Ancient India & the Indus Valley Civilisation — Practice

Question 1

Which Harappan site was the first to be discovered, in 1921?

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Question 2

Which Harappan site is known for its dockyard, evidence of maritime trade?

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Question 3

The script of the Indus Valley Civilisation is

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Question 4

The shift from a pastoral, tribal Rig Vedic society to a settled agricultural society with rigid Varna hierarchy occurred during the

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Question 5

The Buddha attained enlightenment at

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Question 6

Which of the five Jain vows (Panchamahavrata) was specifically added by Mahavira, not inherited from Parshvanatha?

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Question 7

Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire with the guidance of

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Question 8

Ashoka's policy of Dhamma, adopted after the Kalinga War, is best described as

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Question 9

India's national emblem, the Lion Capital, originally belonged to an Ashokan pillar located at

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Question 10

The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha, was overthrown by

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Question 11

Samudragupta's military conquests are primarily known through

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Question 12

Which Gupta-era scholar proposed that the Earth rotates on its axis and calculated the value of pi with notable accuracy?

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Question 13

The Chinese traveller who visited India during Chandragupta II's reign and recorded an account of Gupta society was

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Question 14

The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli, Delhi, notable for its rust-resistant metallurgy, is attributed to which period?

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Question 15

The decline of the Gupta Empire in the late 5th and 6th centuries CE is primarily attributed to

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Practice — Ancient India & the Indus Valley Civilisation