Indian History MCQs
- Which amongst the following Chronology is correct regarding four dynasties?
A) Gupta–Kushana–Maurya–Sunga
B) Gupta–Sunga–Maurya–Kushana
C) Sunga–Kanva–Satavahana–Kushana
D) Kushana–Maurya–Sunga–Kanva
View AnswerC) Sunga–Kanva–Satavahana–Kushana - The home of Gargi, Maitreyi, and Kapila was at:____
A) Mithila
B) Patliputra
C) Kashi
D) Vidisha
View AnswerA) Mithila - Which article of the Indian Constitution is related with the abolition of Untouchability?
A) 14
B) 15
C) 16
D) 17
View AnswerD) 17 - The Social System of the Harappans was:_____
A) Caste based
B) Class based
C) Tribe based
D) Race based
View AnswerB) Class based - Which of the following Vedas contains an account of magical charms & spells?
A) Rigveda
B) Atharvaveda
C) Samaveda
D) Yajurveda
View AnswerB) Atharvaveda - The famous Gayatri Mantra is addressed to:____
A) Indra
B) Agni
C) Varuna
D) Savita
View AnswerD) Savita - Who amongst the following was not a physician?
A) Charaka
B) Susruta
C) Panini
D) Dhanvantri
View AnswerC) Panini - The most important feature in the economic measure pursued by Alauddin Khilji was:_____
A) Taxation
B) Land reforms
C) Market control
D) Foreign trade
View AnswerC) Market control - The earliest settlement of Aryan tribes was at:____
A) Ganga valley
B) Yamuna valley
C) Punjab
D) Rajasthan
View AnswerC) Punjab - The First Tirthankara of the Jains was:_____
A) Rishabhdev
B) Parshvanath
C) Mahavira
D) Neminath
View AnswerA) Rishabhdev - The great silk–route to the Indians was opened by:_______
A) Kanishka
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Harsha
View AnswerA) Kanishka - The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in the State Emblem of India have been adopted from which Upanishad?
A) Chandogya Upanishad
B) Isa Upanishad
C) Mundakopanishad
D) Kathopanishad
View AnswerC) Mundakopanishad - Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
A) Rigveda
B) Yajurveda
C) Atharvaveda
D) Samaveda
View AnswerC) Atharvaveda - Vikram Sarabhai is:____
A) Father of Indian Nuclear Program
B) Father of Indian Green Revolution
C) Father of Indian Economic Planning
D) Father of Indian Space Program
View AnswerD) Father of Indian Space Program - Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
A) Kanishka
B) Vikramaditya
C) Ashoka
D) Harsha
View AnswerA) Kanishka - Who amongst the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
A) Brahma
B) Varuna
C) Vishnu
D) Shiva
View AnswerB) Varuna - Who amongst the following was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
A) Gautamiputra Satakarni
B) Pulumayi I
C) Simuka
D) Satakarni II
View AnswerC) Simuka - Which dynasty succeeded the Mauryas in Deccan?
A) Kushanas
B) Satavahanas
C) Pallavas
D) Sungas
View AnswerB) Satavahanas - Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
A) Samhitas
B) Upanishads
C) Aranyakas
D) Brahmanas
View AnswerD) Brahmanas - The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was:
A) Bidar
B) Gulbarga
C) Daulatabad
D) Bijapur
View AnswerB) Gulbarga
- Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?
A) Banabhatta
B) Harisena
C) Kalidasa
D) Vishakhadatta
View AnswerB) Harisena - Where is Brihadeshwar Temple situated?
A) Madurai
B) Tanjore
C) Kanchipuram
D) Chidambaram
View AnswerB) Tanjore - In Tamil Literature the Eight Anthologies are called:___
A) Ettuthokai
B) Patinenkilkanakku
C) Tolkappiyam
D) Silappadikaram
View AnswerA) Ettuthokai - Who amongst the following rulers had the title of ‘Devanampriya Priyadarshi’?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Harsha
D) Kanishka
View AnswerB) Ashoka - Tripitaka is associated with:____
A) Jainism
B) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
D) Zoroastrianism
View AnswerB) Buddhism - Who amongst the following was not a mathematician?
A) Aryabhata
B) Bhaskara
C) Brahmagupta
D) Panini
View AnswerD) Panini - Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial & economic development?
A) Pottery
B) Toys
C) Seals
D) Weapons
View AnswerC) Seals - Who, according to the Buddhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
A) Maitreya
B) Kalki
C) Rishabh
D) Neminath
View AnswerA) Maitreya - The Kailashnath Temple at Ellora was built by:____
A) Pallavas
B) Rashtrakutas
C) Cholas
D) Chalukyas
View AnswerB) Rashtrakutas - Which inscription mentions the name of Kalidasa?
A) Allahabad pillar inscription
B) Junagarh inscription
C) Aihole inscription
D) Hathigumpha inscription
View AnswerC) Aihole inscription - Who amongst the following had the name ‘Devanampriya Priyadarshi’?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Harsha
D) Bindusara
View AnswerB) Ashoka - The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to:____
A) Jainism
B) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
D) Zoroastrianism
View AnswerB) Buddhism - Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
A) Rigveda
B) Yajurveda
C) Samaveda
D) Atharvaveda
View AnswerA) Rigveda - Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in:___
A) 1320 A.D.
B) 1322 A.D.
C) 1327 A.D.
D) 1330 A.D.
View AnswerC) 1327 A.D. - The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from:____
A) Rigveda
B) Mundaka Upanishad
C) Arthashastra
D) Ramayana
View AnswerB) Mundaka Upanishad - The earliest Buddhist literature which deals with the stories of various births of Buddha is:____
A) Tripitaka
B) Angas
C) Jaina Sutras
D) Jataka Tales
View AnswerD) Jataka Tales - The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the:____
A) Rigveda
B) Mundaka Upanishad
C) Kathopanishad
D) Bhagavad Gita
View AnswerC) Kathopanishad - ‘Raja’ was the head of the:____
A) Sabha
B) Grama
C) Samiti
D) Rajya
View AnswerB) Grama - The study of coins is known as:____
A) Epigraphy
B) Numismatics
C) Palaeography
D) Archaeology
View AnswerB) Numismatics - The most important source of information about the agrarian conditions during Mughals is:___
A) Ain-i-Akbari
B) Tuzuk-i-Baburi
C) Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
D) Rajatarangini
View AnswerA) Ain-i-Akbari - Who amongst the following was contemporary of Alexander the Great?
A) Bindusara
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Ashoka
D) Harsha
View AnswerB) Chandragupta Maurya - The capital of Magadh before Pataliputra was:
A) Ujjain
B) Rajgir
C) Vaishali
D) Champa
View AnswerB) Rajgir - The Harappan Economy was primarily:
A) Rural
B) Urban
C) Industrial
D) Trading
View AnswerA) Rural - The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of:
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta II
D) Harsha
View AnswerC) Chandragupta II - Which inscription mentions the name of Kalidasa?
A) Hathigumpha inscription
B) Junagarh inscription
C) Aihole inscription
D) Allahabad inscription
View AnswerC) Aihole inscription - Who amongst the following was not contemporary to Buddha?
A) Mahavira
B) Kanishka
C) Angulimal
D) Prasenjit
View AnswerB) Kanishka
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