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History Quiz
Q1. Who was the chola king who brought Ganga from north to south?
(a) Raja Raja chola.
(b) Mahendra.
(c) Rajendra chola.
(d) Parantaka.
S1. (C)
- Rajendra chola defeated north indian emperors and take the title gangakonda.
Q2. Who was the first ruler of pala dynasty?
(a) Gopala.
(b) Vivyanathan.
(c) Dharmapala.
(d) Bhaskaran.
S2. (a)
- Gopala was the first ruler of pala dynasty.
- Pala dynasty ruled in bihar and bengal between 8th and 12th
Q3. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
(a) Mauryas.
(b) Nandas.
(c) Gupta’s.
(d) Cholas.
S3. (C)
- The Gupta’s minted gold coins in abundance also known as dinars.
- The coins were depicted with the images of ruler’s in various pose.
- Some coins depicted samudragupta playing Veena.
Q4. By which Charter Act , the east india company monopoly of trade with China come to an end?
(a) Charter Act 1793.
(b) Charter Act 1813.
(C) Charter Act 1833.
(d) Charter Act 1855.
S4. (b)
- By the Charter Act of 1813 the trade monopoly of East india company comes to an end.
- But the monopoly on the tea trade with China was unchanged.
Q5. Odhisa’s world famous Konark sun temple was built by?
(a) krishnadev rai.
(b) Ashoka.
(C) Chandragupta.
(d) Narasimhadeva.
S5. (d)
- Konark sun temple was built by King Narsimha deva of eastern ganga dynasty.
- It is situated at Konark , Orissa .
- It is a part of UNESCO World Heritage site.
Q6. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which Language?
(a) Santali.
(b) Munda.
(c) Awadhi.
(d) Sanskrit.
S6. (C) Ramcharitmanas was written by Goswami Tulsidas in 16th century.
- It is written in awadhi , which is an indo – Aryan Language.
Q7. Pitts India act of 1784 was a/an?
(a) white paper.
(b) Regulating act.
(c) ordinance.
(d) Resolution.
S7. (b)
- Pitts India act of 1784 was a Regulating act by this act dual archy has established by the formation of board of control.
Q8. Who among the following is known as the father of the Indian Renaissance?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
(b) Rabindranath Tagore.
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
(d) Swami Vivekananda.
S8. (a)
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy was known as the father of the Indian Renaissance.
Q9. There are no politics deviod of religion is stated by?
(a) Nehru.
(b) Gandhi.
(c) Vinoba bhave.
(d) Jaya Prakash Narayan.
S9. (b)
- Gandhiji said there is no politics devoid of relegion and politics bereft of religion is death trap.
Q10. Who among the following was the viceroy of India when Indian University act , 1904 was passed?
(a) Lord Dufferin.
(b) Lord Lansdowne.
(C) Lord Minto.
(d) Lord Curzon.
S10. (d)
During the time period of Indian University act , 1904 lord Curzon was the viceroy of India
Q11. The Harappan civilization was discussed in the year?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1922.
S11. (C)
- First Harappan civilization was discovered in 1921.
Q12. Which was the backbone of Indus economy?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Trade.
(c) Wheel made.
(d) carpentry.
S12. (a)
- The Indus economy was based on agriculture and agricultural surplus.
Q13. A collective term used by the Jain’s for their sacred books is?
(a) prabandhas.
(b) Angas.
(c) Nibandhas.
(d) chartis.
S13. (b)
- Angas are 45 sacred texts of Jainism based on the discourse of the Thirthankara.
Q14. Who among the following was ruler from the kushan dynasty?
(a) Vikaram Aditya.
(b) Danti Durga.
(C) Khadphises I.
(d) Pushyamitra.
S14. (C)
- Khadphises I founded the kushan dynasty in 78 A.D. kushan was belonged to U-CHI Kabila.
Q15.Indias trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the?
(a) Arabs.
(b) Hungarians.
(C) Huns.
(d) Turks.
S15. (c)
- The Huns were the nomadic tribes of the Central Asia.
- The Huns invaded the Roman Empire under their leader Attila in 454 A.D.
Q16. Who of the following attended all the three round table conference?
(a) Nehru.
(b) Ambedkar.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) subhash chandra bose.
S16.(a)
- Three round table conference were held in London in 1930 , 1931 , 1932 .
- B.R Ambedkar attended all the three round table conference.
Q17. The Arya samaj is against?
(a) Existence of God.
(b) Rituals and idol- worship.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Islam.
S17. (b)
- Arya samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875 they opposed the rituals and idol – worship.
Q18. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
(a) valmiki.
(b) veda vyasa.
(c) Vishnu Sharma.
(d) Tulsidas.
S18. (C)
- The panchtantra was written by Vishnu Sharma.
Q19. Who among of the following was the viceroy of India when Indian University act , 1904 was passed?
(a) Lord Dufferin.
(b) Lord Lansdowne.
(c) Lord Minto.
(d) Lord Curzon.
- (d)
- During the time period of Indian University act, 1904 lord Curzon was the viceroy of India.
Q20. Satyagraha finds expression in?
(a) Sudden outbursts of violence.
(b) Armed conflicts.
(C) Non- cooperation.
(d) Communal riots.
S20. (C)
- Satyagraha expressed in non – cooperation , non- violence was the basic features of this satyagraha.
Q21. When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha?
(a) Vinoba Bhave.
(b) sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
(c) Abbas Tayyabji.
(d) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.
S21. (C)
- After Gandhiji arrest in 1930, He appointed Abbas Tayyabji as the leader of Salt Satyagraha.
- He was also called “Grand old man of Gujarat”.
Q22. “Go back to Vedas” this call given by?
(a) Ramakrishna paramhansa.
(b) vivekananda.
(c) Jyotiba Phule.
(d) Dayanand Saraswati.
S22. (d)
- Swami Vivekanand saraswati gave the slogan “ Go back to Vedas” .
- He was the founder of Arya samaj ,. A Hindu reform movements of the Vedic tradition.
Q23. Who was the first muslim president of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
(b) Badruddin Tayyabji.
(c) sir Syed ahmad khan.
(d) Abdul Kalam Azad.
S23. (b)
- 3rd congress session of Indian National Congress which was held in Madras was presided by Badruddin Tayyabji.
- He was also the founding member of Bombay presidency association.
Q24. Who among the following was ruler from the kushan dynasty?
(a) Vikaram Aditya.
(b) Danti Durga.
(C) Khadphises I.
(d) Pushyamitra.
S24. (C)
- Khadphises I founded the kushan dynasty in 78 A.D. kushan was belonged to U-CHI Kabila.
Q25.The capital of the maurayan kingdom was located at?
(a) Pataliputra.
(b) Vaishali.
(C) Lumbini.
(d) Gaya.
S25. (a)
- The capital of Mauryan kingdom was pataliputra.
Q26. Vikramshila University was founded by?
(a) Chandra Gupta maurya.
(b) Kanishka.
(c) Dharampala.
(d) Pulakesin II.
S26.(c)
- The vikaramshila University was founded by King Dharampala of pala dynasty.
- It was destroyed during an attack by Bhaktiyar dynasty of Delhi sultanate.
Q27. Which was the only india site with an artificial brick dockyard?
(a) Lothal.
(b) Kalibanga.
(c) Harappa.
(d) Mohenjo Daro.
S27. (a)
- Lothal was the Port City of Indus valley civilization.
- It was located at saragwala , Gujarat.
- A massive dockyard was found at Lothal which is supposed to be the earliest dock in the history of the world.
Q28. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
(a) valmiki.
(b) veda vyasa.
(c) Vishnu Sharma.
(d) Tulsidas.
S28. (C)
- The panchtantra was written by Vishnu Sharma.
Q29. Chalukya temples at Dilwara are situated in?
(a) Madhya Pradesh.
(b) Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Rajasthan.
(d) Haryana.
S29. (C)
- Dilwara temple are situated near Mount Abu , rajasthan.
- These were built between 11th and 13th century A.D.
- Dilwara temple complex consists of five Jain temples.
- The temple’s are known for its most beautiful cravings in marble.
Q30. Satyagraha finds expression in?
(a) Sudden outbursts of violence.
(b) Armed conflicts.
(C) Non- cooperation.
(d) Communal riots.
S30. (C)
- Satyagraha expressed in non – cooperation , non- violence was the basic features of this satyagraha.
