History Multiple choice questions PDF
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History Multiple choice questions PDF
Q: The Rigvedic God Varuna was
A) Harbinger of peace
B) Destoyer of foes
C) Guardian of the cosmic order
D) God of prosperity
Q: Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander, the great
A) Mahapadamnanda
B) Dhanananda
C) Sukalp
D) Chandragupta Maurya
Q: Who had founded the first women’s university in india?
A) Rani Ahilya Devi
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Rani of Thomi
D) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q: Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty
A) Bimbisara
B) Ajatasatru
C) Mahapadmananda
D) Dhanananda
Q: Rock cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at
A) Kalibangan
B) Dholavira
C) Kotdiji
D) Amri
Q: The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
A) Mahabharat
B) Chhandogya Upanishad
C) Anguttar Nikaya
D) Samyukta Nikaya
Q: The literal meaning of the word Arya is
A) Superior
B) Learned
C) Priest
D) Warrior
Q: Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India ?
A) Kanishka
B) Chandra Guptha Maurya
C) Huvishka
D) Ashoka
Q: Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the republic of the
A) Mallas
B) Lichhavis
C) Sakyas
D) Palas
Q: In Buddhism,what does Patimokkha stand for
A) A description of Mahayana Buddhism
B) A description of Hinayana Buddhism
C) The rules of the Sangha
D) The questions of king Menander
Q: Which river has no mention in Rigaveda
A) Sindhu
B) Saraswati
C) Yamuna
D) Periyar
Q: Lothal a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found
A) Indus Valley
B) Mesopotamian
C) Egyptian
D) Persian
Q: Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?
A) Akbar II
B) Bahadur Shah II
C) Alamgir II
D) Shah Alam II
Q: Who was the man to attend the Imperial Durbar in 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi and was one of the founders of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1807?
A) M.G.Ranade
B) S.N. Banerjee
C) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q: Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were
A) Sabha and Mahasabha
B) Mahasabha and Ganasabha
C) Sabha and samiti
D) Ur and Kula
Q: Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard
A) Harappa
B) Lothal
C) Mohenjodaro
D) Rakhigarhi
Q: Nawab Siraj -ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
A) because the English Forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
B) because of Clive’s conspiracy with the Nawab’s Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C) because of Siraj-ud-Daulah’s retirement from the battlefield
D) because of the capture of a band of frenchmen under the Nawab’s service by the English
Q: Jivaka, the royal physician of Rajgrih, was the son of the Ganika named as
A) Salavati
B) Ramaniya
C) Basantsena
D) Amrapali
Q: Ashtadhyayi was written by
A) Ved vysa
B) Panini
C) Shukadeva
D) Balmiki
Q: Name the clan Buddha belonged to
A) Gnathrika
B) Maurya
C) Sakya
D) Kuru
Q: The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
A) Advaita
B) Vedanta
C) Yoga
D) Samkhya
Q: The rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built were built under the patronage of the
A) Chola Kings
B) Pallava Kings
C) Pandya Kings
D) Satavahana Kings
Q: Which one of the following began with the Dandi March ?
A) Civil disobedience Movement
B) Quit India Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Home rule Movement
Q: Which of the following battles marked the real beginning of the Mughal Empire in India?
A) Battle of Talikota
B) Battle of Haldighati
C) First Battle of Panipat
D) Second Battle of Panipat
Q: Among the following who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in south India
A) Sudharmana
B) Indrabhuti
C) Bhadrabahu
D) Sthulabhadra
Q: Which one of the following propounded that ‘ destiny determines everything, man is powerless’
A) Jains
B) Buddhists
C) Ajivakas
D) Mimansakas
Q: By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali
A) Maurya
B) Nand
C) Gupta
D) Lichhavi
Q. Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC
A) Athens
B) Vaishali
C) Sparta
D) Pataliputra
Q: Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system?
A) Dahsala
B) Nasaq
C) Kankut
D) Zabti
Q: The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been foughts at Kurukshetra for
A) 14 days
B) 16 days
C) 18 days
D) 20 days
Q: The slogan in National emblem ” Satyameva Jayate” has been taken from the following scripture.
A) The Bhagavadgita
B) The Mundaga Upanishat
C) The Ramayana
D) The Chandogya Upanishath
Q: Which was the first capital of Magadha
A) pataliputra
B) Vaishali
C) Girivarja
D) Champa
