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1. Where is Harappa situated, according to the present map?
   (a) India (b) Pakistan
   (c) Afghanistan (d) China
2. Copper and bronze were used to make
   (a) tools (b) weapons
   (c) ornaments (d) All of them
3. The first metal to be used by man was
   (a) bronze (b) iron
   (c) copper (d) stone
4. The people of Indus Valley civilisation worshipped the
   female form of
   (a) Mother goddess (b) Laxmi
   (c) Saraswati (d) Durga
5. The biggest building at Mohnejodaro was the
   (a) great granary (b) rectangular building
   (c) great bath (d) assembly hall
6. The polity of the Indus Valley people was
   (a) Oligarchy (Merchants) (b) Secular federalism
   (c) Theocratic federalism (d) Theocratic unitary
7. Iron was brought to many civilisation by the
   (a) Turks (b) Greeks
   (c) Hittites (d) Huns
8. The first home of the Aryans was the
   (a) Punjab (b) Gujarat
   (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
9. Agriculture was the main occupation of the
   (a) Aryans (b) Kushans
   (c) Guptas (d) Kushanas
10. Which one of the following gives the correct chronological
    order of the vedas?
    (a) Rigveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda, Yajurveda
    (b) Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda
    (c) Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Rigveda
    (d) Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda
11. Which of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
    (a) Yajurveda (b) Rigveda
    (c) Samaveda (d) Upanishad
12. What is name of the form of government which ruled
    Magadha?
    (a) Dictatorship (b) Democratic
    (c) Monarchical (d) Both ‘b’ and ‘c’
13. The modern location of some old states are given below.
    Which is/are correctly matched?
    A. Anga – Bhagalpur and Monghyr
    B. Magadha – Patna and Gaya
    C. Kasala – Avadh
    D. Panchala – Badawn, Bareilly
    E. Matsya – Allahabad
    (a) All, A, B, C, D and E (b) A, B, C and D
    (c) B, C, D and E (d) A, C and D
14. What is meant by Janapadas?
    (a) The land where the jana set its foot and settled down.
    (b) The land of shudras
    (c) The land of historical monuments
    (d) Museums
15. Ashoka was inspired by the teachings of __.
    (a) Mahavira (b) Satyakama
    (c) Buddha (d) Pannini
16. After the Kalinga war, Ashoka
    (a) restored all the kingdoms he had conquered
    (b) abandoned the policy of physical conquests in favour
    of cultural conquests.
    (c) renounced his kingdom and became a sadhu
    (d) followed the policy of physical occupation more rigorously
17. How are empires different from kingdoms?
    (a) Empires are larger than kingdoms
    (b) Empires need more resources than kingdoms
    (c) Empires need more officials who collect more taxes than
    Kingdoms
    (d) All of them
18. Where did Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas
    about ‘Dhamma’. Choose the correct answer from the code
    given below :
    (i) Syria (ii) Egypt
    (iii) Greece (iv) Sri Lanka
    (a) Only (i) (b) Only (ii) and (iii)
    (c) Only (iv) (d) All of them
19. Who wrote the biography of Harshavardhana?
    (a) Aryabhatta (b) Kalidasa
    (c) Shaka (d) Banabhatta
20. What was the name of Harshavardhana’s biography?
    (a) Harshacharita (b) Harshamanglam
    (c) Harshamanas (d) None of them
21. Ellora was built by
    (a) Pallavas (b) Chankyas
    (c) Rastrakutas (d) None of these
22. Who built town of Thanjavur?
    (a) Vijayalaya (b) Rajput
    (c) Rajendra Chola (d) None of these
23. Which changes did take place in early medieval period?
    (a) Extension of agriculture
    (b) Migration of forest dwellers
    (c) Emergence of peasants
    (d) All of the above
24. When did Delhi first become capital of a kingdom?
    (a) At the time of Tomar dynasty
    (b) Tuglaq dynasty
    (c) Lodhi dynasty
    (d) None of these