Objective type questions on history

 

1. The term ' Upanishad ' literally implies 

a) Knowledge

b) Wisdom

c) Sitting near 

d) Recitation.

Ans: Sitting near.

2. Buddha means 

a) Great Conqueror

b) Great Saint 

c) Wise one 

d) Enlightened one 

Ans: Enlightened one.

3. Varahamihira was 

a) An Astronaut.

b) A Power Station

c) A Space Shuttle 

d) An Ancient Astronomer.

Ans: An Ancient Astronomer. 

4. Lothal , the dockyard site of the Indus valley civilization, is situated in 

a) Gujarat

b) Punjab

c) Pakistan

d) Haryana

Ans: Gujarat.

5. Who was called Lichchhavi Dauhitra?

a) Chandragupta I

b) Skandagupta 

c) Kumaragupta

d) Samudragupta

Ans: Chandragupta I.

6. What was Chandragupta II also known as?

a) Samudragupta

b) Skanda Gupta

c) Vikramaditya

d) Ranaa Gupta.

Ans: Vikramaditya.

7.Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?

a) Patanjali

b) Vagbhata 

c) Atreya 

d) Vrudukanta 

Ans: Patanjali.

8. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was 

a) Kalhana 

b) Maitreyi

c) Kalidasa 

d) Panini.

Ans: Panini.

9. Tripitaka is the religious book of 

a) Jains 

b) Buddhists 

c) Sikhs 

d) Hindus 

Ans: Buddhists .

10. Vaishakha Poornima has a great significance because it was on this day 

a) Buddha was born.

b) Buddha got enlightened

c) Buddha died 

d) All of the above

Ans : All of the above.

11. " Harsha Charita " was written by

a) Kalidasa 

b) Banabhatta

c) Valmiki

d) Vyasa .

Ans: Banabhatta.

12.The Harappans were 

a) rural 

b) urban

c) nomadic

d) tribal.

Ans: urban.

13. Who was called India's Napoleon because of his victories?

a) Skandagupta

b) Brahma Gupta

c) Chandragupta

d) Samudragupta

Ans: Samudragupta.

14. Seleucus Nicator was detected by

a) Ashoka

b) Chandragupta Maurya

c) Bindu Sara 

d) Brihadratha.

Ans: Chandragupta Maurya.

15. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was 

a) Urban Civilization

b) Agrarian Civilization

c) Mesolithic civilization

d) Palaeolithic Civilization

Ans: Urban Civilization.

16. Gautam Buddha was born at 

a) Kusinagar 

b) Sarnath 

c) Bodh Gaya

d) Lumbini

Ans: Lumbini.

17.Who was the court poet of Harsha?

a) Bhani 

b) Ravi Kirti 

c) Banabhatta

d) Vishnu Sharma

Ans: Banabhatta.

18. The number system zero was invented by 

a) Ramanujan

b) Aryabhatta

c) Patanjali

d) An unknown person

Ans: Aryabhatta.

19. The words ' Satyamev Jayate ' in the State Emblem of India were taken from 

a) Upanishads

b) Sama Veda

c) Rig Veda

d) Ramayana

Ans: Upanishads.

20. The earliest city discovered in India was 

a) Harappa

b) Punjab

c) Mohenjo Daro 

d) Sindh.

Ans: Harappa.