MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Fill in the blanks:

Answer :

(a) The epic Ramayana was composed by ___________.

(b) The Bhagvad Gita is a part of ____________.

(c) Ved Vyasa has composed the epic ______________.

(d) Meghdoot was written by ____________.

(e) First ancient, residential university of the world was at _____________

Question No. 2

True or False:

Answer :

(a) Ashoka built a large number of Stupas and Viharas.

(b) In Garbhagriha, people assemble for a meeting.

(c) The Nalanda University was built by Gupta rulers.

(d) Aryabhatta explained the cause of eclipses.

(e) Panini was the great grammarian of the 5th century BC

Question No. 3

One word answer:

Answer :

(a) A set of running comments on a book, etc.

(b) The science of sound.

(c) Pertaining to do or done with the hands.

(d) Mounds containing remains of Buddha.

Question No. 4

Match the following columns:

Answer :

Question No. 5

Answer the following questions in short:

Question No. 6

Answer the following questions in detail:

Answer :

(1) Who was Aryabhatta? What was his contribution to science?

(2) What were the achievements made by Indians in the field of medicine?

(3) What have been India's contributions in the field of mathematics?

(4) What is the significance of the Gupta age in the field of architecture?

(5) Write a short note on the Tamil literature.

Question No. 7

Distinguish between:

Answer :

(2) The Yajurveda and the Atharvaveda

(3) Brahmanas and Aranyakas

(4) The Srautasutras and the Grihyasutras

(5) The Ramayana and the Mahabharata

(1) The Jataka tales and the Pitikas

Question No. 8

Define the following:

Answer :

(1) Astronomy

(2) Phonetics

(3) Grammar

(4) Etymology

(5) Hymns

Question No. 9

________ is the motherland of our race.

Answer :

UK

India

USA

Question No. 10

The __________ literature is very rich and old as compared to the literature of any other country in the world.

Answer :

UK

USA

Indian

Question No. 11

The word 'Veda' means ___________.

Answer :

knowledge

information

none of these

Question No. 12

There are ________ great epics.

Answer :

two

three

four

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