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Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers-Mohenjo-daro   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 10 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q10.The Great bath of Indus valley civilization is found at? A. Mohanjodaro B. Harappa C. Ropar D. Kalibangan Show Answer Mohanjodaro 🔑 Key Points Mohenjo-daro is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, in Larkana District of Pakistan . Built around 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation. The name Mohenjo-daro literally means “ the mound of the dead .” in Sindhi language . The archaeological importance of the site was first recognized in 1922 , one year after the disc

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers-varna system   Previous year ssc questions     |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  |     Pre-Historic Period-Question 9 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Indian History of Pre-Historic Period. Q9.In the early vedic period, varna system was based on? A. Education B. birth C. Occupation D. talent Show Answer Occupation Note: According to the Purushasukta , the vedic society was divided into four varna as Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishyas, and Shudras . This classification of society was based on the professions or occupations of the individuals. Teachers and priests were called Brahmans, rulers and administrators were called Kshatriyas . Farmers, merchants, and bankers were called vaishyas and artisans and labours were called

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