Indian History:Pre-Historic Period-Part2
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Pre-Historic Period-Part2
Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period.
16.The language used to write source materials in ancient time was?
A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Kharosthi
D. Brahmi
Pali
Note: Pali is a middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian sub-continent.
17. The staple food of the Vedic Aaryans was?
A.
vegetables and fruits
B. rice and pulses
C. milk and its products
D. vegetables and fruits
milk and its products
18. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called?
A. Bali
B.Vidatha
C.varman
D.kara
Bali
19. The people of the Indus Valley civilization usually built their houses of?
A.
Pucca Bricks
B.
Stone
C.
Wood
D.
All of the above
Pucca Bricks or burnt bricks
20.Which metal was first used by the vedic people?
A.
Copper
B.
Silver
C.
Gold
D.Iron
Copper
Note: Artisans like carpenter, chariot-maker, the potter, have been mentioned in Rigveda, which is the evidence that these professions were practiced and in all these crafts, copper was used on the large scale.
The term 'ayasa' was used for copper, which indicates that they possessed the knowledge of metallurgy.
21. The essential feature of Indus valley civilization was?
A. Organized city life and town planning
B. worship of forces of nature
C. pastoral farming
D. caste society
Organized city life and town planning
22.Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilizations were found?
A. Persian
B. Egyptian
C. Mesopotonian
D. Indus valley
Indus valley
23.From which of the following Upanishads, the words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed in Devanagari script below the abacus of the State Emblem?
A. Prashna
B. Mundaka
C. Ishavasya
D. Mandukya
Mundaka
Note: Satyameva Jayate is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture 'Mundaka Upanishad' which is one of the Vedic Sanskrit texts of Hindu philosophy. Upansihads, a genre of Hindu scriptures commented upon by the great saint and philosopher of India, Shri.Adi Shankaracharya. He was the foremost exponent of Advaita .
24.Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus Valley civilization?
A. Sheep
B.Cow
C. Pig
D.Buffalo
Cow
Note: The scriptures of Indus Valley civilization were prominently made up of stone, metal and terracotta. Terracotta models provide us the information that the Harappan people domesticated animals like Oxen, Pigs, Goats, Buffaloes, and Sheep.
Dogs and cats were kept as pets. The humped bull was considered a great asset, but cow has not been mentioned anywhere on the terracotta models.
25.Which was the only Indus site with artificial brick dockyard?
A. Lothal
B. Kalibangan
C. Harappan
D. Mohenjodaro
Lothal
Note: Lothal was the world's earliest site which connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the Sourashtra.
It was famous for the trade of beads,gems and other valuable ornaments.
26. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
A. Kalibangan
B. Channhudaro
C. Harappan
D. Mohenjodaro
Channhudaro
Note: Chanhudaro is known as the Lancashire of India.
Indian city, Mumbai is also called as Lancashire of India.
27. The Harappan civilization was discovered in the year?
A. 1920
B.1922
C.1921
D.1942
1921
Note: Harappan seals were discovered by J Fleet, under the guidance of Sir. John Marshall in 1921-22, which resulted in the discovery of the civilization at Harappan by Sir John Marshall, Dayaram Sahni and MS Vats.
29.The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of?
A. Pashupati, Indra, and the mother Goddess
B. Stones,trees,and animals.
C.Vishnu and Lakshmi
D. Shiva and Shakti
Shiva and Shakti
30.Which of the following craftsmanship was not practiced by the Aryans?
A. Blacksmith
B. Pottery
C. Jewellery
D. Carpentry
Blacksmith
Note: Iron was not known to Aryans during the early vedic period.
References
1.Pali-wikipedia2.2.Pali Canon-wikipedia
3.Tamrashatiya -wikipedia
4.Food and Art in the Vedic age-www.ibiblio.org
5.Monarchy_in_ancient_India-wikipedia
6.Ancient India,Indus Valley-/india.mrdonn.org
7.The Discovery of Metals-www.azom.com
8.first metal used by man-www.worldatlas.com
9.Copper-www.copper.org
10.History of Metallurgy-wikipedia
11.Indus_Valley_Civilisation-wikipedia
12.Lothal-site of Dockyards-wikipedia
13.Mundaka_Upanishad-wikipedia
14.Upanishads-www.esamskriti.com
15.Satyameva_Jayate-simple.wikipedia.org
16.terracottas--ncert.nic.in
17.terracottas-IVC-ncert.nic.in
18.Chanhudaro-wikipedia
19.chanhu-daro-Harappan site-www.harappa.com
20.the-indus-river-valley-civilizations-courses.lumenlearning.com
21.When the Goddess was a Woman-books.google.com
22.Vedic period-wikipedia
23.Iron-age-www.history.com
24.Earliest Cities-ncert.nic.in
25.Feature-Indus-Valley-Civilization-gkgoals.com
26.Ncert History Textbooks
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