General Knowledge Quiz - Indian History (Ancient)

General Knowledge Questions with Answers- Indian History (Ancient)

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1. During the Later Vedic age the centre of Aryan civilization was

A. Rajasthan
B. Maharashtra
C. Afghanistan
D. The territory between the rivers Saraswati and Ganges

D. The territory between the rivers Saraswati and Ganges

2. The name of the king to whom all the early Aryan dynasties traced their origin was

A. Krishna Vasudeva
B. Mandhata
C. Manu-vaivasvata
D. Yudhishthira
 

C. Manu-vaivasvata

3. Which of the following is correct ?

A. According to the Vedic thinkers, monarch was the ultimate source of law.
B. According to the Vedic thinkers, people was the ultimate source of law.
C. According to the Vedic thinkers, the nature was the ultimate source of law.
D. According to the Vedic thinkers, Dharma which sustained the world was the ultimate source of law.

D. According to the Vedic thinkers, Dharma which sustained the world was the ultimate source of law.

4. The theory of the origin of the state not mentioned in the Vedic literature is

A. the contract theory
B. the force theory
C. the evolutionary theory
D. the divine theory

C. the evolutionary theory

5. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

A. The castes were not hereditary during the later Vedic Age
B. Inter-dining among different castes was not forbidden during the later Vedic age
C. Inter-marriages among these upper castes were in vogue during the Vedic age
D. untouchability was common during later Vedic age

D. untouchability was common during later Vedic age

6. Which of the following statements is correct ?

A. During the later Vedic age women enjoyed the right to upanayana ceremony.
B. During the later Vedic age there was no polygamy among Aryans.
C. During the later Vedic age women were allowed to attend political assemblies
D. During the later Vedic age the system of Sati did not exist.

D. During the later Vedic age the system of Sati did not exist.

7. Which of the following statements is correct ?

A. The Upanishadas deny the existence of a Supreme God.
B. The Upanishadas deny the existence of individual souls.
C. The Upanishadas believe in the theory of Karma.
D. The Upanishadas deny the theory of rebirth.

C. The Upanishadas believe in the theory of Karma.

8. A Sangam was

A. a book
B. a king
C. a caste
D. a society of learned men

D. a society of learned men

9. Who was the President of the first Sangam ?

A. Veda Vyas
B. Valmiki
C. Vasudeva Krishna
D. Agastya

D. Agastya

10. The author of 'Tolkappiyam' was

A. Nakkirar
B. Kalidasa
C. Bhavabhuti
D. Tolkappiyar

D. Tolkappiyar

11. To the teaching of Parsvanatha the principle added by Mahavir was

A. Non-injury
B. Truth
C. Chastity
D. Nishkam Karma

C. Chastity

12. Who was Bhadrabahu ?

A. He was the first tirthankar of the Jains.
B. He was a Vedic Rishi.
C. He was a Buddhist Monk.
D. He was the sixth guru of the Jains.

C. He was a Buddhist Monk.

13. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?

A. Sarnath
B. Prayag
C. Kashi
D. Bodhgaya

D. Bodhgaya

14. What was Dharmachakra Pravartana?

A. Siddhartha's birth was known as Dharmachakra Pravartana.
B. Siddhartha's departure from home was known as Dharmachakra Pravartana.
C. The preaching of the first sermon by Buddha was known as Dharmachakra Pravartana.
D. Attainment of knowledge by Siddhartha was known as Dharmachakra Pravartana.

C. The preaching of the first sermon by Buddha was known as Dharmachakra Pravartana.

15. Which of the following is not a noble truth according to Buddha ?

A. That the worldly existence is full of mercy.
B. That the world is a manifestation of a universal soul.
C. That the worldly existence can be ended by destruction of trishna.
D. That there is a path for destruction of trishna.
 
B. That the world is a manifestation of a universal soul.