1. The mature Harappan culture existed between?
[A] 4550 B.C. - 3000 B.C.
[B] 3000 B.C. - 2550 B.C.
[C] 2550 B.C. - 1900 B.C.
[D] 1900 B.C. - 1000 B.C.
[C] 2550 B.C. - 1900 B.C.
2. Harappan culture was?
[A] Stone Age
[B] Bronze Age
[C] Copper Age
[D] Golden Age
[B] Bronze Age
3. Aryans appeared in India?
[A] 1200 B.C.
[B] 1300 B.C.
[C] 1400 B.C.
[D] 1500 B.C.
D] 1500 B.C.
4. In the later Vedic period, the officer who collects taxes and tributes is called?
[A] Sangrihitri
[B] Saulkika
[C] Samahartha
[D] Sanidatta
[A] Sangrihitri
5. The later Vedic society was divided into?
[A] Two varnas
[B] Three varnas
[C] Four varnas
[D] Five varnas
[C] Four varnas
6. Kurukshetra is named after which clan?
[A] Kuru
[B] Bharat
[C] Purus
[D] Panchal
[A] Kuru
7. The Mahabharata epic was finally compiled by?
[A] 1st Century A.D.
[B] 2nd Century A.D.
[C] 3rd Century A.D.
[D] 4th Century A.D.
[D] 4th Century A.D.
8. Who among the following was the Rig Vedic God?
[A] Indra
[B] Agni
[C] Varuna
[D] All of the above
[D] All of the above
9. In Rig Vedic times, what were the societies like?
[A] Patriarchal
[B] Matriarchal
[C] Both
[D] None of the above
[A] Patriarchal
10. Who composed the Gayatri mantra?
[A]Vasishtha
[B] Vishvamitra
[C] Valmiki
[D] Patanjali
[B] Vishvamitra
11. The study of Coins is called?
[A] Epigraphy
[B] Palaeography
[C] Numismatics
[D] None of the above
[C] Numismatics
12. In which period do we get the largest number of coins?
[A] Maurya
[B] Post Maurya
[C] Gupta
[D] Post Gupta
[B] Post Maurya
13. In which period do we get the largest number of gold coins?
[A] Maurya.
[B] Shakas
[C] Kushans
[D] Gupta
[D] Gupta
4. In the later Vedic period, the officer who collects taxes and tributes is called?
[A] Sangrihitri
[B] Saulkika
[C] Samahartha
[D] Sanidatta
[A] Sangrihitri
5. The later Vedic society was divided into?
[A] Two varnas
[B] Three varnas
[C] Four varnas
[D] Five varnas
[C] Four varnas
6. Kurukshetra named after which clan?
[A] Kuru
[B] Bharat
[C] Purus
[D] Panchal
[A] Kuru
7. Mahabharata epic finally compiled by?
[A] 1st Century A.D.
[B] 2nd Century A.D.
[C] 3rd Century A.D.
[D] 4th Century A.D.
[D] 4th Century A.D.
8. Who among the following was Rig Vedic God?
[A] Indra
[B] Agni
[C] Varuna
[D] All of the above
[D] All of the above
9. In Rig Vedic times societies are?
[A] Patriarchal
[B] Matriarchal
[C] Both
[D] None of the above
[A] Patriarchal
10. Who composed the Gayatri mantra?
[A]Vasishtha
[B] Vishvamitra
[C] Valmiki
[D] Patanjali
[B] Vishvamitra