Ancient History Multiple Choice Questions Page-13
Question 145. Which colour was commonly used in the Harappan Pottery?
(A) Red
(B) Blue-grey
(C) Yellow
(D) Blue
[40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
Question 146. Which site of Indus Valley is now in Pakistan?
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Harappa
(C) Lothal
(D) Alamgirpur
[UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 1994]
Question 147. In which Vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time?
(A) Rig Veda
(B) Atharvaveda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Yajurveda
[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
Question 148. The largest number of the Mantras in Rig Veda belongs to
(A) Agni
(B) Varuna
(C) Vishnu
(D) Yama
[UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
Question 149. In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Urdu
(C) Pali
(D) Hindi
[Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
Question 150. In which of the Vedas, Sabha and Samiti are called as two daughters of Prajapati?
(A) Rig Veda
(B) Samveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
[UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
Question 151. The Vedic river Kubha was located in
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Chinese Turkistan
(C) Kashmir
(D) Punjab
[UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
Question 152. The largest number of Rigvedic hymns are devoted to
(A) Agni
(B) Indra
(C) Rudra
(D) Vishnu
[UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
Question 153. The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is
(A) Sindhu
(B) Shutudri
(C) Sarasvati
(D) Ganga
[IAS (Pre) 1996]
Question 154. ‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ appeared first in
(A) Aranyaka
(B) Samveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
[UPPCS (Pre) 1994]
Question 155. In Mahabharat by what name were the Kuninda-kings known?
(A) Sarvasrestha
(B) Madhyam
(C) Dwij Srestha
(D) Dwij
[Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
Question 156. In the early Rigvedic period, what was considered to be the most valuable property?
(A) Land
(B) Cow
(C) Women
(D) Water
[UPPCS (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2015]