IKS: Objective Question Bank
1. Vedic period is considered around ---------------
a. 1500 – 500 CE
b. 3300 – 1300 BCE
c. 1500 -500 BCE
d. 500 – 200 BCE
2. According to Ayurveda, human body Prakruti is made of --------------- doshas.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. Many
3. According to Ayurveda the Prakruti doshas include ---------------
a. Vata
b. Pitta
c. Kapha
d. All of these
4. Yoga is a practice aiming for --------------- promoting overall well-being.
a. Physical exercise
b. Diet control
c. Meditation
d. Unition of the mind, body and spirit
5. Indian science of architecture and design is called ---------------
a. Vastu Shastra
b. Shilpa Shastra
c. Chhand Shastra
d. Sthapatya kala
6. According to IKS, --------------- refers to duty, righteousness and moral responsibilities.
a. Artha
b. Dharma
c. Karma
d. Moksha
7. Thomas Macaulay was a British ---------------
a. education system
b. scientist
c. historical place
d. historian and politician
8. Macaulay’s education system was aimed to ---------------
a. produce clerks and administrators
b. open universities in India
c. educate Indian people
d. promote their trade and commerce in India
9. Aryabhata was a great --------------- during ancient India.
a. Astronomer
b. Mathematician
c. Surgeon
d. Economist
10. The --------------- period is often referred to as the "Golden Age of India" due to its significant
contributions to various fields of knowledge.
a. Chol
b. Gupta
c. Kanishka
d. Harsh Vardhan
11. In Gurukul System the knowledge was passed down orally through ---------------
a. Recitations
b. Chanting
c. Storytelling
d. All of these
12. Before sending to Gurukul, students were used to undergo initiation ceremony, known as --------
-------
a. Vratabandh
b. Maujibandhan
c. Upanayana
d. All of these
13. Which of the following method of teaching was not used in Gurukul system?
a. Recitation and Memorization
b. Discussions and Debates
c. Practical Training
d. Dictation and writing
14. In Gurukul system of education, the lad had to live away from his parental house, with his
teacher as a member of his family for about ---------------- years for obtaining education.
a. 6
b. 8
c. 12
d. 18
15. In Gurukul System of education:
i) A student had to tend the domestic fire of his teacher.
ii) He had to do several manual works like sweeping the house, fetching flowers, water and
firewood, etc.
a. Both the sentences are true.
b. Both the sentences are false.
c. The first sentence is true but the second is false.
d. The first sentence is false but the second is true.
16. The main subject of study in Gurukul system was the ---------------
a. Vedas
b. Sankhya shastra
c. Arth shastra
d. Shastra vidya
17. --------------- refers to performing arts.
a. Ayurveda
b. Dhanurveda
c. Gandharvaveda
d. Shilpaveda
18. --------------- refers to military science.
a. Ayurveda
b. Dhanurveda
c. Gandharvaveda
d. Shilpaveda
19. --------------- refers to medicine.
a. Ayurveda
b. Dhanurveda
c. Gandharvaveda
d. Shilpaveda
20. --------------- refers to fine arts.
a. Ayurveda
b. Dhanurveda
c. Gandharvaveda
d. Shilpaveda
21. Takshashila University was located in present-day ---------------
a. Panjab region Pakistan.
b. Panjab region of India
c. Bihar
d. Tamil Nadu
22. Nalanda University was situated in present-day ---------------
a. Pakistan
b. Bihar
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Gujrat
23. Vikramshila University was located in present-day ---------------
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujrat
d. Tamil Nadu
24. Ujjain University was situated in present-day ---------------
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujrat
d. Tamil Nadu
25. Kanchi University was located in present-day ---------------
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujrat
d. Tamil Nadu
26. Mithila University was situated in present-day ---------------
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujrat
d. Tamil Nadu
27. Valabhi University was located in present-day ---------------
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujrat
d. Tamil Nadu
28. Kautilya was a renowned faculty of --------------- University of ancient India.
a. Takshashila
b. Nalanda
c. Vikramshila
d. Valabhi
29. Panini of Takshashila University was renowned for ---------------
a. Sanskrit grammar
b. Arth Shastra
c. Rajya Shastra
d. Sankhya Shastra
30. Jivaka of Takshashila University was ---------------
a. Economist
b. Diplomat
c. Physician and surgeon
d. Linguistic scholar
