Geography MCQ 1

1. Who among the following was the first person to determine the Circumference of the Earth ?

[A]Plato

[B]Aristotle

[C]Eratosthenes

[D]Ptolemy III Euergetes

Answer: Eratosthenes [Eratosthenes of Cyrene, 276 BC- 195 BC, was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, athlete, astronomer, and music theorist. He was the first person to use the word “geography” in Greek and he invented the discipline of geography as we understand it. He invented a system of latitude and longitude. He was the first person to calculate the circumference of the earth by using a measuring system using stades, or the length of stadiums during that time period (with remarkable accuracy). ]

2. Which of the following states is the only diamond producing state in India?

[A]Gujarat

[B]Rajasthan

[C]Madhya Pradesh

[D]Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Madhya Pradesh [ Madhya Pradesh is the only Diamond producing state and is leading producer of Copper conc., pyrophyllite and diaspore. State hosts country’s 68% diaspore, 41% molybdenum ore, 46% pyrophyllite, 32% diamond, 29% copper ore, 17% rock phosphate, 16% each of manganese ore and fireclay and 11% ochre resources. ]

3. The Bayyaram mines area, which was recently in news, is located in __?

[A]Andhra Pradesh

[B]Karnataka

[C]Tamil Nadu

[D]Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

4. River Luni (Lavanavari river) originates from which among the following ranges?

[A]Himalaya Ranges

[B]Aravalli Ranges

[C]Vindhya Ranges

[D]Saputara Ranges

Answer: Aravalli Ranges [ The Luni is a river of western Rajasthan state, India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 530 km. It is first known as Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarsuti, which originates from Pushkar Lake, and from then on it gets its name Luni.It is also known as Lavanavari river. It means “Salt River” in Sanskrit, due high salinity of its water.Luni is the river that emerges from Naga hills of Annasagar (Ajmer) and flows Westward at Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore and finally merges in Gulf of Kachchh.]

5. Which one of the following islands is called as ‘rust belt’ of Japan ?

[A]Northern Honshu

[B]Shikoku Islands

[C]Kyushu Islands

[D]Southern Honshu

Answer: Shikoku Islands [The Manufacturing Belt was called the Rust Belt in the latter decades of the 20th century because the word that describes the deterioration of iron into rust was an appropriate name to give to a region where the iron and steel and related industries were in great decline.]

6. People of which among the following countries are also known as Magyars ?

[A]Hungary

[B]Malaysia

[C]Hong Kong

[D]Spain

Answer: Hungary [Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are a nation and ethnic group who speak Hungarian and are primarily associated with Hungary.]

7. Which among the following a line or surface drawn on a map or chart indicates connected points of equal salinity in the ocean?

[A]Isohel

[B]Isohaline

[C]Isogyre

[D]Isodiaphere

Answer: Isohaline [Isohaline is a line or surface drawn on a map or chart to indicate connecting points of equal salinity in the ocean.]

8. Which among the following mineral is a carbonate of calcium and magnesium?

[A]Huntite

[B]Barytocite

[C]Dolomite

[D]Ankerite

Answer : Dolomite [Dolomite is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate. The term is also used to describe the sedimentary carbonate rock dolostone.Limestone that is partially replaced by dolomite is referred to as dolomitic limestone.]

 9. Which among the following can best define the Neolithic Revolution ?

[A]Green Revolution

[B]Technology Revolution

[C]Milk Revolution

[D]Agricultural Revolution

Answer: Agricultural Revolution [The Neolithic Revolution or Neolithic Demographic Transition, sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution, was the world’s first historically verifiable revolution in agriculture. It was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement which supported an increasingly large population. Archaeological data indicates that various forms of plants and animal domestication evolved in separate locations worldwide, starting around 12,000 years ago.]

10. What among the following is a partially enclosed body of water along the coast where freshwater from rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean ?

[A]Estuary

[B]Ria

[C]Tidal bore

[D]Lagoon

Answer: Estuary [An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and ocean environments and are subject to both marine influences, such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water; and riverine influences, such as flows of fresh water and sediment. The inflows of both sea water and fresh water provide high levels of nutrients in both the water column and sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the world.]

11. The ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in an air-water mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water at a given temperature is termed as:

[A]Relative Humidity

[B]Absolute humidity

[C]Specific Humidity

[D]None of the above

Answer: Relative Humidity [Relative Humidity is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in an air-water mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water at a given temperature. The relative humidity of air in a closed system will vary with both temperature (which determines the saturated vapor pressure) and total pressure (which implies

changes in the vapor partial pressure).]

12. On which among the following dates, Vernal equinox occurs__?

1. March 20-21

2. December 19-20

3. April 21-22

4. September 20-21

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]1 & 2

[B]2 & 3

[C]3 & 4

[D]1 & 4

Answer: 1& 4 [An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth’s equator. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name “equinox” is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, night and day are about equal length.]

13. Which among the following states is not covered by the Chhota Nagpur Plateau ?

[A]West Bengal

[B]Orissa

[C]Chhattisgarh

[D]Assam

Answer: Assam [The Chhota Nagpur Plateau (also referred as Chhota Nagpur) is a plateau in Eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. The total area of the Chhota Plateau is approximately 65000 square kilometers. The highest point of Chhota Nagpur plateau is Pareshnath Hill.]

14. Mahanadi river originates in which among the following states of India?

[A]Chhattisgarh

[B]Odisha

[C]Manipur

[D]Assam

Answer : Chhattisgarh [The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 km² and has a total course of 858 km. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. It originates from the highlands of Chhattisgarh through collection of an array of streams and reaches Bay of Bengal. Farthest headwaters of Mahanadi are located in the Pharsiya village in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh]

15. Which of the following mountain ranges in India is known as a young fold mountain range?

[A]Aravali

[B]Satpura

[C]Vindhyan

[D]Himalayas

Answer: Himalayas [The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consist mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock. They stretch from the Indus river in the West to the Brahmaputra river in the East. According to the modern theory of plate tectonics, their formation is a result of a continental collision or progeny along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This is referred to as a fold mountain.]

16. Soloman Islands are located in__:

[A]North Atlantic Ocean

[B]South Atlantic Ocean

[C]North Pacific Ocean

[D]South Pacific Ocean

Answer: South Pacific Ocean [The Solomon Islands are a collection of nearly one thousand islands in Oceania that form a sovereign country. They lie to the east of Papua New Guinea in Melanesia. Recently, the islands experienced a powerful 8.0 earthquake followed by a tsunami.]

17. The pedogenic regime of podzolisation associated with which among the following areas?

[A]Hot & Dry

[B]Hot & Humid

[C]Wet and Dry

[D]Cool & Humid

Answer: Cool & Humid

18. Which among the following areas are marked by the pedogenic regime of calcification?

[A]Hot, humid areas near Sea

[B]Cool temperate areas in continents

[C]Continental regions with wet-dry climatic regimes

[D]Desert Areas

Answer: Continental regions with wet-dry climatic regimes

19. Which among the following factors play important role in pedogenesis?

1. Climate

2. Relief

3. Biodiversity

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1

[B]Only 1 & 3

[C]Only 2 & 3

[D]1, 2 & 3

Answer: 1, 2 & 320.

20. Which among the following rivers is an example of superimposed drainage system in India?

[A]Ravee

[B]Narmada

[C]Ganga

[D]Chambal

Answer: Chambal

21. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) is located at ___:

[A]Hawaii

[B]Cook Island

[C]Alaska

[D]Samoa

Answer: Hawaii

22. Lower Subansiri Hydro Power project is under development in which state?

[A]Nagaland

[B]Manipur

[C]Assam

[D]Sikkim

Answer: Assam

23. Chandipur missile test range is located in ___:

[A]Odisha

[B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Kerala

[D]West Bengal

Answer: Odisha

24. Pench River Project is located in ___?

[A]Rajasthan

[B]Gujarat

[C]Madhya Pradesh

[D]Jharkhand

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

25. Castle Naggar heritage site is located in __:

[A]Himachal Pradesh

[B]Rajasthan

[C]Haryana

[D]Punjab

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

26. Satipati Sampradaya is a tribal community of ____:

[A]Himachal Pradesh

[B]Gujarat

[C]Karnataka

[D]Odisha

Answer: Gujarat

27. Catalonia region is located in which country?

[A]Denmark

[B]Spain

[C]Portugal

[D]Italy

Answer: Spain

28. Madagan 2 oil field is located in ___:

[A]South China Sea

[B]Sea of Okhostk

[C]Yellow Sea

[D]Chukchi Sea

Answer: Sea of Okhostk

29. Petermann Glacier is located in which among the following?

[A]Greenland

[B]Antarctica

[C]Europe

[D]Siberia

Answer: Greenland

30. Consider the following statements:

1. The land border of India is approximately twice of the coastline of the country

2. Largest state with coastline in India is Gujarat

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

[A]Only 1

[B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 & 2

[D]Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 & 2

31. Which among the following country is not bigger than India in terms of total geographical area?

[A]Brazil

[B]Canada

[C]Australia

[D]South Africa

Answer: South Africa

32. What fraction of total geographic area of the world is covered by India?

[A]1.4%

[B]2.4%

[C]3.4%

[D]4.4%

Answer: 2.4%

33. Consider the following statements:

1. India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere

2. India is divided into two almost equal halves by Tropic of Cancer

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only is is correct

[B] Only 2 is correct

[C] Both 1 & 2 are correct

[D] Both 1 & 2 are incorrect

Answer: Both 1 & 2 are correct

MCQ on History of Ancient India - Set 2

31. Who among the following was the author of Abhidhamma treatise Kathavatthu?

[A] Mah-a kassapa

[B] Mahinda

[C] Milinda

[D] Moggaliputta Tissa.

Answer:  Moggaliputta Tissa[ The Abhidhamma treatise Kathavatthu was written by Moggaliputta Tissa. He was a Buddhist monk and scholar who lived in the 3rd century BC . Moggaliputta-Tissa was the spiritual teacher of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, and his son Mahinda, who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka. He also presided over the Third Buddhist Council.]

32. In which among the following sacrifices, the sacrificial materials used was sura in Vedic Era?

[A] Agnistoma

[B] Rajasuya

[C] Sautramani

[D] Vajapeya

 Answer:   Sautramani [Sautramani was the sacrifice of the asuras and was adopted by the devas. The sacrificial materials used was sura, wine. In the Sautramani sacrifice the oblations of sura are prescribed.]

 33. In the Rigvedic Dasrajan Yudha (Battle of Ten Kings) the Bharatas emerged winner at the bank of __?

[A] The Indus River

[B] The Saraswati River

[C] The Sutlej River

[D] The Parushni River

Answer:   The Parushni River  [According to Rigveda,the famous battle of ten kings ( or Dasrajan Yudha) was between Sudas, a Bharata king of the Tritsu family and the confederacy of ten well-known tribes- Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha ,Bhalanas,Shiva and Vishanin.In the bloody and decisive battle on the banks of River Parushni the Bharatas emerged victorious.]

34. The Boghazkoi inscription was discovered in __?

[A] India

[B] Iran

[C] Syria

[D] Turkey

Answer:   Turkey [Homeland of Aryans : one of the inscription proves that the Aryans are from Central Asia is Boghazkoi (Asia Minor ,Turkey ) Inscription.]

35. The Aryans dedicated whole of a separate Mandala in Rig-Veda for the hymns dedicated to __?

[A] Agni

[B] Varuna

[C] Indra

[D] Soma

Answer:   Soma [ Soma & Haoma : (It is the 9th Mandal of Rigveda which contains 114 hymns ) The fermented juice of the plant called Soma appears to have been the only intoxicating drink used in Vedic times. So much were the ancient Aryans addicted to this drink, that Soma was soon worshipped as a deity both in India and in Iran (under the name Haoma in the latter country), and we find one entire Mandala, or Book, of the Rig-Veda, dedicated to this deity.]

 36. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

[A] Nagananda ↔Harsha

[B] Mudrarakshasa↔Visakhadatta

[C] Mrichchhakatika ↔Sudraka

[D] Ratnavali ↔Rajasekhara

Answer:   Ratnavali .Rajasekhara

37. Who among the following was a lady Alvar Saint?

[A] Andal

[B] Madhura Kavi

[C] Perumal

[D] Tirupan

 Answer:  Andal [Andal was a 10th century Tamil poet who is revered as a saint in the southern parts of India, the only woman Alvar (saint) of Vaishnavism (a cult devoted to Lord Vishnu).]

38. Parnadatta was appointed the Provincial Governor of Saurashtra by __?

[A] Chandragupta Maurya

[B] Rudradaman

[C] Chandragupta II

[D] Skandagupta

Answer:   Skandagupta [Skandgupta’s Junagarh Inscription: It states that Skandagupta appointed Parnadatta as goptri (governor) of Surashtra (Saurashtra)]

39. The title “Paramasaugata” was adopted by ___?

[A] Bhaskar Varman

[B] Shashanka

[C] Rajya Vardhana

[D] Harsha

Answer:   Rajya Vardhana [ Rajyavardhana has been mentioned as Parama- Saugata in Harsha’s Madhuvana and Banskhera inscriptions]

40. Garuda was adopted as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas by ___?

[A] Rashtrakutas

[B] Western Chalukyas

[C] Shilaharas

[D] Chedis

 Answer:  Rashtrakutas [ Rashtrakutas adopted “Garuda”as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas.]

41. Among the five monolithic rathas of Pallavas at Mahabalipuram, the largest is ___?

[A] Arjuna

[B] Bhima

[C] Dharmaraja

[D] Draupadi

 Answer:  Dharmaraja [ Mahabalipuram Temples: Pallava dynasty: The five monolithic rathas are square or oblong in plan, pyramidal in elevation and varying in their overall dimensions. the Dharmaraja ratha constructed in Pallava style is the largest of all, having huge pillats in the portico with statue of lions, pyramidal tower and turret roof.]

42. Who among the following was the first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the coins ?

[A] Satkarni I

[B] Gautamiputra Satkarni

[C] Vasishthiputra Pulumavi

[D] Yajna Satakarni

Answer:   Satkarni I [. Satavahana dynasty ruled from Pune in Maharastra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the 2nd century BC onwards.The coins issued by Satavahanas had Bilingual legends. The name of the Kings was mentioned in Prakrit as well as some south Indian Language. Satavahana Kings promoted Buddhism. Satkarni I was the first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the coins.]

43.  Which of the following parts were situated on the west coast of South India ?

1. Kaveripattanam

2. Korkai

3. Musiri

4. Tondi

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

[A] 1, 2

[B] 2, 3

[C] 3, 4

[D] 2, 3, 4

 Answer:  3, 4 [ Musiri and Tondi were situated on the west coast of South India.]

44. Which one of the following places was a mint centre of the Yaudheyas ?

[A] Bayana

[B] Rohtak

[C] Bareilly

[D] Mathura

 Rohtak [The sacred town of Rohtak, also called Rohtak or mint of the Yaudheyas . Note : Karttikeya was the principal deity of the Yaudheyas.]

45. Who among the following was the ruler of Kanchi during the time of Samudragupta ?

[A] Hastivarman

[B] Mantaraja

[C] Nilaraja

[D] Vishnugopa

Answer:   Vishnugopa [King Vishnugopa (Pallava dynasty ) of Kanchi is mentioned in the list of rulers of the South defeated by Samudra Gupta. It is mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudra Gupta.]

46. Who among the following is known to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices ?

[A] Pushyamitra Sunga

[B] Pravarasena I

[C] Samudragupta

[D] Nandivarman Pallavamalla

Answer:   Pravarasena I [Vakataka Dynasty : 3rd Century -5th Century AD. They were the most important after the fall of Satavahanas and before the rise of Chalukyas and they ruled in Modern Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.power They were contemporary of Guptas.The dynasty was founded by Vindhyashakti. Pravarasena I was the real founder of Vakataka empire.He performed four Asvamedha Yajnas.]

47. In which of the following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration, “All men are my children”?

[A] Minor Rock Edict (Ahraura)

[B] Pillar Edict VII

[C] Lumbini Pillar Edict

[D] Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I

Answer:   Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I

48. The beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar Hill were__?

[A] Buddhists

[B] Ajivikas

[C] Svetambar Jains

[D] Digambar Jains

Answer:   Ajivikas [ The Edicts of Asoka are a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Asoka. The one of the Edict of Asoka is “Barbara cave Inscription : giving away the Barbara cave to Ajivika sect. Dasharataha is known to have gifted the Nagarjuni hills to Ajivikas.]

49. Who identified “Sandrokottus” of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya ?

[A] D. R. Bhandarkar

[B] Alexander Cunningham

[C] R. P. Chanda

[D] William Jones

Answer:   William Jones

50. Rulers of which of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries such as Syria in the West ?

[A] Maurya

[B] Gupta

[C] Pallava

[D] Chola

Answer:   Maurya

51. The rulers of which among the following dynasties adopted the title Devaputra ?

[A] Maurya

[B] Sunga

[C] Kushana

[D] Saka-Kshatrapa

Answer:   Kushana [ Kushanas Empire: Kanishka (100 – 126 AD), a prominent ruler of the Kushan Dynasty who achieved remarkable milestones in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. His descendants called him as Devaputra which means son of gods. ]

52. The Mahasamghika School arose at which among the following places?

[A] Bodha Gaya

[B] Rajagriha

[C] Sravasti

[D] Vaisali

Answer:   Vaisali

53. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? Sakiyas ↔Kapilvastu Koliyas ↔Ramagrama

[A] Sakiyas ↔Kapilvastu

[B] Koliyas ↔Ramagrama

[C] Kalamas ↔Allakappa

[D] Mallas ↔Kusinagara

Answer:   Kalamas ↔Allakappa

Chanakya

54. Who among the following laid down for punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children?

[A] Manu

[B] Yajnavalkya

[C] Kautilya

[D] Narada

Answer:   Kautilya [ Chanakya : He is also known by Vishnugupta, Kautilya,was born around 350 BC and is known for his being the chief architect of Mauryan Empire and writing the pioneering work in the Economics and Political Science that is Arthashstra. He is known as Indian Machiavelli in the western world.]

55. With which among the following places, the twenty third Jain Tirthankara was associated?

[A] Vaishali

[B] Kausambi

[C] Varanasi

[D] Sravasti

Answer:   Varanasi [ Tirthankar Parshvanath was the son of king Ashvasena and queen Vama of Varanasi. He achieved Nirvana on the Sammet Sikhar. He lived in Varanasi around 800 BC. Parsvanatha is the 23rd Jain Tirthankar. ]

56. Which of the following Upanishads is written in prose ?

[A] Isa

[B] Katha

[C] Brihadaranyaka

[D] Svetasvatara

Answer:   Brihadaranyaka

57. Who among the following were teachers of Gautama Buddha before his enlightenment ?

1. Alara Kalama

2. Udraka Ramputra

3. Makkhali Gosala

4. Nigantha Nataputta

Indicate your answer from the codes given below.

[A] 1 and 4

[B] 4 and 2

[C] 2 and 3

[D] 1 and 2

Answer:   1 and 2

58. Which among the following is an extant Shaka of the Rigveda Samhita?

[A] Saunaka

[B] Ashvalayan

[C] Shakala

[D] Sankhayana

Answer:   Shakala

59. Who was the priest of the Bharatas in the battle of Ten Kings ?

[A] Visvamitra

[B] Vasishtha

[C] Atri

[D] Bhrigu

 Answer:  Vasishtha [ The battle of ten kings was fought between Sudas, a Bharata king of the Tritsu family and the confederacy of ten well-known tribes- Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, Alina, Paktha ,Bhalanas,Shiva and Vishanin. In the bloody and decisive battle on the banks of River Purushni, the Bharatas emerged victorious. The reason behind the war is the rivalry between Vishwamitra and Vasishtha.]

 60. That the homeland of the Aryans was Arctic Region, was propounded by ___?

[A] Max Muller

[B] Edward Meyer

[C] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

[D] Herzefeld

Answer:   Bal Gangadhar Tilak [ The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a book on the origin of Aryans by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak The book was written at the end of 1898, but was first published in March 1903 in Pune .It propounded the theory that the North Pole was the original home of Aryans during pre-glacial period which they had to leave due to the ice deluge around 8000 B.C. and had to migrate to the Northern parts of Europe and Asia in search of lands for new settlements. In support to his theory , Tilak has presented certain Vedic hymns, East Iranian passages, Vedic chronology and Vedic calendars with interpretations of the contents in detail.]

61. King Ashvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of which among the following Kingdoms?

[A] Kekaya

[B] Matsya

[C] Panchala

[D] Sursena

Answer:   Kekaya [ LATER VEDIC AGE – The Kekaya kingdom was situated on the bank of River Beas, east of Gandhar kingdom. King Aswapati ruled Kekaya when Janak was the king of Videha.]

 62. With which among the following Vedas, the Shatapatha Brahmana is related to___?

[A] Rigveda

[B] Yajurveda

[C] Samaveda

[D] Atharvaveda

 Answer:  Yajurveda [ Yajurveda is the book of sacrificial prayers.The world’s oldest prose literature of the Indo-Europeans is contained in Yajurveda.. There are two primary versions or Samhitas of the Yajurveda : Shukla(white) and Krishna(black) This implies that the Krishna Yajurveda includes the Brahmana prose discussions within the Samhita (no Brahman) while the Shukla Yajurveda has separately a Brahmana text, Shatapatha.]

63. Which of the following was not a diety of the Harappans?

[A] Shiva

[B] Mother Goddess

[C] Peepal Tree

[D] Vishnu

Answer:   Vishnu [Mother Goddess, Pashupati Shiva, Peepal, Pigeon, Swastik were worshipped by the Harappans. ]

64. Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian Subcontinent?

[A] Brahmagiri

[B] Chirand

[C] Mehrgarh

[D] Burzahom

Answer:   Mehrgarh [The site of Mehrgarh is located near the Bolan Pass, in the region of Baluchistan, to the west of the Indus River valley. In 1974, Mehrgarh excavated by the French Archaeologist Jean Francois Jarrige.]

 65. Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tools in India, was originally ___?

[A] Palaeobotanist

[B] Geologist

[C] Archaeologist

[D] Historian

Answer:   Geologist [ Robert Bruce Foote – Father of Indian Pre-history. He was a geologist of the Geological Survey of India, brought out publications on the tools found in the laterite formations in the then Madras and South Arcot districts, documented the antiquities of the Neolithic and Iron Age in Salem district in Tamil Nadu, wrote memoirs on the geology of the south Maharatta country and neighbouring districts, collected antiquities, painted landscape such as “View of Cape Comorin, the Kumla Kumari Pagoda…” and skilfully handled his finances.]

 66. Which of the following is the most common motif of the Indus Seals ?

[A] Unicorn

[B] Bull

[C] Rhinoceros

[D] Elephant

Answer:   Unicorn [The unicorn is the most common motif on Indus seals and appears to represent a mythical animal that Greek and Roman sources trace back to the Indian subcontinent. ]

67. Which of the following Harappan towns is divided into three parts ?

[A] Kalibanga

[B] Lothal

[C] Chanhudaro

[D] Dholavira

Answer:   Dholavira [ The Dholavira is the largest Indus Valley Site in independent India. It is located on Khadir Beyt, an island in the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.It has been excavated by R S Bisht team of ASI. It had three citadels. Each of these three citadels of Dholavira was improved than Harappa and Mohen-jo-Daro and had an inner closure as well.]

 68. Which among the following was a water tax for supply of water for irrigation during the ancient India ?

[A]Udakabhaga

[B]Udbali

[C]Uparikara

[D]Udranga

Answer:  Udakabhaga was the water tax that was levied on irrigation during the ancient India during the Maurya Empire

69. The last ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty, who was assassinated by Pushyamitra Sunga, his commander-in-chief was __ ?

[A]Bindusara

[B]Chandragupta

[C]Brihadrata

[D]Ashokavardhan

Answer:  Brihadrata [ Brihadrata was assassinated in 185 BCE during a military parade, by the commander-in-chief of his guard, the Brahmin general Pusyamitra Sunga, who then took over the throne and established the Sunga dynasty. Brihadrata, the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, held territories that had shrunk considerably from the time of emperor Ashoka, although he still upheld the Buddhist faith. ]

70. Buddhacharita, the epic biography of Gautama Buddha in Sanskrit was written by__:

[A]Aśvaghoṣa

[B]Indrabhuti

[C]Asanga

[D]Bodhisena

Answer:  Aśvaghoṣa [The Buddha Charita was the biography of Buddha which was penned by Ashvaghosha probably in the first century C.E. He was a renowned Sanskrit poet. The Buddha Charita is made up of 28 songs recounting events in Shakyamuni Buddha’s life up to the time of his great awakening.]

71. Which among the following kings was also known as Mamallan (great wrestler)?

[A]Pulakesi II

[B]Mahendravarman I

[C]Narasimhavarman I

[D]None of the above

Answer:  Narasimhavarman

72. Which among the following is the correct set of the plays written by Harshavardhan in Sanskrit?

[A]Malavikagnimitram,Vikramorvashiiyam and Abhijñanasakuntalam

[B]Svapna Vasavadattam, Pancharatra and Pratijna Yaugandharayaanam

[C]Nagananda, Priyadarshika and Ratnavali.

[D]None of these.

Answer:  Nagananda, Priyadarshika and Ratnavali.

73. Where and when was the second Buddhist council held?

[A]Patliputra in 250 B.C.

[B]Sri Lanka in 1st century B.C.

[C]Vaishali in 383 B.C.

[D]Mandalay in 1871 A.D.

Answer:  Vaishali in 383 B.C.

74. Who among the following succeeded Samudragupta as the next ruler of Gupta Dynasty ?

[A]Chandragupta II

[B]Chandragupta I

[C]Vishnugupta

[D]Mahendra

Answer:  Chandragupta II

75. As per Asoka’s inscriptions, which among the following place was declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable?

[A]Kushinagar

[B]Lumbini

[C]Kathmandu

[D]Sarnath

Answer:  Lumbini

76. Which among the following places have given the earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent?

[A]Pratapgarh

[B]Mehrgarh

[C]Quetta

[D]Kalat

Answer:  Mehrgarh

77. Which among the following Vakataka ruler performed all the seven sacrifices viz. Agnishtoma, Aptoryama, Ukthya, Shodasin, Atiratra, Vajapeya, Brihaspatisava, Sadyaskra and four Asvamedhas ?

[A]Rudrasena-I

[B]Pravarsena-I

[C]Prithvisena-I

[D]Narendrasena-I

Answer:  Pravarsena 1

78. Who among the following was the 23rd Jain Tirthankara ?

[A]Nemi Natha

[B]Mahavira

[C]Parshvanath

[D]Malinath

Answer:  Parshvanath

79. The Satapatha Brahmana and Taitriya Brahmana are the Brahmana texts of ___:

[A]Rigveda

[B]Yajurveda

[C]Samaveda

[D]Atharavaveda

Answer:  Yajurveda

80. Which among the following is the most unique feature of Dholavira site of the Indus Valley Civilization?

[A]Its cities were horizontally divided in multiple parts

[B]Its cities were unevenly divided

[C]Its cities were divided into 2 parts

[D]None of these

Answer:Its cities were divided into 2 parts