CUET (UG) entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for History

Awadh and Satara were captured under ______.

First census survey was held in ______.

Gandhiji took back Non-Cooperation movement in ______.

When was the rough sketch of the constitution passed by the constituent Assembly?

During the ______, the capital city of Magadha was shifted to Pataliputra.

Pataliputra was located on the bank of ______.

Consider the following statements.

1. Sixteen states known as Mahajanapadas are mentioned in Buddhist and Jaina texts.
2. The most powerful Mahajanapada was Magadha.
3. Initially the capital of Magadha was Pataliputra.
4. Iron mines were present in Magadha at that time.

Choose the correct statements:

Match the following.

According to Manusmriti, there are how many types of marriages?

The term vamsha is used for ______.

Dharmasutras was compiled in ______.

Which of the following refers to marriage within a unit?

In the case of the Satavahanas, succession to the throne was ______.

The term used for names derived from the name of the mother or female ancestor is called ______.

According to Manusmriti, which among the following is not one of the means for men to acquire wealth?

Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.

1. The original version of the Mahabharata is in Sanskrit.
2. According to the shastras, only kshatriyas could be kings.
3. During the Mahabharata age, gotras were considered very important by the higher varnas of Hindu society.
4. The Mahabharata contains vivid descriptions of battles, forests, palaces and settlements.

Match the following forms of marriage with their meanings and select the correct option accordingly:

The 6th century BCE is regarded as a major turning point in early Indian history for which of the following reason/s?

During the mid-first millenium BC, the religious philosophy of Zarathustra prevailed in ______.

Rig Veda was compiled between ______.