Another 20 Questions of History

41. ,The primary purpose of a seal in the Indus Valley Civilisation was probably
(a) to signify royalty
(b) as a medium of exchange in
trade
(c) to signify ownership of prop­
erty
(d) to indicate social status
42. Which of the following was not seen in the Nal Culture?
(a) Pink pottery
(b) Square seals
(c) Lions and fish
(d) Graves
43. Use of the plough has been evi­denced at
(a) Kalibangan (b) Lothal
(c) Harappa (d) Banwali
44. Which of the following was not a characteristic' of the Harappan pottery?
(a) Peacock and fish representa­
tions
(b) Geometrical figures like inter­
secting circles (c) Non-glossy wares (d) Use of manganese paint and
various colours like black,
green, red, yellow, etc.
45. Post-Harappan sites have not been
discovered at
(a) Buxar (b) Alamgirpur
(c) Taxila (d) Varanasi
46. The Harappan seals, containing the picture of Proto-Shiva, do not depict
(a) elephant and tiger
(b) bull and cow
(c) rhinoceros
(d) buffalo and deer
47. Identify the response that denotes what is mostly regarded as the homeland of the Indo-Aryans. (a) Central Asia
(b) Central Europe
(c) The Far East
(d) Arctic Region

48. With which of the following do we associate the Aryans?
1. Greeks
II. Latins
III. Hittites
IV. Mesopotamians
V. Teutons (
(a) I, II and V (b) II and III (c) I, III and IV (d) IV and V
49. Which of the following is false?
(a) Central Asian theory was put
forward by Max Mueller.
(b) Mt. Mujavant was the home
of Soma.
(c) Philosophy of Upanishads
emphasises gyan.
(d) 'Panchalas,' 'Kurus' and
'Bharata' refer to territories.
50. Which of the following is the odd­
man out?
(a) Ayurveda (b) Samaveda (c) Yajurveda (d) Vedanta
51. Which of the following is not correct about sabha and samiti in the/Vedic age?
(a) These assemblies exercised the
function of government and authority.
(b) They put some amount of restriction on the authority of the monarch.
(c) Women continued to take part in the assemblies during the later Vedic p~riod.
(d) The later Vedic period saw
the decline of the assemblies.
52. Which of the following is false?
(a) The earliest Aryan tax-Bali
(b) The ancient term for forced
labour- Vishti
(c) Royal coronation-Ashva­
medha
(d) The basic unit of tribal king­
dom in Vedic age-Jana
53. With regard to the position of women during the Vedic age, which one of the following state­ments is not true?
(a) Women enjoyed an
honourable position during the early Vedic period.
(b) Women took part in religious deliberations during the early Vedic period.
(c) The practice of 'sati' was unknown during the later Vedic period.
(d) The birth of girls was looked down upon during the later Vedic period.
54. In the Vedic age,
(a) polygamy was unknown (b) child marriage became promi­
nent
(c) widows could remarry
(d) hypergamy was allowed
55. Which of the following factors was not responsible for encourag­ing the practice of caste system during the later Vedic period?
(a) Priests gave religious sanc­
tion to caste system to wield authority.
(b) The vertical division of soci­ety made it easy to absorb new ethnic groups in later times.
(c) Social inequalities helped the Aryans in keeping the shudras away from owning land.
(d) Specialisation of labour due to transition from nomadic pastoral to a settled agrarian economy became a marked feature of society.
56. The Painted Grey Ware (PGW)
belongs to
(a) the Harappan civilisation (b) the Vedic age
(c) the Neolithic age
(d) none of these
57. Which of the following statements
54. In the Vedic age,
(a) polygamy was unknown (b) child marriage became promi­
nent
(c) widows could remarry
(d) hypergamy was allowed
55. Which of the following factors was not responsible for encourag­ing the practice of caste system during the later Vedic period?
(a) Priests gave religious sanc­
tion to caste system to wield authority.
(b) The vertical division of soci­ety made it easy to absorb new ethnic groups in later times.
(c) Social inequalities helped the Aryans in keeping the shudras away from owning land.
(d) Specialisation of labour due to transition from nomadic pastoral to a settled agrarian economy became a marked feature of society.
56. The Painted Grey Ware (PGW)
belongs to
(a) the Harappan civilisation (b) the Vedic age
(c) the Neolithic age
(d) none of these
60. Match the following.
A. Rigveda 1. Aitareya
Brahmana
2. Jaminiya
Brahmana
3. Gopatha
Brahmana
D. Atharvaveda 4. Taittiriya
Brahmana
(a) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 (b) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 (c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 (d) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2