History-India MCQ Questions and Answers

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Q31
The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of
  • A Central India
  • B Gangetic Doab
  • C Saptasindhu
  • D Kashmir and Punjab
Answer: Option
Q32
Which of the following contains the famous Gayatrimantra?
  • A Rigveda
  • B Samaveda
  • C Kathopanishad
  • D Aitareya Brahmana SmartPrep.in
Answer: Option A
Q33
The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to
  • A Indra
  • B Varuna
  • C Pashupati
  • D Savita
Answer: Option D
Q34
Two highest ,gods in the Vedic religion were
  • A Yajurveda
  • B Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
  • C Upanishads
  • D Shatapatha Brahmana
Answer: Option
Q35
This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'
  • A Indra
  • B Yama
  • C Marut
  • D Varuna
Answer: Option A
Q36
The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age.
  • A Megalithic
  • B Paleolithic
  • C Neolithic
  • D Chalcolithic
Answer: Option A
Q37
The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was
  • A Bronze
  • B Copper
  • C Iron
  • D Tin
Answer: Option B
Q38
Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
  • A Sir John Marshall
  • B RD Banerji
  • C A Cunningham
  • D Daya Ram Sahani
Answer: Option
Q39
The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its
  • A town planning
  • B metal working
  • C weights and measures
  • D seals and figures
Answer: Option A
Q40
The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
  • A beauty and utility
  • B uniformity
  • C sanitation and public health
  • D demographic factor
Answer: Option C

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