1. Which is considered the earliest urban civilization of the Pre-Islamic Subcontinent?
(A) Gandhara
(B) Gupta Empire
(C) Indus Valley Civilization
(D) Maurya Empire
2. Which was a major trade city of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Lothal
(B) Mehrgarh
(C) Harappa
(D) Kalibangan
3. Mohenjo-Daro is famous for which major structure?
(A) Stone Temples
(B) Great Bath
(C) Iron Weapons
(D) Cave Paintings
4. The Indus Valley people primarily used which metal?
(A) Iron
(B) Steel
(C) Aluminium
(D) Copper-Bronze
5. The earliest signs of Pre-Vedic culture were found at which site?
(A) Taxila
(B) Mathura
(C) Mehrgarh
(D) Ujjain
6. What was the primary religion of the Vedic Period?
(A) Early Hinduism
(B) Jainism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Animism
7. In which language was the Rigveda composed?
(A) Pali
(B) Brahmi
(C) Prakrit
(D) Sanskrit
8. What was the basis of the Aryan society?
(A) Pastoralism
(B) Agriculture
(C) Trade
(D) Industrial Crafts
9. The Vedic social system was based on which division?
(A) Varna System
(B) Guilds
(C) Tribes
(D) City-States
10. Who were the earliest known inhabitants of the Subcontinent?
(A) Aryans
(B) Greeks
(C) Persians
(D) Dravidians
11. Which river was central to the Vedic Civilization?
(A) Ganges
(B) Indus
(C) Saraswati
(D) Yamuna
12. Which Indus Valley site is known for its dockyard?
(A) Harappa
(B) Dholavira
(C) Lothal
(D) Ropar
13. The Aryans settled first in which region of the Subcontinent?
(A) Bengal
(B) Punjab
(C) Deccan
(D) Gujarat
14. What was the main occupation of Indus Valley people?
(A) Seafaring
(B) Agriculture
(C) Horse-breeding
(D) Metal-mining
15. Which script was used in the Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) Undeciphered Script
(B) Brahmi
(C) Kharosthi
(D) Vedic Script
16. Vedic religion mainly consisted of worship of:
(A) Rivers
(B) Abstract Philosophies
(C) Human Heroes
(D) Nature Gods
17. The term “Sapta Sindhu” refers to:
(A) Seven Seas
(B) Seven Mountains
(C) Seven Rivers
(D) Seven Villages
18. Which period is associated with the emergence of iron tools in India?
(A) Early Vedic
(B) Gupta
(C) Mauryan
(D) Later Vedic
19. Which animal is most commonly featured on Indus Valley seals?
(A) Cow
(B) Horse
(C) Elephant
(D) Unicorn-Bull
20. What was the political structure of the Early Vedic society?
(A) Empire
(B) Tribal System
(C) City-State
(D) Republic
21. Ashram System was first introduced during which period?
(A) Indus Period
(B) Early Vedic Period
(C) Later Vedic Period
(D) Buddhist Period
22. Which region is associated with the earliest farming culture in the Subcontinent?
(A) Kashmir
(B) Baluchistan (Mehrgarh)
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Assam
23. The primary source of information about Vedic society is:
(A) Puranas
(B) Jataka Tales
(C) Upanishads
(D) Rigveda
24. The Indus Valley people traded with which ancient civilization?
(A) Chinese
(B) Romans
(C) Greeks
(D) Mesopotamians
25. The sacred fire ritual in Vedic culture was called:
(A) Japa
(B) Mantra-Paath
(C) Havan / Yajna
(D) Upasana
26. Which crop was widely cultivated in the Indus Valley?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Millet
(D) Sugarcane
27. The earliest evidence of cotton in the world comes from:
(A) Egypt
(B) Indus Valley Civilization
(C) China
(D) Mesopotamia
28. The Vedic people primarily used which animal for war and transport?
(A) Camel
(B) Elephant
(C) Horse
(D) Ox