Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period General Knowledge MCQ Questions Answers in English for SSC CGL, CPO, CHSL, UPSC and all competitive exams. Selected from previous year exam question paper for free online practice.
Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period
Qns 1 : Which one of the following is oldest Veda?
(a) Yajurveda
(b) Rigveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Qns.2 : The Rigveda is the
(a) collection of hymns.
(b) collection of stories.
(c) collection of words.
(d) text of war.
Qns 3: ‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ appeared first in
(a) Aranyaka
(b) Sunyaveda
(c) Yajurveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Qns 4: King Aswapati of the Upanishadic period was the ruler of
(a) Kashi
(b) Kekaya
(c) Panchala
(d) Videha
Qns 5: The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with
(a) social order
(b) laws
(c) economics
(d) state-craft
Qns 6: In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Urdu
(c) Pali
(d) Hindi
Qns 7: Originally the Mahabharata was known as
(a) Brihatkatha
(b) Brahmins
(c) Brihatsamhita
(d) Jayasamhita
Qns 8 : The number of Puranas is
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 21
Qns 9 : The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Shiwalik Hills
(c) Nallamala Hills
(d) Narmada Valley
Qns 10 : Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
(a) Ajanta
(b) Bhimbetka
(c) Bagh
(d) Amravati
Qns 11 : Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of the dog along with human skeleton in burial?
(a) Brahmagiri
(b) Burzahom
(c) Chirand
(d) Maski
Qns 12 : Which one of the following periods is also known as Chalcolithic age?
(a) Old stone age
(b) New stone age
(c) Copper age
(d) Iron age
Qns 13 : In the Chalcolithic period people of Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation
(a) North to South position
(b) South to North position
(c) South to North position
(d) West to East position
Qns 14 : The ochre-coloured pottery was christened in
(a) Hastinapur
(b) Ahichatra
(c) Nuh
(d) Red Fort