Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

The first cereal used by man was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Barley

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Barley”.
Barley is considered to be the first cereal used by humans.

Similar Questions:

Which one of the following statements is not true for Shankaracharya, Saint of the 8th century?
  1. A) He established four religious centres in different parts of India
  2. B) He countered the spread of Buddhism and Jainism
  3. C) He named Prayag as Theerth raj
  4. D) He propagated Vedanta
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Newspapers) - List-II (Editors)

A. Hindu - 1. Dadabhai Nauroji
B. Sudharak - 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Voice of India - 3. G.Subramaniya Iyer
D. Bengali - 4. Surendra Nath Banerjee

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 2 1 4
  3. C) 2 3 4 1
  4. D) 4 1 3 2
The doctrine of three jewels Right belief, Right conduct and Right knowledge, is the crowning glory of:
  1. A) Buddhism
  2. B) Christianity
  3. C) Jainism
  4. D) None of these
Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II
(Essayist) - (Treatise)

A. Devana Bhatta - 1. Dan Sagar
B. Hemadri - 2. Parashar Madhav
C. Madhvacharya - 3. Chaturvarga Chintamani
D. Balial Sen - 4. Smnti Chandrika

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 4 1 3
  2. B) 1 4 2 3
  3. C) 3 2 1 4
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
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  1. A) William Bentinck
  2. B) Lord Canning
  3. C) Lord Mayo
  4. D) John Lawrence
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  1. A) Kulotunga I
  2. B) Rajender I
  3. C) Rajraja I
  4. D) Rajadhiraj I
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  1. A) Chalukyas
  2. B) Cholas
  3. C) Kadamb
  4. D) Kalchuri
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  2. B) Mohenjodaro
  3. C) Lothal
  4. D) None of above
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  1. A) Self-Employed Women’s Association
  2. B) Anganwadi
  3. C) All India Association of Industries
  4. D) The Prime Minister
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  1. A) 1992
  2. B) 1995
  3. C) 1996
  4. D) 1997
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  1. A) Mohan Singh
  2. B) Niranjan Singh Gill
  3. C) Shah Nawaz
  4. D) Subhash Chandra Bose
"India is a Republic" means:
  1. A) it is the people who are final authority in all matters
  2. B) there is a parliamentary system of government in India
  3. C) There are no hereditary rulers in India
  4. D) India is a Union of States