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Q1
Men of the modern type – Home Sapiens appeared in the
  • A Pleistocene Period
  • B Upper Paleolithic Period
  • C Middle Paleolithic Period
  • D Lower Paleolithic Period
Answer: Option B
Q2
Indus Valley civilization was spread over
  • A Punjab, Sind,
  • B Punjab, Sind, Rajasthan, Gujarat
  • C Along river Indus
  • D Sind, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, U. P, Rajasthan, Gujarat
Answer: Option A
Q3
The Indus Valley civilization specialized in
  • A town planning
  • B architecture
  • C craftsmanship
  • D all there
Answer: Option D
Q4
The Rig Veda contains
  • A rituals to be adopted by people
  • B hymns in honour of the gods
  • C yagna to be performed
  • D history of the Vedic period
Answer: Option B
Q5
4Tripitakas are the sacred books of the
  • A Jains
  • B Hindus
  • C Muslims
  • D Buddhists
Answer: Option D
Q6
The title "Vikramaditiya" was assumed by
  • A Ashoka
  • B Chandragupta -II
  • C Kanishka
  • D Samudragupta
Answer: Option B
Q7
 Megasthenes visited India during the reign of
  • A Chandragupta II
  • B Chandragupta Maurya
  • C Ashoka
  • D Harsha
Answer: Option B
Q8
Kanishka patronized
  • A Mahayana Buddhism
  • B Hinayana Buddhism
  • C Buddhism
  • D Bhahgvatism
Answer: Option A
Q9
Language of the Sangam Literature was
  • A Sanskrit
  • B Pali
  • C Prakrit
  • D Tamil
Answer: Option D
Q10
Muhammad Ghori was defeated by Prithiviraj Chauhan in the battle of
  • A Tarain
  • B Panipat
  • C Thaneswar
  • D Chandawar
Answer: Option A
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