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1. With which period the Harappan people were associated ?(a) Neolithic age (b) Bronze age (c) Iron age (d) Palaeolithic age
2. The Harappan sites remained closest to the river ?
(a) Indus (b) Satlej (c) Ravi (d) Chenab
3. The Kalibangan sites of Harappan civilisations are on river :
(a) Bhogavo (b) Ghaggar (c) Rangoi (d) None of these.
4. Which was not in the worship by the Harappan people ?
(a) Mother Goddess (b) Pashupati Siva (c) Natraj Vishnu (d) Animals
5. Harappan people used to bury dead person having head towards :
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
6. In independent India largest number of harappan civilisation sites have been found or excavated in :
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Gujarat (d) Uttar Pradesh
7. Important crops produced by the Harappan people were :
(a) Rice, wheat and sugarcane
(b) Wheat, Barley and Mustard
(c) Wheat, cotton and rice
(d) Rice, cotton and sugarcane
8. Most western sites of harappan civilisantion were found in :
(a) Sulkogen Dor of Sind (b) Mohenjodaro of Sind (c) Lothal of Gujarat (d) Harappa of Punjab
9. Single largest site of excavations of Harappan civilisation was at :
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Lothal (d) Kalibangan
10. The depth of the Great Bath in Mohanjodaro site was :
(a) 10 feet (b) 9 feet (c) 8 feet (d) 7 feet.
11. The largest building of the Harappan sites was the :
(a) The Assembly (b) The Royal Palace (c) The Great Granary (d) The Temple of Pashupati
12. Which one is not correctly matched regarding Harappan sites :
(a) Kalibangan : Rajasthan (b) Kot Diji : Baluchistan
(c) Dholavira : Gujarat (d) Banawali: Uttar Pradesh
13. Metals not used by the Harappan people were :
(a) Gold and Silver (b) Copper and Bronze (c) Iron and tin (d) None of these.
14. Harappan people had highly close trade links with the people of :
(a) Mesopotamia (b) Constantinople (c) Egypt (d) Greece
15. The earliest evidence of agricultural communities were excavated from Mehrgarh situated in :
(a) Punjab (b) Sind (c) Baluchistan (d) Gujarat
16. It is doubtlessly true that Aryan people did not originate in :
(a) India (b) Central Asia (c) Europe (d) South East Asia
17. With which language Sanskrit language had probably no link :
(a) Persian (b) Chinese (c) Greek (d) Latin.
18. Based on similarities of language German Scholar Max Muller opined that the Aryans had origin in :
(a) Central Asia (b) Persia (c) Europe (d) China
19. The famous ‘Boghaz Koi’ inscription was discovered in Cappadocia of :
(a) Greece (b) Central Asia (c) West Asia (d) Germany
20. Around how many years back from now the ‘Rig veda’ was probably composed ?
(a) 2000 (b) 3000 (c) 4000 (d) 5000
21. About which river there remained no mention in ‘Rig Veda” ?
(a) Saraswati (b) Narmada (c) Chenab (d) Ganges
22. The Aryan civilisation became developed in a vast region from Saraswati basin to the Gangetic doab which was mentioned in the Rig Veda as the :
(a) Uttarapatha (b) Madhyadesa (c) Saptasindhu (d) Dakshinapatha
23. How many ‘Samhitas’ were developed by the Aryan people ?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
24. ‘Sapta Sindhu’ region included the river basis of Indus, five tributaries of Indus and the river :
(a) Saraswati (b) Ganges (c) Godavari (d) None
25. The word ‘Aryan’ originally referred to a :
(a) Race (b) Culture (c) language (d) land.
26. Sir William Jones, the founder of Asiatic Society of Kolkata, tried to prove relations between Vedic Sanskrit with :
(a) English (b) European languages (c) Persian (d) Greek.
27. Large number of words having similarities with Sanskrit words are found in :
(a) Tripitaka (b) Zend Avesta (c) Bible (d) None
28. By whom the book ‘The Arctic Home of the Aryans’ was authored ?
(a) Ganganath Jha (b) Max Mullar (c) William Jones (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
29. In the opinion of Swami Dayanand Saraswati the original home of the Aryans was :
(a) Persia (b) Tibet (c) Mongolia (d) Russia
30. The original meaning of the word ‘Veda’ was :
(a) Devotion (b) Knowledge (c) Eternal Philosophy (d) Humanity
31. Which Veda is considered as ‘Collection of Melodies/Songs ?
(a) Rig Veda (b) Sama Veda (c) Yajur Veda (d) Atharva Veda
32. Which is considered as the Ritual text or ‘The Book of Sacrificial Prayers’ ?
(a) Yajur Veda (b) Samhita (c) Aranyakas (d) Upanisads
33. Which area is / was specially associated with the ‘Gyana Marga’ (Way of Knowledge) ?
(a) Vedas (b) Aranayakas (c) Upanisads (d) None of these
34. Which one has not been correctly matched regarding authors ?
(a) Sankhya Darshana : Kapila (b) Yoga Darshana : Patanjali
(c) Purva Mimansa : Jaimini (d) Uttara Mimansa : Gautama
35. ‘Bharata’ was originally the name of a :
(a) River (b) Tribal Group (c) Region (d) None of these.
36. The early capital of the Koshala Kingdom in later Vedic period was :
(a) Sravasti (b) Ayodhya (c) Kashi (d) None
37. Most important God during the Rig Vedic period was the :
(a) Indra (b) Agni (c) Varuna (d) Rudra.
38. During the Rig Vedic period the Great Mother of Gods was :
(a) Aditi (b) Prithvi (c) Marut (d) Durga
39. The King of the dead in the Rig Vedic period was known as :
(a) Marut (b) Yama (c) Hotri (d) None of these.
40. In Early Vedic period the headman of a number of villages was known as :
(a) Kula (b) Gramani (c) Vispati (d) Sabhapati.
41. An assembly of the Elders constituted mainly by Brahmanas and elites was known as :
(a) Sabha (b) Samity (c) Ganapati (d) None of these
42. The ‘Gayatri mantra’ composed by Saint Visvamitra was dedicated to solar God :
(a) Marut (b) Savitri (c) Varun (d) Agni
43. The rights of which group of people became degraded in the later Vedic period :
(a) Non-Aryans (b) Slaves (c) Women (d) Bhramanas
44. During the Vedic period the recommended colour of dress for the Brahmin was :
(a) Yellow (b) Deep Red (c) Light Red (d) White
45. The system of four stages of life : Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasi have been mentioned in :
(a) Mundaka Upanishad (b) Jabala Upanishad (c) Mandukya Upanisad (d) None of these.
46. In the Vedic period the main aim of education was :
(a) Development of efficiency (b) development of character
(c) Development of military power (d) Development of production.
47. In Vedic period tax paid by people to king was known as :
(a) Niska (b) Bali (c) Kulya (d) None of these.
48. In Vedic period God relating to source of Royal authority was :
(a) Agni (b) Prajapati (c) Indra (d) Vishnu
49. In the early Vedic period the medium of exchange (as money) was known as:
(a) Khadira (b) Loptra (c) Niska (d) None
50. In the Vedic period who among the following used to have sacred thread ?
(a) Kamara (b) Rathkara (c) Kulala (d) None
51. Two epics of the Aryans : the Ramayana and the Mahabharata gave highest importance for the :
(a) Brahmanas (b) Kshatriyas (c) Monarchs (d) None of these.
52. The heartland of development of the Aryan civilisation was :
(a) Saptasindhu region (b) Gangatic region (c) Kuru-Panchala region (d) Gandhara region.
53. In which text it has been stated that Sudra or slave may be expelled or killed at will ?
(a) Aitareya Brahmana (b) Rig Veda (c) Kalpa Sutra (d) None
54. The capital of the ancient State of ‘Kosala’ was :
(a) Shravasti (b) Champa (c) Kausambi (d) None of these.
55. Which one of the following has not been correctly matched :
(a) Anga : Champa (b) Avanti : Ujjain (c) Kamboja : Dwarka (d) Gandhara : Champa
56. Which ancient State emerged in the South Indian region :
(a) Kamboja (b) Asmaka (c) Chedi (d) None of these.
57. King Prasenjit was associated with the ancient State named :
(a) Magadha (b) Kosala (c) Sursena (d) None of these.
58. Historical King who killed his father to have the throne was :
(a) Bimbisara (b) Prasenjit (c) Ajatashatru (d) Udayana
59. The Earliest capital of the ‘Magadha’ was :
(a) Vaishalli (b) Rajagriha (c) Gaya (d) Pataliputra
60. During the reign of King Kalasoka the second Buddhist Council was arranged at :
(a) Rajagriha (b) Vaishally (c) Nalanda (d) Pataliputra.
61. Who declared himself as the ‘Ekarat’ ?
(a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatashatru (c) Mahapadma Nanda (d) Sisunaga
62. Name of wife of Jain Tirthankar Vardhamana Mahavira was :
(a) Trishala (b) Chellana (c) Yashoda (d) None of these.
63. In which city the first Jain Council was arranged ?
(a) Rajagriha (b) Vaishally (c) Pataliputra (d) None of these.
64. ‘Jivaka Chintamani’, a book of poems composed by Jain ascetic Tevar was in :
(a) Sanskrit (b) Prakit (c) Tamil (d) Pali
65. The book ‘Prabandhachintamani’ was authored by :
(a) Merutunga (b) Haribhadra (c) Bhadrabahu (d) None of these.
66. The first Buddhist council held in Rajagriha in 483 BC was presided by :
(a) Ajatasatru (b) Kalasoka (c) Mahakassapa (d) None of these
67. Which one has not been correctly matched regarding Buddhist Councils ?
(a) First : Ajatasatru (b) Second : Kalasoka (c) Third : Asoka (d) Fourth : Harshavardhan.
68. The most sacred festival for the Buddhists is held on :
(a) Vaishaka Purnima (b) Sarat Purnima (c) Falguni Purnima (d) None of these.
69. ‘Milindapanho’, a book based on the questions of Menander, a king of Greek origin was in :
(a) Sanskrit (b) Prakit (c) Pali (d) Greek
70. ‘Abhidhammakosa’ an encyclopaedia of Buddhism, was authored by :
(a) Vasubandhu (b) Nagarjuna (c) Buddhaghosa (d) None of these.
71. Who was the most important leader of the ‘Ajivika’ sect ?
(a) Purana Kassapa (b) Makkhali Gosala (c) Upagupta (d) None of these.
72. Brilliant Sanskrit Scholar Asvaghosha was associated with the Court of :
(a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Harshavardhana (d) None of these.
73. The Jain Siddhas (devotees) who attained salvation were called as :
(a) Tirthankaras (b) Acharyas (c) Upadhyayas (d) Mahavratas
74. The ardent followers of Mahavira were known as :
(a) Svetambaras (b) Digambaras (c) Brahmacharyas (d) None of these
75. In which year Mauryan rule started by Chandragupta ?
(a) 321 BC (b) 323 BC (c) 325 BC (d) 327 BC
76. With rulers of which dynasty ‘Vishnu Purana’ was associated :
(a) Haryanka (b) Nanda (c) Maurya (d) Gupta
77. Who, among the following, embraced Jainism at an old age :
(a) Ajatsatru (b) Bindusara (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Dhanananda
78. The books ‘Dipavamsa’ and ‘Mahavamsa’ originated in :
(a) Afghanistan (b) Sri Lanka (c) Tibet (d) India
79. The rock edicts of emperor Asoka were not written in :
(a) Kharoshthi scripts (b) Brahmi Script (c) Sanskrit script (d) Aramaic script
80. For around how many years the war of succession among the sons of Bindusara lasted ?
(a) 3 years (b) 4 years (c) 5 years (d) 6 years
81. In which year Asoka won the Kalinga war ?
(a) 260 BC (b) 262 BC (c) 265 BC (d) 272 BC
82. During the period of Asoka, there was a city named ‘subarnagiri’ in an area of :
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Afghanistan
83. In which year Alexander, the King of Macedonia, started invasion on India ?
(a) 325 BC (b) 326 BC (c) 327 BC (d) 328 BC
84. King Ambhi who welcomed Alexander to invade India was the king of :
(a) Gandhara (b) Taxila (c) Kausambi (d) None of these
85. Who mentioned, ” All men are my children” ?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Bindusara (c) Asoka (d) Kanishka
86. During reign of Asoka province of ‘Avantiratha’ had capital at :
(a) Suvarnagiri (b) Taxila (c) Tosali (d) Ujjain
87. During the Mauryan period the head of administration in a district was known as :
(a) Rajuka (b) Pradeshika (c) Yukta (d) None of these
88. The book ‘Arthasastra’ authored by Koutilya on Political economy was originally written in :
(a) Pali (b) Prakit (c) Brahmi (d) Sanskrit.
89. Who was mentioned in the history as ‘Amitraghata’ meaning as Killer of foes ?
(a) Chandragupta (b) Bindusara (c) Asoka (d) Koutilya
90. From which source the system of administration of capital Pataliputra during the Mauryan period may be gathered :
(a) Arthasastra (b) Asokan rock edicts (c) Indica (d) None of these
91. Which one of the following city was built by emperor Asoka ?
(a) Tosali (b) Khotan (c) Srinagar (d) Ujjain
92. Who was the last ruler of the Maurya Dynasty ?
(a) Kunal (b) Dasharath (c) Brihadrath (d) None of these
93. In the history, Asoka has not been mentioned as :
(a) Kamasoka (b) Chandasoka (c) Dharmasoka (d) Kalasoka
94. According to Megasthenese the Astynomic or the City council of Pataliputra had …….. members :
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 40
95. Which one has not been authored by Patanjali ?
(a) Gargi Samhita (b) Mahabhashya (c) Malavikagnimitra (d) None of these
96. Pushyamitra Sunga, the founder of Sunga Dynasty rule was a Mauryan General of :
(a) Eastern India (b) Western India (c) Northern India (d) Southern India
97. Emperor Pushyamitra Sunga was succeeded by his son :
(a) Agnimitra (b) Bhanumitra (c) Narayanmitra (d) None of these
98. The Satavahana Dynasty rulers had capital at Prathishtana now falling in :
(a) Madahya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Andhra Pradesh
99. The founder of the Satavahana Dynasty rule was :
(a) Simuka (b) Satakarni I (c) Nahapana (d) None of these
100. The Nasik Prasasthi was relating to the King :
(a) Rudradaman (b) Gautamiputra Satkarni (c) Simuka (d) None of these
101. Who was described as the ‘Dakshina Pathapati’ meaning Lord of the Southern Region ?
(a) Agnimitra (b) Rudradaman (c) Satkarni I (d) None of these
102. ‘The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea’ was written in :
(a) Persian (b) Greek (c) Sanskrit (d) Prakit
103. The Hatigumpha Inscriptions was relating to a King of modern areas of :
(a) Bihar (b) Orissa (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh
104. In which century the Kalinga King named Kharavela of Cheta Dynasty emerged ?
(a) 1st Century BC (b) 1st AD (c) 2nd AD (d) None of these
105. Ashavaghosa wrote ‘Buddhacharita’ in Sanskrit during the reign of Dynasty of :
(a) Maurya (b) Sunga (c) Kushan (d) Gupta
106. The ‘Mahayana’ and ‘Hinayana’ form of Buddhists emerged during the rule of :
(a) Asoka (b) Kanishka (c) Chandragupta II (d) Dharmapala
107. With which language ‘Sangam Literature’ was associated :
(a) Sanskrit (b) Pali (c) Tamil (d) None of these
108. King Elara who conquered Sri Lanka belonged to Dynasty :
(a) Cholas (b) Pandyas (c) Cheras (d) None of these
109. Which one of the following was not an item of export from India to Roman empire in the ancient period ?
(a) Silk (b) Spices (c) Pearls (d) Gold
110. Kasyapa Matanga had high role to propagate Buddhism in :
(a) China (b) Tibet (c) Thailand (d) Indonesia
111. The rulers of Gupta Dynasty were probably :
(a) Brahmins (b) Kashtriyas (c) Vaisyas (d) Sudras
112. The Founder of Gupta empire, Chandragupta I, married Kumaradevi who was a princess of the kingdom of :
(a) Vaishally (b) Licchhavi (c) Kalinga (d) Ujjain
113. Allahabad Pillar Inscriptions written by Harisena was in :
(a) Pali (b) Prakit (c) Brahmi (d) Sanskrit
114. Who was the first King of the Gupta Dynasty :
(a) Sri Gupta (b) Ghatotkacha (c) Chandragupta I (d) None of these
115. The Allahabad prasasti was relating to emperor :
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Samudragupta (c) Vikramaditya (d) None of these
116. King Toramana belonged to the race of :
(a) Saka (b) Kushan (c) Huna (d) Greek
117. Who was called as the ‘Napoleon of India’ by historian Vincent Smith :
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Asoka (c) Chandragupta I (d) Samudragupta
118. In which century the rule of Gupta Dynasty emerged :
(a) 3rd AD (b) 4th AD (c) 5th AD (d) None of these
119. The Junagarh inscription was relating to emperor :
(a) Vikramaditya (b) Kumaragupta (c) Skandagupta (d) None of these
120. Who initiated ‘Digvijaya’ to expand the empire :
(a) Asoka (b) Kanishka (c) Samudragupta (d) Skandagupta
121. The title ‘Vikramanka’ was assumed by :
(a) Bimbisara (b) Bindusara (c) Kanishka (d) Samudragupta
122. Chinese Traveller Fa-Hien visited the court of :
(a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II (c) Harshavardhana (d) None of these
123. Who performed ‘Asvamedha’ (Horse sacrifice ) at the earliest ?
(a) Bindusara (b) Pushyamitra Sunga (c) Samudragupta (d) Narasimha Gupta
124. According to Fa-Hien “Mahayana” Buddhists were most prominent in :
(a) Kanauj (b) Mathura (c) Khotan (d) Pataliputra
125. The Maitraka dynasty rulers having capital at Valabhi emerged in an area of :
(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) None of these
126. Who was called as the ‘Prince of Pilgrims’ ?
(a) Fa-Hien (b) Ibn Batuta (c) Hiuen Tsang (d) None of these
127. With which ruler the Nausasi Copper plates were associated :
(a) Harshavardhan (b) Vikramaditya (c) Skanda Gupta (d) None of these
128. Bhaskarvarman was a king of :
(a) Indraprastha (b) Kamarupa (c) Ayodhya (d) None of these
129. Chalukya King Pulakesin I had his capital at :
(a) Vatabi (b) Mahabalipuram (c) Kannauj (d) None of these
130. What was the royal title of Chalukya King Pulakesin II ?
(a) Vallabheshvara (b) Satyashraya (c) Mahasamanta (d) None of these
131. With which dynasty King Narasimhavarman I was linked ?
(a) Chalukya (b) Pallava (c) Pushyabhuti (d) None of these
132. Rathas of Mahabalipuram were built by a king of :
(a) Chola dynasty (b) Chalukya Dynasty (c) Pallava Dynasty (d) None of these.
133. Which one has not been correctly matches ?
(a) Kiratajuniyam : Bharavi (b) Dasakumaracharitam : Dandin
(c) Priyadarshika : Banabhatta (d) None of these.
134. Which one was not authored by Sanskrit poet Kalidasa ?
(a) Kumarasambhava (b) Ritusamhara (c) Raghuvamsha (d) Kadambari
135. Who assumed the title ‘Paramsangata’ ?
(a) Kumarasambhave (b) Dharmapala (c) Devpala (d) Ballalsena
136. Who was the founder of the rule of Rastrakuta dynasty ?
(a) Dantidurga (b) Dhruba (c) Govinda (d) None of these
137. The Historical founder of the Chola Dynasty rule was :
(a) Raja Raj (b) Parantaka (c) Vijayalaya (d) None of these
138. In Chola administration ‘Nagaram’ meant assembly of :
(a) Towns (b) merchants (c) citizens (d) None of these
139. Chola ruler known as ‘Gangaikonda’ was :
(a) Aditya I (b) Parantaka I (c) Rajendra I (d) None of these
140. Indian king who attacked Ghazni more than once was :
(a) Anandpala (b) Jayapala (c) Trilochanpala (d) None of these
141. In ancient period India was known as:
(a) Hindustan (b) Jambudwipa (c) Bharatbarsha (D) None
142. Around how many years back from now the Indus Valley civilization or Harappan civilization emerged (minimum period) :
(a) 2000 (b) 4000 (c) 5000 (d) None of these
143. Which one of the following places had seaport in ancient period :
(a) Mahenjodaro (b) Harappa (c) Lothal (d) None of these
144. Which one of the following metals was not in use during the period of Harappan civilisation ?
(a) Iron (b) Silver (c) Copper (d) Gold
145. The houses of Harappan Civilisation was made of :
(a) Stones (b) Wood (c) Bricks (d) None of these
146. The dead body of Indus Valley people used to be :
(a) buried (b) burnt (c) thrown in river (d) kept in hill top
147. The language of Harappan people was :
(a) Sindhi (b) Sanskrit (c) Tamil (d) None of these
148. Which one of the following has not been correctly matched ?
(a) Mahenjodaro : Rakhal Das Bannerjee
(b) Harappa : Dayaram Sahani
(c) Lothel : John Marshal
(d) None of these.
149. Original settlement of the Aryan people was around modern :
(a) Afghanistan (b) Punjab (c) Gujrat (d) None of these
150. During which period (Around) Aryan people emerged as important :
(a) 3000 BC (b) 2000 BC (c) 1000 BC (d) None
151. Caste system of India originated during the period :
(a) Indus Valley Civilisation (b) Vedic Civilisation (c) Maurya Period (d) Kushan Period
152. In how many sections Vedas have been divided ?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) None of these.
153. Aryan kings belonged to which one of the following groups ?
(a) Brahmin (b) Kshatriya (c) Vaishya (d) None of these
154. In which language the religious scriptures i.e. Holly Books ol Buddhist were written ?
(a) Pali (b) Prakit (c) Sanskrit (d) None of these
155. Which one of the following ’16 Kingdoms of ancient India’ was not in modern areas of Uttar Pradesh ?
(a) Koshal (b) Malav (c) Batsya (d) Magadh
156. Who, among the following killed his father to become king ?
(a) Ajatashatru (b) Mahapadma Nanda (c) Sishunag (d) None of these
157. Which one of the following powers invaded part of India at the earliest ?
(a) Persian (b) Greek (c) Chinese (d) None of these
158. Alexander fought battle of Hydepas against :
(a) Dhanananda (b) Porus (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) None of these
159. A king of which Dynasty was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya ?
(a) Nanda (b) Sunga (c) Harshanka (d) None of these
160. Who, among the following Maurya kings embraced Buddhism ?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Bindusara (c) Ashoka (d) None of these
161. Who was the last king of Maurya Dynasty ?
(a) Bindusara (b) Pushyamitra (c) Brihatdrat (d) None of these
162. In which language ‘Artha-Shastra’ was written ?
(a) Sanskrit (b) Pali (c) Prakit (d) None of these
163. Greek ambassador Megasthenese was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by Greek king Selucus reigning in modern area of :
(a) Iran (b) Iraq (c) Turkey (d) None of these
164. Who, among the following Maurya ruler, ruled for the longest time ?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Bindusara (c) Ashoka (d) None of these
165. A part of which one of the following region of India could not be brought under administration by Chandra Gupta Maurya ?
(a) Eastern India (b) Northern India (c) Southern India (d) None of these
166. Who, among the following performed ‘Horse Sacrifice Function’ ‘Ashyamedh Jogya’ at the earliest ?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Pushyamitra (c) Basumitra (d) None of these
167. The capital of kingdom of Minander was located at :
(a) Puruspura (b) Indrasprastha (c) Sakal (d) None of these
168. Two books ‘Mahabangsha’ and ‘Deepbangsha’ have stated many areas of reign of emperor :
(a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Harshabardhana (d) None of these
169. During the reign of Bindusara, Ashoka worked as the administrator of :
(a) Ujjain (b) Vaishali (c) Indraprastha (d) None of these
170. Before embracing Buddhist religion Ashoka was devotee of :
(a) Lord Bishnu (b) Lord Shiva (c) Lord Krishna (d) None of these
171. Originally Kushans were people living in modern areas of :
(a) Afghanistan (b) China (c) Persia i.e. Iran (d) None of these
172. Which one of the following Buddhist conference was arranged by emperor Kanishka ?
(a) 1st conference (b) 2nd conference (c) 3rd conference (d) 4th conference
173. Who among the following was not associated with the court of emperor ‘Kanishka’ ?
(a) Ashwa Ghosh (b) Nagarjuna (c) Charaka (d) Banbhatta
174. Which one of the following Dynasties introduced Gold Coin at first in India, imitating the coins introduced in Roman empire ?
(a) Maurya (b) Kushan (c) Gupta (d) None of these
175. Who established Gupta empire in India ?
(a) Sree Gupta (b) Chandragupta I (c) Samudragupta (d) None of these
176. Who among the following was called as ‘Kavi- Raj’ ?
(a) Samudra Gupta (b) Chandra Gupta II (c) Skanda Gupta (d) None of these
177. Chinese traveller ‘Fa-Hien’ visited the court of :
(a) Chandra Gupta (b) Chandra Gupta II (c) Samudra Gupta (d) None of these
178. Who among the following is known as Saviour i.e. defender of India ?
(a) Samudra Gupta (b) Kumar Gupta (c) Skanda Gupta (d) None of these
179. Who was the most powerful Huna emperor in India ?
(a) Tormana (b) Mihirkula (c) Baladitya (d)None of these
180. The cave temples of Ajanta and Ellora were built during :
(a) Maurya reign (b) Gupta reign (c) Kushan reign (d) None of these
181. Bengal King Shasanka had his capital in a place now within :
(a) Maldaha (b) Dhaka (c) Murshidabad (d) None of these
182. Chinese traveller Hieun-Tsang visited the court of:
(a) Rajyabardhan (b) Shasanka (c) Harshabardhan (d) None of these
183. Vashkarvarman was a king of modern area known as :
(a) Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Assam (d) None of these
184. Tripartite struggle emerged regarding the capture of :
(a) Magadh (b) Kannouj (c) Vaishali (d) None of these
185. Who was the founder of Pala Dynasty in Bengal ?
(a) Gopala (b) Dharmapala (c) Devpala (d) None of these
186. Who may be considered as the founder of Sen Dynasty rule in Bengal ?
(a) Samant Sen (b) Hemant Sen (c) Vijoy Sen (d) Ballal Sen
187. Who among the following was known as ‘Shailaditya’ ?
(a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta I (c) Harshabardhan (d) None of these
188. In the areas of which modern state of Chalukyas of Batapi emerged his power ?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) None of these
189. Who was the most powerful ruler of Rashtrakuta Dynasty ?
(a) Dantidurg (b) Kirtibarman II (c) Govind III (d) None of these
190. Who was the most powerful king of Pallava Dynasty ?
(a) Mahendravarman I (b) Narasinghavarman (c) Aparajitvarman (d) None of these
191. Who was the most powerful ruler of Chola Dynasty ?
(a) Karichol (b) Vijoychol (c) Raja Raj (d) None of these
192. In which region persons of Indian origin built their kingdoms ?
(a) West Asia (b) North Asia (c) South East Asia (d) None of these
193. Which one of the following religions emerged at the earliest ?
(a) Hindus (b) Jains (c) Buddhists (d) Sikhs
194. In Which place Bardhaman Mahavir was born ?
(a) Kundapur (b) Benaras (c) Saranath (d) None of these
195. In Which modern state of India Lord Buddha Died ?
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) None of these
196. Who among the following kings embraced Buddhist religion at the earliest ?
(a) Bimbisara (b) Ashoka (c) Kaniska (d) None of these
197. The name ‘Hindu’ for Indians was given by the :
(a) Indians (b) Persians (c) Greeks (d) Turkish
198. Which one religion did not originate in India ?
(a) Buddhist (b) Sikhs (c) Confucianism (d) Jain
199. Around which period Aryan settlement in India began :
(a) 5000 BC (b) 2500 BC (c) 1500 BC (d) 500 BC
200. The width of the main road of Mohenjodaro was around :
(a) 25 ft (b) 30 ft (c) 34 ft (d) 40 ft
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