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Q1. The foreign traveller who visited during the rule of Harshavardhana was ..
Correct answer : 4
Q2. The Indian Independence League was started by ..................
Correct answer : 3
Q3. Who gave the title of ' Mahatma " to Gandhiji ?
Correct answer : 2
Q4. Gandhiji considered whom as his "Guru" (teacher)"?
Correct answer : 3
Q5. Which of the following is correctly matched?
Correct answer : 4
Q6. Which one of the following observations is NOT true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?
Correct answer : 2
Q7. Who was the first to call Gandhiji as "Father of the Nation"
Correct answer : 1
Q8. "Ibadat Khana" is the place where Akbar held his religious discussions. It is located at ..........
Correct answer : 2
Q9. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his 'Knighthood" in 1919 in protest against ..........
Correct answer : 1
Q10. The class of people which remained aloof and least participated in the freedom movement was .....
Correct answer : 2
Q11. Narasimhavarman I ruled during the period .......
Correct answer : 4
Q12. ........was the first ruler of Pala dynasty.
Correct answer : 4
Q13. Nandas were overthrown by which of the following?
Correct answer : 1
Q14. Vikramaaditya was.......
Correct answer : 2
Q15. ................was the brain trust of Chandra Gupta Maurya.
Correct answer : 3
Q16. .............is the modern name of Pataliputra.
Correct answer : 2
Q17. ...............founded the city of Patna.
Correct answer : 2
Q18. ............was the main vocation of the Aryans.
Correct answer : 2
Q19. The Dravidians worshipped which of the following?
Correct answer : 3
Q20. The staple food of Indus Valley people was...........
Correct answer : 2
Q21. Aryans lived in which of the following regions?
Correct answer : 1
Q22. Buland Darwaza- one of the finest Mughal architectural monument is located at .............
Correct answer : 3
Q23. Mohenjadaro and Harappa, the famous Indus Valley sites, are now lying in.........
Correct answer : 1
Q24. Of the following Vedas, which one is considered as the oldest?
Correct answer : 1
Q25. .......................is the period of Indus Valley Civilisation.
Correct answer : 3
Q26. .................were the architects of Indus Valley Civilisation.
Correct answer : 4
Q27. ..............is called the "Constituion Research Society".
Correct answer : 3
Q28. The custom of Johar prevailed among the women of .........
Correct answer : 1
Q29. Alexander visited India during.........
Correct answer : 2
Q30. Who was the first king to introduce prohibition?
Correct answer : 3
Q31. Relating to the later Vedic period, which of the following statement is wrong? A)It is impossible to say that the Vedic Society shifted eastwards. B)Iron technology was mostly used for weapons of war. C)Only labour intensive agriculture was practised. D)People married outside their gotra.
Correct answer : 4
Q32. Among the following statements, select the correct one: A) Private property in the form of animals, land and its produce had emerged by 6th BC.B)By 6th BC a class of free peasants and merchants had emerged. C)The people in the 6th BC did not know the use of iron. D)The Mahajanapadas bear the name of the dominant Kshatriya lineage in most of the cases.
Correct answer : 2
Q33. 'Swapanvasadatta' is an immortal play by Bhasa about the love affair between Udayan,King of Vatsa and Vasavadatta the princess of .........................
Correct answer : 4
Q34. Among the following vedas only three were canonical. Pick the odd one out.
Correct answer : 3
Q35. The question of granting of land and its merits and demerits are debated for the first time in the .....
Correct answer : 3
Q36. Related to the early Vedic society, which one of the following statement is wrong?
Correct answer : 3
Q37. Related to the primary scriptures of Hinduism, the Vedas, which of the following statement is not correct?
Correct answer : 2
Q38. Which of the following statements is/are correct? A.The Vedas are essentially compilations or prayers and hymns to various gods. B.The Avesta was the oldest Iranian Text C.The linguistic similarities between the Rigveda and the Avesta are enough grounds to validate the theory of 'Aryan' migration to the Indian subcontinent. D.Our knowledge of early vedic period is based only on literary sources.
Correct answer : 4
Q39. Which of the following was an important eastern coast port during the Gupta period?
Correct answer : 2
Q40. Among the following who defeated Harshavardhana?
Correct answer : 3
Q41. Which one of the following was a major town of the Satavahana Kingdom? arikamedu maski kokkhai pratishthana
Correct answer : 4
Q42. The Ashoka pillar at Allahabad provides insight into the reign of which of the following emperors?
Correct answer : 4
Q43. Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements. (1) It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the scene. (2) During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
Correct answer : 3
Q44. Assign the largest 'Stupa' at Sanchi to the correct period/empire?
Correct answer : 3
Q45. The Western classical element resides in the style, in the treatment of the robe, and in the physiognomy of the Buddha. Relate this statement to the correct Indian school of Sculpture....
Correct answer : 3
Q46. Which color used in the paintings at Ajanta was obtained from 'Lapis Lazuli' an imported material?
Correct answer : 2
Q47. Find the correct one?
Correct answer : 4
Q48. Which of the following is an example of the Nagara style of architecture? brihadeeswara temple, thanjavur vishwa brahma temple, alampur lingaraja temple, bhubaneswar kailasanathar temple, kanchipuram
Correct answer : 3
Q49. Among the following who stressed the 'triratnas'?
Correct answer : 3
Q50. Relating to the socio-economic life in ancient South India during 200BC to 300 AD, which of the following statement is correct?