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Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. What was Chandragupta-II also known as? A) Samudragupta B) Vikramaditya✓ C) Skandagupta D) Raanagupta Q-2. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that A) there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda B) Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows C) Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land D) All of the above✓ Q-3. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because A) they used chariots driven by horses✓ B) they were from an advanced urban culture C) they were taller and stronger D) they used elephants on a large scale Q-4. Coins made of metal first appeared in A) Harappan Civilisation B) Later Vedic Age C) Age of the Buddha✓ D) Age of the Mauryas Q-5. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on A) Education B) Birth C) Occupation✓ D) Talen

Daily Quuz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by A) Sudras B) Kshatriya Princes✓ C) Vaisyas D) Brahmins Q-2. Whom can we call the first national ruler of India? A) Chandragupta Maurya✓ B) Kanishka C) Harsha D) Ajatasatru Q-3. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of A) Nature✓ B) Pasupati C) Trimurti D) Mother Goddess Q-4. The 'Brahmanas' deals with A) The Bhakti Theory B) Yoga C) Ritualism✓ D) Meditation Q-5. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later Vedic period? A) Varuna✓ B) Agni C) Vishnu D) Rudra

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The Vishnu Purana, gives an account of _____. A) Mauryan Dynasty✓ B) The Andhras C) The Vardhanas D) Life in Indus Valley Q-2. A well-organised State machinery was Introduced for the first time by A) the Vedic Aryans B) Alexander C) the Guptas D) the Mauryas✓ Q-3. The last Mauryan king was A) Pushyamitra Sunga B) Ashoka C) Harsha D) Brihadratha✓ Q-4. Bimbisara was succeeded by A) Ashoka B) Ajatasatru✓ C) Vesudeva D) Chandragupta Maurya Q-5. The Upanishads are separated from the Brahmanas by treatises called _______. A) Vedas B) Aranyakas✓ C) Epics D) Puranas

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka? A) No. XIII✓ B) No. X C) No. XI D) No. XII Q-2. Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically? A) Rig Veda B) Yajur Veda C) Sama Veda✓ D) Atharva Veda Q-3. Of the following who was the hero of a famous drama Malvlkagnimitra written by Kalidasa? A) Vasumitra B) Vajramitra C) Pushyamitra D) Agnimitra✓ Q-4. The duties of Dharmamahamatras are explained in the Minor Rock Edict No___. A) X B) IV C) XII D) V✓ Q-5. Which of the following subjects is not dealt with in the Puranas? A) Primary creation B) Secondary creation C) Genealogies of gods D) Arithmetic✓

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The Vedic economy was based on A) trade and commerce B) crafts and industries C) agriculture and cattle rearing✓ D) all the above Q-2. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was A) democracy B) republics C) oligarchy D) monarchy✓ Q-3. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were A) Sabha and Mahasabha B) Mahasabha and Ganasabha C) Sabha and Samiti✓ D) Ur and Kula Q-4. The Indo-Greek Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was A) Scythia✓ B) Zedrasia C) Bactria D) Aria Q-5. The beat specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their A) Stupas B) Pillars✓ C) Chaityas D) Caves