History Quiz set1

SET 1

SET 1

HISTORY QUESTIONS
Total Questions: 50

• Total Questions : 50
• Total Marks : 100
• Mark Deduction : 0.5

Question No.1

Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?

1. A Rigveda
2. B Samaveda
3. C Yajurveda
4. D Atharvaveda

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Question No.2

The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during which age?

1. A Megalithic
2. B Paleolithic
3. C Neolithic
4. D Chalcolithic

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Question No.3

Who among the following was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?

1. A Sir John Marshall
2. B RD Banerji
3. C Daya Ram Sahani
4. D None of these

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Question No.4

The normal form of government during the Vedic period was

1. A democracy
2. B republics
3. C oligarchy
4. D monarchy

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Question No.5

The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?

1. A Agriculture
2. B Trade and Commerce
3. C Crafts
4. D All of these

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Question No.6

Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people?

1. A Mother Goddess
2. B Pashupati Shiva
3. C Trees
4. D Trimurti

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Question No.7

The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites was___

1. A Unihorn bull
2. B Cow
3. C Bull
4. D Tiger

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Question No.8

Who wrote the famous book "Buddha Charita"?

1. A Ashoka
2. B Dignaga
3. C Ashwaghosha
4. D Nagarjuna

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Question No.9

Who was the youngest Governor-general of India?

1. A Hardinge
2. B Dalhousie
3. C Metcalfe
4. D Auckland

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Question No.10

Who is known as the " Lady with the Lamp" ?

1. A Sarojini Naidu
2. B Joan of arc
3. C Mother Teresa
4. D Florence Nightingale

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Question No.11

In which state the folk painting Madhubani is popular?

1. A Odisha
2. B West Bengal
3. C Bihar
4. D Uttar Pradesh

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Question No.12

Ajivikas were patronised by?

1. A Ashoka
2. B Chandragupta Maurya
3. C Dhanananda
4. D Bindusara

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Question No.13

Where was the first village session of Congress held?

1. A Hirapur
2. B Rampur
3. C Faizpur
4. D Sherpur

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Question No.14

The famous poet Kalidas lived in the court of_______

1. A Chandra Gupta I
2. B Samudra Gupta
3. C Kumara Gupta
4. D Chandra Gupta II

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Question No.15

Who among the following introduced the practice of "Sijda" and "Paibos" as a form of salutation?

1. A Masud Shah
2. B Ghiyasuddin Balban
3. C Iltutmish
4. D Qutubuddin Aibak

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Question No.16

Which of the following was the last dynasty of Delhi Sultanate?

1. A Sayyid Dynasty
2. B Khilji Dynasty
3. C Lodhi Dynasty
4. D Slave Dynasty

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Question No.17

Who among the following was the first ruler of the Sayyid Dynasty?

1. A Alam Shah
2. B Khizr Khan
3. C Muhammad Shah
4. D Mubarak Shah

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Question No.18

Who among the following battled against Ibrahim Lodhi in the year 1526?

1. A Babur
2. B Vikramjit
3. C Muhammad Shah
4. D Daulat khan Lodhi

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Question No.19

In which year the Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi ?

1. A 1928
2. B 1930
3. C 1935
4. D 1920

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Question No.20

Which reformer from Maharastra was known as Lokhitavadi?

1. A Pandit Ramabai
2. B MG Ranade
3. C M.K. Gandhi
4. D Gopal Hari Deshmukh

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Question No.21

The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year ____

1. A 1901
2. B 1921
3. C 1935
4. D 1942

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.22

Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization was found?

1. A Mesopotamian
2. B Egyptian
3. C Indus valley
4. D Persian

Correct Answer :  C

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Question No.23

The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because_______

1. A It had a pictographic script
2. B It was urban
3. C It was extended up to the Narmada valley
4. D None of these

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.24

What is the local name of Mohenjodaro ?

1. A Mound of Dead
2. B Mound of Living
3. C Mound of Supreme
4. D Mound of Survivor

Correct Answer :  A

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Question No.25

The people of the Indus valley civilization usually built their house of_____

1. A Stone
2. B Pucca bricks
3. C Woods
4. D None of these

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.26

Indus valley people traded with which of the following ?

1. A Chinese
2. B Romans
3. C Mesopotamians
4. D None of these

Correct Answer :  C

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Question No.27

Indus Valley Civilisation was well known for its _________

1. A Town planning
2. B Architecture
3. C Craftsmanship
4. D All of these

Correct Answer :  A

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Question No.28

The famous figure of the dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of_____

1. A Terracotta
2. B Steatite
3. C Red limestone
4. D Bronze

Correct Answer :  D

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Question No.29

Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilisation?

1. A Bull
2. B Horse
3. C Elephant
4. D Giraffe

Correct Answer :  D

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Question No.30

The earliest city discovered in India was______

1. A Harappa
2. B Rangpur
3. C Mohenjodaro
4. D Sindh

Correct Answer :  A

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Question No.31

Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

1. A Pottery
2. B Seals
3. C Boats
4. D Houses

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.32

Which one of the following Indus civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?

1. A Harappa
2. B Lothal
3. C Mohenjodaro
4. D Rahigarhi

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.33

The advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at ______

1. A Dholavira
2. B Lothal
3. C Kalibangan
4. D Alamgirpur

Correct Answer :  A

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Question No.34

From which of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging of the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization?

1. A Harappa
2. B Kalibangan
3. C Lothal
4. D Mohenjodaro

Correct Answer :  D

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Question No.35

The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the___

1. A Harappa Culture
2. B Vedic Culture
3. C Mauryan Culture
4. D None of these

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.36

Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?

1. A Constructions of Pillars
2. B Constructions of Drains
3. C Constructions of Arches
4. D Constructions of Wells

Correct Answer :  C

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Question No.37

Rock-cut architecture in Harappan culture context has been found at______

1. A Kalibangan
2. B Dholavira
3. C Kotdiji
4. D Amri

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.38

Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?

1. A Cow
2. B Elephant
3. C Rhinoceros
4. D Tiger

Correct Answer :  A

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Question No.39

Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilization?

1. A Dayaram Sahni
2. B A.L. Basham
3. C V.S. Agarwal
4. D Sir Leonard Wolley

Correct Answer :  A

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Question No.40

A copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered at____

1. A Kuntal
2. B Daimabad
3. C Rakhigarhi
4. D Banawali

Correct Answer :  B

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Question No.41

Who started the 'Chipko Movement'?

1. A Girija Devi
2. B Sunderlal Bahuguna
3. C Asha Satyarthi
4. D Chandi Prasad Bhatt

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Question No.42

Gayatri Mantra is taken from ___________

1. A Rigveda
2. B Yazurveda
3. C Atharveda
4. D Saamveda

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Question No.43

Who among the following religion introduced Statue worship in India?

1. A Jain
2. B Buddha
3. C Vaidik
4. D Sanatan

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Question No.44

In which time period Nalanda University was established?

1. A Gupta Dynasty
2. B Solanki Dynasty
3. C Kushaan Dynasty
4. D Nand Dynasty

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Question No.45

In which king's time period Gautam Buddha was known as a 'Lord'?

1. A Harshavardhan
2. B Ashoka
3. C Samudragupta
4. D Kanishk

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Question No.46

Who was the first student of Lord Mahaveer?

1. A Vidish
2. B Puru
3. C Ashoka
4. D Jamaali

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Question No.47

The oldest coins were made of which metal in India?

1. A Gold
2. B Copper
3. C Silver
4. D Cobalt

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Question No.48

Which holy place is known with both Jainism and Buddhism?

1. A Pataliputra
2. B Devgiri
3. C Sarnath
4. D Kaushambi

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Question No.49

Who was the first Teerthanker of Jain religion ?

1. A Rishabh Dev
2. B Mahaveer
3. C Parshvanath
4. D Trishal

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Question No.50

Who was the founder of Nalanda University?

1. A Pushya Gupt
2. B Chandra Gupt
3. C Vikramaditya
4. D Kumar Gupt

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