Ancient History Multiple Choice Questions Page-12
Question 133. The number of Puranas is
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 19
(D) 21
[UPPCS (GIC) 2010; UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
Question 134. Vedic river Askini is identified with which one of the following rivers?
(A) Beas
(B) Ravi
(C) Chenab
(D) Jhelum
[UPPSC (GIC) 2010]
Question 135. In the ancient period chief-livelihood of the Aryans was
(A) Agriculture
(B) Hunting
(C) Artcraft
(D) Business
[UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
Question 136. The Rig Veda is the
(A) Collection of hymns
(B) Collection of stories
(C) Collection of words
(D) Text of war
[UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]
Question 137. The main theme of Upanishads is
(A) Social structure
(B) Philosophy
(C) Law
(D) State
[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]
Question 138. The ninth Mandala of the Rig Veda Samhita is devoted wholly to
(A) Indra and his elephant
(B) Urvashi and the Heaven
(C) Gods related to plants and drugs
(D) ‘Soma’ and the god who is named after the drink
[40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
Question 139. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan’s movement of Aryan from Iran to India?
(A) Man Sehra
(B) Shahbazgarhi
(C) Boghaz-Koi
(D) Junagarh
[UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
Question 140. The term ‘Aryan’ denotes
(A) An ethnic group
(B) A nomadic people
(C) A speech group
(D) A superior race
[IAS (Pre) 1999; UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
Question 141. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in
(A) Atharvaveda
(B) Rig Veda
(C) Samaveda
(D) Yajurveda
[UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
Question 142. Meaning of the term ‘Arya’ in classical Sanskrit is
(A) Believer of the God
(B) A hereditary cast
(C) A believer in particular religion
(D) A Noble man
[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]
Question 143. Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans?
(A) Sankaracharya
(B) Annie Besant
(C) Vivekanand
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[UPPCS (Pre) 1996]
Question 144. From which Upanishad, the words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ have been taken?
(A) Mandukopanishad
(B) Kathopnishad
(C) Chhandogyopanishad
(D) None of the above
[UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2004
UPPCS (Mains) 2004]