Ancient Indian History Quiz-4 For SSC CGL Examination 2016

ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY TEST-4

1. Who among the following writer wrote the famous epic ‘Manimekalai’:

a. Madhavi                           

b. Sattnar                             

c. Gautam                             

c. Jaimini

2. What was Southern king called in Vedic period:

a. Sawrat                                          

b. Samrat                              

c. Virat                                              

d. Bhoja

3. ‘Sankhya’ was written by:

a. Kapil                                             

b. Gautam                             

c. Kanada                             

d. Vyasa

4. What was the capital of Mahajanpadas ‘Gandhara’:

a. Potna                                            

b. Taxila                               

c. Vaishali                             

d. Champa

5. Where was the second Buddhist Council took place:

a. Kashmir                            

b. Pataliputra                                   

c. Vaishali                             

d. Gopa

6. Who is considered as the founder of ‘Buddhist Logic’:

a. Dinnaga                            

b. AsvaGhosha                                 

c. Kapil                                              

d. Nagarjun

7. What was the symbol of the 24^th Tirthankaras ‘Mahavir’:

a. Bear                                              

b. Deer                                             

c. Fish                                               

d. Lion

8. When was Alexander came in India:

a. 322 BC                                          

b. 324 BC                             

c. 326 BC                              

d. 325 BC

9. Who was the first Gupta ruler to introduce Silver coins:

a. Kumargupta                                  

b. Chandragupta II              

c. Skandgupta                                  

d. Samudragupta

10. From which among the following place where the bronze image of Buddha was recovered:

a. Deogarh                           

b. Vaishali                            

c. Sultanganj                        

d. Bodh Gaya

ANSWERS:

1.B, 2.D, 3.A, 4.B, 5.C, 6.A, 7.D, 8.C, 9.B, 10.C,

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Ancient Indian History Quiz-3 For SSC CGL Examination 2016

ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY TEST-3

1.Who one of the following was the only Indus site after Lothal where rice husk was found:

a. Ramgarh                          

b. Banwali                            

c. Rangpur                           

d. Surkotada

2. Which among the following site where the five figurenes of mother Goddess discovered:

a. Kalibangan                                   

b. Lothal                               

c. Dholavira                         

d. Surkotada

3. Which among the following animal most frequently represented on the seals:

a. Horse                                            

b. elephant                           

c. unicorn                             

d. lion

4. Who among the following historian gave the idea of the original home of Aryans in ‘Central Asia’:

a. Daya Ram Sahani            

b. Hurzfeld                           

c. Max Muller                                   

d. B.G. Tilak

5. What was the Rig Vedic name of Ravi river:

a. Swat                                              

b. Parushni                          

c. Jhelam                               

d.  Askini

6. What was tribe called in Rig Vedic Period:

a. Sabha                                            

b. Samiti                               

c. Jana                                               

d. Vish

7. In Rigvedic period gold was known as:

a. Shyama                             

b. Hiranya                            

c. Ayas                                              

d. Swana

8. In ancient time who among the following was considered as the Goddess of Forest:

a. Aditi                                              

b. Aryani                              

c. Usha                                              

d. Prithvi

9. In ancient time what was the emblem of Pandayas:

a. Tiger                                             

b. Elephant                           

c. Fish                                               

d. Snake

10. What was the capital of ancient chera’s:

a. Vanjji                                            

b. Cholas                              

c. Vellar                                

d. Pennar

ANSWERS:

1.C, 2.D, 3.C, 4.C, 5.B, 6.C, 7.B, 8.B, 9.C, 10.A,

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Ancient Indian History Quiz-2 For SSC CGL Examination 2016

ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY TEST-2

1.When was the battle of Kalinga took place :

a. 261 BC                              

b. 287 BC                              

c. 260 BC                              

d. 267 BC

2. Who wrote famous book ‘Indica’:

a. Megasthenese                  

b. Bindusara                         

c. Nagsena                            

d. Vishnu Gupta

3. Where was the central province of Mauryan Administration:

a. Taxila                                

b. Ujjain                                 

c. Pataliputra                        

d. Kalinga

4. Which of the  following was the first dynasty to introduce gold coins:

a. Sata Vahans                      

b. Shunga                              

c. Kushans                            

d. Kanva

5. Who is called as the ‘Napoleon of India’:

a. Chandragupta I                

b. Samundragupta               

c. Ashoka                              

d. Kumaragupta

6. Who founded the famous Nalanda university:

a. Skand Gupta                     

b. Samudra Gupta                

c. Kumara Gupta                  

d. Chandra Gupta

7. In the reign of which of the following ruler the Chinese pilgrim ‘Hiuen Tsang’ visited India:

a. Pushpamitra                     

b. Harsha                              

c. Kumar Gupta                                

d. Kanishka

8. Which among the following ruler built the famous Jagannath Temple , Puri:

a. Krishna-I               

b. Narsinghdev                                

c. Yasho Verman                  

d. Mudra Rakshas

9. What was the ancient capital of Cholas:

a. Neital                                 

b. Palaya Rai                         

c. Kaamroop                         

d. Magada

10. Where was the third Buddhist council took place:

a. Sabakami              

b. Patliputra                         

c. Vallabhi                             

d. Somapuri

ANSWERS: 

1.A, 2.A, 3.C, 4.C, 5.B, 6.C, 7.B, 8.B, 9.B, 10.B

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Indian History Quiz-6 For SSC CGL Examination 2016

MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY TEST-6

1. Who was the founder of Saiyyid Dynasty:

a. Khizr Khan                       

b. Mubarak Shah                 

c. Muhammad Shah             

d. Alauddin Alam Shah

2. Timur invaded India during the reign of:

a. Slave dynasty                   

b. Khalji Dynasty                  

c. Tuglaq Dynasty                

d. Saiyyid Dynasty

3. Consider the following statements :

(1.) Battle of Chamkaur was fought between Govind Singh and Mughals

(2.) Battle of Haldi Ghati was fought between Akbar and Maharana Pratap

Which of above statements are true:

a. 1 only                                

b. 2 only                                

c. both                                               

d. none of these

4. Who founded the Vikramashila University:

a. Devapala               

b. Dharmapala                                 

c. Dhruva                              

d. Gopala

5. Shalimar and Nishant bagh of Kashmir were built by which one of the following ruler:

a. Akbar                                

b. Abul Fazal                        

c. Jahangir                            

d. Aurangzeb

6. What was the name of central Asian kingdom to which Babar was a king of:

a. Fargana                

b. Kabul                                

c. Ujbeg                                 

d. Persia

7. Who was the first Muslim ruler invaded on South India:

a. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

b. Ala-ud-din-Khilji  

c. Ajbek                                             

d. Balban

8. The Devagiri ruler who was defeated by Ala-ud-din-Khilji:

a. Ham Vira Deva                 

b. Pra Taparudra Deva                   

c. Vera Ballala                                  

d. Rama Chandra Deva

9. Who wrote ‘The Ramayana’ in Tamil Language:

a. Mudrarakshash               

b. Kambar                             

c. Nagarjuna                         

d. Chandra Bardai

10. When did Alauddin- Khilji invade on Warangal :

a. 1300 AD               

b. 1301 AD                           

c. 1302 AD                            

d. 1303 AD

ANSWERS:

1.A, 2.C, 3.C, 4.B, 5.C, 6.A, 7.B, 8.D, 9.B, 10.D,

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