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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers-Yajurveda   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 8 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 8.Which one of the following vedas contains sacrificial formulae ? A. Samaveda B. Rigveda C. Yajurveda D. Atharvaveda Show Answer Yajurveda Note: Rigveda - a collection of 1028 hymns by a number of priestly families. Samaveda -a collection of melodies. Atharvaveda - describes the popular beliefs and superstition of humble folk. 🔑 Key Points * Yajurveda , collection of mantras (sacred formulas) and verses that forms part of the ancient sacred literature of India known as the Vedas . *It is a compilation of ritual-o

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers-Schools of Indian Philosophy   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 7 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 7.What is the ancient school of law ? A.The Sociological school B.The Historical school C.The analytical School D.The Philosophical school Show Answer The Philosophical school 🔑 Key Points ✔ In India Philosophy emerged as a question into the mystery of life and its existence. ✔  Indian Philosophy mentions about many traditions of philosophical believes that arose in the Indian subcontinent. ✔  Above centuries, India’s intellectual research of truth has come to be represented by six systems of philosophy.

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers-Sangham Age   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 6 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 6. What is the meaning of the word ' Sangham ' in the Sangham age? A. Royal court B. Meeting of rivers C. Assembly of religious leaders D. Assembly of poets Show Answer Assembly of poets 🔑 Key Points The Sangam period or age or the third Sangam period , is the period of history of ancient Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of Sri Lanka (then known as Tamilakam ) beginning from c. 6th century BCE to c. 3rd century CE. It was named after the famous Sangam academies of poets and scholars centred in the city of Madur

GK Questions and Answers-Paleolithic period   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 5 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 5.The earliest period of human existence was ?   A. Chacolithic period   B. Mesolithic period   C. Paleolithic period   D.Neolithic period Show Answer Paleolithic period Note: Human beings lived in the Palaeolithic period were food gatherers and depended on nature for food . Thus, it can be said that the earliest period of human existence was Palaeolithic period. The Palaeolithic was coined by archaeologist John Lubbock in 1865. Domestication of animals began during Mesolithic period(9000-4000 BC). Neolithic people are food producers(4000-1800 B

GK Questions and Answers-Script of Indus valley civilization   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 4 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 4. The script of the Indus valley civilization is ? A.       Undeciphered B.       Kharoshti C.       Tamil D.       Brahmi Show Answer Undeciphered Note: The Harappan script is yet to be deciphered, as it is pictographic in nature. Overlapping of letters show that it was written from right to left in the first line and then left to right in the second line .The style is called boustrophedon . Brahmi and Kharoshti scripts were deciphered by James Princep(1799-1840). 🔑 Key Points The Indus script (also known as th

GK Questions and Answers-Largest building in Mohanjodharo   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 2 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q2. In Mohanjodharo , the largest building is? A. The Great bath B. A Granary C. The Pillared Hall D. A Two Storeyed House Show Answer A Granary 🔑 Key Points The " granary " of Harappa is found on Mound F. It is a brick structure that was built on a massive brick foundation over 45 meters north south and 45 meters east-west. The granary has r ectangular and squarish chambers . Its floor is made of ramped earth and plastered with mud . Two rows of six rooms that appear to be foundations are arranged along a

GK Questions and Answers-Worship of mother Goddess   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 1 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. 1.Worship of mother Goddess was associated with? A. Aryan Civilization B. Later Vedic Period C. Mediterranean Civilization D. Indus Valley Civilization Show Answer with Explanation Indus Valley Civilization 🔑 Key Points The religion and belief system of the Indus Valley people have received considerable attention, with many writers concerned with i dentifying precursors to the religious practices and deities of much later Indian religions. Due to the lack of enough of evidence, which is open to varying interpretations,