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History Chapter 1 Class 10 Objective MCQ Online Test for Students

It was also the ancient name of the world-famous tourist destination of Sanchi

A) Kaknam

B) Vetravati

C) Besnagari

D) Dashpura

Option a – Kaknam

Ashoka won the Avanti Mahajanpad merged with the Mauryan empire and Bindusara ruled. What text does it refer to? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )

A) Samant Pasadika of Buddha Ghosh

B) Arthashastra of Kautilya

C) Ashtadhyayi of Panini

D) Mahabhashya of Patanjali

Option a – Samant Pasadika of Buddha Ghosh

Consider the following: 1. The deification of the Buddha 2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas 3. Image worship and rituals. Which of the above is/are the feature/features of Mahayana Buddhism?

A) Only 1

B) Only 1 and 2

C) Only 2 and 3

D) 1, 2, and 3

Option d – 1, 2, and 3

Which of the following pairs (A State of South India from 6th to 12th century and its Capital) is not correctly matched? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )

A) Pallava: Kanchipuram

B) Pandya: Madurai

C) Chera: Puducheri

D) Chola: Tanjvur

Option c – Chera: Puducheri

Which of the following temples was/were built by the Hoysalas? 1. Chennakesava Temple at Somnathapura 2. Lad Khan Temple at Aihole 3. Someshwara Temple in Bangalore. Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below:

A) Only 1

B) Only 2 and 3

C) 1, 2, and 3

D) None of the above

Option a – Only 1

What was the capital of Vatsa Mahajanapada?

A) Rajghat

B) Kausambi

C) Ujjayini

D) Ahichchhatra

Option b – Kausambi

Which of the following sources indicate that the last Mauryan ruler Brihadrath was assassinated by Pushyamitra? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )

A) Inscriptions

B) Gargi Samhita

C) Puranas

D) Harshacharita

Option d – Harshacharita

Who among the Gupta Rulers was the first to bear the higher political title of Maharajadhiraja?

A) Srigupta

B) Chandragupta I

C) Samudragupta

D) Chandragupta II

Option b – Chandragupta I

Which of the following buildings is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?

(a) The Panch Mahal

(b) Moti Masjid

(d) The Mariam Palace

Option b – Moti Masjid

The Sarak-i-Azam, which ran from the Indus to Sonargaon (in Bangladesh), was built by : ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )

(a) Akbar

(b) Sher Shah

(d) None of these

Option b – Sher Shah

Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?

(a) Rani Durgawati

(b) Ahilya Bai

(d) Raja Sawai Jai Singh

Option a – Rani Durgawati

During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(d) English

Option a – Portuguese

The word Mansab stood for :

(a) a piece of land

(b) a rank

(d) a grade of pay

Option b – a rank

The spies during the Sangam age were known as

A. Spasas

B. Dutas

C. Orrars

D. Sanjayans

Option c – Orrars

Which of the following is not a feature of Lothal?

A. Discovery of a dockyard

B. Rectangular and circular fire altars for animal sacrifice

C. Depiction of a ship on a seal

D. Evidence of the use of the plow

Option d – Evidence of the use of the plow

Which of the following statements is true about the Kalchuri ruler of Ratanpur Pritvideva-I?

A. Pritvidev-I Pritivideveshwar constructed Temple at Ratanpur.

B. A scholar named Rajsekhar was in his court.

C. He assumed the title of Sakal Kosaladhipato.

D. He conquered Suvarnpur (Odisha).

Option c – He assumed the title of Sakal Kosaladhipato

Which of the following is/are NOT historical biography/biographies? 1. Dipavamsa 2. Harshacharita 3. Vikramankadevacharita 4. Prithvirajavijaya Select the correct answer from the code given below:

A. Only 1

B. Only 2 and 3

C. Only 2, 3 and 4

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Option a – Only 1

Which is called Lokayata Darshan.

A. Charvaka

B. Buddh

C. Samkhya

D. Jain

Option a – Charvaka

Who is called a ‘Crypto-Buddhist’?

A. Shamkara

B. Kapil

C. Charvaka

D. Patanjali

Option a – Shamkara

Who advocated ‘Neo-Buddhism’?

A. Shamkara

B. Radhakrishnan

C. Ramanuja

D. Ambedkar

Option d – Ambedkar

Who was the Court Physician of Kaniska?

A. Charaka

B. Susruta

C. Palakapya

D. Bhagabatta

Option a – Charaka

Who was the propounder of the Ajivika Sect?

A. Purana Kassapa

B. Pakuddha Kaccayana

C. Makkali Gosala

D. Ajita Keshakambalin

Option c – Makkali Gosala

Which of the following Indian Archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered the prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?

(A) Madho Swaroop Vatsa

(B) H.D. Sankalia

(D) V.N. Mishra

Option c – V.S. Wakankar

The main seat (Peeth) of the Varkari sect is

(A) Shringeri

(B) Pandharpur

(D) Varanasi

Option b – Pandharpur

In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?

(A) Kanganahalli

(B) Sanchi

(D) Sohgaura

Option a – Kanganahalli

Who was/were the 10th-century composer(s) of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham?

(A) Alvars

(B) Nayanars

(D) Sambandar

Option a – Alvars

Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions indicates that he did not abolish Capital Punishment?

(A) Minor Rock Edict I

(B) Pillar Edict IV

(D) Separate Kalinga Edict

Option c – Rock Edict XIII

Which one of the following statements about the Gupta period in Indian History is not correct?

(A) Sanskrit language and literature, after centuries of evolution, reached what has been described as a level of classical excellence through royal patronage.

(B) The status of women was redefined. They were entitled to formal education, and hence there were women teachers, philosophers, and doctors. Early marriage was prohibited by law, and they were given the right to property.

(C) Decentralization of administrative authority was impacted by increased grants of land and villages with fiscal and administrative immunities to priests and temples.

(D) Land grants paved the way for feudal developments and the emergence of serfdom in India, resulting in the depression of the peasantry.

Option b – The status of women was redefined. They were entitled to formal education, and hence there were women teachers, philosophers, and doctors. Early marriage was prohibited by law, and they were given the right to property

Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka?

(A) Vinaya Pitaka

(B) Sutta Pitaka

(D) Mahavamsa

Option c – Abhidhamma Pitaka

Who was the leader of the Gadar Party?

(A) Bhagat Singh

(B) Lala Hardayal

(D) V.D. Savarkar

Option b – Lala Hardayal

The Gadar Movement was founded by

(A) Ajit Singh

(B) Lala Hansraj

(D) Sohan Singh Bhakna

Option d – Sohan Singh Bhakna

Who amongst the following was the first Chairman of the Gadar Party?

(A) Lala Hardayal

(B) Sohan Singh Bhakna

(D) Keshar Singh

Option b – Sohan Singh Bhakna

Who among the following founded the ‘Gadar Party’?

(A) Lala Hardayal

(B) Lala Lajpat Rai

(D) Barkatullah

Option a – Lala Hardayal

The ‘Indian Home Rule Society’ was founded in

(A) 1900 A.D.

(B) 1901 A.D.

(D) 1905 A.D.

Option d – 1905 A.D

The Indian Home Rule Society in London was started by

(A) Annie Besant

(B) B.G. Tilak

(D) Shyamji Krishna Verma

Option d – Shyamji Krishna Verma

Shyamji Krishna Verma established. Indian Home Rule Society in

(A) London

(B) Paris

(D) San Francisco

Option a – London

Gadar Party was established in the year

(A) 1907

(B) 1913

(D) 1920

Option b – 1913

Who has propounded the doctrine of momentariness?

(A) Buddha

(B) Jaina

(D) Nyaya

Option a – Buddha

During the Neolithic Age, the earliest evidence of the origin of agriculture has been found at which of the following places in the North-Western region of the Indian sub-continent?

(A) Mundigak

(B) Mehargarh

(D) Balakot

Option b – Mehargarh

Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?

(A) Aitareya Brahmana

(B) Gopatha Brahmana

(D) Taittiriya Brahamana

Option a – Aitareya Brahmana

Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

(A) Chanhudaro

(B) Kot Diji

(D) Desalpur

Option c – Sohgaura

Varanasi, the ‘cultural capital of India,’ is mainly associated with

(A) Shaivism

(B) Vishnuism

(D) Sikhism

Option a – Shaivism

What were the two assemblies during the early Vedic period?

(A) Samiti

(B) Sabha

(D) Both (A) and (B)

Option d – Both (A) and (B)

Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?

(A) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti

(B) Parmar of Malwa

(D) Kalchuri of Tripuri

Option a – Chandelas of Jejakabhukti

Which one of the following is the highest value according to Charvaka?

(A) Dharma

(B) Artha

(D) Moksha

Option c – Kama

King Ashoka became Buddhist after he was horrified by the tyranny of the Kalinga War. It was in

(A) 258 B.C.

(B) 260 B.C.

(D) 327 B.C.

Option b – 260 B.C.

Information about which king is found in the ‘Kuruspal Inscription’?

(A) Harsha Gupta

(B) Kahapravar Raj

(D) Mahashivgupta Balarjun

Option c – Someshwar I

Anatmavada (no-self) is the doctrine of

(A) Sankhya

(B) Vedanta

(D) Jainism

Option c – Buddhism

In Ashoka’s administration, Rajukas looked after :

(a) religious matters

(b) collection of taxes

(d) administration of justice

Option d – administration of justice

The first scholar, who read Ashokan edicts, was :

(a) Stuart Pigott

(b) S.N.Rao

(d) James Princep

Option d – James Princep

The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by :

(a) Harsha

(b) Samudragupta

(d) Kanishka the scarcity of manpower

Option c – Pushyamitra Sunga

The earliest Tamil literature is termed as Sangam Literature because it was :

(a) A joint creation of one school of scholars

(b) Patronized by the rulers of the Sangam dynasty

(d) created at the sangam of three South Indian rivers

Option c – Standardized by an academy (sangam) of scholars and poets maintained by Pandya rulers

According to tradition, the Sangams flourished at different places. Which of the following places were associated with the three Sangams?

(a) Madura and Kapatpuram

(b) Madura, Kapatpuram, and Kaveripattanam

(d) Puhar and Madura

Option a – Madura and Kapatpuram

What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?

(a) Dravidian

(b) Pictographic

(d) Kharoshthi

Option c – Brahmi

What does the word ‘Ashoka’ literally mean?

(a) One with a pleasing appearance

(b) Beloved of gods

(d) Bereft of sadness

Option d – Bereft of sadness

Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?

(a) Kalsi

(b) Rummindei

(d) Maski

Option d – Maski

The oldest surviving Indian written record of historical significance belongs to the time of :

(a) Chandragupta Maurya

(b) Ashoka

(d) Kalhana

Option a – Chandragupta Maurya

The title ‘Devanam Piya’ was given to :

(a) Harsha

(b) Kanishka

(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Option c – Ashoka

The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is :

(a) Priyadarsi

(b) Dharmadeva

(d) Dharmakirti

Option a – Priyadarsi

Which of the following regions did not form part of Ashoka’s empire?

(a) Kashmir

(b) Taxila

(d) Kannauj

Option c – Madras

The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga War and its effects is :

(a) Girnar Rock Edict

(b) Minor Rock Edict III

(d) Minor Rock Edict XIII

Option d – Minor Rock Edict XIII

Sarnath’s Lion Capital is attributed to :

(a) Kanishka

(b) Harshavardhana

(d) Chandragupta

Option c – Ashoka

Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath pillar?

(a) Elephant

(b) Horse

(d) Humped bull

Option c – Deer

The term ‘Dhamma’ is :

(a) a Prakrit word

(b) a Sanskrit word

(d) None of these

Option a – a Prakrit word

Which of the following sites, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?

(a) Sarnath

(b) Sanchi

(d) Rampurva

Option d – Rampurva

The archaeological material, relating to the period of the Sangam literature, has been unearthed at:

(a) Madurai

(b) Thanjavur

(d) Brahmagiri

Option b – Thanjavur

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Fourteen Major Rock Edicts – Various Principles of Dhamma

(b) Seven Pillar Rock Edicts – Appendix to Rock Edicts

(d) Barabar Cave Inscription – Ashoka’s Tolerance

Option c – Bhabru inscription – New Administration by Asoka

The Iron Age burials in south India are characterized by:

(a) Ochre colored pottery

(b) Black and Red pottery

(d) None of the above

Option b – Black and Red pottery

The central point in Ashoka’s dhamma was:

(a) Loyalty to the king

(b) Peace and non-violence

(d) Religious tolerance

Option b – Peace and non-violence

The division of Mauryan State into seven elements was particularly mentioned in:

(a) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

(b) Ashokan edicts

(d) Megasthenes’ Indica

Option a – Kautilya’s Arthashastra

Which among the following materials were used for minting coins during the rule of the Mauryas?

(a) Gold and Silver

(b) Silver and Copper

(d) Gold and Copper

Option b – Silver and Copper

Which son of Ashoka was the only one to be mentioned by name in the edicts?

(a) Mahendra

(b) Tivara

(d) Jalauka

Option b – Tivara

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