Ancient History

Which veda mentions about wheel  - Rigveda

Vedi terms ‘Urvara’ or ‘kshetra’ denoted - Cultivated field

The famous frog hymn in Rig Veda throws light to - Vedic education

Who was considered as the god of the vedas? - Varuna

The source of Swastika symbol  - Indus Valley

Who is considered as the father of Indian archaeology - Alexander Cunningham

Meter scale has been discovered from  -  Harappa

Weapon never used by the Indus people is Sword

What was the major industry in Chanhudaro? - Bead making

The word ‘Sindhan’ used by the Indus people denoted - Cotton

Evidence of fractional burial has been excavated from - Harappa

The word ‘godhume’ used in the vedic period denote - Wheat

‘Yava’ denoted - Barley

Term used to denote rice in the vedic text - Vrihi

Vedic term sita denoted - Ploughed field

Rigvedic term ‘Duhitri’ denoted - Milker of cows

Method used to calculate the number of cows in the Vedic period - Ashtakarni

Part of which veda has prose part - Yajur Veda

Who spread Aryan religion in South India - Agasthya

Vedic term ‘Aghanya’ denotes - Cows

The term ‘Bharata’ and ‘Bharatavarsha’ were first used in - Rig Veda

Upanishad which mentions the four Ashramas of Vedic period - Jabala Upanishad

Largest number of hymns in Rigveda a are in praise of - Indra

Edict which mentions about the relation between India and China - Nagarjunakonda

First town in the vedic period to use burned bricks - Kausambi

First reference about lending money for interest can be found in - Satpatha Brahmana

Rigvedic paintings have been discovered from Bhagvanpura. It is in which state  - Haryana

Upanishad which mentions about police system  - Brihadaranyaka Upanishads

God who was considered as God of Gods - Varuna

Community which was considered as untouchables by the Buddhists. - Chandalas

The language used by the Jains to spread their religion  - Prakrit

Who is considered as the St.John of Buddhism  - Ananda

Who is considered as Devil by the Buddhists  - Mara

Three daughters of ‘Mara’ -  lust, emotion and desire

The ruler who persecuted Buddhists - Pushyamitrasunga

Major philosophic school of Bhagvatism  - Vishishtadvaita

Earliest reference about Srikrishna can be found in  - Chandoghya Upanishad

Hindu God who found place in Greek literature  - Sri Krishna

Jain Thirthankara, who was related to Sri Krishna -- Rishabhadeva (Ist Thirthankara)

Tamil god of the Sangham age for War and Victory - Kottavai

Saint who founded the Saivism  -Lakulisa

Tamil kingdom of the Sangham Age which sent an ambassador to the court of Roman Emperor -  Augusts Pandyas

First Sangham was founded by  - Saint Agasthya

Famous poetess of the Sangham period - Avvaiyar

Greeco-Roman traders who visited South India during the Sangham period were denoted with the term - Yavanas

Sangham work which describes about Buddhism - Manimekhalai

The word used by Ashoka to denote Buddha - Bhagavati

Ashokan inscriptions were desciphered by James prince in the year - 1837

Indo-Greek ruler who had his boundaries upto Pataliputra - Menander

Yuchi ruler who introduced gold coins for the first time - Vima Kadphesus