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Q. The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the

A
Taittiriya Brahmana
B
Aitareya Brahmana
C
Tandyamaha Brahmana
D
Shatapatha Brahmana

Correct Answer

Tandyamaha Brahmana

More Questions on Ancient History

  • Q. Which type of pottery was most popular with the Later Vedic people?
    A)Black and Red Ware
    B)Black-slipped Ware
    C)Painted Grey Ware
    D)Red Ware
    Answer: Painted Grey Ware
  • Q. Select the incorrect pair
    A)Hiuen-Tsang : Promotes the term Yin-Tu to refer India.
    B)Chinese : Used the term Tien-Chu or Chuantu for India during the 1st century A.D.
    C)I-Tsing : Mentioned the terms such as Arya-desa and Brahmarashtra for India.
    D)Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
    Answer: Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
  • Q. Who among the following occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?
    A)Prajapati
    B)Indra
    C)Agni
    D)Varuna
    Answer: Prajapati
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
    A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
    B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
    C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
    A)Mundakopanishad
    B)Chhandogyopanishad
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Kenopanishad
    Answer: Kathopanishad
  • Q. Mahabhasya was written by
    A)Manu
    B)Gargi
    C)Bana
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. Which one of the following famous ruler is called as ‘Father of Inscriptions’?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Ashoka
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Samudra Gupta
  • Q. Who wrote Panchatantra?
    A)Vishnu Sharma
    B)Kalidas
    C)Chanakya
    D)Nagarjun
    Answer: Vishnu Sharma
  • Q. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language ?
    A)Munda
    B)Santali
    C)Awadhi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Awadhi
  • Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
    A)Vishnu
    B)Lord Shiva
    C)Brahma
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva
  • Q. Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?
    A)Vedas
    B)Manusmriti
    C)Puranas
    D)Brahamanas
    Answer: Puranas
  • Q. In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?
    A)Pavapuri
    B)Kundagram
    C)Jrimbhik Gram
    D)Kashmir
    Answer: Jrimbhik Gram
  • Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven. II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
    A)Raghuvansa
    B)Mrcchakatika
    C)Sri Adi Kala
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mrcchakatika
  • Q. Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by
    A)Demetrius
    B)Darius
    C)Deimachos
    D)Philip
    Answer: Deimachos
  • Q. Prithivyah Pratham Veer was the title of?
    A)Rajendra I
    B)Samudragupta
    C)Amoghavarsha
    D)Gautamiputra Shatkarni
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
    A)Dhruvasena Ii
    B)Harshavardhana
    C)Narshimhvarman
    D)Akabar
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India? I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit. II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
    A)Saluva Dynasty
    B)Sangama Dynasty
    C)Tuluva Dynasty
    D)Aravidu Dynasty
    Answer: Sangama Dynasty
  • Q. A Janapadin was the __________ of a janapada.
    A)Minister
    B)Servant
    C)Army General
    D)Ruler
    Answer: Ruler

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