Question 1 VS. Who was Sukthankar?
A- Sanskrit scholar
B- Tamil scholar
C- Kannada scholar
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 2. How many years did it take to prepare the critical version of Mahabharata?
A- 41 years
B- 47 years
C- 49 years
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 3. In Sanskrit texts the word Kul was used for ___?
A- Location
B- Caste
C- Family
D- Community
Ans- C
Question 4. Under which system does the property go from father to son and then to grandson and great-grandson?
A- conservatism
B- matrilineal
C- paternalism
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 5. The struggle between Pandavas and Kauravas over land and power is depicted in __?
A- Manusmriti
B- Ramayana
C- Mahabharata
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 6 To which dynasty did both the Kauravas and the Pandavas belong?
A- Kuru
B- Vajji
C- Gana
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 7. What is the practice of marrying outside the gotra called?
A- exogamy
B- endogamy
C- Gandharva marriage
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 8. What is the practice of getting married within the gotra called?
A- exogamy
B- endogamy
C- Gandharva marriage
D- none of these
Ans- B
Question 9. Jai Samhita is the old name of?
A- Manusmriti
B- Ramayana
C- Mahabharata
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 10. How many types of marriages do the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras allow?
A- 2
B- 4
C- 8
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 11. According to Dharmasutra and Dharmashastra, how many types of marriages are considered correct?
A- 2
B- 4
C- 8
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 12. When was the Manusmriti compiled?
A- 200 BC to 200 AD
B- 300 BC to 300 AD
C- 400 BC to 400 AD
D- none of these
Ans- A
Question 13. Each gotra was in the name of a ___?
A- Vedic Rishi
B- Brahmin Community
C- Religious Guru
D- All of the above
Ans- A
Question 14. The Satavahana rulers ruled over ___ India?
A- North India
B- South India
C- South West India
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 15. Which Upanishad lists the generations of Acharyas and disciples, many of whom are referred to by their mother's name?
A- Maitraniya Upanishad
B- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
C- Shvetasvara Upanishad
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 16. ____ kings were marked by their mother's name?
A- Kushanas
B- Shakas
C- Satavahanas
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 17. The ideal livelihood for the four Varnas is mentioned in ___?
A- Dharmasutra
B- Theology
C- Both Dharmasutra and Dharmashastra
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 18. match up?
| A- Brahmin | 1] Service of the three varnas |
| B- Kshatriya | 2] Agriculture, Trade |
| C- Vaishya | 3] Performing Yagya, Teaching of Vedas |
| D- Shudra | 4] To do justice, to protect people |
Ans- A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
Question 19 Which Veda is given an example to prove the divine order?
A- Rigveda
B- Yajurveda
C- Samaveda
D- Atharvaveda
Ans- A
Question 20. The list of duties of Chandalas is found in ___?
A-Vedas
B-Manusmriti
C-Upanishad
D-None of these
Ans- B
Question 21.Which statement is not true about Chandalas?
A- Living outside the village
B- Using thrown utensils
C- Wearing iron ornaments
D- Participating in Yagya
Ans-D
Question 22. "The untouchable had to inform about his existence while walking on the road" by
which Chinese monk is this statement
A- Hein Song
B- Fa – Shien
C- Xuen – Tsang
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 23. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi?
A- Panini
B- Banabhatta
C- Vishnu Gupta
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 24. Sanskrit used in Mahabharata is much more than the Sanskrit of Vedas and women like __?
A- easy
B- hard
Ans- A
Question 25. What happens in the narrative?
A- teaching, education
B- social ethics
C- collection of stories
D- none of these
Ans- C
Question 26. Who was the author of the original story of Mahabharata?
A- Bhat charioteer
B- Yarn
C- Vyas G
D- Both A and B
Ans-D
Question 27. Shri Krishna is described as the form of __?
A- Indra
B- Brahma
C- Vishnu
D- Shiva
Ans- C
Question 28 Who is the author of Mahabharata in the literary tradition?
A- Bhat charioteer
B- Yarn
C- Vyas G
D- Both A and B
Ans- C
Question 29 When was the excavation of a village named Hastinapur in Meerut district done?
A- 1946-47
B- 1948-49
C- 1951-52
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 30. Which archaeologist excavated a village named Hastinapur in Meerut district?
A- Alexander Cunningham
B- S N Rao
C- B B Lal
D- None of these
Ans- C
Question 31 Tripitaka is related to which religion?
A- Jain
B- Buddhist
C- Hindu
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question 32 What is the description of ___ in Charaka Samhita?
A- Ayurvedic Herbs
B- Sanskrit Grammar
C- Religion
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 33 The story of Eklavya is related to
A- Mahabharata
B- Ramayana
C- Manu Smriti
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 34 When was the word vanik used?
A- Artisans
B- Farmers
C- Traders
D- Officers
Ans- C
Question 35 What was the evidence of population level in Hastinapur by B B Lal?
A- 4
B- 6
C- 5
D- none of these
Ans- 5
Question 36 When did the war of Mahabharata take place in ____?
A- Panipat
B- Kurukshetra
C- Hastinapur
D- None of these
Ans- B
Question-37 How many days did the war of Mahabharata last?
A- 14
B- 16
C- 5
D- 18
Ans-D
Question 38 What aspects do historians pay attention to while analyzing a book?
A- the language of the
book B- the time of writing the book
C- the author
D- all of the above
Ans-D
Question 39 In Sanskrit texts the word caste was used for ___?
A- location
B- kinship
C- family
D- community
Ans- B
Question 40__ was looked upon with suspicion? They were considered uncultured, malech?
A-Eighty cattle owners
B -DalitsC-
KshatriyasD
-None of these
Ans- A
Question 41. Caste was based on ___?
A- Birth
B- Karma
C- Ability
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 42. The biggest epic of the world?
A- Mahabharata
B- Ramayana
C- Manu Smriti
D- None of these
Ans- A
Question 43 With the emergence of new cities, social life became _______?
A- simple
B- complex
C- no effect
D- none of these
Ans- B
1. Rulers whose name ended with the term 'Puta' belonged to
(a) Satavahana dynasty.
(b) Shunga dynasty.
(c) Mauryan dynasty.
(d) Kanva dynasty.
► (a) Satavahana dynasty.
2. Mandasor Stone inscription records the history of a guild of
(a) goldsmiths.
(b) rathakaras.
(c) potters.
(d) silk weavers.
► (d) silk weavers.
3. Ekalavya was a
(a) nishada.
(b) suvarnakara.
(c) chandala.
(d) priest.
► (a) nishada.
4. Marriage within a unit, a kin group, caste or a group living in the same locality, is called
(a) endogamy.
(b) exogamy.
(c) polygyny.
(d) polyandry.
► (a) endogamy.
5. The janapada which was inhabited by the cousins Pandavas and Kauravas was that of
(a) Shurasenas.
(b) Mallas.
(c) Sakyas.
(d) Kurus.
► (d) Kurus.
6. The rulers whose names were derived from that of their mothers were
(a) Shakas.
(b) Satvahanas.
(c) Kurus.
(d) Mauryas.
► (b) Satvahanas.
7. According to the Sanskrit text Mahabharata, Duryodhana plotted to kill
(a) Dhritarashtra.
(b) Draupadi.
(c) Kauravas.
(d) Pandavas.
► (d) Pandavas.
8. The classification of people, in the name of gotras in Hindu religion, was practised from c. 1000 BCE onwards, by the
(a) Brahmanas.
(b) Kshatriyas.
(c) Vaishyas.
(d) Shudras.
► (a) Brahmanas.
9. Panini’s ‘Ashtadhyayi’ is a work on
(a) Sanskrit grammar.
(b) Sanskrit history.
(c) Sanskrit mantras.
(d) Sanskrit plays.
► (a) Sanskrit grammar.
10. The number of categories into which the Dharmashastras and Dharmasutras divided the ideal occupations were
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
► (c) Four
11. Families are usually parts of larger networks of people defined as relatives, or to use a more technical term ______.
(a) Kinfolk
(b) Patriliny
(c) Marriage
(d) Polygamy
► (a) Kinfolk
12. ______means tracing descent from father to son, grandson and so on.
(a) Kinfolk
(b) Patriliny
(c) Marriage
(d) Polygamy
► (b) Patriliny
13. The Brahmanas considered some people as being outside the system by classifying certain social
categories as _______.
(a) Kinfolk
(b) Varnas
(c) Untouchable
(d) Nishada
► (c) Untouchable
14. According to the ______, the paternal estate was to be divided equally amongst sons after the death of the parents.
(a) Varnas
(b) Varnas
(c) Manusmriti
(d) Mahabharata
► (c) Manusmriti
15. ________contains vivid descriptions of battles, forests, palaces and settlements.
(a) Manusmriti
(b) Sutta Pitaka
(c) Mahabharata
(d) None of the above
► (c) Mahabharata
