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
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Qns.2 : The Rigveda is the
(a) collection of hymns.
(b) collection of stories.
(c) collection of words.
(d) text of war.
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Qns 3: ‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ appeared first in
(a) Aranyaka
(b) Sunyaveda
(c) Yajurveda
(d) Atharvaveda
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Qns 4: King Aswapati of the Upanishadic period was the ruler of
(a) Kashi
(b) Kekaya
(c) Panchala
(d) Videha
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Qns 5: The ‘Manusmriti’ mainly deals with
(a) social order
(b) laws
(c) economics
(d) state-craft
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Qns 6: In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Urdu
(c) Pali
(d) Hindi
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Qns 7: Originally the Mahabharata was known as
(a) Brihatkatha
(b) Brahmins
(c) Brihatsamhita
(d) Jayasamhita
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Qns 8 : The number of Puranas is
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 21
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Qns 9 : The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Shiwalik Hills
(c) Nallamala Hills
(d) Narmada Valley
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Qns 10 : Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
(a) Ajanta
(b) Bhimbetka
(c) Bagh
(d) Amravati
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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
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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
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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
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Qns 14 : The ochre-coloured pottery was christened in
(a) Hastinapur
(b) Ahichatra
(c) Nuh
(d) Red Fort
