Prehistory, Vedic Age and Indus Valley Civilisation

Depiction of the descent of the river Ganga from heaven in the form of relief sculpture on rock is at

The earliest literary references to iron in the Indian Sub-continent are found in the

The Vedic view of an individual and his relation to society is determined by four objectives of life. Which of the following is NOT one of these objectives?

The main collection of Vedic hymns are called ____.

The archaeological site of Atranjikhera is located in ______.

Where were the terracotta models of the plough excavated in Harappan civilisation?

Which of the folloiwng literary work is called 'Bridge between rituals and philosophy?

Consider the following in the context of Ancient Indian Polity and economy:

1. Akaradayi refers to the lands that were granted by kings to temples or brahmanas or the Buddhist sangha; this land came with the privilege of being tax-free.

2. Tinai refers to a unit of linear measurement in the Sangam age

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Some Indian Schools of thought and their exponents have been paired here:

1. Nyaya: Pakshilasvamin Vatsyayana

2. Vaisheshika: Prashastrapada

3. Yoga: Vyasa

4. Vedanta: Shankaracharya

Which of the above are correctly paired?

Some of the important Vedangas and their subject matter have been cited below:

1. Phonetics of Shiksha

2. Etymology of Nirukta

3. Ritual of Kalpa

4. Metrics of Chhandas

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Which of the following type of governance system can be seen during the Indus Valley Civilization?

The question of grant of land and its merits or demerits were debated for the first time in the

Examine the following statements:

1. History can be written on the basis of literary sources alone.

2. The Rig Veda contains Danastuti.*

3. More details on the ganas are provided by Buddhist and Jaina texts than the Brahmanical ones.

4. The earliest language to be used in ancient Indian inscriptions was Sanskrit.

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Consider the following in the context of Rig Vedic Religion:

1. People worshipped nature.

2. Indra was the upholder of 'Rta' the cosmic order.

3. Nasadiya Sukta postulated that universe has been created from Nothingness.

4. Purushasukta located in the Rigveda is the source of the Chaturvarna system.

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An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script has been found at:

The Features that distinguishes the Harappan civilisations from other contemporary Bronze Age civilisations of the world are:

1. Civic Amenities:

2. Grand religious shrines

3. Magnificent buildings

4. Funerary Complexes for Kings

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Regarding the Harappan civilisation, examine the following statements:

1. Harappan state was a centralised empire ruled by a class of priest-kings from the twin capital cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro.

2. Harappan society was stratified and hierarchical.

3. Harappan religion* can best be described as Shamanistic.

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The pottery characterising different cultures m India is mentioned here:

1. Ochre coloured (OCP}-Associated with copper and stone using groups (Chalcolthic) in India

2. Painted Grey ware (PGW)-Seen predominantly in association with later Vedic people, marks the arrival of iron technology in India

3. Northern Black Polished (NBP}-Ceramic par-excellence was traded, presumably, for wine or oil.

4. Black and Red ware (BRW)-Characterizes the first iron object-using cultural sites in the east

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In the context of archaeological finds in North India, examine the following:

1. Terracotta figurines of humped camel and horse were found at Pirak

2. A PGW site, Lakhiyopir in Bahawalpur area of Pakistan.

3. Hastinapura yields bones of domesticated horse

4. Crucible-shaped furnace at Jodhpura in Rajasthan

5. A large proto-urban PGW settlement, at Jakhera in Uttar Pradesh

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Keeping prehistory of India in view, consider the following statements:

1. Kalibangan was an outpost of the Harappans for sea trade with contemporary West Asian societies

2. Lothal was ranked as the premier city of the Harappan civilisation because of the volume and variety of objects that were discovered here.

3. The site of Mohenjodaro, located along the dried up bed of river Ghaggar, yields evidence to show the existence of pre-Harappan and Harappan habitation

4. Built and rebuilt over time, Harappa boasts of a 20-metre high mound of debris

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