lead
(A) 1, 2&3
(B) 1, 2&4
(C) 1, 3&4
(D) 2, 3&4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) 1, 2&3
17. The most common type of Harrappan seals are —
(A) Square
(B) Round
(C) Cylindrical
(D) Oval
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Square
18. Which one of the following cities was most extensive in area?
(A) Mohenjodaro
(B) Harrappa
(C) Dholavira
(D) Kalibanga
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Mohenjodaro
19. According to a late tradition, the spread of Jainism in Karnataka is attributed to—
(A) Chandragupta maurya
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Parashavanath
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Chandragupta maurya
20. Which of the following metal (S) was/were not used by the Harrappans?
(A) Copper
(B) Gold & Copper
(C) Iron & Tin
(D) Silver & Bronze
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Iron & Tin
21. Match List I with List II & select the correct answer—
List I
(a) Harrappa
(b) Lothal
(c) Kalibanga
(d) Mohenjodaro List II
1. Cemetery R37
2. Dockyard
3. Figure of dancing girl
4. Ploughed field
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 2 4 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: Ans. (D)
22. Kaivalya means—
(A) Omniscience
(B) Followers of Buddhism
(C) Omnipresent
(D) Followers of Jainism
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Omniscience
23. Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?
(A) The Indus culture originated from the Kalibanga culture
(B) The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind & Baluchistan
(C) The Indus culture is an expression of Sothi culture
(D) The Indus culture sprang directly as an urban culture
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) The Indus culture originated from the peasant cultures of sind & Baluchistan
24. A bronze chariot of Harappan times yoked to a pair of bullocks & driven by a nude human figure has been discovered at—
(A) Sanghol
(B) Rojadi’
(C) Kunal
(D) Daimabad
👁Answer
Correct Answer: v
25. A highly advanced water management system of Harrapan times has been unearthed at—
(A) Dholavira
(B) Lothal
(C) Kalibanga
(D) Alamgirpur
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Lothal
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