1. Which among the following was the single biggest item of import to the Vijaya Nagar Empire?
A.Pearl
B.Precious stones
C.Horses
D.Silk
Ans: C
2. Who wrote ' Rajatarangini'?
A.Megasthenes
B.Kalhana
C.Al- beruni
D.Herodotus
Ans: B
3.Who wrote ' Mrichhakatikam'?
A.Visakhadatta
B.Shudrak
C.Banabhatta
D.Bhas
Ans: B
4.What were two assemblies during the early Vedic period?
A. Samiti
B.Sabha
C.Samiti and Sangam
D. Both A and B
Ans: D
5. Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture,in Indian Subcontinent?
A.Pratapgarh hi
B. Mehergarh
C.Quetta
D. Kalat
Ans: B
6.Where did Gautama Buddha attain Nirvana (enlightenment)?
A.Lumbini
B.Sarnath
C.KusHinagar
D.Bodh Gaya
Ans: D
7. Who among the following succeeded Samudragupta as next ruler of the Gupta dynasty?
A.Chandragupta II
B.Vishnugupta
C.Chandragupta I
D.Skandagupta
Ans: A
8.The inscription of Ashoka and the Brahmi script were deciphered by
A.Alexander Cunningham
B.James
C.Max Muller
D.Mortimer Wheeler
Ans: B
9.Who assumed the title of ' Gangaikondachola'?
A. Rajendra I
B.Rajaraja I
C.Rajdhiraja I
D. Kulotunga I
Ans: A
10. Which historian is famous for his research on Ancient Indian History?
A. Satish Chandra
B.Bipan Chandra
C.Ram Sharan Sharma
D.Amalesh Tripathi
Ans: C
11. which Gupta ruler repulsed Huna invasion?
A.Samudragupta
B.Chandragupta II
C.Skandagupta
D.Kumaragupta
Ans: C
12. Who was the author of 'Brihatsamhita'?
A.Aryabhatta
B.Varahmihira
C.Amarasimha
D.Brahmagupta
Ans:B
13. Who was referred to as 'Sandrocotttus' in the writings of the Greeks?
A. Asoka
B.Bindusara
C.Chandragupta Maurya
D.Dhanananda
Ans:
14.where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon?
A.Bodh Gaya
B. Sharvasti
C.Samath
D.Vaishali
Ans:CC
15. Which kingdom covered the modern Gaya districts of Bihar?
A.Anga
B.Kosala
C.Magadha
D.Avanti
Ans:C
16. Who came to India during the time of Chandragupta Maurya?
A.Faxian(FaHien)
B.Xuanzang(Hiuen Tsang)
C.Megasthenes
D.Strabo
Ans:C
17. Who was the writer of ' Buddha Charita'?
A.Buddhaghosha
B.Ashvaghosha
C.Nagarjuna
D.Panini
Ans:B
18. Which among the following Harappan sites is not located in Gujarat?
A.Surkotoda
B.Lothal
C.Dholavira
D.Banawali
Ans:D
19.Ashtadiggajas were patronised by:
A.Deva Raya I
B.Deva Raya II
C.Vira Narsimha
D.Krishna Deva Raya
Ans:D
20. Which of the following Harappan sites located in Rajasthan?
A.Mohenjo- Daro
B.Suktagendor
C.Kalibangan
D.Lothal
Ans:C
21.The famous physician during Buddha 's time was :
A.Katuliya
B.Nachiketa
C.Charaka
D.Jivaka
Ans: D
22. The author of Kadambari was:
A.Kshemendra
B.Kalhan
C. Bhavabhuti
D.Banabhatta
Ans: D
23.The Mauryan ruler who used the name ' Piyadassi' in his official declaration was:
A.Bimbisara
B.Ashoka
C.Chandragupta Maurya
D.Bruhadatta
Ans: B
24. The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang came to India during the reign of:
A.Samudragupta
B.Ashoka
C.Harshavardhana
D.Kulotunga I
Ans: C
25.The decline of Nanda's at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskrit play.
A.Mrichhakatika
B.Devi Chandragupta
C.Mattavilasa
D.Mudrarakshasa
Ans: D
26. The most famous Indo- Greek ruler of India was:
A. Demetrius
B. Antiochus I
C. Menander
D. None of the above
Ans: C
27. Which king founded the Vikramaslla University?
A. Dharmapala
B.Dhruva
C. Devapala
D. Ballala Sen
Ans: A
28. Who were the participants in the tripartite struggle in northern India from the 8th to the 10th Century?
A. Palas, Cholas, Pallavas
B. Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
C. Cholas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
D. Palas, Cholas, Rashtrakutas
Ans: D
29. Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of:
A. Kalibangan
B. Kothai
C. Kot Fiji
D. Ropar
Ans: B
30. The Upanishads were complied around:
A.600 BC
B. 800 BC
C. 1000 BC
D. 1600-600 BC
Ans: C
31. According to Buddhism the cause of all sorrows is:
A. Maya
B. Kama
C. Trisha
D. Krish
Ans: C
32. The author of Kadambari was:
A. Mahendra
B. Kalpana
C. Bhavabhuti
D. Banabhatta
Ans: D
33. Which was the ancient port of Indus civilization?
A. Harappa
B. Kothai
C. Dholavira
D. Surkotada
Ans: B
34. Which of the following was a Buddhist genealogical text?
A. Suttapitaka
B. Vinayapitaka
C. Abhidhammapitaka
D. Dipavamsa
Ans: D
35. Which ruler was contemporary of both Buddha and Mahavira?
A. Bimbisara
B. Chandragupta
C. Pradyot
D. Ajatsatru
Ans: A
36. Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by:
A. Bindusara
B. Ajatsatru
C. Ashoka
D. Harsha
Ans: A
37. What was the policy of Samudragupta in the south?
A. Conquest
B. Dharma Vijaya
C. Digvijiya
D. None of the above
Ans: D
38.The oldest Veda is:
A. Atharvaveda
B. Rig Veda
C. Yajurveda
D. Samveda
Ans:B
39. Shashanka belonged to the:
A. Pal dynasty
B. Sen dynasty
C. Gauda dynasty
D. Kamrup dynasty
Ans: C
39. Alexander fought against Porus on the banks of the river:
A. Indus
B. Jhelum
C. Ravi
D. Iravati
Ans:B
40. Who is the author of'Indica'?
A. Herodotus
B. Megasthenes
C. Strabo
D. Plutarch
Ans: B
41. Taxila was the famous site of:
A. Early Vedic Age
B. Gandhara Art
C. Gupta Art
D. Mauryan Art
Ans: B
42. Which Hindu sacred text did Dr.Ambedkar burn in public?
A. Bhagavat Gita
B. Manusmriti
C. Shulba Sutra
D. Parasar Samhita
Ans: B
43. Who composed'Aihole'prasasti?
A. Kautilya
B. Ravikirti
C. Harisena
D. Nayanikar
Ans: B
44. The Great Bath was found in:
A. Kothai
B. Harappa
C. Mohenjo - Daro
D. Kalibangan
Ans: C
45. The first permanent home of the Aryans in India was?
A. Punjab
B. Rajasthan
C. Sindh
D. Gujarat
Ans: A
46. Buddha was born in
A. 523 BC
B. 563. BC
C. 623 BC
D. 578 BC
Ans: B
47. Who of the following put up a stiff resistance against Alexander?
A. Ambhi
B. Mahapadmananda
C. Porus
D. All of the above
Ans: C
48. In his inscription,Ashoka calls himself:
A. Priyadarshi
B. Dhammasoka
C. Daivaputra
D. Devanama Piyadassi'
Ans: D
49. Which of the following Gupta ruler was known as Vikramaditya?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta I
D. Skandagupta
Ans: C
50. Who introduced Kaulinya System in Bengal?
A. Gopal
B. Ballala Sen
C. Lakshanasen
D. Dharmapala
Ans: B