A. Kalibangan
B. Harappa
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
2. The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by
A. Kanishka
B. Harsha
C. Samudragupta
D. Pushyamitra Sunga
3. Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement?
A. Shankaracharya
B. Nanak
C. Ramanada
D. Kabir
4. The Bhakti Movement was first organized by
A. Nanak
B. Kabir
C. Ramanuja
D. Ramananda
5. An example of Chola architecture cab be seen at
A. Kanchipuram
B. Mahabalipuram
C. Tanjore
D. Ellora
6. Panchantra was written by
A. Kaladisa
B. Vishnu Sharma
C. Tulsidas
D. Banabhatta
7. Decimal system was introduced by
A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bhaskara
D. None of these
8. Who is known as the “Napoleon of India”?
A. Samudragupta
B. Akbar
C. Chandragupta
D. Ashoka
9. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Chandragupta II
C. Samudragupta
D. Skandgupta
10. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature?
A. Euddhaghosha
B. Vasumitra
C. Nagaijuna
D. Ashvaghosha
11. The stone Age people had the first domestic
A. Asses
B. Dogs
C. Horses
D. Sheep
12. The Government invention of man in Palaeolithic Age was
A. potter’s Wheel
B. Fire
C. metal implements
D. spinning of cloth
13. Which was the first metal used by man?
A. Copper
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Brass
14. Which of the following Vedas is a collection of spells and incantations?
A. Rig Veda
B. Sama Veda
C. Yajur Veda
D. Atharva Veda
15. At which place was Akbar born?
A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Amarkot
D. Kannauj
16. In which language were the Sangam classics written?
A. Tamil
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam
17. Which one of the following divinity of Rigveda?
A. Marut
B. Agni
C. Shakti
D. Varuna
18. The Indus valley civilization flourished during
A. 5000 – 3500
B. 3000 – 1500 B.C
C. 2500 – 1750 B.C
D. 1500 – 500 B.C
19. The Indus valley civilization was discovered in
A. 1902
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1932
20. The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was
A. agriculture
B. cattle rearing
C. hunting
D. trade
21. Which one of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Lothal
D. Alamgirpur
22. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
A. Rigveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Upanishad
D. Samaveda
23. The extreme form of Ahimsa or non violence is practiced in
A. Jainism
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Sikhism
24. The Aryans at first settled in
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Sindh
D. Kashmir
25. Rabi crops of the Indus Valley are
A. Rice and wheat
B. Wheat and cotton
C. Barley and rice
D. Wheat and Barley
26. The famous temple of Kailasa, hewn out of the rock, is at
A. Ellora
B. Badami
C. Mahabalipuram
D. Elephanta
27. The Aryans came to India from
A. South East Asia
B. Eastern Europe
C. Central Asia
D. None of the above
28. The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription
A. the guptas
B. the mauryas
C. the satavahanas
D. the mahameghavahanas
29. Alexander died at
A. Patala
B. Taxila
C. Babylon
D. Gedrosia
30. The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhiji’s ashes were placed before immersion is in
A. Kanyakumari
B. Gandhinagar
C. Ahmedabad
D. Ganga
31. Everyone knows ‘The Taj Mahal’. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for whom?
A. Jahani Mahal
B. Farida Mahal
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Toba Begum
32. Who introduced the system of Local boards or Local Bodies in India?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Mayo
33. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Lothal
B. Harappa
C. Alamgirpur
D. Mohenjodaro
34. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
A. Palaeolithic Age
B. Mesolithic Age
C. Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
35. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A. Matriarchal
B. Matrilineal
C. Patrilineal
D. Patriarchal
36. The fourth Buddhist Council was held by
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Harashavardhana
D. Kanishka
37. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at
A. Rajagriha
B. Vaishali
C. Kundalavana
D. Patliputra
38. The first to establish regular trade with India was
A. Dutch
B. English
C. Portugese
D. French
39. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed by
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Auckland
40. Who introduced English in India?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Rippon
D. Lord William Bentick
41. The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of
A. Ajatashatru
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Bimbisara
42. Lord Buddha was born in
A. Vaishali
B. Pataliputra
C. Lumbini
D. Bodh Gaya
43. The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmana was given by the ruling
dynasty known as
A. The Palas
B. The Guptas
C. Pratiharas
D. Rashtrakutas
44. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was
A. Dharmapala
B. Gopala
C. Bhaskaravarman
D. None of the above
45. Adigranth is the religious book of
A. Parsis
B. Sikhs
C. Hindus
D. Buddhists
46. The first President of the Republic of India was
A. V.V. Giri
B. Dr. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Zakir Hussain
47. The French Revolution took place in the year
A. 1647
B. 1729
C. 1775
D. 1789
48. Which metal was first used by the Indus people?
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Tin
D. Carlinean
49. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka’s empire?
A. Taxila
B. Kanauj
C. Kashmir
D. Madras
50. The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Sher Shan Suri
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Ibrahim Lodi
