Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT RRB Group D Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of RRB Group D.
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q1
The meaning of the name 'Mohenjodaro' in ____ is mound of dead -
🎯 RRB Group-D 28-11-2018 (Shift-I)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Misc
Q2
Indus Valley Civilization is ____ years old and extends to the lower part of the Gangetic valley in South and till Malwa in North.
🎯 RRB Group-D 27-11-2018 (Shift-III)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Misc
Q3
Which civilization has developed from 5000 BCE towards the south of Malwa and north to the entire foothills of the Ganges Valley?
🎯 RRB Group-D 24-09-2018 (Shift-II)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Misc
Q4
The history of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization which came into existence almost
🎯 RRB Group-D 03-12-2018 (Shift-II)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Society, Culture & Technology in IVC
Q5
The people of the Indus Valley Civilization mixed copper and tin to make
🎯 RRB Group-D 10-12-2018 (Shift-III)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q6
Which of the following is not an important place of Indus Valley Civilization?
🎯 RRB Group-D 24-10-2018 (Shift-III)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q7
Which Veda has the maximum number of verses?
🎯 RRB Group-D 12-10-2018 (Shift-III)
RRB Group-D– 02/09/2022 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q8
There are _____ Mantras in the Rigveda which include the unproven Valkhilya hymns-
🎯 RRB Group-D 29-10-2018 (Shift-III)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q9
Which among the following is the oldest and biggest amongst all the four Vedas?
🎯 RRB Group-D– 16/09/2022 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q10
Which Veda is the largest and considered the most important of the collection, containing 1,028 hymns divided into 10 books called mandalas?
🎯 RRB Group-D– 18/09/2022 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q11
Rigveda consists of a collection of :
🎯 RRB Group-D– 13/09/2022 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Religion & Philosophy
Q12
Which Vedic God falls under the category of 'Prithvisthana' (Terrestrial God)?
🎯 RRB Group-D– 18/09/2022 (Shift-III)r
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q13
Which of the following Vedas is a 'Book of rituals?'
🎯 RRB Group-D– 02/09/2022 (Shift-I)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q14
Which of the four Vedas is known as 'Veda of Sacrificial Formulas' and contains prose formulas applicable to various rites, along with verses intended for a similar purpose?
🎯 RRB Group-D 29-09-2022 (Shift-III)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q15
Brihadaranyaka, Mundaka and Taittiriya are some examples of which of the following categories of religious texts ?
🎯 RRB Group-D– 06/10/2022 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q16
What does the term 'Upa' in the term Upanishad denote?
🎯 RRB Group-D– 17/08/2022 (Shift-III)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q17
Which of the following Veda is also called the "Book of Song," "Veda of Chants" or even "Yoga of Song" ?
🎯 RRB Group-D– 08/09/2022 (Shift-I)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q18
Which of the following scriptures is NOT a part of Vedic literature?
🎯 RRB Group-D 24-08-2022 (Shift-I)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q19
Tha Aitareya Upanishad belongs to fourth, fifth and sixth chapters of the second book of Aitareya Aranyaka of the ______ and considered as the oldest Upanishads.
🎯 RRB Group-D 23-08-2022 (Shift-II)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Later Vedic Period (c. 1000-600 BCE)
Q20
How many stages of life did early Hindu philosophy determine?
🎯 RRB Group-D 30-08-2022 (Shift-III)