UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The main occupation of the Aryans was A) Weaving B) Agriculture✓ C) Trade D) Seafaring Q-2. The Rig Veda consists of A) 1000 hymns B) 1028 hymns✓ C) 500 hymns D) 2000 hymns Q-3. The Yueh-Chi were driven out from western China by the A) Hunas✓ B) Rashtrika C) Mangols D) Bhojakas Q-4. Which of the following explains the duties of Dharmamahamatras? A) The Minor Rock Edicts✓ B) The two Kalinga Edicts C) Arthasastra D) Indica Q-5. During the Mauryan period was In the hands of A) three boards B) four boards C) five boards D) six boards✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas? A) Sama Veda B) Atharva Veda C) Yajur Veda D) Rig Veda✓ Q-2. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was A) Patrilineal B) Patriarchal✓ C) Matriarchal D) Matrilineal Q-3. Gautama Buddha was brought up by A) Mahaprajapati✓ B) Mayadevi C) Kundavi D) Sangamitra Q-4. Mahavira was A) the 20th Tirthankara B) the 21st Tirthankara C) the 23rd Tirthankara D) the 24th Tirthankara✓ Q-5. The Phrsae the 'Light of Asia' is applied to A) Alexander B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Mahavira D) The Buddha✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Bhagavatiam refers to worship of A) Vasudeva Krishna✓ B) Brahma C) Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva D) Durga as Shakti Q-2. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates the worship of A) Vishnu B) Ram and Krishna C) Vishnu and his incarnations✓ D) Vishnu and Lakshmi Q-3. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the A) Rigveda B) Yajurveda C) Grihyasutras✓ D) Upanishad Q-4. The founder of Jainism was A) Rishbha✓ B) Neminath C) Parsvanatha D) Vardhaman Mahavira Q-5. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24 th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at ____ and died at ____. A) Vaishali and Rajagriha B) Kusinara and Pava C) Kundagrama and Pava✓ D) Kashi and Champa

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The proud title of 'Vikramaditya' had been assumed by A) Harsha B) Chandragupta II✓ C) Kanishka D) Samudragupta Q-2. In which region was the first metallic coin used In India? A) The Indo-Gangetic plain of central India✓ B) The Himalayas C) Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh D) The Deccan Plateau Q-3. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by humans? A) Iron B) Gold C) Tin D) Copper✓ Q-4. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as A) Advaita B) Vedanta✓ C) Yoga D) Samkhya Q-5. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of A) Shaivism B) Saktism C) Bhagavatism✓ D) Tantricism

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✓

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✓