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Saturday, 3 July 2021

List of Important Days in July 2021

List of Important Days in July 2021

1st July – National Doctor’s Day

In India, Doctor's Day is observed on 1st July to mark the importance of doctors hold in our lives. This day is also meant to commemorate the medical industry and its advancements.

1st July – National Postal Worker Day

National Postal Worker Day is observed every year on 1st July to thank and appreciate all men and women who work consistently and diligently to deliver all our mail and packages.

1st July – Canada Day

Canada Day is celebrated annually on 1st July and it is a statutory holiday. This day marks the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada. Canada Day also means fireworks and the year's biggest national party.

1st July - Chartered Accountants Day
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) was established on 1st July, 1949 and so in India is marked as a  Chartered Accountants Day. It is the second-largest professional accounting and finance body in the world.

1 July - National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
National U.S. Postage Stamp Day is celebrated on 1st July every year to commemorate the existence of Postage Stamps that is used for sending letters and to appreciate the extraordinary works of all the Philatelists.

National Youth Day

1st July - National Gingersnap Day
National Gingersnap Day is celebrated on 1st July every year to enjoy this sweet and savoury treat. Do you know Gingersnaps are cookies mainly made from molasses, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and brown sugar? Basically, it is a combination of sweet and spicy. They are healthier alternatives to other cookies as they are lower in calories.

2nd July - World UFO Day
World UFO Day is observed on 2nd July. It was founded by the UFO hunter Haktan Akdogan. The first World UFO Day was celebrated in 2001 and spread awareness among people to gaze at the heavens scanning for unidentified flying objects.

2nd July - National Anisette Day
National Anisette Day is observed on 2nd July every year and is popular in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and France. Let us tell you that Anisette is anise-flavoured liquor that is made by distilling aniseed and sometimes made by adding sugar.

3rd July - National Fried Clam Day
National Fried Clam Day is celebrated every year on 3rd July. Fried clam is the process of deep-frying the clams after being coated in the bread crumbs and striping it further. This is a traditional way to prepare fried crumbs.

4 July - Independence Day USA
Independence Day USA is celebrated on 4 July. United States Independence Day is also known as the Fourth of July or the Fourth. This day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July, 1776 from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

6 July - World Zoonoses Day
World Zoonoses Day is observed every year on 6 July to emphasise and bring problem awareness amongst people and teach them to take the right action. Do you know the first vaccination against a zoonotic disease was administered by Louis Pasteur on 6 July, 1885?

11 July - World Population Day
World Population Day is observed annually on 11 July to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.

11 July - National 7-Eleven Day
National 7-Eleven Day is observed every year on 11 July. On this day 7-Eleven convenience stores reserve special deals for their customers. Every year it honours its customers in a variety of ways.

12 July - National Simplicity Day
National Simplicity Day is observed annually on 12 July to honour Henry David Thoreau who was an author, philosopher, historian, tax resister, abolitionist, development critic, surveyor, and leading transcendentalist. Basically, he was an advocate for living a life of simplicity.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

12 July - Paper Bag Day
Paper Bag Day is observed on 12 July annually to recognise the importance of an invention of Paper Bag that we mostly take it for granted. In 1852, Francis Wolle, a schoolteacher, invented the first machine to mass-produce paper bags.

14 July - Bastille Day or French National Day
Bastille Day is celebrated on 14 July every year. This day marks the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July, 1789 which is a turning point of the French Revolution.

15 July: World Youth Skills Day

World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on 15 July every year to raise awareness about the importance of technical, vocational education & training and the development of other skills relevant to both local and global economies.

17 July - World Day for International Justice
World Day for International Justice is observed annually on 17 July every year. It is also known as the Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day. This day recognise the emerging system of international criminal justice.

17 July - World Emoji Day

World Emoji Day is observed on 17 July every year since 2014. The day is celebrated to represent an idea or an emotion through electronic means. 

18 July - International Nelson Mandela Day
International Nelson Mandela Day is observed on 18 July every year. The day celebrates Mandela's life and legacy in a sustainable way that will bring about the needful changes.

22 July – Pi Approximation Day
Pi Approximation Day is observed on 22 July every year because of the value of Pi that is 22/7. Whereas Pi Day is celebrated on 14 March which is similar to the approximate value of 3.14 and also coincides with Albert Einstein’s birthday.

22 July - National Mango Day or Mango Day

It is celebrated on 22 July. The day is to know about the history and some lesser-known facts about the juicy and delicious fruit mango

22 July (Fourth Thursday in July) - National Refreshment Day
National Refreshment Day is observed annually on the fourth Thursday in July which falls on 22 July in 2021. This day is basically to celebrate the fun and refreshment during the hottest time of the year that is in the summers.

24 July - National Thermal Engineer Day
National Thermal Engineer Day is observed every year on 24 July to show the importance of advancing the thermal engineering industry and is provide the electronics industry with innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective thermal management and its packaging solutions.

25 July – National Parent's Day (Fourth Sunday in July)
National Parents Day is observed on the fourth Sunday in July and in 2021 it falls on 25 July. This day is celebrated to honour all the parents who play a vital role in the lives of children. Their unconditional love and sacrifice for their children can't be measured.

26 July - Kargil Vijay Diwas
Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on 26 July and is named after the success of Operation Vijay. The Kargil war was ended on 26 July which continued approx 60 days. This day is celebrated to honour the Kargil War Heroes.

28 July - World Nature Conservation Day
World Nature Conservation Day is observed on 28 July every year to recognise that a healthy environment is a foundation for a stable and productive society and for future generations. We must protect, conserve and sustainably manage our natural resources.

28 July - World Hepatitis Day
World Hepatitis Day is observed annually on 28 July to generate an opportunity to step up national and international efforts on hepatitis. Also, this day make people aware of the hepatitis disease and its consequences in the life of the people suffering from it.

World Press Freedom Day

29 July - International Tiger Day
International Tiger Day is observed every year on 29 July to spread awareness about the need for the conservation of Tigers, promote the protection of the natural habitat of tigers. This day is also known as Global Tiger Day.

30 July - International Friendship Day

International Friendship Day is celebrated on 30 July to mark the importance of friends and friendship in life. The day also advocates the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in several cultures across the world.

30 July (Last Friday in July) - System Administrator Appreciation Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day is observed annually on the last Friday of July to recognise the time and effort of the administrator’s, device doctors, tech-therapists who sacrifice and work their magic at unsocial hours. This year in 2021 it falls on 30 July.

Important Days in July 2021

Date

Name of Important Days

1 July

National Doctor’s Day

1 July

National Postal Worker Day

1 July

Canada Day

1 July

Chartered Accountants Day (India)

1 July

National U.S. Postage Stamp Day

1 July

National Gingersnap Day

2 July

World UFO Day

2 July

National Anisette Day

3 July

National Fried Clam Day

4 July

Independence Day USA

6 July

World Zoonoses Day

11 July

World Population Day

11 July

National 7-Eleven Day

12 July

National Simplicity Day

12 July

Paper Bag Day

14 July

Bastille Day

17 July

World Day for International Justice

18 July

International Nelson Mandela Day

22 July

Pi Approximation Day

22 July 

National Refreshment Day (Fourth Thursday in July)

24 July

National Thermal Engineer Day

26 July

Kargil Vijay Diwas

25 July

National Parent's Day (Fourth Sunday in July)

28 July

World Nature Conservation Day

28 July

World Hepatitis Day

29 July

International Tiger Day

30 July

International Friendship Day

30 July

System Administrator Appreciation Day  (Last Friday in July)

Wednesday, 30 June 2021

ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Part 2

ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Part  2

51. Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly at Prayag every five year?

(a) Ashoka

(b) Harshvardhana

(c) Kanishka

(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Ans: (b)

52. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as

(a) Gautam

(b) Siddhartha

(c) Rahul

(d) Suddhodhana

Ans: (b)

53. The Jatakas are a collection of stories

(a) Meant for children

(b) Based on pet Hindu myths

(c) About Jains saints

(d) Pertaining to several different earlier births of the Buddha

Ans: (d)

54. Architectural developments In India manifested themselves In their full glory during

the period of the

(a) Guptas

(b) Nandas

(c) Mauryas

(d) Cholas

Ans: (a)

55. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described

in

(a) Archaeological excavations

(b) Rock edicts

(c) Coins

(d) Pillar edicts

Ans: (b)

56. The proud title of 'Vikramaditya' had been assumed by

(a) Harsha

(b) Chandragupta II

(c) Kanishka

(d) Samudragupta

Ans: (b)

57. In which region was the first metallic coin used In India?

(a) The Indo-Gangetic plain of central India

(b) The Himalayas

(c) Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh

(d) The Deccan Plateau

Ans: (a)

58. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by

humans?

(a) Iron

(b) Gold

(c) Tin

(d) Copper

Ans: (d)

59. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as

(a) Advaita

(b) Vedanta

(c) Yoga

(d) Samkhya

Ans: (b)

60. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of

the so-called Hinduism was the development of

(a) Shaivism

(b) Saktism

(c) Bhagavatism

(d) Tantricism

Ans: (c)

61. Bhagavatiam refers to worship of

(a) Vasudeva Krishna

(b) Brahma

(c) Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva

(d) Durga as Shakti

Ans: (a)

62. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates the worship of

(a) Vishnu

(b) Ram and Krishna

(c) Vishnu and his incarnations

(d) Vishnu and Lakshmi

Ans: (c)

63. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the

rituals described in the

(a) Rigveda

(b) Yajurveda

(c) Grihyasutras

(d) Upanishad

Ans: (c)

64. The founder of Jainism was

(a) Rishbha

(b) Neminath

(c) Parsvanatha

(d) Vardhaman Mahavira

Ans: (c)

65. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24

th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at ____ and died at

____.

(a) Vaishali and Rajagriha

(b) Kusinara and Pava

(c) Kundagrama and Pava

(d) Kashi and Champa

Ans: (c)

66. The 'Three Jewels' (Triratnas) of Jainism are

(a) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct

(b) right action, right livelihood and right effort

(c) right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment

(d) right speech, right thinking and right behaviour

Ans: (a)

67. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one

which he added was

(a) not to kill (non-injury)

(b) not to steal

(c) non-attachment to worldly things

(d) celibacy

Ans: (d)

68. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to

(a) follow three jewels and five vows

(b) practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings

(c) renounce the world and attain right knowledge

(d) believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence

Ans: (a)

69. Jainism was divided into two sects - Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Skyclad or naked) - During the reign of the

(a) Nandas

(b) Mauryas

(c) Kusanas

(d) Shungas

Ans: (b)

70. The name Buddha means

(a) enlightened

(b) learned

(c) divine

(d) sacred

Ans: (a)

71. Match the events of the Buddha's life with the place a of their occurrence:

List-1 List-2

A. Birth (i) Kusinagar

B. Attainment of knowledge (ii) Sarnath

C. First Sermon (iii) Bodh-Gaya

D. Death (iv) Lumbini

Codes:

A B C D

(a) i ii iii iv

(b) ii i iv iii

(c) iii ii i iv

(d) iv iii ii i

Ans: (d)

72. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of

(a) Asoka

(b) Kanishka

(c) Menander

(d) Harsha

Ans: (b)

73. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was

(a) Ashvaghosa

(b) Vasubandhu

(c) Nagarjuna

(d) Nagasena

Ans: (c)

74. Jatakas are the stories of

(a) Buddha's life

(b) Buddha's previous lives

(c) The lives of the future Buddhas

(d) Great saints of Buddhism

Ans: (b)

75. Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in

(a) China

(b) Japan

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Tibet

Ans: (c)

76. In the sixth century BC northern India was divided into

(a) sixteen great states

(b) eight republican states

(c) both (a) and (b) above

(d) Anga and Magadha

Ans: (c)

77. Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which of the following states

emerged as the most powerful?

(a) Anga

(b) Magadha

(c) Kashi

(d) Kosala

Ans: (b)

78. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the

(a) Haryankas

(b) Sisunagas

(c) Nandas

(d) Mauryas

Ans: (c)

79. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas

because

(a) Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas

(b) the Nandas were low-born

(c) the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the

people

(d) Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule

Ans: (c)

80. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has

been vividly portrayed in the Sanakrit play written by Kalidasa

(a) Mudrarakshas

(b) Devichandragupta

(c) Malavikagnimitram

(d) Mrichhakatika

Ans: (c)

81. Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the author of Arthasastra

which has been compared with

(a) Plato's State

(b) Machiavelli's Prince

(c) Karl Marx's Das Kapital

(d) Hitler's Mein Kampf

Ans: (b)

82. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote

an account of the period in his book

(a) Travels of Megasthanes

(b) Indika

(c) Indicoplecusts

(d) Both (b) and (c)

Ans: (b)

83. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?

(a) Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa

(b) Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana

(c) Inscriptions of Ashoka

(d) Archaeological Sources and the Puranas

Ans: (c)

84. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?

(a) After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved

(b) Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the

war

(c) He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and non￾combatants in the war

(d) Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence

Ans: (c)

85. In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself

(a) Devanampriya Priyadarshi King

(b) Ashoka Priyadarshi

(c) Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)

(d) Daivaputra

Ans: (a)

86. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that

(a) his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life

(b) he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people

(c) after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace

(d) he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of

common moral ideal

Ans: (c)

87. The moat important official post with vast responsibilities created by Asoka was

(a) Rajuka

(b) Yukta

(c) Dharamamahamatya

(d) Prativedaka

Ans: (c)

88. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of

(a) floral designs

(b) pillars

(c) animal figures

(d) yaksha figures

Ans: (c)

89. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their

(a) monolithic structure

(b) carving

(c) polish

(d) uniformity of workmanship

Ans: (c)

90. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan

empire?

(a) Ashoka's pacifist policies

(b) Division of the empire after Ashoka

(c) Foreign aggressions particularly Greek

(d) Economic and financial crisis

Ans: (a)

91. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler

Brihadratha?

(a) Pushyamitra Sunga

(b) Agnimitra

(c) Vasumitra

(d) Jyesthamitra

Ans: (a)

92. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and

dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda

Panho) was

(a) Demetrius

(b) Menander

(c) Eukratises

(d) Heliocles

Ans: (b)

93. The first great empire to the south of the Vindhayas was of the

(a) Cholas

(b) Cheras

(c) Pandyas

(d) Satavahanas

Ans: (d)

94. The greatest claim to fame of the Satavahanas is on account of

(a) Pursuing a tolerant religious policy and giving common patronage to Buddhism and

Brahmanism

(b) Adoption of Prakrit as their court language in preference to Sanskrit

(c) Great economic prosperity and brisk inland and foreign trade

(d) Great contribution to Indian art as evident from the art of Amravati and

Nagarjunakonda

Ans: (c)

95. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in

(a) Montgomery district

(b) Larkana district

(c) Chandigarh area

(d) Gujarat

96. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?

(a) Sama Veda

(b) Atharva Veda

(c) Yajur Veda

(d) Rig Veda

Ans: (d)

97. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was

(a) Patrilineal

(b) Patriarchal

(c) Matriarchal

(d) Matrilineal

Ans: (b)

98. Gautama Buddha was brought up by

(a) Mahaprajapati

(b) Mayadevi

(c) Kundavi

(d) Sangamitra

Ans: (a)

99. Mahavira was

(a) the 20th Tirthankara

(b) the 21st Tirthankara

(c) the 23rd Tirthankara

(d) the 24th Tirthankara

Ans: (d)

100. The Phrsae the 'Light of Asia' is applied to

(a) Alexander

(b) Chandragupta Maurya

(c) Mahavira

(d) The Buddha


Sunday, 27 June 2021

Day 26 June 2021- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Day 26 June 2021- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June as International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 12 December, 1997 to eradicate torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.


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Saturday, 26 June 2021

ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Part 1

ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Part  1

1. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Samaveda

(c) Yajurveda

(d) Atharvaveda

Ans: (d)

2. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of

(a) Samhitas

(b) Brahmanas

(c) Aranyakas

(d) All the above

Ans: (d)

3. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as

(a) Hinduism

(b) Brahmanism

(c) Bhagavatism

(d) Vedic Dharma

Ans: (b)

4. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of

(a) Central India

(b) Gangetic Doab

(c) Saptasindhu

(d) Kashmir and Punjab

Ans: (c)

5. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatrimantra?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Samaveda

(c) Kathopanishad

(d) Aitareya Brahmana

Ans: (a)

6. The famous Gayatrimantra is addressed to

(a) Indra

(b) Varuna

(c) Pashupati

(d) Savita

Ans: (d)

7. Two highest ,gods in the Vedic religion were

(a) Agni and Savitri

(b) Vishnu and Mitra

(c) Indra and Varuna

(d) Surya and Pushan

Ans: (c)

8. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the

(a) Yajurveda

(b) Purusa-sukta of Rigveda

(c) Upanishads

(d) Shatapatha Brahmana

Ans: (b)

9. This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'

(a) Indra

(b) Yama

(c) Marut

(d) Varuna

Ans: (a)

10. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age.

(a) Megalithic

(b) Paleolithic

(c) Neolithic

(d) Chalcolithic

Ans: (d)

11. The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was

(a) Bronze

(b) Copper

(c) Iron

(d) Tin

Ans: (b)

12. Which of the following civilisations is net associated with the Harappan Civilisation?

(a) Mesopotamian

(b) Egyptian

(c) Sumerian

(d) Chinese

Ans: (d)

13. 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

Ans: (d)

14. 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

Ans: (a)

15. 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

Ans: (c)

16. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary

civilisations by its

(a) town planning

(b) underground drainage system

(c) uniformity of weights and measures

(d) large agricultural surplus

Ans: (b)

17. Match the location of the following Harappan sites:

List-1 List-2

(Sites) (States)

A. Ropar (i) Uttar Pradesh

B. Alamgirpur (ii) Punjab

C. Kalibangan (iii) Gujarat

D. Dholavira (iv) Rajasthan

E. Banawali (v) Haryana

Codes:

A B C D E

(a) ii i iv iii v

(b) i ii iii iv v

(c) ii i iii iv v

(d) ii iii I v iv

Ans: (a)

18. The date of the Harappan Civilisation (2300-1750 BC) has been fixed on the basis of

(a) Pottery design

(b) Stratification

(c) Aryan invasion

(d) Radio Carbon-14 dating

Ans: (d)

19. Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of

(a) safety from robbers

(b) protection against cattle raiders

(c) protection against floods

(d) All the above

Ans: (d)

20. Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were

(a) Wheat

(b) Rice

(c) Millet

(d) All the above

Ans: (d)

21. The utensils of the Indus Valley people were mainly made of

(a) clay

(b) copper

(c) bronze

(d) brass

Ans: (a)

22. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus valley people?

(a) gold

(b) silver

(c) copper

(d) iron

Ans: (d)

23. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people

(a) Mother Goddess

(b) Pashupati Shiva

(c) Trees such as Peepal and Acacia

(d) Trimurti

Ans: (d)

24. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?

(a) Kalibangan

(b) Lothal

(c) Suktagendor

(d) Sotka Koli

Ans: (b)

25. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Trade and Commerce

(c) Crafts

(d) All the above

Ans: (d)

26. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of

(a) Aryan invasion

(b) Decline in foreign trade

(c) Ecological factors

(d) Not definitely known factors

Ans: (d)

27. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is

(a) unihorn bull

(b) cow

(c) bull

(d) tiger

Ans: (a)

28. The term Aryan, Indo-Aryan or Indo-European denotes a _____concept?

(a) Linguistic

(b) Racial

(c) Religious

(d) Cultural

Ans: (a)

29. According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from

(a) India

(b) Central Asia

(c) Central Europe

(d) Steppes of Russia

Ans: (b)

30. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Samaveda

(c) Yajurveda

(d) Atharvaveda

Ans: (a)

31. The Vedic economy was based on

(a) trade and commerce

(b) crafts and industries

(c) agriculture and cattle rearing

(d) all the above

Ans: (c)

32. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was

(a) democracy

(b) republics

(c) oligarchy

(d) monarchy

Ans: (d)

33. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were

(a) Sabha and Mahasabha

(b) Mahasabha and Ganasabha

(c) Sabha and Samiti

(d) Ur and Kula

Ans: (c)

34. The Indo-Greek Kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second

century BC was

(a) Scythia

(b) Zedrasia

(c) Bactria

(d) Aria

Ans: (a)

35. The beat specimens of Mauryan art are represented by their

(a) Stupas

(b) Pillars

(c) Chaityas

(d) Caves

Ans: (b)

36. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the

Mauryan period?

(a) Literary works

(b) Foreign accounts

(c) Numismatic evidence

(d) Epigraphic sources

Ans: (c)

37. According to Strabo, the Tamil kingdom to first send emissaries to meet Augustin in

Athens in 20 BC, was

(a) Pallava

(b) Chola

(c) Pandya

(d) Chera

Ans: (c)

38. Who among the following was the founder of the Nanda dynasty?

(a) Mahapadma Nanda

(b) Ashoka Nanda

(c) Dhana Nanda

(d) None of the above

Ans: (a)

39. The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means

(a) Divinity

(b) Sacredness

(c) Doctrine

(d) Knowledge

Ans: (d)

40. The Kushan rule was brought to an end by

(a) The Nagas

(b) The Britishers

(c) Samudragupta

(d) The Hindu Shahi Dynasty

Ans: (d)

41. Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the Buddhist monk

(a) Ambhi

(b) Upagupta

(c) Asvaghosha

(d) Vasubandhu

Ans: (b)

42. During Kanishka's reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to

(a) Delhi

(b) Ayodhya

(c) Kannauj

(d) Purushapura (Peshawar)

Ans: (d)

43. Which of the following Sanskrit language?

(a) Kushanas

(b) Mauryas

(c) Guptas

(d) Indo-Greeks

Ans: (c)

44. Who had got the Konark Sun Temple constructed?

(a) Kanishka

(b) Ashoka

(c) Narasimha Deva II

(d) Rajendra Chola

Ans: (c)

45. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?

(a) Maurya sculptures

(b) Mathura sculptures

(c) Bharhut sculptures

(d) Gandhara sculptures

Ans: (c)

46. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?

(a) Saumilla

(b) Sudraka

(c) Shaunaka

(d) Susrutha

Ans: (d)

47. In the context of ancient Indian society, which one of the following terms does not

belong to the category of the other three?

(a) Kula

(b) Vamsa

(c) Kosa

(d) Gotra

Ans: (c)

48. Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart)?

(a) Akbar

(b) Kalidas

(c) Sudraka

(d) Dandin

Ans: (c)

49. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements

have been found In

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(c) Gujarat

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans: (c)

50. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the

(a) Paleolithic age

(b) Primitive age

(c) Neolithic age

(d) Bronze age

Ans: (d)


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