DAILY MCQ FOR GOVT JOBS DAY 23

For Govt jobs preparation Daily MCQ will be provided, most of the questions from the past question papers from UPSC, SSC IBPS, etc.

1. The earliest of the holy books of the Hindus is the

• Gita
• Ramayana
• Mahabharata
• Vedas

ANSWER (VEDAS)

2. The system of ancient Indian society in which man’s life was divided into four periods is known as the

• Caste system
• Patriarchal system
• Ashrama system
• Matriarchal system

ANSWER (ASHRAMA SYSTEM)

3. Which of the following incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from the ocean?

• Matsya
• Kurma
• Narsimha
• Varaha

ANSWER (Kurma)

4. During the Indus valley civilization period, the dominant number used for weight and measures was

• Six
• Eight
• Twelve
• Sixteen

ANSWER (SIXTEEN)

5. Which of the following metals was mainly used by ancient Indians?

• Brass
• Bronze
• Copper
• Zinc

ANSWER (COPPER)

6. Which one of the following ancient janapadas is located in Rajasthan?

• Avanti
• Kamboja
• Matysa
• Panchala

ANSWER (MATSYA)

7. What was the name of the father of Gautama Buddha?

• Vardhaman
• Siddhartha
• Shuddhodhan
• None of the above

ANSWER (SHUDDHODHAN)

8. The third Buddhist council was presided over by

• Ashvaghosa
• Muhakassapa
• Moggaliputta Tissa
• Vasumitra

ANSWER (ASVAGHOSA)

9. Siddhartha attained his enlightenment at

• Banaras
• Sarnath
• Kushinagar
• Gaya

ANSWER (GAYA)

10. The Buddhist sect which started worshipping the Buddha as a god is known as

• Hinayana
• Mahayana
• Digambara
• Swetambara

ANSWER (MAHAYANA)