Important MCQs for History NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Part 19
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Q. According concept ‘Bharatavarhsa’ was a part of:
(a) Pushkaradweepa
(b) Jamba deep
(c) Kraunchadweepa
(d) Kushadweepa
Answer: B
Q. The total given by the British government to Mahatma Gandhi Which he surrendered during the Non- Cooperation Movement was:
(a) Hind Keshri
(b) Kaiser- e- Hind
(c) Rai Bahadur
(d) Rt. Honorable
Answer: B
Q. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of:
(a) Ajatasatru
(b) Asoka
(c) Dharnapala
(d) Kanishka
Answer: D
Q. The lest in the succession of Jain ‘tirthankara’ was:
(a) Parsvanatha
(b) Rishabha
(c) Mahavir
(d) Manisubrata
Answer: C
Q. The earliest rock- cut caves in western India are those at:
(a) Nasik, Eldora and Ajanta
(b) Gunnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
(c) Ajanta, Baja and Condone
(d) Baja, Pitalkhora and Condone
Answer: A
Q. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (a) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Babur wrote his memoirs in Turkic.
Reason (R) : Turkic was the official language of the Mughal court.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R. are true and R is the correct explanation of A:
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A:
(c) A is true but R is false.
(b) A is false but R is true
Answer: C
Q. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sheer Shah?
(a) Lila-i- Kuhn mosque at Delhi
(b) Attala Masjid at Jaipur
(c) Bara Sonar masjid at Gaur
(d) Quart – ud- Islam mosque at Delhi
Answer: A
Q. In ancient Indian historical geography the name ‘Ratnakar’ denoted:
(a) The Arabian Sea
(b) The Bay of Bengal
(c) The Indian Ocean
(d) The Confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical Sarawati at Drayage
Answer: A
Q. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching ‘mudra’ associated with the Buddha՚s first Sermon at Savanah is:
(a) Abbey
(b) Hyena
(c) Dharamchakra
(d) Dhumisparsa
Answer: C
Q. Consider the map given below:
The Shaded area in the map shows the kingdom of the:
(a) Satavahanas
(b) Chalukyas of Vasari
(c) Rashtrakuta
(d) Marathas
Answer: C
Q. Which one of the following important trade counters of ancient India was on the trade route connection Kalyana with Vega?
(a) Tamara
(b) Tripura
(c) Tripura
(d) Tamralipti
Answer: B