Q 1 – How many verses are there in Mahabharata?
(a) 20 thousand
(b) 50 thousand
(c) One Lakh
(d) More than one lak
Ans. (d) More than one Lakh
Q 2 – Who won the battle of Mahabharata?
(a) Pandavas
(b) Kaurvas
(c) Mauryans
(d) Salvahanas
Ans. (a) Pandavas
Q 3 – Which of these is the most important dharmashastra?
(a) Manusmriti
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Rigveda
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Manusmriti
Q 4 – According to Shastras, only ______ could rule the country.
(a) Brahmins
(b) Kshatriyas
(e) Vaishyas
(d) Shudras
Ans. (b) Kshatriyas
Q 5 – Which of these rulers followed endogamy?
(a) Satvahanas
(b) Pandavas
(e) Mauryas
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Satvahanas
Q 6 – Which of these was the wife of Pandavas?
(a) Pradevi Gupta
(b) Gautami
(c) Draupadi
(d) Dithya
Ans. (c) Draupadi
Q 7 – Duryodhana and his brothers were known as
(a) Kauravas
(b) Pandavas
(c) Malechhes
(d) Nishada
Ans. (a) Kauravas
Q 8 – The earliest inscriptions were written on which material?
(a) Paper
(b) Metal
(c) Stones
(d) Wood
Ans. (c) Stones
Q 9 – Which of the following was one of the occupations of Kshatriyas?
(a) Perform sacrifices and give gifts
(b) To teach Vedas
(c) Trade
(d) Agriculture
Ans. (a) Perform sacrifices and give gifts
Q 10 – Which of the following statements is incorrect about the duties as laid down in Manusmriti for the Chandalas?
(a) They had to live on the outskirts of the village.
(b) They had to use discarded utensils.
(c) They were supposed to wear old clothes of the villagers and ornaments made from shells.
(d) It was their duty to serve as executioner and dispose of the bodies of those who had no
relatives.
Ans. (c) They were supposed to wear old clothes of the villagers and ornaments made from shells.
Q 11 – Which of the following strategies were evolved by Brahmanas to enforce the norms of Varna order from c. 600 BCE to 600 CE?
(a) Brahmanas used to emphasise that the varna system is divine.
(b) Brahmanas tried to convince people that their occupation and status are determined by
birth.
(c) Brahmanas advised the kings to ensure that people follow the norms of the varna system within the kingdom.
(d) All of these.
Ans. (d) All of these.
Q 12 – Which of the following statements is correct about the importance of gender differences in the early societies from c. 600 BCE to 600 CE?
(i) Societies were patriliny in nature.
(ii) Women were allowed to give land grants.
(iii) Sons were considered important for the continuity of the family.
(a) Only ‘i.’
(b) Both ‘ii’ and ‘iii’
(c) Both ‘i’ and ‘iii’
(d) All the above
Ans. (c) Both ‘i’ and ‘iii’
Q 13 – In which type of marriage does a woman have several husbands?
(a) Endogamy
(b) Exogamy
(c) Polygyny
(d) Polyandry
Ans. (d) Polyandry
Q 14 – Shakas who came from Central Asia were regarded by the Brahmanas as
(a) Dasas
(b) Untouchables
(c) Mlechchhas
(d) Aryans
Ans. (c) Mlechchhas
Q 15 – Which of the following statements is correct about the classification of people in terms of ‘gotra’ under Brahmanical practice around 1000 BCE onwards?
(a) After marriage women were expected to give up their father’s gotra.
(b) They were supposed to adopt the gotra of their husband.
(c) Another important rule was that members of the same gotra could not marry.
(d) All of these.
Ans. (d) All of these.
Q 16 – The original story of Mahabharata was composed by
(a) Brahmanas
(b) Kshatriyas
(c) Sutas
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Sutas
Q 17 – What was the object of the team of V.S. Sukthankar?
(a) Prepare critical edition of Mahabharata
(b) Translate Mahabharata in the English language
(c) Prepare critical edition of Manusmriti
(d) Translate Manusmriti in Tami
Ans. (a) Prepare critical edition of Mahabharata