History Quiz

Q1) name the site where this five line inscription can be found which mentions about Sutanuka, a
devadasi and Devadinna, a rupadaksha who painted the whole cave.

a) Barabar Caves
b) Ajanta Caves
c) Jogimara Caves
d) Badami Caves
Q 2) What is the name given to the fossil of Homo Habilis found in China?
a) Java Man
b) Zinjanthropus
c) Peking Man
d) Lucy
Q 3) What were the first houses made of in ancient Egypt?
Stone and wood
Mud and stone
Mud and matting
Shaped bricks and wood
Q4) Who first united Upper and Lower Egypt?

Djoser
Tutankhamen
Thutmose III
Menes
Q5) What construction marked the beginning of Egypt's Pyramid Age?

The Great Sphinx
The Great Temple of Amon at Karnak
The step pyramid of Saqqarah
The Pyramids of Giza
Q 6) What is the source of Hindu Philosophy?

a) Manusmriti
b)Niyukta
c)Puranas
d)Upanishads
Q7) Which one of the following ancient towns is well known for its elaborate system of water
harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelising water into connected
reservoirs?
(a) Dholavira
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Ropar
Q 8) With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara
were famous
(a) Jain monks
(b) playwrights
(c) temple architects
(d) philosophers
Q 9) Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the
sources of the post-Harsha period?
(a) An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates
(b) A diary to be maintained for daily accounts
(c) A bill of exchange
(d) An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates
Q 10) With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come
to save the world?
(a) Avalokiteshvara
(b) Lokesvara
(c) Maitreya
(d) Padmapani
Q 11) Which one of the following books of Ancient India has the love story of the son of the
founder of the Sunga Dynasty?
(a) Swapnavasavadatta
(b) Malavikagnimitra
(c) Meghadoota
(d) Ratnavali
Q 12) Which Ashokan Edict discusses about the provision of distribution of gold to the elderly
Rock Edict VI
Rock Edict VII
Rock Edict VIII
Rock Edict IX
Q 13) The capital city 'Daydo' established by Kublai Khan is situated at
(A) Samar qand
(B) Beijing
(C) Ulan Battor
(D) Alma Atta
Q 14) What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
(A) Zeb-un-Nissa
(B) Fatima begum
(C) Mehr-un-Nissa
(D) Jahanara
Q 15) Who among the following had written the famous song ‘Sakal Ban’ which has also been
portrayed in the movie Heeramandi?
(A) Amir Khusru
(B) Ghazi Malik

(C) Juna khan
(D) Ziyasuddin Barani
Q 16) What was the name of the first newspaper to announce the partition of Bengal on July 6th
1905?
(A) Sanjibani
(B) Hansh
(C) Swaraj
(D) Kalantar
Q 17) Which ancient Mesopotamian god was associated with writing and wisdom?
a) Enlil
b) Ishtar
c) Marduk
d) Ea
Q 18) Which Ancient Mesopotamian King rebuilt Babylon and introduced Hanging Gardens
a) Nebuchadnezzar II
b) Sargon the great
c) Hammurabi
d) Ashurbanipal
Q 19) King Vijayalaya built the grand temple in Thanjavur dedicated to ____________?
a) Mahishasur Mardini
b) Nishumbhasudini
c) Katyayini
d) Devi Chamunda
Q 20) Which Tamil Text is a comprehensive text that includes sutras on grammar, phonology,
etymology, morphology, semantics, prosody, sentence structure, and the significance of context
in language?
a) Silapaddikaram
b) Manimekalai
c) Tolkappiyam
d) Thirukkural
Q 21) What was the coronation of the crown prince in the Vijayanagara Empire called?
(a) Pattabhishekam
(b) Polliger
(c) Iyengar
(d) none of these
Q 22) What was the “Revenue Department” called in the Vijayanagara Empire?
(a) Athavana
(b) Shishta
(c) Varam
(d) None of the above
Q 23) Which of the following was the capital of Rashtrakutas?
a) Manyakheta
b) Ujjain
c) Vallore
d) Bijapur
Q 24) Apart from Madurai, which among the following was also a capital of Pandyas?
a) Korkai
b) Kottaikkadu
c) Thirukkoloor
d) Pragasapuram
Q 25) The Satapatha Brahmana and Taitriya Brahmana are the Brahmana texts of ___:
a)Rigveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Samaveda
d) Atharavaveda

History Quiz

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

History Quiz

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

History Quiz

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Q1) name the site where this five line inscription can be found which mentions about Sutanuka, a

devadasi and Devadinna, a rupadaksha who painted the whole cave.

Q4) Who first united Upper and Lower Egypt?

Q5) What construction marked the beginning of Egypt's Pyramid Age?

Q 6) What is the source of Hindu Philosophy?

(a) Jain monks

(c) temple architects

(a) An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates

(b) A diary to be maintained for daily accounts

(c) A bill of exchange

(d) An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates

Q 13) The capital city 'Daydo' established by Kublai Khan is situated at

(A) Samar qand

(C) Ulan Battor

(D) Alma Atta

Q 14) What was the original name of Nur Jahan?

(B) Fatima begum

(A) Amir Khusru

(B) Ghazi Malik

(D) Ziyasuddin Barani

You might also like