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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

Give the name of the tribe which is not related to the Panchajana of the Rigveda Aryans.

(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

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(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.

Rights and Rituals related to Yajnas are mentioned in

(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

Which of the following is not related to Sufism?

(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

Which of the following statements about Bhagat Singh is/are not true? I. Bhagat Singh was influenced by the socialist idea. II. He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. III. Bhagat Singh threw a bomb into the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 with the objective to kill as many people as possible. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(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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