History Test series 4

1. The earliest city discovered in India was

               (a). Harappa

               (b). Punjab

               (c). Mohenjo Daro

               (d). Sindh

2. The ‘Great Bath’ of Harappan Valley Civilization is founded at

               (a). Harappa

               (b). Mohenjo-Daro

               (c). Ropar

               (d). Kalibangan

3. The Earliest Settlements of Aryan tribes were at

               (a). Ganga & Brahmaputra

               (b). Indus River Valley

               (c). Sapta Sindhu

4. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?

               (a). Sama Veda

               (b). Atharva Veda

               (c). Yajur Veda

               (d). Rig Veda

5. How many kingdoms were there in the Mahajanapadas

               (a). 12

               (b). 14

               (c). 16

               (d). 18

6. Which Mahajanpada was most powerful?

               (a). Kuru

              (b). Magadha

               (c). Panchala

               (d). Kosala

7. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s Court was

               (a). Kautilya

               (b). Seleucus Nicator

               (c). Megasthenes

               (d). Bernier

8. Which Mauryan Emperor was called Devanam Piyadassi?

               (a). Chandragupta Maurya

               (b). Bindusara

               (c). Ashoka

               (d).  Brihadratha

9. Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?

               (a). Chandragupta Maurya

               (b). Samudragupta

               (c). Chandragupta II

10. Who was the founder of Nalanda University?

               (a). Vikramaditya

               (b). Chandragupta

               (c). Akbar

               (d). Kumaragupta

11. The first Tirthankara of the Jains was

               (a). Arishtanemi

               (b). Parshvanath

               (c). Ajitanath

              (d). Rishabhanatha

12. Buddha means

               (a). The Enlightened one

               (b). The Religious Preacher

               (c). Nirvana Reacher

               (d). The Powerful priest

13. The first Muslim to invade India was

               (a). Mahmud of Ghazni

               (b). Mohammad Bin Qasim

               (c). Mohammad Ghori

               (d). Qutb al-Din Aibak

14. ____ was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi

               (a). Qutb al-Din Aibak

               (b). Mohammad Bin Qasim

               (c). Mohammad Ghori

               (d). Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur

15. The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of____

               (a). Alauddin Khilji

               (b). Aibak

               (c). Feroz Shah Tughlaq

               (d). Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

16. Who was the European traveller who settled down in India and never returned back to his home

               (a). Ibn Battuta

               (b). Bernier

               (c). Marco Polo

17. The Jizya tax a was tax levied on

               (a). Tax on the Muslims

               (b). Tax on Non-Muslims

               (c). Tax on custom duties

18. The Maratha kingdom was founded by

               (a). Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

               (b). Sambhaji

               (c). Peshwa Baji Rao

               (d). Ramchandra Pant

19. Under the Maratha confederacy, the title of the Prime Minister was called

               (a). Pradhāna

               (b). Sumant

               (c). Peshwa

               (d). Başbakan

20. The Kohinoor diamond was taken from which of the following Sikh king

               (a). Maharaja Ranjit Singh

               (b). Maharaja Duleep Singh

               (c). Maharaja Kharak Singh

               (d). Maharani Chand Kaur