- In the history of Kashmir, the Kiratas were also referred to by which of the following names?
A) Khasas and Nagas
B) Jaivartas and Chandalas 1
C) Mavanas and Dasas
D) Yadavas and Shakyas
Answer: B) Jaivartas and Chandalas - Which famous Bhairvi classic is woven around a historical battle between a Kirata King and the Pandava prince Arjuna?
A) Mahabharata
B) Ramayana
C) Kiratarjuniya 1
D) Kumarasambhava
Answer: C) Kiratarjuniya - Who was the powerful Kirata king that fought against the Aryan King Divodas for forty years?
A) Yalamber
B) Shambar 1
C) Verchi
D) Pipru
Answer: B) Shambar - According to the Rig Veda, the war between Divodas and Shambar lasted for how many years?
A) Ten years
B) Twenty years
C) Thirty years
D) Forty years 1
Answer: D) Forty years - What was the outcome of the conflict between the Kiratas led by Shambar and the Aryans led by Divodas?
A) A peace treaty was signed.
B) The Kiratas defeated the Aryans.
C) The Kiratas suffered defeat, and their ninety-nine forts were destroyed. 1
D) The Aryans retreated from the region.
Answer: C) The Kiratas suffered defeat, and their ninety-nine forts were destroyed. - Which of the following best describes the societal structure of the Kiratas as mentioned in the texts?
A) A nomadic hunter-gatherer society
B) A loosely organized tribal group
C) A well-organized society with a law and order system, towns, and forts 1
D) A small, isolated agricultural community
Answer: C) A well-organized society with a law and order system, towns, and forts - The Kirati people are primarily identified as belonging to which ethnolinguistic group?
A) Indo-Aryan
B) Dravidian
C) Tibeto-Burman 2
D) Austro-Asiatic
Answer: C) Tibeto-Burman - What is the holy text of the Kiratas, also known as the Kirat Veda?
A) The Puranas
B) The Upanishads
C) The Mundhum 3
D) The Tripitaka
Answer: C) The Mundhum - According to some historical accounts, who was the first Kirati king of Nepal?
A) Shambar
B) Patuka
C) Yalamber 3
D) Gasti
Answer: C) Yalamber - What was the primary religious practice of the Kiratas, as mentioned in the research material?
A) Vedic Hinduism
B) Jainism
C) Shamanism (Kirat Mundhum) 2
D) Zoroastrianism
Answer: C) Shamanism (Kirat Mundhum)