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Quick Quiz

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

(a) Construction of pillars

(b) Construction of arches

(d) Construction of wells

Option b – Construction of arches

Upanishads are books on: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Religion

(b) Law

(d) Philosophy

Option d – Philosophy

The Rigvedic God Varuna was:

(a) Destroyer of foes

(b) Harbinger of peace

(d) Guardian of the cosmic order

Option d – Guardian of the cosmic order

In which language was the ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ originally written? ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Sanskrit

(b) Pali

(d) Apabhramsa

Option a – Sanskrit

Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?

(a) H. H. Wilson

(b) General Cunningham

(d) William Jones

Option c – Max Muller

The hymns of ‘Rigveda’ are the work of: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) One author

(b) Four authors

(d) Many authors

Option d – Many authors

The words “Satya Meva Jayate” in the state emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?

(a) Brahma Upanishad

(b) Maitreyi Upanishad

(d) Mudgala Upanishad

Option c – Mundak Upanishad

Who composed the Gayatri Mantra? ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Indra

(b) Parikshit

(d) Vishwamitra

Option d – Vishwamitra

The literal meaning of the word Arya is:

(a) Priest

(b) Warrior

(d) Superior

Option d – Superior

The Indus Valley people traded with: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Chinese

(b) Romans

(d) Mesopotamians

Option d – Mesopotamians

An advanced water management system of Harappa times has been unearthed at:

(a) Alamgirpur

(b) Lothal

(d) Kalibangan

Option c – Dholavira

Cotton for textile was first cultivated in: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) India

(b) Mesopotamia

(d) Central America

Option a – India

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

(a) Horse

(b) Elephant

(d) Giraffe

Option d – Giraffe

The local name of Mohenjodaro is:

(a) Mound of the Dead

(b) Mound of the Living

(d) Mound of the Survivor

Option a – Mound of the Dead

The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Art

(b) Religion

(d) Architecture

Option a – Art

The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by:

(a) Fa-Hien

(b) Ashoka

(d) Kanishka

Option d – Kanishka

The Saka Era, commencing from A.D. 78, was founded by: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Chandragupta

(b) Kanishka

(d) Vikramaditya

Option b – Kanishka

The ‘Kannauj assembly’ organized by Harsha was held in honour of:

(a) Hieun-Tsang

(b) Fa-Hien

(d) Megasthenes

Option a – Hieun-Tsang

The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronized by the: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Cheras

(b) Pandyas

(d) Pallavas

Option d – Pallavas

The Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, is attested by an inscription of:

(a) Kanishka

(b) Harsha

(d) Pushyamitra Sung

Option c – Ashoka

Which of the following places is considered a Jin Siddha Kshetra on account of its association with Parasvanath?

(a) Pava

(b) Champa

(d) Sammed Sikhar

Option d – Sammed Sikhar

Mahavir Jaina breathed his last at: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Rajgir

(b) Pawapuri

(d) Samastipur

Option b – Pawapuri

Which of the following propounded that ‘destiny determines everything, man is powerless’?

(a) Jains

(b) Ajivakas

(d) Buddhists

Option b – Ajivakas

Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Parsva

(b) Vasumitra

(d) Nagarjuna

Option b – Vasumitra

Sarnath is in the state of:

(a) Gujarat

(b) Kerala

(d) Maharashtra

Option c – Uttar Pradesh

Buddha was born at: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Kapilvastu

(b) Lumbini

(d) Vaishali

Option b – Lumbini

Anekantvada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?

(a) Jainism

(b) Buddhism

(d) Vaishnavism

Option a – Jainism

The Rashtrakutas kingdom was founded by: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Govinda III

(b) Indra III

(d) Dandi Durga

Option d – Dandi Durga

The first Tirthankar of the Jains was:

(a) Ajitanath

(b) Parshvanath

(d) Arishtanemi

Option c – Rishabha

Mahavira’s first disciple was: ( Indian History MCQ for Bank PO Exams )

(a) Jamali

(b) Charvaka

(d) Sthulabhadra

Option a – Jamali

Which of the following is not the ‘Tri Ratna’ of Jainism?

(a) Right faith

(b) Right view

(d) Right conduct

Option b – Right view

Both Jainism and Buddhism had no faith in:

(a) Caste system

(b) Salvation

(d) Yajanas

Option a – Caste system

Who was the mother of Mahavira?

(a) Anojja

(b) Yasoda

(d) Trishala

Option d – Trishala

Mahavira was born in a Kshatriya clan by the name of:

(a) Janitrika

(b) Mallas

(d) Lichhavis

Option a – Janitrika

Who is also known as Nigantha Nataputra?

(a) Nagarjuna

(b) Shankaracharya

(d) Vardhamana Mahavira

Option d – Vardhamana Mahavira

Satvahanas minted their coins predominately in:

(a) Gold

(b) Silver

(d) Lead

Option d – Lead

The first metal used by man was:

(a) Copper

(b) Silver

(d) Aluminium

Option a – Copper

The greatest Kushan leader who got converted to Buddhism was:

(a) Vima

(b) Kadphises

(d) Kanishka

Option d – Kanishka

Purushpura is the other name of:

(a) Punjab

(b) Patna

(d) Peshawar

Option d – Peshawar

The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was:

(a) Rice and Pulses

(b) Vegetables and Fruits

(d) Barley and Rice

Option c – Milk and its Products

Which of the following was the capital of the Chola kings?

(a) Tanjore

(b) Kanchi

(d) Trichirapally

Option a – Tanjore

Harshacharita was written by:

(a) Vyasa

(b) Kalidasa

(d) Banabhatta

Option d – Banabhatta

Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of:

(a) Cholas of Tamil Nadu

(b) Pallavas of Kanchi

(d) Chalukyas of Badami

Option d – Chalukyas of Badami

Gandhara art flourished under:

(a) The Guptas

(b) The Mauryas

(d) The Satavahanas

Option c – The Kushans

Which one of the following is the principal source of information on Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?

(a) Pillar Edict VII

(b) Rock Edict XIII

(d) Divyavadana

Option b – Rock Edict XIII

Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga war?

(a) Shivaji

(b) Ashoka

(d) Samudragupta

Option b – Ashoka

Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at:

(a) Kalinga

(b) Sarnath

(d) Pataliputra

Option d – Pataliputra

Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarchy under Ashoka?

(a) Enlightened despotism

(b) Oriental despotism

(d) Centralized autocracy

Option a – Enlightened despotism

Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?

(a) The Kalinga war

(b) The embracing of Buddhism

(d) Sending missionaries to Ceylon

Option a – The Kalinga war

Who among the following was a wife of Emperor Ashoka who influenced him?

(a) Gautami

(b) Charulata

(d) Karuwaki

Option d – Karuwaki

Where is the temple of Angkor Wat situated?

(a) Malaysia

(b) Myanmar

(d) Thailand

Option c – Cambodia

The author of Arthashastra was a contemporary of:

(a) Samudragupta

(b) Ashoka

(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Option c – Chandragupta Maurya

Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

(a) Kanva

(b) Gupta

(d) Kushan

Option c – Maurya

Up to where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the northwest?

(a) Indus River

(b) Ravi River

(d) Satluj River

Option a – Indus River

Who among the following was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?

(a) Bindusara

(b) Ajatsatru

(d) None of these

Option c – Chandragupta Maurya

Which among the following was not a physician?

(a) Charaka

(b) Charvaka

(d) Dhanvantari

Option b – Charvaka

Buddha means:

(a) The religious preacher

(b) The Genius

(d) The Enlightened One

Option d – The Enlightened One

Which of the following is the place where Buddha attained enlightenment?

(a) Rajgriha

(b) Sarnath

(d) Kapilvastu

Option c – Bodh Gaya

Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were:

(a) Merchants and priests

(b) Money lenders and slaves

(d) Women and Sudras

Option d – Women and Sudras

‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life?

(a) Birth

(b) Enlightenment

(d) Great Departure

Option a – Birth

The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was:

(a) Upagupta

(b) Vishnu Gupta

(d) Brahma Gupta

Option a – Upagupta

The last Buddhist King who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was:

(a) Kanishka

(b) Bimbisara

(d) Ashoka

Option c – Harshavardhana

6th century B.C. was an age of:

(a) Political unrest

(b) Religious ferment

(d) Intellectual awakening

Option b – Religious ferment

The Gandhara art flourished under:

(a) The Kushanas

(b) The Guptas

(d) The Satavahanas

Option a – The Kushanas

The term ‘Upanishad’ literally implies:

(a) Wisdom

(b) Recitation

(d) Sitting near

Option d – Sitting near

Pancha Siddhantam of Varaha Mihira deals with:

(a) Anatomy

(b) Astronomy

(d) Medicine

Option b – Astronomy

The subject matter of Manusmriti deals with:

(a) Law

(b) Arts

(d) Economics

Option a – Law

The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was:

(a) Kalhana

(b) Panini

(d) Kalidas

Option b – Panini

The Jaina literature is known as:

(a) Angas

(b) Epics

(d) Aryasutras

Option a – Angas

Varaha Mihira was a/an:

(a) Astronomer

(b) Astronaut

(d) Space shuttle

Option a – Astronomer

Hoysala monuments are found in:

(a) Srinagar and Dharwar

(b) Halebid and Belur

(d) Hampi and Hospet

Option b – Halebid and Belur

The Kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by:

(a) Harihar II

(b) Bukka II

(d) Vijaya Raja

Option c – Harihar and Bukka

Who was called the Akbar of Kashmir?

(a) Balban

(b) Zainul Abidin

(d) Husain Shah

Option b – Zainul Abidin

Where is the famous Vijaya Vithala temple, having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes, located?

(a) Srirangam

(b) Belur

(d) Bhadrachalam

Option c – Hampi

Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in Western India?

(a) Cholas

(b) Kakatiyas

(d) Rashtrakutas

Option d – Rashtrakutas

How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians?

(a) Yavadwipa

(b) Suvarna Bhumi

(d) Malaymandalam

Option b – Suvarna Bhumi

Who were Ashta-Diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya?

(a) Eight advisors

(b) Eight Telugu poets

(d) Eight ministers

Option b – Eight Telugu poets

Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin?

(a) Delhi

(b) Orissa

(d) Kashmir

Option d – Kashmir

Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita-Pitamaha?

(a) Peddana

(b) Madhav

(d) Srinath

Option a – Peddana

Who built the famous Vaikuntha Peruman temple at Kanchipuram?

(a) Nandi Varman II

(b) Narasimha Varman II

(d) Parmeshvara Varman II

Option a – Nandi Varman II

Which country has asked India to return the famous ‘Dancing Girl’ statue from Mohenjodaro?

(a) China

(b) Pakistan

(d) Bangladesh

Option b – Pakistan

Pancha Siddhantham of Varahamihira deals with:

(a) Anatomy

(b) Medicine

(d) Astronomy

Option d – Astronomy

Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?

(a) Mahipala

(b) Dharmapala

(d) Devapala

Option b – Dharmapala

Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located?

(a) Srikalahasti

(b) Chidambaram

(d) Bhadrachalam

Option c – Hampi

The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year:

(a) 1935

(b) 1942

(d) 1922

Option d – 1922

The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s court was:

(a) Justin

(b) Kautilya

(d) Seleucus Nicator

Option c – Megasthenes

Arthasastra was written by:

(a) Bimbisara

(b) Kautilya

(d) Dhanananda

Option b – Kautilya

Which of the following was not composed by Harshavardhana?

(a) Nagananda

(b) Priyadarshika

(d) Harshacharita

Option d – Harshacharita

Kautilya’s Arthashastra mainly deals with:

(a) Social aspects

(b) Military aspects

(d) Political statecraft

Option d – Political statecraft

Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas?

(a) Simuka

(b) Hala

(d) Gautamiputra Satkarni

Option d – Gautamiputra Satkarni

The 6th century B.C. was an age of:

(a) Religious ferment

(b) Political unrest

(d) Intellectual awakening

Option a – Religious ferment

Who was the author of the Telugu work Amuktamalyada?

(a) Devaraya

(b) Bukka

(d) Krishnadevaraya

Option d – Krishnadevaraya

The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was:

(a) Dantidurga

(b) Nagabhatta II

(d) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

Option d – Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

The first Indian ruler who established the supremacy of the Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea was:

(a) Rajaraja I

(b) Rajadhiraja I

(d) Kulottunga I

Option a – Rajaraja I

Who started the Saka Era, which is still used by the government of India?

(a) Samudragupta

(b) Ashoka

(d) Vikramaditya

Option c – Kanishka

Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

(a) Gupta

(b) Kanva

(d) Maurya

Option d – Maurya

The University which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was:

(a) Taxila

(b) Nalanda

(d) Kanchi

Option b – Nalanda

Which ruler built the Ellora temple?

(a) Sunga

(b) Chalukya

(d) Rashtrakuta

Option d – Rashtrakuta

Which was the only Indian city without a citadel?

(a) Chanhudaro

(b) Harappa

(d) Mohenjodaro

Option a – Chanhudaro

Worship of Mother Goddess was associated with:

(a) Aryan Civilization

(b) Indus Valley Civilization

(d) Later Vedic Civilization

Option b – Indus Valley Civilization

The striking feature of Indus Valley Civilization was:

(a) Urban Civilization

(b) Mesolithic Civilization

(d) Agrarian Civilization

Option a – Urban Civilization

Kalibangan is situated in:

(a) Sindh

(b) Gujarat

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Option c – Rajasthan

In Mohenjodaro, the largest building is:

(a) A granary

(b) The Pillared Hall

(d) A Two-storeyed House

Option a – A granary

The Indus people knew the use of weights and measures, which is proved by the discovery of the seal at:

(a) Lothal

(b) Harappa

(d) Chanhudaro

Option b – Harappa

Who amongst the following is associated with the study of the Harappan Civilization?

(a) M. Wheeler

(b) M. S. Vats

(d) Cunningham

Option b – M. S. Vats

The Harappans were the earliest people to produce:

(a) Cotton

(b) Barley

(d) Bronze implements

Option a – Cotton

Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?

(a) Lothal

(b) Mohenjodaro

(d) Kalibangan

Option a – Lothal

Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?

(a) Cow was sacred to them

(b) The culture was not generally state-controlled

(d) Horse sacrifice was known to them

Option b – The culture was not generally state-controlled

Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?

(a) Fort

(b) Drains and well

(d) Temple with shikhar

Option d – Temple with shikhar

The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year:

(a) 1901

(b) 1922

(d) 1942

Option b – 1922

The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of:

(a) Wood

(b) Stone

(d) All of these

Option c – Pucca bricks

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