📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)

Q1

In which period of ancient Indian history, pottery was discovered?

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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Society, Culture & Technology in IVC

Q2

The famous 'dancing-girl' statue of the Harappan Civilization was made using ________ material

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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites

Q3

The archaeological site Daimabad of the Indus Civilization is situated on the banks of the river?

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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites

Q4

Which of the following Harappan sites is located in India ?

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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites

Q5

Which of the following sites was the first to be discovered?

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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites

Q6

The Harappan site "Manda" was situated on the banks of which river?

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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Economy & Trade in IVC

Q7

Which of the following Harappan sites is thought to have direct sea trade links with Mesopotamia?

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📘 The Vedic Period📚 Religion & Philosophy

Q8

Who among the following belonged to the Vaisheshika Darshan School of Philosophy?

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📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)

Q9

Which of the following is not a Vedanga?

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📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)

Q10

More than one thousand eulogies have been included in the Rigveda, what are they called?

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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 16 Mahajanapadas

Q11

Taxila was capital of which among the 16 Mahajanapadas?

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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 16 Mahajanapadas

Q12

Which Buddhist scripture describes about 16 Mahajanapadas?

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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Rise of the Magadhan Empire

Q13

Initially, Rajagriha, the Prakit name for present day Rajgir in ________, was the capital of Magadha.

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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Nanda Dynasty

Q14

Who was called “Agrammes” or “Xandrames" by the Greek writers?

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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Nanda Dynasty

Q15

Who was the founder of Nanda Dynasty?

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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Rise of the Magadhan Empire

Q16

Which among the following dynasties did not rule the Magadha Empire?

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📘 Other Dynasties📚 Misc

Q17

Kalinga's King Kharvela was associated with which of the following dynasty?

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📘 Jainism📚 The 24 Tirthankaras

Q18

Who was the first Tirthankara of Jainism

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📘 Jainism📚 Birth and Life of Vardhamana Mahavira

Q19

Lord Mahavira was born in present state of

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📘 Buddhism📚 Important Sites

Q20

Which of the following Buddhist sites is not located in the Vengi Region of Andhra Pradesh?

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Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT SSC JE Previous Year Questions