100 MCQ on History with Answer
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1. Harihara Raya I who ruled the
Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
A. Sangama
Dynasty
B. Saluva
Dynasty
C. Tuluva
Dynasty
D. Aravidu
Dynasty
Answer A
2. During the Gupta Empire, the
term “UPARIKARA” was used for
A. An extra
tax levied on all subjects.
B. Periodic
supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc.
C. It was a
voluntary offering by people to the king.
D. King’s
customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the
production.
Answer A
3. Tuluva Narasa who ruled the
Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1491-1503 belonged to which dynasty?
A. Sangama
Dynasty
B. Saluva
Dynasty
C. Tuluva
Dynasty
D. Aravidu
Dynasty
Answer C
4. Chola Empire was divided into:
A. Mandalams,
Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
B. Mandalams,
Nadu, Malkhand & Avanti
C. Mandalams,
Bhoomi, Avanti &Valanadu
D. Mandalams,
Nadu, Kurram & Malkhand
Answer A
5. For which period did Harihara
Raya II of Sangma dynasty ruled the Vijaynagara Empire?
A. 1446-1465
B. 1485-1491
C. 1491-1505
D. 1377-1404
Answer D
6. The traces of Janapadas and
Mahajanpadas are found in___?
A. Vedic text
B. Buddha
text
C. Jaina text
D. All the
above
Answer D
7. Which one of the following was
the capital of Kosala?
A. Sravasti
B. Shuktimati
C. Kaushambi
D. Indraprastha
Answer A
8. Champa was the capital
of which one of the following Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
A. Anga
B. Magadha
C. Vajji
D. Kasi
Answer A
9. Bimbisara was the founder of
which one of the following dynasties?
A. Nanda
B. Haryanka
C. Maurya
D. Shunga
Answer B
10. A Janapadin was the ___ of a
janapada.
A. Servant
B. Minister
C. Army
General
D. Ruler
Answer D
11. Which of the following Mughal King reign during
the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Answer D
12. Which of these is not correctly matched regarding the reign of
Shahjahan?
A. Chintamani
- Hindi poet
B. Jagannath
Pandit - Poet laureate
C. Asaf Khan
- Wazir
D. Sunder Das
- Singer
Answer D
13.
Consider the following statement (s) related to the Zeb-un-nisa
I. Zeb-un-nisa chose to live
voluntarily with Shah Jahan and later was awarded great honour by
Aurangzeb
II. Zeb-un-nisa was the sister of Shah
Jahan
Codes:
A. Both I and
II are correct
B. Both I and
II are incorrect
C. Only I is
correct
D. Only II is
correct
Answer C
14.
Which of the following are correct regarding Shahjahan? I. Ousted
the Portuguese from Hugli II. Created the office of Amin for assessment of
revenue III. Kahabat
Khan was appointed governor of Lahore IV. Ali
Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals Codes:
A. I, II and
III
B. I, II and
IV
C. II, III
and IV
D. All the
above
Answer B
15.
Consider the following statement (s) related to the Dara Shikoh I. Dara
Shikoh was the youngest son of Shahjahan II. Dara
Shikoh was the devotee of Qadiri Silsila Codes:
A. Both I and
II are correct
B. Both I and
II are incorrect
C. Only I is
correct
D. Only II is
correct
Answer D
16. What is the full name of Aurangzeb?
A.
Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
B. Nuruddin
Mohammed Aurangzeb
C.
Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
D. Nasiruddin
Mohammed Aurangzeb
Answer A
17.
Aurangzeb came to power after winning the war of succession and by defeating
his three brothers
A. Dara
B. Shuja
C. Askari
D. Murad
Answer C
18.
Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
A. Tegh
Bahadur
B. Arjun Dev
C. Hargobind
D. Gobind
Singh
Answer A
19.
Which of these is not one of the titles adopted by Aurangzeb?
A. Alamgir
B. Padshah
C. Sultan
Sulaiman
D. Ghazi
Answer C
20.
Which one of the following traders first came to India during the Mughal
period?
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. Danish
D. Britis
Answer A
21. Who is the excavator of
Harappa site?
A.
Daya ram sahni
B. Rakhal das Bannerji
C. Mackey
D. B.K. Thapar
Answer
A
22. Dholavira is situated at the
bank of River:
A.
Indus
B. Ravi
C. Luni
D. Ghaggar
Answer
C
23.
What is true about Lothal - ancient site?
I.
Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization.
II. It was excavated by the S.R. Rao
III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.
Code:
A.
Only I , II
B. Only I, III
C. II, III
D. All of the above
Answer
A
24. Which is the correct
chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization?
I.
Mohenjo-Daro
II. Chanhudaro
III. Harappa
IV. Lothal
Select the correct code:
A.
III, I, II & IV
B. I, III, II & IV
C. II, I, III & IV
D. III, IV, II & I
Answer
A
25. In the Vedic age, who was the
head of “Grama”?
A.
Kulapa
B. Gramini
C. Vispati
D. Gopati
Answer
B
26. Which of the following is
true regarding the Aryan Economy?
I.
Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage.
II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them.
III. Coins were known to them.
A.
Only I
B. II, III
C. I, III
D. All of the above
Answer
A
27. The local name of Mohenjodaro
is:
A.
Mould of the living
B. Mould of the tree
C. Mould of the dead
D. Mould of the survivor
Answer
C
28. Choose the Incorrect pair:
A.
Yoga darshan
Patanjali
B.
Mimansa
Jaimini
C.
Vedant
Badarayana
D. Nyaya Darshana Kapila
Answer
D
29. Who were the immediate
successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?
A.
Pandyas
B. Sungas
C. Kushanas
D. Satvahanas
Answer
B
30. Which one of the following
item was collected only in case under the Mauryas?
A.
Kara
B. Bhaga
C. Pranaya
D. Hiranya
Answer C
31. What was the time period of
Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?
A. 2400 BC -
1700 BC
B. 2500 BC -
1700 BC
C. 2400 BC -
1750 BC
D. 2500 BC -
1750 BC
Answer D
32. Which one of the following
was an important Port of the eastern coast during Gupta period?
A. Kalyan
B. Tamralipti
C. Sopara
D. Baroch
Answer B
33. The temple of Konark was
built by Narasimha of the
A. Maratha
Administration
B. Chola
Administration
C. Ganga
Administration
D. Vijayanagar
Administration
Answer C
34. Which among the following is
the oldest dynasty?
A. Maurya
B. Gupta
C. Kushan
D. Kanva
Answer A
35. Aryabhatta, believed to have
been born in the 5th century AD, was a most renowned scholar of:
A. Astronomy
B. Biology
C. Medicine
D. Physiology
Answer A
36. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli
in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
A. Ashoka
B.
Chandragupta Maurya
C.
Samudragupta
D.
Chandragupta II
Answer D
37. Who of the following was a contemporary
of Alexander the Great?
A. Bimbisara
B.
Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D.
Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer B
38. Gupta Empire declined in the
fifth century A. D. as a consequence of
A. Chalukya
raids
B. Greek
invasion
C. Hun
invasion
D. Pallava
raids
Answer C
39. Whose achievements are
recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A.
Chandragupta Maurya
B. Samudra
Gupta
C.
Vikramaditya
D. Skand
Gupta
Answer B
40. Who among the following
Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
A. Vima
Kadphises
B. Vima Taktu
C. Vasishka
D. Kujula
Kadphises
Answer A
41. Who was the first Gupta ruler
who assumed the title of Maharadhiraha?
A.
Skandhgupta
B.
Chandragupta I
C.
Chandragupta II
D.
kumaragupta
Answer B
42. Which of the following
statement is wrong?
A.
Chandragupa I started the Gupta Era in 319- 20 AD.
B.
Samudragupta was the greatest king of Gupta dynasty.
C.
Chandragupta II was succeeded by his son Skandagupta.
D. During the
reign of Skandagupta, Gupta Empire was invaded by Huns.
Answer C
43. Who was the last great
ruler of Gupta dynasty?
A.
Skandagupta
B.
Kumaragupta I
C.
Chandragupta Ii
D. None Of
these
Answer A
44. Which of the following is
incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?
A. Bhukti…….province
B.
Vishya……state
C.
Vithika…..city
D.
Gram…….village
Answer B
45. Choose the correct option
I. Dharmpala was the founder
of the Pala Empire.
II. Mihir Bhoja belongs to
Pratihar dynasty.
III. Mihir bhoja was the devotee
of Lord KRISHNA.
A. Only I, II
B. Only I,
III
C. Only II
D. All of the
above
Answer C
46. Who among the following
foreigners was the first to visit India?
A.
Hiuen-Tsang
B.
Megasthenese
C. I Ching
D. Fahien
Answer B
47. Which of the following are
two works of Kalidasa?
A.
Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya
B. Kumara
Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
C. Malti
Madhava and Kumara Sambhava
D. Malti
Madhav and Kumara Sambhava
Answer B
48. Who was the first Indo-Greek
king, who became Buddhist?
A. Antiochus
II
B.
Apollodotus I
C. Apollodotus
II
D. Menander
II
Answer D
49. Who among the following built
the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola ?
A.
Chandragupta Maurya
B. Kharvela
C.
Amoghavarsha
D.
Chamundaraya
Answer D
50. Which among the following
Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
A. Abhaya
Mudra
B. Dhyana
Mudra
C.
Dharmachakra Mudra
D.
Bhumisparsa Mudra
Answer C
51. What were the crops raised by the Harappans?
I. Cotton
II. Wheat
III. Barley
IV. Peas
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below:
A. I,
II, III and IV
B. I,
II and III
C.
II, III and IV
D. II
and III
Answer A
52. Which of the following
statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?
A.
The Harappans were phallus worshippers.
B.
They worshipped gods in the form of human beings.
C.
They placed their gods in temples.
D.
They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess.
Answer C
53. Which of the following
statements about the Rigvedic Aryans is incorrect?
A. We
do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period.
B. We
have some indications of polyandry in this period.
C.
There are no examples of child marriage in this period.
D.
The practice of levirate was known.
Answer A
54. Who among the following
occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?
A.
Indra
B.
Prajapati
C.
Agni
D.
Varuna
Answer B
55. Which type of pottery was
most popular with the Later Vedic people?
A.
Black-slipped Ware
B.
Black and Red Ware
C.
Painted Grey Ware
D.
Red Ware
Answer D
56. Which of the doctrines of
Jainism was added by Mahavira?
A. Do
not speak a lie.
B.
Observe continence.
C. Do
not commit violence.
D. Do
not steal.
Answer B
57. Who is said to be responsible
for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
A.
Ajatashatru
B. Chandragupta
Maurya
C.
Bimbisara
D.
Mahapadma Nanda
Answer B
58. In what respect did Jainism
differ from Buddhism?
A. In
its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
B. In
denying the authority of the Vedas
C. In
opposing animal sacrifice
D. In
its attitude towards trade
Answer A
59. The Pitaka that contains
pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the
conduct of the order is:
A.
Vinaya Pitaka
B.
Sutta Pitaka
C.
Abhidhamma Pitaka
D.
All the three Pitakas
Answer A
60. The Veda that contains charms
and spells toward off evils and diseases is
A.
Rigveda
B.
Atharvaveda
C.
Samaveda
D.
Yajurveda
Answer B
61. In Jainism, 'Perfect
Knowledge' is referred to as
A.
Nirvana
B.
Ratna
C.
Kaivalya
D.
Jina
Answer C
62. The daughter who milks
animals in the Vedic period was known as
A.
Kubha
B.
Duhitr
C.
Komi
D.
Sardha
Answer B
63. Bimbisara was succeeded by.
A.
Ashoka
B.
Ajatashatru
C.
Vasudeva
D.
Chandragupta Maurya
Answer B
64. Which of the following Kushan
kings, who assumed the title "the Lord of the Whole World"?
A.
Kadphises I
B.
Kadphises II
C.
Kanishka
D.
Huvishka
Answer B
65. The fourth Buddhist Council
was held at.
A.
Pataliputra
B.
Vaishali
C.
Kundalavana
D.
Bodh Gaya
Answer C
66. Megasthenes was succeeded as
ambassador by
A.
Darius
B.
Demetrius
C.
Deimachos
D.
Philip
Answer C
67. Match List-I with List-II and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
List-II
A.
Ashoka's
son
1. Brihadratha
B.
Conqueror
of
2. Ashvaghosha Yarkand
C.
Buddhist
Monk
3. Kanishka
D.
Last Mauryan ruler
4. Kunala
Codes:
A B C D
(a)
1 2 3 4
(b)
4 3 2 1
(c)
3 1 4 2
(d)
2 1 3 4
Answer B
68. The author of the "The
Peri plus of the Erythraean Sea’ was a :
A.
Historian
B.
Poet
C.
Sailor
D.
Musician
Answer C
69. During Karikala's rule the
important Chola port was
A.
Calicut
B.
Puhar
C.
Korkai
D.
Thondi
Answer B
70. The most famous Chera ruler
was
A.
Udiyanjeral
B.
Nedunjeraladan
C.
Senguttuvan
D.
Sengannan
Answer C
71. The most important source of
our information on ancient India's cultural history are:
A.
archaeological excavations
B.
antiquities and monuments
C. literature
and epics
D.
inscriptions and coins
Answer C
72. The granary discovered at
Harappa was located:
A.
within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
B. in
the "Lower town'
C.
near the river Ravi
D.
beside the western gate of the city
Answer C
73. Match List-I with List-II and
select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
List-II
a.
Rock-cut
Rathas
1. Ellora
b.
Kailasa
Temple
2. Mahabalipuram
c.
Brihadisvara
Temple
3. Nachnakuthara
d.
Parvati
Temple
4. Thanjavur
Codes:
A B C D
(a)
1 2 4 3
(b)
1 4 2 3
(c)
2 4 3 1
(d)
2 1 4 3
Answer D
74.
In his inscriptions Ashoka calls himself:
A.
Devanampriya Priyadarshni king
B.
Asoka Priyadarshi
C.
Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)
D.
Daivaputra
Answer A
75. Which one of the following
Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?
A.
Surkotada
B. Rangpur
C.
Sutkagendor
D.
Desalpur
Answer C
76. Which one of the following
Indus cities has houses with doors on the main streets?
A.
Lothal
B.
Surkotada
C.
Chanhudaro
D.
Banawali
Answer A
77. Which of the all Harappan
sites, which has the most impressive drainage system?
A.
Harappa
B.
Banawali
C.
Dhaulavira
D.
Mohenjodaro
Answer A
78. Which of the following was
not one of the ruling dynasties of South India in the Sangam Age?
A.
Chola
B.
Chera
C.
Pandya
D.
Pallava
Answer D
79. Which was probably the most
popular assembly in which even women enjoyed an equal status with men in the
Early Vedic period?
A.
Sabha
B.
Samiti
C.
Gana
D.
Vidatha
Answer D
80. Which one of following pairs
is not correctly matched?
A.
Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music
B.
Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine
C.
Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
D.
Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals
Answer C
81. In which one of the following
do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of Mauryas?
A.
The Arthashastra of Kautilya
B.
The account of Megasthenes
C.
The Mudrarakshasa
D.
Mauryan inscription
Answer B
82. The Mehrauli pillar
inscription belongs to the period of the:
A.
Mauryas
B.
Kushanas
C.
Sungas
D.
Guptas
Answer D
83. Which one of the following
works deals with the history of Kashmir?
A.
Gaudavaho
B.
Harshacharita
C.
Rajatarangini
D.
Vikramankadevacharita
Answer C
84. Which one of the following
mentioned division of the Mauryan Society into seven classes?
A.
Ashoka's Edicts
B.
Indica
C.
Kautilya's Arthshastra
D.
Vishnu Purana
Answer B
85. The varnas came to be
transformed into the hereditary castes during the:
A.
Later Vedic period
B.
Gupta period
C.
Mauryan period
D.
Vedic period
Answer A
86. Consider the following statement(s)
what Ajanta Painting portray
I. Buddhist
elements
II. Secular aspects
III. Jain culture
Which of these statements is/are
correct?
A.
Only I
B.
Both I and II
C. I,
II and III
D.
Only III
Answer A
87. Which one of the following
pairs is NOT correctly matched?
A.
Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
B.
Kakatiyas : Warangal
C.
Pallavas : Devagiri
D.
Chalukyas : Kalyani
Answer C
88. Which one of the following is
associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?
A.
Visit of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang
B. Significant
contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
C.
Significant contribution to poetry and literature by Banabhatta
D.
Macedonian invasion
Answer B
89. Who among the following wrote
commentaries on Harshavardhana's administration and the court life
in Kannauj?
A.
AI-Beruni
B.
Fa-Hien
C.
Hiuen-Tsang
D.
Ibn Batutah
Answer C
90. The Jaina saint credited with
the spread of Jainism in Karnataka (south India) was:
A.
Bhadrabahu
B.
Adinatha
C.
Parshvanatha
D.
Mahavira
Answer A
91. The greatest Chola king in
the dynasty of the Cholas of Thanjavur was
A.
Parantaka
B.
Rajaraja-I
C.
Rajendra-I
D.
Kulottunga
Answer B
92. The main focus of the
Rigvedic culture was
A.
Indo-Gangetic Valley
B.
Punjab and Delhi region
C.
Indus Valley
D.
Region between the Swat and the Indus
Answer C
93. The Veda, which is partly a
prose work, is
A.
Atharvaveda
B.
Samaveda
C.
Yajurveda
D.
Rigveda
Answer C
94. Match List-I with List-II and
choose the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
List-II
A.
Nyaya
1. Jaimini
B.
Vaisheshika
2. Badarayana
C.
Sankhya
3. Gautam
D.
Yoga
4. Kanada
E.
Purva
Mimamsa
5. Kapila
F.
Uttara
Mimamsa
6. Patanjali
Codes:
A B C D E F
(a)
5 6 4 1 2 3
(b)
4 3 2 1 5 6
(c)
3 4 5 6 1 2
(d)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Answer C
95. Nagarjuna is known as the
Einstein of India because:
A.
Like Einstein he had a rare insight into the nature of the universe.
B. He
was one of the greatest physicists of all time.
C. He
propounded the theory of Shunyavada similar to Einstein's theory of Relativity.
D. He
was a great dialectician.
Answer C
96. Which of the following is not
matched correctly?
A.
Vardhamana Mahavira's father-Siddhartha
B.
Vardhamana Mahavira's mother- Trisala
C.
Vardhamana Mahavira's wife-Yashoda
D.
Vardhamana Mahavira's daughter-Cheiiana
Answer D
97. In which of the following
sects was Bindusara interested?
A.
Buddhism
B.
Jainism
C.
Ajivakas
D.
Lokayata
Answer C
98. The correct descending order
of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was
A.
Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta
B.
Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika
C.
Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka
D.
Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
Answer D
99. Harappan weapons were made of
A.
stone
B.
copper
C.
bronze
D.
all the above
Answer D
100. Which one of the four varnas
mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in
the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
A.
Brahmanas
B.
Kshatriyas
C.
Vaishyas
D.
Shudras
Answer D
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