Set 1 1. Settled life began in the ----------- period. (a) Bronze age (b) Chalco lithic (c) Neolithic (d) Paleolithic 2. The first metal used by the human beings was (a) Iron (b) Bronze (c) Copper (d) None of these 3. The 'Father of History' is hailed by ------------ (a) Herodotus (b) Socrates (c) Plato (d) Rousseau 4. The city of Rome was on the banks of ------------ (a) Tiber (b) Thebes (c) Euphrates (d) None of these 5. 'Great bath' was ancient city of ----------- civilization (a) Indus valley (b) Egyptian civilization (c) Chinese (d) None of these 6. Indian feudalism written by (a) R.S Sharma (b) D.D kossambi (c) H. Mukhia (d) None of these 7. 'Odyssey' one of the Greek epics written by (a) Homer (b) Erasthothenes (c) Aristotle (d) Socrates 8. Egypt is known as------------ (a) The gift of Nile (b) gift of god (c) gift of pharaoh (d) none of these 9. The meaning of the word 'Mesopotamia' is (a) Between the rivers (b) gift of god (c) fertile land (d) none of these 10. Chinese civilization was on the banks of the river (a) Yuan (b) Hwang ho (c) Yangtze (d) none of these 11. The founder of the Macedonian Empire was (a) Philip II (b) Alexander (c) Pericles (d) Darius
12. Name of the horse of Alexander was (a) Musiphales (b) Doric (c) Eradonius (d) None of these 13. Sappho was a ----------- (a) women writer (b) a poems (c) philosophy (d) None of these 14. Apollo was ---------- (a) The sun god (b) moon god (c) sea god (d) None of these 15. Father of medicine------- (a) Hippocrates (b) Aristotle (c) Sophocles (d) None of these 16. Rome was founded by---------- (a) Romulus &Remus (b) Marcus &Sulla (c) Julius Caesar &Augustus (d) None of these 17. 'Hammurabi' was famous for his------------ (a) code of law (b) Administrative reforms (c) music (d) None of these 18. The modern name of Persia (a) Iran (b) Iraq (c) Syria (d) Afganistan 19. The most important text of Zoroastrian religion? (a) Rig Veda (b) Zend Avesta (c) The book of dead (d) None of these 20. The great wall of china was built by--------- (a) Shi huwanti (b) Sima Qian (c) Hao (d) None of these 21. 'Dancing girl' is related to (a) Indus valley (b) China (c) Persia (d) Sumeria 22. The fourth Buddhist council was held at--------- (a) Pataliputra (b) Kashmir (c) Magadha (d) Kosala 23. Kanishka belonged to------------- (a) Kushan (b) Gupta (c) Mourya (d) None of these
24. The important component of Zoroastrianism is (a) Fire (b) water (c) pottery (d) glass 25. Tenth mandala of Rig-Veda is -------- (a) Ramayana (b) Mahabharata (c) Purushasuktha (d) None of these 26. Who was the father of Greek Mathematics? (a) Thales (b) Aristotle (c) Plato (d) Erasthothenes 27. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harapan Culture? (a) Cow (b) Elephant (c) Rhinoceros (d) Tiger 28. At which of the following sites the first evidence of the cultivation of cotton has been found? (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Kili-gul-Muhammad (c) Mehgarh (d) Nal 29. Harappan weapons were made of (a) Stone (b) Copper (c) Bronze (d) All of these 30. Which animal is engraved on most of the Harappan seals? (a) Humpless bull or Unicorn (b) Elephant (c) Bison (d) Tiger 31. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river (a) Saraswati (b) Indus (c) Beas (d) Ravi 32. Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management? (a) Lothal (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Harappa (d) Dholavira 33. At which of the following Harappan sites has been found a vase depicting the folk tale the "Thirst crow"? (a) Surkotda (b) Lothal (c) Dholavira (d) Banawali 34. Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three? (a) Bimbisara (b) Gautama Buddha (c) Milinda (d) Prasenjit 35. The concept of eight-fold path forms the theme of (a) pavamsa (b) Dpavamsa (c) Mahaparinibban Sutta (d) Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutta
36. In Buddhism, what does Patiomokkha stand for? (a) A description of Mahayana Buddhism (c) The rules of the Sangha (b) A description of Hinaana Buddhism (d) The questions of king Manander 37. Which one among the following principles was not propagated in the Theosophical Society? (a) Belief at Karma and Rebirth (c) Belief in Vedantic Philosophy (b) Belief in Universal Brotherhood and Humanity (d) Belief in the Eradication of untouchability 38. The 'Arthasastra' is a treatise on which one of the following? (a) Economics (b) Environment (c) Political Philosophy (d) Religion in Administration 39. In India, the first to put forward the theory that the Earth revolves round the Sun was (a) Kalhana (b) Brahmagupta (c) Bana (d) Aryabhatt 40. Which Rock Edict of Ashoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga War? (a) 13h Rock Edict (b) Kalinga Edict at Dhauli (c) The Edict at Jaugada (d) 10th Rock Edict 41. Who among the following took the title of "Vikramaditya"? (a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II (c) Samudragupta (d) Skandagupta 42. Which one of the following persons was not one of the nine jewels of Chandragupta II's court? (a) Virasena Shaba (b) Acharya Dignaga (c) Varahamihira (d) Charaka 43. Which of the following ports handled the North-Indian trade during the Gupta period? (a) Tamralipti (b) Broach (c) Kalan (d) Cambay 44. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty? (a) Pallava Dynasty (b) Chola Dynasty (c) Maurya Dynasty (d) Gupta Dynasty 45. Pulkasin ii defeated Harshavardhan on the bank of the river (a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Tapti (d) Mahanadi 46. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? (a) Ramanujacharya (b) Shankaracharya (c) Nagarjuna (d) Vasumitra 47. Who of the following built the temple of the sun God at Konark? (a) Anantavarma (b) Narasimha I (c) Kapilendra (d) Purushottama
48. The famous kailasa temple, cut out of solid rock at Ellora, was built under the patronage of the (a) Cholas (b) Kadambas (c) Pallavas (d) Rashtrakutas 49. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? (a) Amonghavarsha I (b) Dantidurga (c) Dhruva (d) Krishna I 50. Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with (a) eight hands (b) six hands (c) four hands (d) two hands 1. C 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. C 37. D 38. C 39. D 40. A 41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. B 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. C