Q.1 Who founded the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A-Krishna I
B- Dantidurga✓
C-Indra II
D-None of these
Q.2 Who founded the Sen dynasty?
A -Ballal Sen
B -Hemant Sen ✓
C -Vijaysen
D -Soorsen
Q.3 Which of the following was built by Krishna I, who was the king of Rashtrakuta dynasty?
A -Ajanta Caves
B -Ellora Caves
C -Ajanta Caves
D -Shiva Temples of Ellora✓
Q.4 Which period is called Vallabhi period?
A. -Kushan period
B. -Mauryan period
C. -Mahajanapada period
D. -Gupta period✓
Q.5 Indian cotton is more white than other cotton. Whose idea was this?
A -Alexander
B -Herodotus✓
C -Megasthenes
D -Ashoka
Q.6 Who was the last Mauryan emperor?
A -Ashoka
B -Brihadratha✓
C -Samprati
D -None of these
Q.7 Who wrote about Kathavathu in Abhidhamma?
A -Ashvaghosha
B -Mahakasap
C -Mowgliputta Tissa✓
D -None of these
Q.8 In which yajna sura was used in Vedic period?
A -Rajasuya
B -Putreshti
C -Sautramani✓
D -Ashwamedha
Q.9 The battle of ten kings took place on the bank of which river?
A -Vitasta
B -Parushani ✓
C -Ganga
D -Sindhu
Q.10 Who established Sompuri University?
A -Rampal
B -Dharampal✓
C -Gopal
D -None of these
Q.11 Whose coins were minted by the Kushanas?
A -Gold
B -Silver
C -Copper
D -All of the above✓
Q.12 Which university was founded by Rampal?
A -Sompuri
B -Jagdal✓
C -Vallabhi
D -None of these
Q.13 From which lineage was Gautam Buddha’s mother Mahamaya?
A -Lichchavi
B -Solanki
C -Shakya
D -Koli✓
Q.14 Who developed Vallabhi University?
A -Gopal
B -Kumargupta
C -Dharmapala
D Bhattarak✓
Q.15 Who developed Vikramshila University?
A -Mahendrapal
B -Dharampal✓
C -Gopal
D -Kumarpal
Q.16 Nalanda University was developed during whose period?
A -Chandragupta
B -Skandagupta
C -Kumaragupta✓
D -Samudragupta
Q.17 Which part of Buddhism does not believe in idol worship?
A -Hinayana✓
B -Mahayana
C -Vajrayana
D -None of these
Q.18 Which pitaka tells about the ethical code of conduct?
A -Vinaya Pitaka✓
B -Abhidhamma Pitaka
C -Sutta Pitaka
D -None of these
Q.19 Which text tells about the teachings of Buddhism?
A -Abhidhamma Pitaka
B -Vinaya Pitaka
C -Sutta Pitaka ✓
D -b and c
Q.20 During whose period did the Mahayana sect of Buddhism develop?
A -Ashok
B -Kalashok
C -Kanishka✓
D -Ajatashatru
Q.21 Maurya was a metaphor in administration —–
(A) stage-manager
(B) Testing of gold, silver and copper
(C) Testing of coins✓
(D) study of maths
Q.22 In the Maurya period, the head of measurement and weight was ——-
(A) Head of the Institution
(B) Lavanadhyaksha
(C) Head of Duty
(D) Pautvadhyaksh✓
Q.23 The famous ruler of ancient India, who adopted Jainism in the last days of his life—-
(A) Chandragupta Maurya✓
(B) Ashok
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Bindusara
Q.24 Indica was written as—–
(A) Seleucus
(B) Megasthenes✓
(C) Kalidas
(D) Pliny
Q.25 The reign of Ashoka in India was——–
(A) 273-232 BC✓
(B) 273-242 BC
(C) 273-222 BC
(D) none of these
Q.26 Which of the following ancient Tamil texts are related to grammar?
(A) Shilpadikaram
(B) Manimekhale
(C) Tolkappiyam✓
(D) Purananuru
Q.27 Who among the following was the first to launch gold currency on a large scale?
(A) Kujul Kadphises
(B) Vim Cudges✓
(C) Milind
(D) Kanishk
Q.28 The commercial establishment of Rome in India was first discovered in which of the following?
(A) Arikamedu✓
(B) Muziris
(C) Bharuch
(D) Tamralipi
Q.29 Who among the following gave protection to Charak?
(A) Chandragupta II
(B) Milind
(C) Pushyamitra Shunga
(D) Kanishk✓
Q.30 Who among the following was Tocharian?
(A) Hind-Yavan
(B) Saka
(C) Parthians
(D) Kushan✓
Indian History GK Questions
Q.31 Shunga ruler Agnimitra was the hero of the work of which of the following writers?
(A) Patanjali
(B) Ashvaghosha
(C) Kalidas✓
(D) arrow
Q.32 What is considered the beginning of idol worship?
(A) Pre-Aryan period
(B) Later Vedic period
(C) Maurya period
(D) Kushan period✓
Q.33 The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built—-
(A) Prataparudra
(B) Anantvarman
(C) Narasimha 1✓
(D) Narasimha 2
Q.34 There were Indagai and Valangai.
(A) Social class✓
(B) Shaivism
(C) State function
(D) Vaishnava cult
Q.35 Was Pattinam?
(A) Temple-city
(B) Industrial City
(C) port-city✓
(D) trading town
Q.36 Who was to write Mahabharata in Tamil language during the Sangam period?
(A) Kamban
(B) Kuttan✓
(C) Villiputtar Alvar
(D) Perundevanar
Q.37 Who among the following discovered the monsoon?
(A) Herodotus
(B) Hippelas✓
(C) Homer
(D) Ptolemy
Q.38 Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
(A) residents of Murugan hill areas
(B) Varun Vanik✓
(C) Krishna shepherd
(D) Korvai warrior
Q.39 The Kushan rulers were also known by which of the following names?
(A) Yu-Chi✓
(B) Hind-Yavan
(C) Macedonian
(D) Pahlava
Q.40 The language of religious Buddhist texts written during the reign of the Kushan ruler Kanishka was?
(A) Pali
(B) Prakrit
(C) Sanskrit✓
(D) All these
Q.41 In which state is Isampur Neem, a center of stone tool manufacturing located?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Goa
(C) Karnataka✓
(D) Rajasthan
Q.42 Are there palynology studies?
(A) Ancient Vegetation Remains
(B) pollen grains✓
(C) Ancient animal remains
(D) Examination of animal bones
Q.43 Where is Gufkral located?
(A) Swat Valley
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Indus Valley✓
(D) Ganges river valley
Q.44 The flourishing period of Harappan Civilization was…..
(A) 1000-600 B.C.
(B) 2250-1750 B.C.✓
(C) 1500-1000 B.C.
(D) 1200-800 B.C.
Q.45 Where have the bronze dancer statues been excavated?
(A) Mohenjodaro✓
(B) Harappa
(C) Chanhudaro
(D) Kalibanga
Q.46 Which of the following was not included in Shruti literature?
(A) Brahmin
(B) Vedanga✓
(C) Aranyaka
(D) Upanishads
Q.47 Which of the following Shaivism emerged first?
(A) Kapalika
(B) Kalamukh
(C) Pashupat✓
(D) Kanpata
Q.48 What is the meaning of chromaticity?
(A) Religious assemblies
(B) the end of social classes; mix✓
(C) Association of Traders
Q.49 Which of the following was not an ‘Agriculture Tax’?
(A) part
(B) Kara
(C) Fee✓
(D) Haliwakar
Q.50 Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to?
(A) Idra
(B) Aditi
(C) Gayatri
(D) Savrit✓