UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following was the main port for the Indus people? A) Lothal✓ B) Harappa C) Kalibangan D) Mohenjodaro Q-2. The Indus people were worshippers of A) Mothers Goddess✓ B) Indra C) Rudra D) Varuna Q-3. Vardhamana Mahavira was born at _____. (a) Bodh-Gaya (b) Kundagrama✓ (c) Samath (d) Benaras Q-4. Bimbisara was succeeded by _____. A) Ashoka B) Ajatasatru✓ C) Vasudeva D) Chandragupta Maurya Q-5. The term 'Aryan' denotes A) a speech group✓ B) an ethnic group C) a nomadic group D) a supporter race

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Megasthanese was a Greek Ambassador sent to the court of ______. A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya✓ C) Kanishka D) Porus Q-2. Mudra Rakahasa was written by A) Kalidasa B) Visakadatta✓ C) Bana D) Bharavi Q-3. The Indus Civilisation is noted for its A) Art B) Scientific Advance C) Town Planning✓ D) Military Organisation Q-4. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was A) Sanskrit B) Pali✓ C) Tamil D) Greek Q-5. Which of the following was the cause of the decline of Buddhism? A) Buddhism was founded by a prince B) Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries✓ C) Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries D) Buddha preached non-violence

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period? A) Saumilla B) Sudraka C) Shaunaka D) Susrutha✓ Q2-. In the context of ancient Indian society, which one of the following terms does not belong to the category of the other three? A) Kula B) Vamsa C) Kosa✓ D) Gotra Q-3. Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart)? A) Akbar B) Kalidas C) Sudraka✓ D) Dandin Q-4. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Gujarat✓ D) Uttar Pradesh Q-5. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the A) Paleolithic age B) Primitive age C) Neolithic age D) Bronze age✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period? A) Literary works B) Foreign accounts C) Numismatic evidence✓ D) Epigraphic sources Q-2. According to Strabo, the Tamil kingdom to first send emissaries to meet Augustin in Athens in 20 BC, was A) Pallava B) Chola C) Pandya✓ D) Chera Q-3. Who among the following was the founder of the Nanda dynasty? A) Mahapadma Nanda✓ B) Ashoka Nanda C) Dhana Nanda D) None of the above Q-4. The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means A) Divinity B) Sacredness C) Doctrine D) Knowledge✓ Q-5. The Kushan rule was brought to an end by A) The Nagas B) The Britishers C) Samudragupta D) The Hindu Shahi Dynasty✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of A) Aryan invasion B) Decline in foreign trade C) Ecological factors D) Not definitely known factors✓ Q-2. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is A) unihorn bull✓ B) cow C) bull D) tiger Q-3. The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _____concept? A) Linguistic✓ B) Racial C) Religious D) Cultural Q-4. According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from A) India B) Central Asia✓ C) Central Europe D) Steppes of Russia Q-5. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first? A) Rigveda✓ B) Samaveda C) Yajurveda D) Atharvaveda

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of A) clay✓ B) copper C) bronze D) brass Q-2. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people? A) gold B) silver C) copper D) iron✓ Q-3. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people A) Mother Goddess B) Pashupati Shiva B) Trees such as Peepal and Acacia D) Trimurti✓ Q-4. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found? A) Kalibangan B) Lothal✓ C) Suktagendor D) Sotka Koli Q-5. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on? A) Agriculture B) Trade and Commerce C) Crafts D) All the above✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its A) town planning B) underground drainage system✓ C) uniformity of weights and measures D) large agricultural surplus Q-2. Match the location of the following Harappan sites: List-1                     List-2 (Sites).                  (States) A. Ropar.              (i) Uttar Pradesh B. Alamgirpur     (ii) Punjab C. Kalibangan     (iii) Gujarat D. Dholavira         (iv) Rajasthan E. Banawali           (v) Haryana Codes:     A B C D E A) ii...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was A) Bronze B) Copper✓ C) Iron D) Tin Q-2. Which of the following civilisations is net associated with the Harappan Civilisation? A) Mesopotamian B) Egyptian C) Sumerian D) Chinese✓ Q-3. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation? A) Sir John Marshall B) RD Banerji C) A Cunningham D) Daya Ram Sahani✓ Q-4. The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its A) town planning✓ B) metal working C) weights and measures D) seals and figures Q-5. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for A) beauty and utility B) uniformity C) sanitation and public health✓ D) demographic factor

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to A) Indra B) Varuna C) Pashupati D) Savita✓ Q-2. Two highest ,gods in the Vedic religion were A) Agni and Savitri B) Vishnu and Mitra C) Indra and Varuna✓ D) Surya and Pushan Q-3. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the A) Yajurveda B) Purusa-sukta of Rigveda✓ C) Upanishads D) Shatapatha Brahmana Q-4. This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god' A) Indra✓ B) Yama C) Marut D) Varuna Q-5. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age. A) Megalithic B) Paleolithic C) Neolithic D) Chalcolithic✓