R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | History GK HISTORY MCQ QUESTION SET 9

The effects of the Kalinga War on King Ashoka are found in

1. Excavations
2. Paintings
3. Rock Edicts
4. Pillar Edicts

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of

1. The Chalukya Dynasty
2. The Rashtrakuta Dynasty
3. The Hoysala Dynasty
4. The Pallava Dynasty

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Nyaya Darshan was propagated by

1. Jaimini
2. Kanada
3. Kapil
4. Gautama

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is the major impact of Vedic Culture on Indian History?

1. Perception of a new world
2. Rigidification of caste system
3. Development of culture
4. Progress of Philosophy

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The great law giver of ancient times was

1. Aryabhatta
2. Ashoka
3. Vatsyayana
4. Manu

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The word Aryan means

1. Brahmachari
2. Pastoral society
3. Cultivator
4. Of good family

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the

1. 2nd Century BC
2. 6th-5th Century BC
3. 2nd Century AD
4. 6th-5th Century AD

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The literal meaning of the word Arya is

1. Warrior
2. Priest
3. Learned
4. Superior

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who composed the Gayatri Mantra?

1. Parikshit
2. Indra
3. Vasishtha
4. Vishwamitra

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Ashtadhayayi was written by

1. Balmiki
2. Shukadeva
3. Panini
4. Ved Vyas

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of

1. Ayurveda
2. Yoga Sutra
3. Panchatantra
4. Brahma sutra

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?

1. Maitreyi Upanishad
2. Mudgala Upanishad
3. Brahma Upanishad
4. Mundak Upanishad

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The earliest inscriptions were written in which language?

1. Tamil
2. Sanskrit
3. Prakrit
4. Pali

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?

1. Mahapadamananda
2. Bimbisar
3. Ramananda
4. Dhanananda

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which among the following dynasties is not mentioned in the Sangam literature?

1. Chera
2. Chola
3. Pallava
4. Pandya

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In the early period of Indian history, Tondi was a flourishing seaport of

1. Andhras
2. Cheras
3. Cholas
4. Pandyas

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The area between rivers Saraswati and Drisadvati has been defined by the Manusmriti as

1. Aryavarta
2. Brahmarshidesa
3. Saptasaindhava
4. Brahmavarta

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Sangam text Tolkappiyam is a work on

1. Medicine
2. Music
3. Grammar
4. Astronomy

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in

1. Anguttar Nikaya
2. Chhandogya Upanishad
3. Samyukta Nikaya
4. Mahabharata

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following was not an ancient seaport?

1. Bhrigukachchha
2. Shurparaka
3. Tamralipti
4. Vidisha

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of these epics is also known as Satasahsri Samhita?

1. Ramayana
2. Rigveda
3. Manusmriti
4. Mahabharata

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The southernmost Mahajanapada was

1. Chedi
2. Matsya
3. Asmaka
4. Avanti

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been obtained from

1. Brahmagiri
2. Mehargarh
3. Burzahom
4. Chirand

✅ Correct Answer: 2

When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?

1. Mauryas
2. Shishunagas
3. Haryankas
4. Nandas

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In which Indian state, Inamgam is located?

1. Gujarat
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Maharashtra

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at

1. Pataliputra
2. Vaishali
3. Nalanda
4. Rajgir

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The mention of Ayodhya occurs for the first time in

1. Mahabharata
2. Ramayana
3. Atharvaveda
4. Rigveda

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which amongst the following civilization was not contemporary with the Harappan Civilization?

1. Mesopotamian civilization
2. chinese civilization
3. Egyptian civilization
4. Greek civilization

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following Harappan sites shows the earliest evidence of Earthquake?

1. Dholavira
2. Kalibangan
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Harappa

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites, the cotton piece was found?

1. Chanhudaro
2. Lothal
3. Harappa
4. Mohenjodaro

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with the

1. Mesopotamians
2. Chinese
3. Parthians
4. Romans

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following was not worshipped by Indus Valley people?

1. Mother Goddess
2. Peepal
3. Shiva
4. Vishnu

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Director General of Archaeological Survey of India at the time of the excavation of Harappan site was

1. Mortimer Wheeler
2. John Marshall
3. R.D. Banerji
4. Dayaram Sahni

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The site of Mohenjodaro is located on the bank of river

1. Ravi
2. Sutlej
3. Beas
4. Indus

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In the excavations of Harappan sites, bones of camels have been founded at

1. Mohenjodaro
2. Harappa
3. Lothal
4. Kalibangan

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?

1. Dholavira
2. Lothal
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Harappa

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following animals was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Lion
2. Bull
3. Horse
4. Elephant

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In the Indus Valley Civilization period. Lapis Lazuli was imported from

1. Badakhshah
2. Mesopotamia
3. Gujarat
4. Iran

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following ethenic races was not founded from skeleton of Harappan sites?

1. Mongoloid
2. Mediteranean
3. Alpine
4. Negrito

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which type of seals was the most popular in Harappan culture?

1. Oval
2. Quadrate
3. Cylindrical
4. Rounded

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The people of Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of

1. Stone
2. Wood
3. Pucca bricks
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following sites has a Pre-Harappan settlement not been found?

1. Dholavira
2. Kalibangam
3. Harappa
4. Mohenjodaro

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated at

1. Ajmer
2. Aligarh
3. Roorkee
4. Delhi

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Amir Khusrau was born at

1. Patiala
2. Patiali
3. Patli
4. Patti

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which Sufi Saints dargah is at Ajmer?

1. Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
2. Khwaja Salim Chisti
3. Khwaja Moinuddin Chist
4. Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Chistiya Sufi Order was established in India by

1. Shaikh Bahaddin Zakariya
2. Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi
3. Khwaja Moinuddin
4. Khwaja Badruddin

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)?

1. Purandar Khan
2. Roy Vanmal
3. Malik Mohammad Jayasi
4. Amir Khusrau

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Amir Khusrau played a pioneer rule in the development of

1. Maithili
2. Bhojpuri
3. Awadhi
4. Khari Boli

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What were the Khanquah in the medieval India?

1. Wayside resting place for traders
2. Provincial treasury
3. State granary
4. Sufi Shrine

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti came to Rajasthan during the reign of

1. Prithviraj Chauhan
2. Rana Kumbha
3. Rana Sanga
4. Maharana Pratab

✅ Correct Answer: 1