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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 Answer
C) Sunga–Kanva–Satavahana–Kushana
The home of Gargi, Maitreyi, and Kapila was at:____
A) Mithila
B) Patliputra
C) Kashi
D) Vidisha
View Answer
A) Mithila
Which article of the Indian Constitution is related with the abolition of Untouchability?
A) 14
B) 15
C) 16
D) 17
View Answer
D) 17
The Social System of the Harappans was:_____
A) Caste based
B) Class based
C) Tribe based
D) Race based
View Answer
B) Class based
Which of the following Vedas contains an account of magical charms & spells?
A) Rigveda
B) Atharvaveda
C) Samaveda
D) Yajurveda
View Answer
B) Atharvaveda
The famous Gayatri Mantra is addressed to:____
A) Indra
B) Agni
C) Varuna
D) Savita
View Answer
D) Savita
Who amongst the following was not a physician?
A) Charaka
B) Susruta
C) Panini
D) Dhanvantri
View Answer
C) 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 Answer
C) Market control
The earliest settlement of Aryan tribes was at:____
A) Ganga valley
B) Yamuna valley
C) Punjab
D) Rajasthan
View Answer
C) Punjab
The First Tirthankara of the Jains was:_____
A) Rishabhdev
B) Parshvanath
C) Mahavira
D) Neminath
View Answer
A) Rishabhdev
The great silk–route to the Indians was opened by:_______
A) Kanishka
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Harsha
View Answer
A) 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 Answer
C) Mundakopanishad
Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
A) Rigveda
B) Yajurveda
C) Atharvaveda
D) Samaveda
View Answer
C) 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 Answer
D) 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 Answer
A) Kanishka
Who amongst the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
A) Brahma
B) Varuna
C) Vishnu
D) Shiva
View Answer
B) Varuna
Who amongst the following was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
A) Gautamiputra Satakarni
B) Pulumayi I
C) Simuka
D) Satakarni II
View Answer
C) Simuka
Which dynasty succeeded the Mauryas in Deccan?
A) Kushanas
B) Satavahanas
C) Pallavas
D) Sungas
View Answer
B) Satavahanas
Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
A) Samhitas
B) Upanishads
C) Aranyakas
D) Brahmanas
View Answer
D) Brahmanas
The capital of Bahmani Kingdom was:
A) Bidar
B) Gulbarga
C) Daulatabad
D) Bijapur
View Answer
B) Gulbarga

Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?
A) Banabhatta
B) Harisena
C) Kalidasa
D) Vishakhadatta
View Answer
B) Harisena
Where is Brihadeshwar Temple situated?
A) Madurai
B) Tanjore
C) Kanchipuram
D) Chidambaram
View Answer
B) Tanjore
In Tamil Literature the Eight Anthologies are called:___
A) Ettuthokai
B) Patinenkilkanakku
C) Tolkappiyam
D) Silappadikaram
View Answer
A) Ettuthokai
Who amongst the following rulers had the title of ‘Devanampriya Priyadarshi’?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Harsha
D) Kanishka
View Answer
B) Ashoka
Tripitaka is associated with:____
A) Jainism
B) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
D) Zoroastrianism
View Answer
B) Buddhism
Who amongst the following was not a mathematician?
A) Aryabhata
B) Bhaskara
C) Brahmagupta
D) Panini
View Answer
D) 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 Answer
C) 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 Answer
A) Maitreya
The Kailashnath Temple at Ellora was built by:____
A) Pallavas
B) Rashtrakutas
C) Cholas
D) Chalukyas
View Answer
B) Rashtrakutas
Which inscription mentions the name of Kalidasa?
A) Allahabad pillar inscription
B) Junagarh inscription
C) Aihole inscription
D) Hathigumpha inscription
View Answer
C) Aihole inscription
Who amongst the following had the name ‘Devanampriya Priyadarshi’?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Harsha
D) Bindusara
View Answer
B) Ashoka
The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to:____
A) Jainism
B) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
D) Zoroastrianism
View Answer
B) Buddhism
Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
A) Rigveda
B) Yajurveda
C) Samaveda
D) Atharvaveda
View Answer
A) 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 Answer
C) 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 Answer
B) 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 Answer
D) Jataka Tales
The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the:____
A) Rigveda
B) Mundaka Upanishad
C) Kathopanishad
D) Bhagavad Gita
View Answer
C) Kathopanishad
‘Raja’ was the head of the:____
A) Sabha
B) Grama
C) Samiti
D) Rajya
View Answer
B) Grama
The study of coins is known as:____
A) Epigraphy
B) Numismatics
C) Palaeography
D) Archaeology
View Answer
B) 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 Answer
A) Ain-i-Akbari
Who amongst the following was contemporary of Alexander the Great?
A) Bindusara
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Ashoka
D) Harsha
View Answer
B) Chandragupta Maurya
The capital of Magadh before Pataliputra was:
A) Ujjain
B) Rajgir
C) Vaishali
D) Champa
View Answer
B) Rajgir
The Harappan Economy was primarily:
A) Rural
B) Urban
C) Industrial
D) Trading
View Answer
A) Rural
The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of:
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta II
D) Harsha
View Answer
C) Chandragupta II
Which inscription mentions the name of Kalidasa?
A) Hathigumpha inscription
B) Junagarh inscription
C) Aihole inscription
D) Allahabad inscription
View Answer
C) Aihole inscription
Who amongst the following was not contemporary to Buddha?
A) Mahavira
B) Kanishka
C) Angulimal
D) Prasenjit
View Answer
B) Kanishka

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