History Of India 1 - 50
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- 1.Primitive man first learnt to
- A.
Make fire
- B.
Tame animals
- C.
Make a wheel
- D.
Grow grain
- 2.
- A.
Wheat and barely
- B.
Rice
- C.
Millets
- D.
Maize
- 3.
- A.
Making a fire
- B.
Growing grain
- C.
Making wheel
- D.
Learning a script
- 4.The main occupation of the Paleolithic people was
- A.
Agriculture
- B.
Animal husbandry
- C.
Fishing
- D.
Hunting and gathering food
- 5.The people of the Mesolithic age used
- A.
Copper tools
- B.
Iron tools
- C.
Quartzite
- D.
Small stone tools
- 6.The Indus Valley civilization type was found in
- A.
Sumer
- B.
China
- C.
Egypt
- D.
All these
- 7.The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped
- A.
Pashupati
- B.
Indra and Varuna
- C.
Brahma
- D.
Vishnu
- 8.
- A.
Mohenjodaro and Harappa
- B.
Lothal and Kalibangan
- C.
Bhanwali and Ropar
- D.
Lothal and Ropar
- 9.Rice cultivation is associated with which of the following Harappan sites ?
- A.
Kalibangan
- B.
Harappa
- C.
Kot Diji
- D.
Lothal
- 10.
- A.
Rice
- B.
Wheat
- C.
Corn
- D.
Potatoes
- 11.
- A.
Humped bull
- B.
Goat
- C.
Horse
- D.
Elephant
- 12.The script used by the Indus Valley people
- A.
Has not yet been deciphered
- B.
Was the Vedic language
- C.
Was depicted through pictures and diagrams
- D.
Was none of these
- 13.Indus Valley civilization was spread over
- A.
Punjab,Sind,Baluchistan
- B.
Punjab,Sind,Rajasthan,Gujarat
- C.
Along River Indus
- D.
Sind,Punjab,Jammu & Kashmir,UP,Rajasthan,Gujarat
- 14.
- A.
Burnt brick buildings
- B.
First true arches
- C.
Buildings of worship
- D.
Art and architecture
- 15.The salient feature of the Rigvedic religion was
- A.
Worship of the Mother Goddess
- B.
Worship of nature
- C.
Worship of the Trimurties
- D.
Worship of Pashupati
- 16.In connection with the Indus valley civilization,we come across the name of
- A.
Sir Alexander Cunningham
- B.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler
- C.
Sir Vincent Smith
- D.
D.D. kosambi
- 17.The local name of Mohenjodaro is
- A.
Mound of the Living
- B.
Mound of the Great
- C.
Mound of the Dead
- D.
Mound of the Survivor
- 18.The Indus valley people venerated the
- A.
Bull
- B.
Cow
- C.
Garuda
- D.
Eagle
- 19.The Indus Valley civilization was non-Aryan because
- A.
It was urban
- B.
It had a pictographic script
- C.
It had an agricultural economy
- D.
It extended up to the Narmada Valley
- 20.
- A.
Rajaraja Chola I
- B.
Rajendra Chola I
- C.
Samudragupta
- D.
Vikramaditya
- 21.The Saka era began in the year
- A.
58 BC
- B.
78 BC
- C.
58 AD
- D.
78 AD
- 22.Megasthenes was the ambassador of
- A.
Seleucus
- B.
Alexander
- C.
Darius
- D.
The Greeks
- 23.Choose the correct pair
- A.
Ellora caves - Saka
- B.
Mahabalipuram - Rashtrautas
- C.
Meenakshi temple - Pallavas
- D.
Khajuraho - Chandlellas
- 24.
- A.
Shankaracharya
- B.
Ramanujacharya
- C.
Bhaskaracharya
- D.
Madhvacharya
- 25.The paintings of Ajanta depict stories of the
- A.
Ramayana
- B.
Mahabharata
- C.
Jatakas
- D.
Panchatantra
- 26.Purushasukta is founded in the
- A.
Bhagavad Gita
- B.
Rigveda
- C.
Manusmriti
- D.
Atharva Veda
- 27.Milindapanha is a
- A.
Sanskrit play
- B.
Political treatise
- C.
Religious conversation
- D.
Chronicle
- 28.Tripitakas are the sacred books of the
- A.
Jains
- B.
Hindus
- C.
Muslims
- D.
Buddhists
- 29.The principle that distinguishes Jainism from Buddhism is the
- A.
Practice of the eight-fold path
- B.
Rejection of the infallibility of the Vedas
- C.
Attribution of a soul to all beings and things
- D.
Belief in rebirth
- 30.Kautilya"s Arthasastra is a book on
- A.
Economic relations
- B.
Principles and practice of statecraft
- C.
Foreign policy
- D.
Duties of the king
- 31.The central point in Ashoka"s Dhamma was
- A.
Loyalty to the king
- B.
Peace and non violence
- C.
Respect to elders
- D.
Religious toleration
- 32.The division of Mauryan society into seven classes was particularly mentioned in
- A.
Kautilya"s Arthasastra
- B.
Ashokan edicts
- C.
The Puranas
- D.
The Indica of MEGASTHENES
- 33.The effects of the Kalinga war on king Ashoka are found
- A.
Pillare edicts
- B.
Rock edicts
- C.
Excavations
- D.
None of these
- 34.Megasthenes visited India during the reign of
- A.
Chandragupta II
- B.
Chandragupta Maurya
- C.
Ashoka
- D.
Harsha
- 35.Buddha"s preachings were mainly related to
- A.
Belief in one god
- B.
Practice of rituals
- C.
Purity of thought and conduct
- D.
Idol worship
- 36.The title 'Vikramaditya' was assumed by
- A.
Ashoka
- B.
Chandragupta II
- C.
Kanishka
- D.
Samudragupta
- 37.The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visited India during the reign of
- A.
Chandragupta I
- B.
Chandragupta II
- C.
Ramagupta
- D.
Srigupta
- 38.Samudragupta's achievements are mentioned in the
- A.
Kaling edict
- B.
Hathigumpha edict
- C.
Indica
- D.
Allahabad Prasasti
- 39.We derive our information regarding Harsha from
- A.
Harisena
- B.
Kalhan
- C.
Bana
- D.
Kalidasa
- 40.The most important consequence of the Dharmasastras prohibiting Indians from making sea voyages and Visiting foreign lands was that
- A.
Indians were able to safeguard their culture
- B.
They found more time to develop their own talents
- C.
Indians developed a sense of parochialism and ceased to learn from others
- D.
Foreigners developed a wrong notion about Indians
- 41.The Chola age was most famous for
- A.
Village assemblies
- B.
War with the Rashtrakutas
- C.
Trade with ceylon
- D.
Advancement of Tamil culture
- 42.The main source for the study of village government under the Cholas is the
- A.
Chandravallo inscription
- B.
Halmidi inscription
- C.
Jatwai inscription
- D.
Uttaramerur inscription
- 43.The Uttaramerur inscription belongs to the period of
- A.
Vijayalaya
- B.
Nagabhatta II
- C.
Parantaka I
- D.
Vatsa Raja
- 44.
- A.
Chandigarh
- B.
Pataliputra
- C.
Kurukshetra
- D.
Hastinapur and Atranjikhera
- 45.
- A.
Central India
- B.
Western India
- C.
South India
- D.
Bihar and eastern UP
- 46.
- A.
Right from the start
- B.
From the twelfth year of his reign
- C.
From the seventeenth year of his reign
- D.
From the middle of his reign
- 47.The earliest evidence of the practice of Sati can be gleaned from
- A.
An inscription at Eran in Madhya Pradesh dated 510 AD
- B.
The Uttaramerur inscription
- C.
The Chandravallo inscription
- D.
The Halmidi inscription
- 48.Rajtarangini written by Kalhan is
- A.
A history of kashmir
- B.
An anthology of lyrics
- C.
About Chandragupta's reign
- D.
None of these
- 49.The first use to which the wheel was put,appears to have been
- A.
The advancement of metallurgy
- B.
Drawing a cart
- C.
Spinning
- D.
Pottery
- 50.The most important Kingdom in Deccan and Central India after the Mauryas was that of the
- A.
Satavahanas
- B.
Vakatakas
- C.
Pallavas
- D.
Cholas
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