30 Most Important History Quiz

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Q1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by—

[A]handragupta Maurya

[B]Kharvela

[C]Amoghavarsha

[D]Chamundaraya

 

S1. Ans: (D) Chamundaraya

 

Q2. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return’. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the—

[A]Kapalika sect

[B]Sunyavada of Nagarjun

[C]Ajivikas

[D]Charvakas

 

S2. Ans: (D) Charvakas

 

Q3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?

[A]Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha

[B]Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra

[C]Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa

[D]Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut

 

S3. Ans : (C) Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa

 

Q4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was—

[A]Amritsar

[B]Patiala

[C]Lahore

[D]Kapurthala

 

S4. Ans : (C) Lahore

 

Q5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha’s First Sermon at Sarnath is—

[A]Abhaya

[B]Dhyana

[C]Dharmachakra

[D]Bhumisparsa

 

S5. Ans: (C) Dharmachakra

 

Q6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the—

[A] Allahabad pillar inscription

[B] Aihole inscription

[C] Alapadu grant

[D] Hanumakonda inscription

 

S6. Ans : (B) Aihole inscription

 

Q7. Zero was invented by—

[A] Aryabhatta

[B] Varahamihira

[C] Bhaskara I

[D] An unknown Indian

 

S7. Ans : (D) An unknown Indian

 

Q8. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ?

[A] Tagara

[B] Sripura

[C] Tripuri

[D] Tamralipti

 

S8. Ans : (A) Tagara

 

Q9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was—

[A] The Nawab of Oudh

[B] The Nizam of Hyderabad

[C] Peshwa Baji Rao II

[D] The king of Travancore

 

S9. Ans : (B) The Nizam of Hyderabad

 

Q10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a—

[A] Brahmana

[B] Kshatriya

[C] Vaishya

[D] Shudra

 

S10. Ans : (A) Brahmana

 

Q11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the—

[A] Scythians

[B] Hunas

[C] Yue-chis

[D] Sakas

 

S11. Ans : (B) Hunas

 

Q12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ?

[A] Ziauddin Barani

[B] Shams-i-siraj Afif

[C] Minhaj-us-siraj

[D] Amir Khusrau

 

S12. Ans : (D) Amir Khusrau

 

Q13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was—

[A] Alauddin Khilji

[B] Feroz Tughlaq

[C] Akbar

[D] Aurangzeb

 

S13. Ans : (C) Akbar

 

Q14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ?

[A] Gulbadan Begum

[B] Noorjahan Begum

[C] Jahanara Begum

[D] Zebun-nissah Begum

 

S14. Ans : (A) Gulbadan Begum

 

Q15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the—

[A] Portuguese

[B] Dutch

[C] French

[D] Danish

 

S15. Ans : (B) Dutch

 

Q16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are—

[A] Buddhist

[B] Buddhist and Jain

[C] Hindu and Jain

[D] Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

 

S16. Ans : (D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

 

Q17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that—

[A] It provided for the establishment of the Supreme court

[B] It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only

[C] It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims

[D] It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission

 

S17. Ans : (C) It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims

 

Q18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in—

[A] Afghanistan

[B] Turkey

[C] Mongolia

[D] Persia

 

S18. Ans : (C) Mongolia

 

Q19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world ?

[A] Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram

[B] Jama Masjid, Delhi

[C] Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tuglaq, Delhi

[D] Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur

 

S19.Ans : (D) Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur

 

Q20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers—

[A] In the Gupta administration

[B] In the Chola administration

[C] In the Vijaynagar administration

[D] In the Maratha administration

 

S20. Ans : (D) In the Maratha administration

 

Q21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by—

[A] Mahayana Buddhism

[B] Hinayana Buddhism

[C] Jainism

[D] The Lokayata School

 

S21. Ans : (C) Jainism

Q22. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?

[A] Jhansi

[B] Jagdishpur

[C] Lucknow

[D] Chittor

 

S22. Ans : (D) Chittor

 

Q23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

[A] Battle of Buxar— Mir Jafar Vs Clive

[B] Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company

[C] Battle of Chelianwala—Dalhousie Vs Marathas

[D] Battle of Kharda—Nizam Vs East India Company

 

S23. Ans : (B) Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company

 

Q24. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by—

[A] The Greeks

[B] The Romans

[C] The Chinese

[D] The Arabs

 

S24. Ans : (A) The Greeks

 

Q25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by—

[A] The Portuguese

[B] The French

[C] The Danish

[D] The British

 

S25 Ans : (A) The Portuguese

 

Q26. The concept of Eight-fold path forms which of the following themes?

[A]Dipavamsa
[B]Divyavadana
[C]Mahaparinibban  Sutta
[D] Dharma Chakara Pravarta

 

S26. ANS: [D] Dharma Chakara Pravarta

Q27. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

[A] Brahmi
[B] Nandnagari
[C] Sharada
[D] Kharoshti

 

S27. ANS: [D] Kharoshti

 

Q28. Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India?

[A] Ajivika
[B) Mattamayura
[C] Mayamata
[D] Isanasivagurudevapaddhati

 

S28. ANS: (A) Ajivika

Q29. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?

[A] Saumilla
[B] Sudraka
[C] Shaunaka
[D] Susrutha

 

S29. ANS: [D] Susrutha

 

Q30. Which of the following rivers is most mentioned in early Vedic literature?

[A] Sindhu
[B] Sutudri
[C] Sarasvati
[D] Ganga

 

S30. ANS: [A] Sindhu