Q. Sculptures of the Mathura School of Art, which flourished in the early centuries of the Christian Era, are made out of (a) Marble (b) Slate stone (c) Granite (d) Red sandstone Ans: (d) Red sandstone  Explanation: Sculptures of the Mathura School of Art, which flourished ...

Q. Near the banks of which one of the following rivers, the excavation in recent years has brought to light that Indus Valley Civilization percolated to far south? (a) Mahanadi (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d) Godavari Ans: (c) Krishna Explanation: The excavation in recent years has ...

Q. The oldest Hindu epic is (a) Mahabhashya (b) Ramayana (c) Ashtadhyayi (d) Mahabharata Ans: (b) Ramayana Explanation: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and The Five Great Epics of ...

Q. Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the (a) Neolithic Age (b) Mesolithic Age (c) Chalcolithic Age (d) Palaeolithic Age Ans: (a) Neolithic Age Explanation: Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the Neolithic ...

Q. Metals known to Indus Valley Civilisation were (a) Gold, copper, silver but not iron (b) Silver, iron, bronze but not gold (c) Iron, copper, gold but not silver (d) Zinc, silver, iron but not gold Ans: (a) Gold, copper, silver but not iron Explanation: The metals known to the ...

Q. Arrange the following Buddhist councils in a chronological order 1. Vaishali 2. Rajagraha 3. Patliputra 4. Sreenagar The correct order is (a) 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 3, 2, 1, 4 (c) 4, 1, 2, 3 (d) 2, 1, 3, 4 Ans: (d) 2, 1, 3, 4

Q. The ancient Indian coins were introduced during the (a) 3rd century AD (b) 3rd century BC (c) Kanishka’s period (d) Ashoka’s reign Ans: (b) 3rd century BC Explanation: The ancient Indian coins were introduced during the (b) 3rd century BC. The use of coins as a medium of ...

Q. Which of the following was the main reason of the downfall of Mauryan empire? (a) Weak successors of Ashoka who could not control the empire properly (b) Religious policy of Ashoka (c) Ashoka maintained friendly relations with his neighbours (d) None of the above Ans: (a) Weak ...

Q. Gandhara School of Art was developed during the reign of (a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Chandragupta (d) Bindusara Ans: (b) Kanishka Explanation: The Gandhara School of Art was developed during the reign of (b) Kanishka. Kanishka was an emperor of the Kushan Empire, which ...

Q. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation? (a) Their chief deities were Mother Goddess and Shiva (b) They worshipped bulls (c) They had all amenities of a developed city life (d) They did not know of iron Ans: (c) They had all amenities ...

Q. Which of the following was the principal article of food of the Indus Valley people? (a) Fish (b) Palm-date (c) Eggs (d) Wheat Ans: (d) Wheat  Explanation: The principal article of food of the Indus Valley people was (d) Wheat. Based on archaeological evidence and ...

Q. Lineage is (a) A straight line joining any two points on the globe (b) The line of descendants of a particular ancestor (c) The Paleolithic age (d) The linking of genes Ans: (b) The line of descendants of a particular ancestor Explanation: Lineage refers to (b) the line of ...