Q. Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic period :

I. Irrigation from wells allowed agriculture to expand away from flood plains and strips on river margins into the present...

Q. In which one among the following texts does the term kshetra-patni (‘mistress of the field’) originate ?

(a) Rigveda (b) Atharvaveda (c) Ashtadhyayi (d) Arthashastra Answer- b Source: Image from Source Book from where question is picked ...

Q. Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the famous classical singer from Karnataka, represented the :

(a) Agra Gharana (b) Gwalior Gharana (c) Patiala Gharana (d) Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana Answer- d Source: Image from Source Book from where question is picked ...

Q. Consider the following assertion :

The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919. Which of...

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 :

1. The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts. 2. A Summary Revenue Settlement was...

Q. Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 ?

1. Bose failed to win the confidence of Mahatma Gandhi. 2. The Congress Left was disunited and failed to support Bose. 3. The...

Q. Which of the following pairs of the king and his dynasty in early historical Tamilakam is/are not correctly matched ?

1. Senguttuvan : Chera 2. Udiyanjeral : Chola 3. Nedunjeliyan : Pandya Select the answer using the code given below : (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3...

Q. Which of the following statements on the Amaravati Stupa and its relief sculpture is/are correct ?

1.It was located in the lower Krishna valley. 2.In India, it was next only to the Sanchi Stupa in size....

Q. Which of the following pairs of ancient and modern names of rivers is/are correctly matched ?

1.Vitasta : Chenab 2. Asikni : Jhelum 3. Parushni : Ravi 4. Yavyavati : Beas Select the answer using the...

Q. What does an empty seat represent in early Buddhist iconography?

(a) The meditation of the Buddha (b) The Buddha’s First Sermon (c) The Buddha’s Mahaparinibbana (d) The Buddha’s Mahabhinishkramana Answer-...

Shopping cart

History