Science (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for History

Consider the following statements regarding the features of the Harappan settlements.

1. The Harappan settlements were often small.
2. They had no large buildings
3. Harappan settlements had a well-planned network of roads.
4. Drainage system was the key feature of the Harappan settlements.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Match the Harappan site with the state in which it is located.

Who was Dhamma Mahamatta?

Which of the following is not one of the main features of Ashoka’s dhamma?

The earliest inscriptions were written on which material?

Which of the following was one of the occupations of Kshatriyas?

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the duties as laid down in Manusmriti for the Chandalas?

Which of the following strategies were evolved by Brahmanas to enforce the norms of Varna order from c. 600 BCE to 600 CE?

Shakas who came from Central Asia were regarded by the Brahmanas as ______.

Consider the following statements regarding Jatis and social mobility.

1. Jatis like varna was based on birth.
2. Just like varnas, the number of jatis was fixed.
3. Jatis with different occupations sometimes organised into shrines or guilds.

Which of the statement(s) above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the duties of chandalas?

Which of the following is the most important idea in Jainism?

Jangama or wandering monks belonged to which community?

Assertion (A): Lingayats did not practice funerary rites such as cremation, prescribed in the Dharmashastras.
Reason (R): Lingayats believe that on death, the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world.

Which of these is the feature of Harappan Civilisation?

Who appointed Dhamma Mahamatras?

Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

Consider the following statements about the Mauryan Empire:

1. There were 5 major political centers in the Empire.

2. Megasthenes wrote about the Mauryan Empire in his book Indica.

3. Ashoka founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.C.

4. Ashoka used his resources to propagate Buddhism.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of these is the most important dharmashastra?

According to Shastras, only ____________ could rule the country.