Prehistory, Vedic Age and Indus Valley Civilisation
Prehistory, Vedic Age and Indus Valley Civilisation: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Prehistoric Ages in India, Paleolithic Age in India, Mesolithic Age in India, Neolithic Age in India, Chalcolithic Age in India, Bronze Age in India, Iron Age in India, Vedic Age, and Indus Valley Civilisation.
Important Questions on Prehistory, Vedic Age and Indus Valley Civilisation
From the following list of Harappan city sites, which cities had two separate parts-high citadels and lower town?
(i) Harappa
(ii) Mohanjodaro
(iii) Kalibangan
(iv) Surkotada

The archaeological site of Koldihwa is located at-

In the Rig Vedic period, Aranyani is the goddess of ____________.

____________ is considered as the oldest discovered Indus Valley Civilization site.

The Archaeological Site of Inamgaon is situated in ______

Which one of the following was given the title Akbar by Humayun?

Daojali Hading, the neolithic site is located in _____.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is associated to which of the following ancient cultures?

In which of the following period Ostriches were found in India?

With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilization did not leave any evidence of using them.
2. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus Valley people knew only copper and iron.
3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of this animal.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following statements about Rig Veda is not correct?

Consider the following statement about votive inscriptions in the second century BC?
- They records gifts made to religious institutions.
- They tell us about the idea of transference of the meritorious results of the action of one person.

List 'A' consists of the technical expressions used in the ganarajya type of state and the List 'B' consists of their functions.
Match them and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List 'A' List 'B'
. Asana-prajnapaka A. Referendum
. Shalaka-gahapaka B. Whip
. Ganapuraka C. Seat-betokener
. Ubhahika D. Ballot-collector

Read the following instructions carefully:
Assertion A: The idea of territory was strengthened during the post-Vedic period.
Reason R: People now owed allegiance to the Janapada rather that to the tribe they belonged.

Read the following instructions carefully:
Assertion A: The term Ganapati was not generally applied to the members of the Kshatriya clans or king's servants.
Reason R: The Kshatriya clans of the Ganarajyas held the land in common and there was no private ownership.

Who founded the four Mathas in the four corners of India?

Kot Diji, a Harappan site is within reach of which of the following major sites of that civilization?

An inscription of 14th century B.C. which describes the Vedic Gods, has been found in_____.

In which state is the archaeological site of Surkotada situated?

Rajasekhara's marriage to Avantisundari is an example of _____.
