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'Trayi' is a name for
(a) Three Vedas
(b) Dharma, Sangha, and Buddha
(c) Three Gods in Hindu Pantheon
(d) Three seasons
Option a - Three Vedas
In the Vedic period, the people called Panis were
(a) those, who controlled trades
(b) cattle breeders
(c) cowheads
(d) ploughmen
Option a - those, who controlled trades
Which of the following rivers was known as Purushni in the Vedic Period?
(a) Ravi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Beas
(d) Chenab
Option a - Ravi
The Vedic river Kubha was located in
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Chinese Turkistan
(c) Kashmir
(d) Punjab
Option a - Afghanistan
The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is
(a) Sindhu
(b) Sutudri
(c) Sarasvati
(d) Ganga
Option a - Sindhu
Vedic river Askini is identified with which one of the following rivers?
(a) Beas
(b) Ravi
(c) Chenab
(d) Jhelum
Option c - Chenab
Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as 'Vitasta'?
(a) Tista
(b) Jhelum
(c) Tungabhadra
(d) Bharatpuzha
Option b - Jhelum
Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?
(a) Lopamudra
(b) Gargi
(c) Leelavati
(d) Savitri
Option a - Lopamudra
Which hymns of the Rigveda are considered to contain the rudiments of the Indian drama?
(a) Vivaha-sukta
(b) Apri-sukta
(c) Samaveda-sukta
(d) Purusha-sukta
Option c - Samaveda-sukta
The earliest evidence of the use of iron in India has been discovered from
(a) Taxila
(b) Atranjikhera
(c) Kaushambi
(d) Hastinapur
Option b - Atranjikhera
In the ancient period, chief-livelihood of the Aryans was
(a) Agriculture
(b) Hunting
(c) Artcraft
(d) Business
Option b - Hunting
Nivi, Paridhan, and Adhivasa were the
(a) different types of garments of the Aryans.
(b) government officials of the Aryan kings.
(c) tribal people of ancient Indians.
(d) the musical instrument of ancient Indians.
Option a - different types of garments of the Aryans.
Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?
(a) William Jones
(b) HH Wilson
(c) Max Muller
(d) General Cunningham
Option c - Max Muller
(a) Yadu
(b) Puru
(c) Turvasa
(d) Kikat
Option d - Kikat
The term 'Aryan' denotes
(a) an ethnic group
(b) a nomadic people
(c) a speech group
(d) a superior race
Option d - a superior race
The meaning of the term 'Arya' in classical Sanskrit is
(a) believer of the God
(b) a hereditary cast
(c) a believer in a particular religion
(d) a Noble man
Option d - a Noble man
Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan movement of Aryan from Iran to India?
(a) Mansehra
(b) Shahbajgarhi
(c) Boghaz-Koi
(d) Junagarh
Option c - Boghaz-Koi
Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans?
(a) Sankaracharya
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Vivekanand
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option d - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rigvedic Aryans?
(a) They were acquainted with horses, chariots, and the use of bronze.
(b) They were acquainted with the use of iron.
(c) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important form of wealth.
(d) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare.
Option b - They were acquainted with the use of iron.
Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Option d - Atharvaveda
Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?
(a) Aitareya Brahmana
(b) Gopatha Brahmana
(c) Shatapatha Brahmana
(d) Taittiriya Brahmana
Option a - Aitareya Brahmana
Rigveda consists of ritual ……. hymns.
(a) 1028
(b) 1017
(c) 1128
(d) 1020
Option a - 1028
'Rigveda' was originally composed in which one of the following languages?
(a) Pali
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Prakrit
(d) Brahmi
Option b - Sanskrit
Which one of the following is the oldest Veda?
(a) Yajurveda
(b) Rigveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Option b - Rigveda
'Gopatha Brahmana' is associated with
(a) Yajurveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Atharvaveda
(d) Rigveda
Option c - Atharvaveda
In the early Rigvedic period, what was considered to be the most valuable property?
(a) Land
(b) Cow
(c) Women
(d) Water
Option b - Cow
The name 'Aghanya' mentioned in many passages of the Rigveda refers to
(a) priests
(b) women
(c) COWS
(d) brahmans
Option c - COWS
In the Vedic rituals, HOTA is associated with the
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda
Option a - Rigveda
The fundamental or basic script of the 'Rigveda' was
(a) Devanagari
(b) Kharosthi
(c) Pali
(d) Brahmi
Option d - Brahmi
Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rigveda Samhita?
(a) There are about 300 non-Indo-European words in Rigveda
(b) There is a reference to Dasarajna (battle of ten kings) in Rigveda.
(c) It is mentioned in the Rigveda that the Bharata Chief Sudas fought against a confederacy of ten tribes.
(d) Purus sides with Bharata in the battle of ten kings.
Option d - Purus sides with Bharata in the battle of ten kings.
Which one of the following statements about Rigveda is not correct?
(a) Deities were worshipped through prayer and sacrificial rituals.
(b) The Gods are presented as powerful, who could be made to intervene in the world of men via the performance of sacrifices.
(c) The Gods were supposed to partake of the offerings as they were consumed by the fire.
(d) The sacrifices were performed in the temples.
Option d - The sacrifices were performed in the temples.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The grama of the Rigvedic Aryans usually refers to a group of kinsfold and not a village.
(b) The Aryans of early Vedic times tamed elephants and used them in war.
(c) Rigveda mentions swayambara and the marriage of widows.
(d) The Rigveda mentions Vindhyas and Satpura mountains and the Narmada river.
Option c - Rigveda mentions swayambara and the marriage of widows.
(a) Rigveda
(b) Samaveda
(c) Brahmin Granth
(d) Yajurveda
Option a - Rigveda
'Nachiketa' Legend finds mention in
(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Satapatha Brahmin
(c) Kathopanishad
(d) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Option c - Kathopanishad
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
(a) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
(b) Chhandogyopanishad
(c) Kathopanishad
(d) Kenopanishd
Option c - Kathopanishad
'Satyamev Jayate' which is engraved on the Indian Emblem has been taken from
(a) Rigveda
(b) Bhagavad Gita
(c) Mundakopanishad
(d) Matsya Purana
Option c - Mundakopanishad
The legend of Satyakam Jabal, which challenges the stigma of being an unmarried mother, is mentioned in
(a) Jabal Upanishad
(b) Prashnophishad
(c) Chhandogya Upanishad
(d) Kathopanishad
Option c - Chhandogya Upanishad
The ninth mandala of the Rigveda 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
Option d - 'Soma' and the God who is named after the drink
In the Rigvedic period, people believed mainly in
(a) Idol worship
(b) One God Belief
(c) Goddess worship
(d) Sacrifice and rituals
Option d - Sacrifice and rituals
Gayatri Mantra is found in which book?
(a) Upanishad
(b) Bhagavad Gita
(c) Rigveda
(d) Yajurveda
Option c - Rigveda
Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?
(a) Vasishtha
(b) Vishwamitra
(c) Indra
(d) Parikshit
Option b - Vishwamitra
The 'Mantra' famous with the name of 'Gayatri Mantra' is found in which of the following scriptures?
(a) Bhagavad Gita
(b) Atharvaveda
(c) Rigveda
(d) Manusmriti
Option c - Rigveda
The word Gotra occurs for the first time in
(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Rigveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Yajurveda
Option b - Rigveda
The largest number of the Mantras in Rigveda belongs to
(a) Agni
(b) Varuna
(c) Vishnu
(d) Yama
Option a - Agni
Which of the following rivers mentioned in the Rigveda gives the due to relations of Aryans with Afghanistan?
(a) Askini
(b) Parushni
(c) Kubha, Kramu
(d) Vipasha, Shutudri
Option c - Kubha, Kramu
Panini, the first Grammarian of the Sanskrit language in India, lived during the
(a) 2nd century BC
(b) 6th-5th century BC
(c) 2nd century AD
(d) 5th-6th century AD
Option b - 6th-5th century BC
Ashtadhyayi was written by
(a) Ved Vyas
(b) Panini
(c) Shukadeva
(d) Valmiki
Option b - Panini
The priest associated with King Videgha Madhava referred in Shatapatha Brahmin was
(a) Rishi Bharadwaj
(b) Rishi Vashistha
(c) Rishi-Vishwamitra
(d) Rishi Gautama Rahugana
Option d - Rishi Gautama Rahugana
Which of the following is the correct order of the Vedic literature?
(a) Vedic Samhitas, Brahmins, Aranyakas and Upanishads
(b) Vedic Samhitas, Upanishads, Aranyakas and Brahmins
(c) Vedic Samhitas, Aranyakas, Brahmins and Upanishads
(d) Vedic Samhitas, Vedangas, Aranyakas and Smritis
Option a - Vedic Samhitas, Brahmins, Aranyakas and Upanishads
The 'Dharma' and 'Rita' depict a central idea of the ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context, consider the following statements. I. 'Dharma' was a conception of obligation and of the discharge of one's duties to oneself and to others. II. 'Rita' was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b - Only II
The Sufi work Kashf-al-Mahjub was written by
(a) Abul Hasan Hujwiri
(b) Moinuddin Chishti
(c) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(d) Amir Khusrau
Option a - Abul Hasan Hujwiri
The Shrine of Sufi Saint is known as
(a) Dargah
(b) Khanqah
(c) Idgah
(d) Gul Karosha
Option a - Dargah
Which of the following Sufis regarded Krishna among the auliyas?
(a) Shah Muhammad Ghaus
(b) Shah Abdul Aziz
(c) Shah Waliullah
(d) Khwaja Mir Dard
Option a - Shah Muhammad Ghaus
(a) Ulema
(b) Khanqah
(c) Sheikh
(d) Sama
Option a - Ulema
The philosophy of Sufism is similar to the Hindu philosophy of
(a) Karma (action)
(b) Bhakti (devotion)
(c) Kalpa (imagination)
(d) Gyana (knowledge)
Option b - Bhakti (devotion)
Every year a fair is held at the tomb of famous Sufi Saint Haji Waris Ali Shah at
(a) Fatehpur Sikri
(b) Kaliyar
(c) Dewa Sharif
(d) Garhmukteshwar
Option c - Dewa Sharif
Which among the following Sufi Saint is also called Mujaddid Alf-e-Shani?
(a) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
(b) Bahauddin Zakariya
(c) Jalauddin Tabrej
(d) Sheik Ahmad Sirhindi
Option d - Sheik Ahmad Sirhindi
Who was the founder of the Firdausi order in Sufism?
(a) Sheikh Badruddin
(b) Khwaja Baqi Billan
(c) Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
(d) Bulleshah
Option a - Sheikh Badruddin
Bihar was the center of which among the following Sufi order?
(a) Qadiri
(b) Naqshbandi
(c) Firdausi
(d) Suhrawardi
Option c - Firdausi
The Sufi saint of Naqshbandiya order, Ubaidullah Ahrar was followed by which among the following Mughal Emperor?
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Option a - Babur
Assertion (A) The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chishti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. Reason (R) The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chishti in Ajmer. Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option c - A is true, but R is false
Who among the following was the founder of the Suhrawardiyya order in Sufism?
(a) Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
(b) Bahauddin Zakariya
(c) Mohammad Ghaus
(d) Khwaja Baqi Billah
Option a - Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
Hamiduddin Nagori belonged to which sect of Sufism?
(a) Firdausi
(b) Oudiri
(c) Naqsbandi
(d) Suhrawardi
Option d - Suhrawardi
Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya belonged to which sect?
(a) Suhrawardi Silsila
(b) Rishi Silsila
(c) Chishti Silsila
(d) Firdausi Silsila
Option a - Suhrawardi Silsila
The idea of 'Farr-i-Izadi', on which the Mughal kingship was based, was first developed by which one of the following Sufi saints?
(a) Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
(b) Nizamuddin Auliya
(c) Ibn al-Arabi
(d) Bayazid Bistami
Option a - Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
Who among the following is considered the founder of Naqshbandi Silsila?
(a) Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
(b) Bahauddin Naqshband
(c) Mohammad Ghaus
(d) Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya
Option b - Bahauddin Naqshband
Which of the following Silsilas of Sufism was against music?
(a) Chishtiya
(b) Suhrawardiya
(c) Qadiriya
(d) Naqshbandiya
Option b - Suhrawardiya
In which district of Madhya Pradesh was Chandra Shekhar Azad born?
(a) Khargone
(b) Gwalior
(c) Jhabua
(d) Satna
Option c - Jhabua
How revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed by the Britishers?
(a) By hanging
(b) By stabbing
(c) By bullet encounter
(d) By putting down an army jeep
Option c - By bullet encounter
When did the Chittagong Armoury Raid take place and who was its chief organizer?
(a) 1930, Surya Sen
(b) 1929, Batukeshwar Dutta
(c) 1929 Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(d) 1930, Ram Prasad Bismil
Option a - 1930, Surya Sen
Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the Chittagong Armoury Raid?
(a) Ganesh Ghosh
(b) Chandra Sekhar Azad
(c) Surya Sen
(d) Lala Hardayal
Option c - Surya Sen
Who was given life punishment for the murder of Colonel Wyllie?
(a) Madan Lal Dhingra
(b) Udham Singh
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Manmathanath
Option a - Madan Lal Dhingra
Who penned the following lines "Sarfaroshi Ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai Dekhna hai zor Kitna baju-e Qatil me hai"?
(a) Bismil
(b) Rajguru
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Azad
Option a - Bismil
Name the first recorded Muslim who was hanged for Indian freedom.
(a) Mohammad Ali
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Ashfaqullah Khan
(d) Azizuddin
Option c - Ashfaqullah Khan
(a) I and III
(b) II and III
(c) Only II
(d) Only III
Option d - Only III
Lahore Conspiracy Case resulted in the hanging of I. Ram Prasad Bismil II. Roshan Singh III. Bhagat Singh IV. Sukhdev V. Rajguru Select the correct answer from the code given below.
(a) I, II
(b) I, II, IV
(c) II, III, IV
(d) III, IV, V
Option d - III, IV, V
Given below is the list of some cases. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given at the end. I. Lahore Case II. Kakori Case III. Meerut Case IV. Kanpur Case Codes
(a) I, III, II, and IV
(b) II, IV, III and I
(c) I, IV, II, and III
(d) I, IV, III, and II
Option c - I, IV, II, and III
The slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' was first raised by
(a) Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Chandra Shekar Azad
(c) Veer Savarkar
(d) Bhagat Singh
Option d - Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were sentenced to death in
(a) Alipur Conspiracy Case
(b) Lahore Conspiracy Case
(c) Kakori Conspiracy Case
(d) Kanpur Conspiracy Case
Option b - Lahore Conspiracy Case
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were executed on
(a) 23rd March 1931
(b) 23rd March 1932
(c) 23rd March 1933
(d) 23rd March 1934
Option a - 23rd March 1931
Bhagat Singh memorial is situated at
(a) Ferozpur
(b) Amritsar
(c) Ludhiana
(d) Gurdaspur
Option a - Ferozpur
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