MCQ for test-9-21st-may-2023

Consider the following statements with reference to the Kushana kings:

1. Kanishka held a Buddhist Council in Kashmir where the doctrines of the Mahayana form of Buddhism were finalized.

2. They were against the idea of the 'divine origin of Kingship'.

3. They introduced the practice of hereditary dual-rule, two kings ruling in the same kingdom simultaneously.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Which of the following statements is correct regarding Sulvasutras:

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

On which of the following sites are the remains from all periods, ie, Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic, found?

Consider the following statements with reference to the agriculture prevalent in the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC):

1. Rice was the main staple crop in IVC.

2. Indus farmers used multi-cropping strategies across both seasons.

3. Indus farmers were the first to use cotton.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following religious practices can be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Pipal worship

2. Cow worship

3. Temple-based rituals

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Dasyus’:

1. The term Dasyus is mentioned in Rig Veda as the friends of the Aryans.

2. The domestication of cattle in the Vedic period is attributed to Dasyus.

3. Aryan chiefs were accommodative of Dasyus because they belonged to a branch of early Aryans.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

The term, ‘Ayas’, used in ancient India refers to?

In the context of the early Vedic period gana, grama, and sardha refer to

Which of the following is not a Harappan site based in India?

Which of the present-day religious practices were also a part of religious practice of the Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Swastika symbol

2. Phallus Worship

3. Worship of Pashupati

4. Fire Altars

5. Worship of Peepal tree

6. Ritual Bath

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to Vedic Period, consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements with reference to figurines of the Indus valley civilization:

1. The ‘Dancing Girl’ from Mohenjodaro is the earliest bronze sculpture found in India.

2. Bronze statuettes of the ‘chariot’ and the ‘bulls’ have been discovered at Burzahom.

3. The bronze statues were made using the ‘lost wax’ technique.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms 1919, which of the following statements are correct?

1. The act introduced Bicameralism and Dyarchy at the Provincial level.

2. Women were allowed to get the right to vote for the elections to the Provincial Assemblies.

3. Provinces were granted equal representation at the Federal level.

4. Payment for the secretary of State for India was now to be paid by the British Exchequer.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to the Home Rule Movement:

1. The goal was to achieve complete independence from colonial rule.

2. Separate leagues were formed by Tilak and Annie Besant.

3. It saw an active participation of Muslims and Anglo-Indians from South India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Lucknow Pact (1916), consider the following statements:

1. Muslim League and Indian National Congress demanded dominion status for India.

2. Congress agreed to separate electorates for Muslims in provincial elections except the Punjab and Bengal.

3. It demanded that all of the members of the executive council should be Indians.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Charter Act of 1833:

1. The East India company’s monopoly over trade with China and in tea ended.

2. The law member became a full member of the Governor-General Executive Council.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Indian National Movement during the First World War, consider the following statements:

1. The Congress and the Muslim League joined hands to demand Self-Government.

2. Extremists and revolutionaries opted not to support the British regime and instead waged a struggle against it.

3. The Swarajya Sabha was launched in India to utilise the opportunity created by the war.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the All-India Muslim League, consider the following statements;

1. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan was one of its key founders.

2. Aga Khan III was its first permanent president.

3. One of the key achievements was the provision of separate electorates in the constitutional reforms of 1909.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the trade during the Harappan period, consider the following statements:

1. Shortughai was a Harappan trading outpost in Afghanistan.

2. There is literary as well as archaeo-logical evidence for the Harappan trade with Mesopotamia.

3. Lapiz lazuli was exported to the Persian Gulf from the Harappan sites in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Later Vedic Period, consider the following statements:

1. The importance of the Samiti and the Sabha had diminished during this period.

2. Vajapeya and Rajasuya sacrifices were performed to strengthen the status of the King.

3. The concept of private property emerged for the first time as the control of the clan over resources declined.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements with reference to Harappan Art:

1. Dancing girl made of Steatite was found at Harappa.

2. Unicorn was the most frequently depicted animal on Harappan seals.

3. Seal depicting Mother Goddess with plants growing from her womb was found at Rakhigarhi.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

‘He was a journalist and his first philosophical magazine called Arya was published in 1914. He was charged with sedition for his fiery articles in ‘Bande Matram’ but was later acquitted. He was deeply influenced by the Upanishads and the Gita.’ He was

With reference to Swadeshi Movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. The National Council of Education was established as part of the movement.

2. It received great support from lower-class Muslim peasants.

3. During the movement, Swadeshi Sangam was formed by Ganesh Vyankatesh Joshi and Bhaswat Nigoni.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?