stone age MCQs set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at

a) Budihal

b) Sangana Kallu

c) Koldihwa

d) Brahmagiri

Question : 2

With reference to the Jambudvipa, consider the statements

1. Bharatvarsha was also called Jambudvipa.
2. Early Buddhist evidence suggests that Jambudvipa was a territorial designation from the third century BC.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 3

Consider the following statements relating to Jain literature :

1. The sacred books of the Jainas are known as Siddhanta or Agama.
2. The language of the earliest Jain texts is eastern dialect of Pali known as Ardha Magadhi.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

The Sangam text Tolkappiyam is a work on

a) Grammar

b) Astronomy

c) Music

d) Medicine

Question : 5

Who wrote a book ‘Return of the Aryans’ ?

a) L.D. Kalla

b) Bhagvan Das Gidvani

c) Avinash Chandra Das

d) D.S. Trivedi

Question : 6

Most of the Upanishads seem to have been composed by whom?

a) Kshatriyas

b) Brahmins

c) Buddhists

d) Non-aryans