Top 80+ Solved Indian History 1 MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The most common materials used for the Harappan stone sculptures are(i) Hard sandstone(ii) Soft limestone(iii) White marble(iv) SteatiteChoose the correct answer from the codes given below
a. ii and iv
b. i and iii
c. i, ii and iii
d. all the four
Q. Of the all Harappan sites, which has the most impressive drainage system?
a. harappa
b. banawali
c. dholavira
d. mohenjodaro
Q. The reason for the spread of Harappan culture and settlement of new colonies in faroff places was
a. to meet their religious obligations
b. their desire to colonise
c. the population expansion
d. to safeguard their security concerns.
Q. Which one of the following places had a culture, called Jhangar culture, in itslate Harappan phase?
a. kalibangan
b. mohenjodaro
c. chanhudaro
d. amri
Q. Which one of the following Indus sites was destroyed by fire?
a. lothal
b. kalibangan
c. kotdiji
d. amri
Q. Which one of the following Vedic texts, apart from the Rig Veda Samhita, cites Indraas the destroyer of the Indus civilisation?
a. atharva veda samhita
b. taittiriya brahmana
c. aitareya brahmana
d. satapatha brahmana
Q. Majority of the Indus beads meant for export to Mesopotamia were made of
a. steatite
b. terracotta
c. carnelian
d. jade
Q. What is Epigraphy?
a. study of coins
b. study of old writing used in inscriptions
c. study of inscriptions
d. study of material remains of the past
Q. Indus civilisation belongs to which of the following periods?
a. historical period
b. prehistorical period
c. post-historical period
d. proto-historical period
Q. What was Dasarajna?
a. ten incarnations of vishnu
b. a former slave turned into a ruler
c. battle of the ten kings
d. ten sacrifices to be performed by the son of a slave mother
Q. Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even womenenjoyed an equal status with men in the early Vedic period?
a. sabha
b. samiti
c. gana
d. vidata
Q. Which priest was responsible for the organisation of the confederacy of tenkings when he was dismissed by Sudas, the Tritsu ruler of the Bharata tribe?
a. vasishtha
b. visvamitra
c. yajnavalkya
d. uddalakaaruni
Q. How many times is the word varna used in the Rig Veda in the sense of abirth-based social division?
a. ten
b. five
c. once
d. nil
Q. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
a. sira—plough
b. sita—furrows
c. datra—sickle
d. surpa—axe