General Awareness Indian History Solved Objective test

General Awareness Indian History Solved Objective test
Solved Exam preperation India History Questions

1. Which of the following are characteristics of the Neolithic period ?
1. They buried their dead and erected tombs
2. They worshipped spirits of nature as embodied in trees and stones,
and appeased them by bloody sacrifices and offerings of food and drink.
3. They had no knowledge of the wheel for making pottery.
4. They knew the use of fire and had started cooking.
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
ANSWER. (a)


2. The Stone Age people had the first domestic :
(a) Asses
(b) Dogs
(c) Horses
(d) Sheep
ANSWER. (d)

3. The greatest invention of man in Paleolithic Age was :
(a) Fire
(b) Potter’s wheel
(c) Metal implements
(d) Spinning of cloth
ANSWER. (a)






4. Match the following :
Ancient site Archeological finding
A. Lothal 1. Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan 2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira 3. Terracotta replica of
a plough
D. Banwali 4. An inscription comprising
ten large sized signs of the
Harappan script
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
ANSWER. (d)

5. Match the following
Harappan site State
A. Kalibangan 1. Punjab
B. Mohenjodaro 2. Rajasthan
C. Rangpur 3. Gujarat
D. Surkotda 4. Sind
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 2 1 3
ANSWER. (a)


6. Match the following :
Harappan River
Settlement
A. Mohenjodaro 1. Indus
B. Roper 2. Ghaggar
C. Kalibangan 3. Sutlej
D. Harappa 4. Ravi
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 2 3 1 4
ANSWER. (a)

7. The main occupation of the people of the Indus Valley civilization was :
(a) Agriculture
(b) Cattle rearing
(c) Hunting
(d) Trade
ANSWER. (a)

8. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock ?
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lothal
(d) Alamgirpur
ANSWER. (c)

9. With reference to Indus Valley Civilization, consider
the following animals :
1. Bull 2. Elephant 3. Rhinoceros
The figure/figures of which of the above animal(s) is/are
found on the Indus seals?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1,2 and 3
ANSWER. (d)


10. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa
was made up of:
(a) Terracotta
(b) Steatite
(c) Bronze
(d) Red limestone
ANSWER. (c)

11.What was the main difference between the Indus Valley civilization and Vedic civilization ?
(a) Indus Valley civilization was urban whereas the Vedic civilization was rural
(b) Papal tree was worshipped in Indus valley civilization whereas Burgad tree was
worshipped in Vedic civilization
(c) The main emphasis in Indus Valley civilization was on trade whereas in Vedic
age it was on religion
(d) Indus Valley civilization believed in nonviolence whereas Vedic civilization
had no hard and fast rules about it
ANSWER. (a)


12. The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which deity?
(a) Agni
(b) Marut
(c) Indra
(d) Savitri
ANSWER. (d)


13. Which is the most important divinity of Rigveda?
(a) Marut
(b) Agni
(c) Shakti
(d) Varuna
ANSWER. (d)

14. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
1. Mitra - Sun’s beneficent energy
2. Parjanya - god of cloud and rain
3, Maruts - storm gods
4. Varuna - sky and water
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
ANSWER. (d)

15. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Rigvedic people worshipped nature
(b) The Rigvedic Aryans were by and large urban people
(c) The Rigvedic family comprised parents and other kith and kin apart from
husband and wife
(d) The Rigvedic women were highly respected and that most of the religious
ceremonies were considered incomplete unless wives joined their husbands
ANSWER. (b)

16. Navi, Paridhan and Adhivasa were the:
(a) Different types of garments of the Aryans
(b) Government officials of the Aryan kings
(c) Tribal people of Ancient India
(d) Musical instruments of ancient lndians
ANSWER. (a)

17.Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist Council held
during the reign of:
(a) Harsha
(b) Kanishka
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
ANSWER. (b)


18. Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called:
(a) Upagupta
(b) Vasubandhu
(c) Asvaghosha
(d) Ambhi
ANSWER. (a)


19. Mark the correct sequence of places with regard to Buddha :
(a) Sarnath, Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, Kapilavastu
(b) Bodh Gaya, Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Kushinagar
(c) Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Kushinagar
(d) Kapilavastu, Bodh Gaya, Samath, Kushinagar
ANSWER. (d)


20. Consider the following statements :
1. Vardhamana Mahavira’s mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka.
2. Gautama Buddha’s mother was a princess from the Koshalan dynasty.
3. Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara belonged to Banaras.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
(a) Only 1
(c) 2 and 3
(b) Only 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER. (c)