List of top History Questions on Social Histories using Mahabharata

Describe the process undertaken by V.S. Sukthankar and his team in preparing the critical edition of the Mahabharata.

Identify this character of Mahabharata with the help of the following information and choose the correct option :
• He considered himself as a disciple of Dronacharya.
• He honoured his guru by giving his right hand thumb as Gurudakshina.
• He mastered archery through self-practice.

‘‘Mahabharata is considered as a dynamic text.’’ Explain the statement with examples.

Identify the characters of the Mahabharata with the help the following information and choose the correct option :
He was a son of Hidimba and Bhima.
He belonged to the Rakshasa clan from maternal side.
He promised to help the Pandavas in the time of need.

Identify the characters of the Mahabharata with the help of the following information and choose the correct option:
--- He was a son of Hidimba and Bhima.
--- He belonged to the Rakshasa clan from materl side.
--- He promised to help the Pandavas in the time of need.

Identify the characters of the Mahabharata with the help the following information and choose the correct option :

• He was a son of Hidimba and Bhima.
• He belonged to the Rakshasa clan from materl side.
• He promised to help the Pandavas in the time of need.

Describe the process undertaken by V.S. Sukthankar and his team in preparing the critical edition of the Mahabharata.

Identify this character of Mahabharata with the help of the following information and choose the correct option:
$\bullet$ He considered himself as a disciple of Drocharya.
$\bullet$ He honoured his guru by giving his right hand thumb as Gurudakshi.
$\bullet$ He mastered archery through self-practice.

‘‘Mahabharata reinforced the ideas of familial values.’’ Explain the statement with examples.

‘‘Mahabharata is considered as a dymic text.’’ Explain the statement with examples.

Identify the character from the Mahabharata with the help of the following information and choose the correct option :
• He was the elder brother of Pandu.
• He was the king of Hastipur.
• He was the husband of Gandhari.

‘‘Mahabharata is considered as a dynamic text.’’ Explain the statement with examples.

‘‘Mahabharata reinforced the ideas of familial values.’’ Explain the statement with examples.

Identify the character from the Mahabharata with the help of the following information and choose the correct option :
• He was the elder brother of Pandu.
• He was the king of Hastinapur.
• He was the husband of Gandhari.

How has Puranic Hinduism contributed to the development of Vaishnavism and Shaivism? Explain.

How did familial relations impact the social systems of India during the Mahabharata Period? Explain with examples.

How did different types of marriages reflect the social systems of ancient India during the Mahabharata Period? Explain with examples.

(a) “Historians consider several elements when they analyse the Mahabharata.” Substantiate the statement with suitable examples.
OR
(b) “Many communities during the Mahabharata period had different social practices from Brahmanical ideas.” Substantiate the statement with examples.

Why is Mahabharata called a dynamic text? Choose the most suitable option from the following.

Who among the following was associated with the critical edition of the Mahabharata?

Hastinapur is in which modern district?

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I		List-II
A	Kula	(I)	A work on Sanskrit grammar
B	Ashtadhyayi	(II)	Families
C	Vamsha	(III)	A work on medicine in Sanskrit
D	Charaka Samhitas	(IV)	Lineage

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Mahabharata has over 1,00,000 verses.
(B) Mahabharata was written by Valmiki.
(C) V.S. Sukthankar is associated with the critical edition of Mahabharata.
(D) The critical edition of Mahabharata took 47 years to complete.
(E) The critical edition of Mahabharata ran into over 13,000 pages.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: