History one liner
1. Where does the early period of history go -
Palaeolithic period
2. In which period stone tools were first found -
Palaeolithic period
3. Which civilization is famous for its city planning
- Indus Valley Civilization
4. The mouth of the Indus Valley Civilization was
located on the banks of the Indus River-
Mohenjodado
5. What was the local name of Mohenjodaro -
mound of the dead
6. Where was the huge bath found- Mohenjodaro
7. Worship of Mother was related to- Indus Valley
Civilization.
8. Which civilization had the ship Malghat at the
place called Lothal - Indus Valley
9. In the Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibanga was
famous for - ceramics
10. The main food of the Vedic Aryans was- milk
and its products.
11. Which metal was first used by Vedic people-
copper
12. Which three Vedas are jointly called 'Vedatrayi' -
Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda
13. Arya was successful in his struggles with the
Aryans, as he- used the chariot run by the horse.
14. This is confirmed by the fact that the Rigvedic
Aryans were pastoralists - there are numerous
references to cows in the Rigveda, most of the
wars were fought for cows, gifts given to priests
were often cows and not land.
15. Where is the oldest settlement of Aryan Janjans -
Sapta Sindhu
16. In which details of the coronation ceremony have
been done - Aitareya Brahmin
17. Where is the famous Gayatri Mantra derived from
- Rigveda
18. Which Vidushi challenged the invincible
Yajnavalavya in the debate- Gargi
19. The birthplace of Gautama Buddha is inscribed
by- "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
20. Where was the first Buddhist council held -
Rajgriha
21. Buddha means- enlightenment
22. Buddhism left an important influence by
connecting two sections of the society with them
- women and Shudra.
23. What beliefs does Buddhism believe - the world
is full of sorrows, if desires are overcome,
nirvana will be attained, people suffer due to
their desires.
24. In which early Buddhist texts were composed -
Pali text
25. The earliest Buddhist treatise in India is-
Vamsathapakasini
26. Where did Buddha get enlightenment- Realized
27. "Desire is the cause of all miseries" Which is the
religion promoting it- Buddhism
28. Who was Mahavir - 24th Tirthankara
29. Who is believed to be the first Tirthankara of
Jainism- Rishbhadeva
30. What is Jain literature - Ang
31. Famous Jain centers are located in South India-
Shravanabelagola
32. The oldest iron era in India is associated with-
painted gray pottery.
33. Which first ruler was responsible for the rise of
Magadha- Bimbisara
34. In the ancient times, the language used to write the
source material was - Sanskrit
35. Alexander (Alexander) and Porus fought -
Jhelum
36. The name of the religious text of the Jews is -
Musa Sahib
37. Mahabhashya wrote- Pantjali
38. Who was to bring the Greeks out of India -
Chandragupta Maurya
39. Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya -
Bindusara
40. Where was the disturbance in the time of
Bindusara - in Taxila
41. Which event brought about a huge change in
Ashoka's administrative policy - Kalinga war
42. Who is famous by the name of Devanampriya-
Ashok
43. After the Kalinga war, who recorded the
conversion of Maharaj Ashoka - Rock Addix
Gpp
44. The Greek ambassador sent to the court of
Chandragupta Maurya was- Megasthenes
45. Who has written Indica - Megasthenes
46. Chandragupta Maurya's famous Guru Chanakya
was related to which center of learning - Taxila
47. Whose contemporary was the author of
economics - Chandragupta Maurya
48. In which script is Ashoka's Shilakh engraved -
Brahmi
49. Which famous ruler was called the 'father of
inscriptions' – Ashoka
50. Who was endemic during the rule of Maurya
dynasty - District Administrator
51. Who was the last ruler of Maurya dynasty-
Brihadratha
52. What is Milindapanho - Buddhist text
53. By what name is the art school developed in- the
Kushan period
