Q1. The greatest development in the Kushan period was in the field of
(a) religion
(b) art
(c) literature
(d) architecture
Q2. Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in the Western India?
(a) Cholas
(b) Kakatiyas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Q3. The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan were built by the followers of
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Hinduism
(d) Sikhism
Q4. The word ‘veda’ means
(a) knowledge
(b) wisdom
(c) skill
(d) power
Q5. The essential features of Indus Valley civilization was
(a) worship of forces of nature
(b) organized city life
(c) pastoral farming
(d) caste society
Q6. Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilizations were found?
(a) Indus valley
(b) Mesopotamian
(c) Egyptian
(d) Persian
Q7. From which of the following Upanishads, the words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in Devanagari script below the abacus of the State Emblem?
(a) Prashna
(b) Mundaka
(c) Mandukya
(d) Ishavasya
Q8. Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formulae?
(a) Samaveda
(b) Rigveda
(c) Yajurveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Q9. Harappan is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Ganga
(b) Ravi
(c) Yamuna
(d) Sindhu
Q10. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
(a) they used elephants on a large scale
(b) they were taller and stronger
(c) they were from an advanced urban culture
(d) they used chariots driven by horses
Q11. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilization is found at
(a) Harappan
(b) Mohenjodaro
(c) Ropar
(d) Kalibangan
Q12. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was
(a) barley and rice
(b) milk and its products
(c) rice and pulses
(d) vegetables and fruits
Q13. In Mohenjodaro, the largest building is
(a) the Great Bath
(b) a Granary
(c) the Pillared Hall
(d) a Two Storeyed House
Q14. Worship of mother Goddess was associated with
(a) Aryan civilization
(b) Mediterranean civilization
(c) Indus Valley civilization
(d) Later Vedic civilization
Q15. The script of the Indus Valley civilization is
(a) Brahmi
(b) Tamil
(c) Kharosthi
(d) Undeciphered
Solutions
1.B
2.D
3.B
4.A
5.B
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.B
10.D
11.B
12.B
13.B
14.C
15.D
