Top most repeated question in CDSE Examination
- The Palaeolithic Age in India is divided into three phases, based on tool technology. Which of the following phases is/are correctly matched with its tools?
(a) Lower Palaeolithic – hand ax and cleaver industries
(b) Middle Palaeolithic – tools made on flakes
(c) Upper Palaeolithic – tools made on flakes and blades
(d) All of the above
- In the Indian context, the Neolithic agriculture-based regions can roughly be divided into many regions. Which of the following may be called such region?
The Indus system and its western Borderland
Ganga valley
Western India and the northern Deccan and
The southern Deccan.
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- The pottery forms used during the Cha1colithic cultures were:
dishes-on-stand
spouted vases
stemmed cups
pedestalled bowls
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Which of the following are characteristics of the Neolithic culture?
beginning of agricultural activities
domestication of animals
grinding and polishing of stone tools having sharper edges
use of pottery
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Which of the following was the first recorded European to visit Harappa on his way to the Punjab?
Sir Alexander Cunningham
Alexander Burnes
Charles Masson
Sir John Marshall
- Consider the following statements:
During Harrapan period the use of silver was more common than gold.
The weapons produced by the Harappans were mostly offensive in nature.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(c) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) None
- Which of the following were the rivers mentioned during Early Vedic Period?
Kubha
Suvastu
Krumu
Prapa
Select the answer from the codes given below-
(a) 1, 2, and 3
(b) 2, 3, and 4
(c) 1, 3, and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- During early Vedic period the source of law were:
(a) Vedic literature
(b) Tradition
(c) Experiences of elder people.
(d) All of the above
- Which of the following are among the eight-fold path of Buddhism?
Right speech
The Right action
Right means of livelihood
The Right mindfulness
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 2, 3, and 4 only
(c) 1, 3, and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- The Tripitakas of Buddhist literature are written in the language:
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Prakrit
(c) Pali
(d) Hindi
- The script mostly employed in the edicts of Asoka is
Pali
Sanskrit
Kharosthi
Brahmi
- Which of the following statements is not correct with regarding the Maurya king Ashoka?
(a) Ashoka is said to have added only Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
(b) According to the Jaina texts, Ashoka was very cruel in his early life and captured the throne after killing his 99 brothers.
(c) Ashoka is the first king in the Indian history who has left his records engraved on stones.
(d) The Ashokan inscriptions are found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- The founder of the Nalanda University was –
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kumara Gupta I
(d) None
- Which of the following administrative units during the Rastrakuta period are arranged in descending order of their size?
(a) Rashtras- vishayas- bhukti
(b) Rashtras – bhukti – vishayas
(c) Vishayas – rashtras – bhukti
(d) Vishayas – bhukti – rashtras
- Consider the following statements:
The Hindu sects of Vaishnavism and Saivism flourished during the period of Rashtrakutas
Jainism declined during the period of Rashtrakutas
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) None
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- Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Chola society?
The practice of ‘sati’ was not prevalent
The inscriptions of the later period of the Chola rule mention two major divisions among the castes – Valangai and Idangai castes
The devadasi system or dancing girls attached to temples emerged during this period.
Select the answer from the codes given below –
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2, and 3
- Which of the following statements are correct about Iltutmish?
He introduced the Arabic coinage into India and the silver tanka weighing 175 grams became a standard coin in medieval India.
Iltutmish created a new class of ruling elite of forty powerful military leaders, the Forty.
He received the Mansur, the letter of recognition, from the Abbasid Caliph in 1229.
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
- The land was also divided into four categories during the reign of Akbar. Which of the following was land cultivated once in two years?
(a) Polaj
(b) Parauti
(c) Chachar
(d) Banjar
- Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding land revenue administration during Akbar?
The land revenue system of Akbar was called Zabti or Bandobast system.
The revenue was fixed on the average yield of land assessed on the basis of the past ten years.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) None
- Which of the monuments is/are considered the architectural marvels of medieval India?
(a) Mausoleum at Sasaram in Bihar and the Purana Qila
(b) Forts at Lahore and Agra
(c) Red Fort at Delhi
(d) Palace-comfort complex at Fatehpur Sikri (City of Victory)
