Stone Age MCQs Set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements: Al-Beruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind is

1. A sympathic study of Indian civilization.
2. Mainly a political history of India.
3. Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi’ s plundering raids of India.
4. Mainly a study of India’s cultural, social and intellectual history.

a) 1 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 4

d) Alone

Question : 2

The first cereal used by man was

a) Wheat

b) Rice

c) Barley

d) Sorghum

Question : 3

The earliest evidence of Silk in India comes from the archaeological site of

a) Nevasa

b) Bhagwanpura

c) Rangpur

d) Ropar

Question : 4

Which of the following pairs indicating the contents of the sacred Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly matched?

a) Abhidhamma Pitaka — philosophical development of the Buddha’s teachings

b) Vinaya Pitaka — rules of monalstic discipline

c) Suttra Pitaka — Stories of the Buddha’s previous births (Jataka stories)

d) Dhammapada — The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath

Question : 5

The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on:

a) a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman

b) a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore

c) the story of the power struggle between two Aryan

d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta

Question : 6

Which one of the following is not a part of early Jains literature?

a) Acaranga sutra

b) Therigatha

c) Sutrakritanga

d) Brihat kalpasutra