ANCIENT INDIA ( Answer Key )

ANCIENT INDIA ( Answer Key )

1. What was built in Lothal to facilitate the ships?
ANSWER:    b.  Dockyard               

2. Who is known as the first keertankar of Maharashtra ?
ANSWER:    c. Saint Namdev       

3. The sixteen Mahajanapadas are mentioned:
ANSWER:    c. Anguttara Nikaya     

4. The capital vasta mahajanapada was:
     ANSWER:     c. Kaushambi               

5. Father of history is called:
ANSWER:     c. Herodotus                 

6. Satakarni was the ruler of which dynasty?
                ANSWER:      d. Satavahana

7. During seventeen century B.C. the form of buddism was famous as:
        ANSWER:       c. Vajrayana                 

8. Who  was the direct descendents of stone age civilizations and creator of Mohen – jo – Daro’s Sindh culture ?
ANSWER:     c. Dravidians                 

9. Which veda is known as Gangotri of Music ?
ANSWER:    d. Samaveda

10. Which ancient university was situated at Badgaon village of Patna in Bihar ?
ANSWER:    c. Nalanda                       

      11.  Name the Indian mathematician who discovered zero.
          ANSWER:     ( a)  Aryabhatta     

       12. Which book of Maths had been written by Bhaskaracharya?
             ANSWER:    (b) Lilavati Ganit     

       13.Samrat Ashok was ruler of
              ANSWER:    (b)  Patliputra

        I4. Most powerful ruler of Gupta dynasty was :
               ANSWER:    (d) Samudra Gupta

        15. The Rath temples at Mahaballipuram were built by
ANSWER:      (b) Pallavas

       16  Who was the ruler of 'Vatsa’  during the time of Buddha?
                  ANSWER:    (b) Udayana

       17. Which is the world's largest Epic?
                ANSWER:     (d) Mahabharata

       18. In which literature a collection of dialogues between () Buddha and his disciples is given?
                ANSWER:      (a) Sutta Pitaka

         19. Give the name of race known as creator of Mohen-jo-Daro Culture.
                ANSWER:       (b) Dravidian

         20. Black complexion, broad hand, flat nose, short height etc. were the physical features of the tribe called.............
           ANSWER:     (d) The Austroloid

 21. German poet Goethe was so much impressed by reading which drama that he put it on his head and danced with joy?
ANSWER:     (c) Abhigyan Shakuntalam

 22. Big Bath has been found in which of the Indus valley site?
 ANSWER:       (b) Mohenjodaro Lothal

23. Which statement about the position of women in the Rig Vedic society is not true?
. ANSWER:     (b) Parda system and child marriages were prevalent. .

24. When did the first urbanization take place?
ANSWER:     (b) in the Indus Valley civilization

25. Which ruler of ancient India is known as Devanam Piya Priyadasi?
ANSWER:      (c) Ashoka

26. What are tripitakas?
ANSWER:     (b) Compilation of Buddha's sermons

 27. Tripitaki texts are related with which religion?
ANSWER:     (b) Buddhism

28. The language of sangam literature was
ANSWER:     (a) Tamil

29. Ashoka was the son of
ANSWER:     (c) Bindusar

30. The thinker Confucius belonged to the country
ANSWER:     (c) China

31. By whom 'Saka Era' was started?
ANSWER:    (a) Kanishka

32. Which city was founded by Sikandar Lodi?
ANSWER:     (d) Agra  Indus valley

33. The great bath of the Indus valley civilizations was discovered in
ANSWER:      (c) Mohenjodaro 

34. Lothal is stitauted in
  ANSWER:     (d) Gujarat

35. Samaveda means:
     ANSWER:     (b) The Book of Music

 36, The capital of Kuru was :
ANSWER:     (c) Hastinapur 

   37. During the invasion on India which Greek intellect ccompanied Alexander?
 ANSWER:    (c) Nearchus

   38. Which of the following  city is not related with Indus civilization?
ANSWER:     (d) Patliputra

   39. Which of the following was the oldest veda?
  ANSWER:         (a) Rigveda

 40. Founder of Gupta Dynasty was:
 ANSWER:       (a)  Shri Gupta 

  41. Huen Tsang came in the period of
ANSWER:      (b) Harshavardhan

42. Which city was established by Harihar-Bukka?
  ANSWER:      (c) vijaynagar

43. Jeevak, the first surgeon, was of
ANSWER:     (c) Rajgrih

44. Which pillar inscription describes about ‘Samudragupta'?
ANSWER:     (c) Mehrauli Prashasti

45. Which epic describes about the Indraprastha Nagar'?
 ANSWER:    (c) Rigveda

46. The reign of ______  witnessed the golden age of Mesopotamia.
ANSWER:     (c) Hammurabi

47. ‘Zend Avesta' is the holy book of the __________
ANSWER:     (c) Parsees

 48. Among the following who is called 'Light of Asia'?
ANSWER:     (b) Buddha

  49. The Upanishads are
ANSWER:    (a) a source of Hindu philosophy

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MEDEIVAL HISTORY BASED ON NTSE EXAM

MEDIEVAL INDIA

1. The ruler of Vallabhi belonged to which Dynasty?
 (a) Maitraka Dynasty (b) Vijay Nagar Dynasty (c) Mughal Dynasty (d) Vansh Dynasty

 2. Hindu caves were built during the reign of which dynasty?
(a) Ashoka Dynasty (b) Maurya Dynasty (c) Kunala Dynasty (d) Rashtrakuta Dynasty

3. The correct chronological order of the treaties signed between British and Native States.
(A) The treaty of Salbai, the treaty of Srirangapatna, the treaty of Amritsar and the treaty of Mangalore.
(B) The treaty of Salbai, the treaty of Mangalore, the treaty of Srirangapatna and the treaty of Amritsar.
 (C) The treaty of Amritsar, the treaty of Mangalore, the treaty of Salbai and the treaty of Srirangapatna.
(D) The treaty of Amritsar, the treaty of Salbai, the treaty of Srirangapatna and the treaty of Mangalore (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

4. The most famous centre of learning during the Mauryan period was
 (a) Taxila (b) Ujjain (c) Nalanda  (d) Vallabhi

5  In which year of Ashok coronation did the Kalinga war
take place?
(a) Fifth year        (b) First year            (c) Eighth year       (d) Thirteenth year

6. Rani Laxmibai was also known by which name?
(a) Chhabili (b) Manu (c) Manikarnika (d) All of the above

7. In which of the following forts was the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji held?
(a) Raigad Fort (b) Kumbhalgarh Fort  (c) Pune Fort (d) Surat Fort

8. Triratna is related to
(a) Buddhist osophy    b)  Vedic philosophy  (c) Islamic Philosophy ( (d) Jain Philosophy   

9. The famous monument built to commemorate the end of plague in India in the year 1591 was ;
(a) Buland Darwa  (b) Charminar  ( c) Gol Gumbaz   (d) Gol Konda

10 . Which is called the 'Cradle of India Temple Architecture'?
(a) Ajanta (b) Ellora  (c) Aihole (d) Chithannavasal . (e) None of these


11. The first  ruler of India who organized pilgrimage to Haj at the expense of the state.
 (a) Humayun      (b) Babar   (c) Akbar    (d) Jahangir

12. Satyamev jayate is taken from:
 (a) Vedas   (b) Mundkopanished   (c) Aranyak   (d) Smrities

13.  Who among the following believed in Blood and Iron policy?
(a) Aibak    (b) Balban       (c) Razia     (d) Iltutmish

14. In which language did Abul Fazal write the Akbarnama?
(a) Farsi (b) Arabi  (c) Urdu  (d) Pali
15. Who built the Red Fort of Delhi?
 (a) Akbar (b) Humayun  (c) Shah Jahan  (d) Jahangir

16. Which poetry is not written by Kalidas
 (a) Kumarsambhava (b) Raghuvansh  (c) Dasakumarcharita (d) Ritusamhara

17. who was the founder of kingdom. of Vijay Nagar?
(a) Haihar and Bukka   (b)   Krishnadev Roy   (c)  Dev Roy II  (d) Harihar II

18. Mehrauli situated Qutub Minar of Delhi is constructed by:
 (a) Shah Jahan (b) Aaram Shah    (c) Qutubuddin Aibak (d)  (c) Babur 

19. Which Sultan is known as Mad  (sanki) sultan in history?
  (a ) Allauddin Khilji  (b)  Balban  (c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b)  Balban  (d) Ferozshah Tughlaq

20. Tajmahal is situated at
(a) Chattarpur  (b) Patna   (c) Agra  (d) Mumbai

21. Shivaji's mother's name was:
 (a) Jijabai (b) Baijabai (c) Chandbiwi (d) Tarabai

22, Who among the following called himself the 'Parrot of India'?
(a) Amir Hasan (b) Jaisi (c) Amir Khusrau (d) Faizi (e) None of these

23, The famous book 'Geet Govind" is written by :
(a) Jayadeva  (b) Mahadevi Verma (c) Jaishankar prasad (d) Kalidas (e) None of these

24. Who among the following emperors was called 'Qalandar'?
 (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Babur (e) None of these

 25. Who wrote Akbarnama'?
(a) Abdur Rahim Khankhana (b) Faizi (c) Abdul Quadir Badauni (d) Abul Fazl

26. In which subject area was Panini a great scholar?
(a) Language and Grammar (b) Ayurveda (c) Astronomy (d) Biology (e) None of these

 27. Between whom was the third battle of Panipat fought?
(a) Hemu and Akbar (b) Humayun and Shershah (c) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali (d) British and Tipu Sultan
28. Who was the first Hindu courtier who accepted Din-e-Ilahi?
 (a) Todar Mal  (b) Man Singh (c) Birbal (d) Bhagwan Das

29. Which ruler earned fame for road construction in the medieval period?
(a) Akbar (b) Shah Jahan (c) Sher Shah Suri (d) Raziya Begum

30. Who Founded the city of Fatehpur Sikri?
(a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan (d) Humayun

 31. The work by Amir Khusro is
(a) Padmawat (b) Tughlaq Nama (c) Raghuvamsha (d) Swapnavasanhattam

 32. Which Mughal emperor's period is known as golden period of Indian architecture?
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Babur (c) Akbar (d) Humayun

33. Arthshastra is written by whom?
(a) Kautilya (b) Machiavelli (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Samudragupta

 34. In 1526 who established the Mughal empire in India?
 (a) Akbar (b) Babur (c) Humayun (d) Turks

 35. Who became the Badashah of India in 1720?
(a) Murshid Kuli Khan (b) Paraweza (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Azimushan

36. Which king of the sultanate period is known as the mad  sultan?
(a) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (b) Feroz-Shah-Tughlaq (c) Jalal-ud-din-Khilji (d) Alauddin-Khilji

37. Who was the last emperor of Mughal dynasty in India?
(a) Aurangzeb (b) Shahjahan  (c) Jahangir (d) Bahadurshah Zafar

38.  The grave of Maharani Laxmibai is situated at
(a) Varanasi (b) Kanpur (c) Allahabad (d) Gwalior

39.  Malik Kafur was trusted general of
(a)  Alauddin Khilji (b) Feroz tughlaq  (c) Iltutmish  (d) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq

40. Ibrahim Lodhi was defeated
(a)  In the first battle of Panipat  (b) In the second battle of Panipat
(c) In the first battle of Talikota   (d)  In the first battle of Tarain

41. Tick the not correctly matched?
(a)  Buland Darwaja-Akbar  (b) Alai Darwaja - Alauddin-Khilji
(c) Tajmahal - Shah Jahan    (d) Red Fort - Babur

42. Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of
(a)  Babur (b) Humayun  (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan

43. Tithe is
(a)  religious tax    (b) implied tax  (c) taille tax  (d) feudal tax

44. 'Avesta belongs to which religion:
 (a) Muslim  (b) Hindu (c) Parsis (d) Christian

45. `Din-e-Illahi" was related to:
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Shershah

46. Who built the `Khajuraho' temple?
(a) Holkars (b) Parmar  (c) Pallava (d) Chandella

47.  Who built the city of Hyderabad (Telangana)?
(a) Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah  (b)  Muhammad Bin Tughlaq  (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Sikendar Lodi

48. Who started Qawwali?
(a) Muhammad Iqbal   (b) Bismillah Khan (c) Khizr Khan (d) Amir Khusrau

49.Third battle of Panipat took place in
(a) 1526 (b) 1556 1770 (d) 1761


50. What was the original name of Mumtaz Mahal?
(a) Arjuniand Bano Begium  (b) Raziya Begum (c) Gulbadan Begum (d) Roshan Ara tiepin

51. Kanchipuram was the
(a) Capital of Cholas  (b) Capital of Pallavas (c) Capital of Chalukyas   (d) Capital of Pandyas

 52. The Taj Mahal was built by
(a) Babur   (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb (e) None of these

53, Two great Indian Epics are :
(a) Geeta and Bible   (b) Ramayana and Mahabharata . (c)Quran and Rigveda        (d) none of these

54. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
(a) Alamgir II (b) Bahadurshah Zafar   (c) Farrukh Siyar II (d) Shahalam II

55. Agra City was founded by a
(a) AJauddin Khilji (b) Sikandar Lodi  (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan

56. Who wrote Brihat Samhita?
 (a) vatsyayana  (b) Varaha Mihira  (c) Kalhan (d)  Kalidas

57. Second battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Akbar and Hemu (b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi (c) Humayun and Bahadurshah (d) Akbar and Rajput

58. who captured the Peacock Throne of emperor Shah Jahan?
 (a) Timu lung (b) Nadir  shah (c) Mahmud Ghajnavi (d) Dara Shikoh

59. Who built Khajuraho temple?
a) Solanki dynasty (b) Parma dynasty (c) Chandela dynasty (d) Chouhan dyasty

60. The Aianta caves were built during the period of the
(a) Maurvas (b) Vakatakas (c) Kushanas (d) Chalukyas

61. Iliuen-Tsang came to India during the reign of
 (a) Harshavardhana (b) Kanishka (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Samudragupta

 62. The War of Tarain was fought among
 (a) Shivaji and Jai Singh.        (b) Prithviraj Chouhan and Mohammad Ghori.
(c) Mohammad Ghori and Jai Singh.     (d) Prithviraj Chouhan and Ghajnavi.

 63. Which state was established by Harihar I and Bukka?
(a) Raj Nagar (b) Shri Nagar (c) Vijaya Nagar (d) Chandra Nagar

64. Who wrote Ramacharit Manas?
 (a) Ramdas (b) Surdas (c) Haridas (d) Tulsidas

65. Red Ford was built by (a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb

66. The were the petty chieftains ruling over hilly region.
(a) Velirs (b) Panar (c) Viraliyar (d) Kalabhras

 67. Kabir was the disciple of
(a) Ramananda (b) Ramanuja (c) Tukaram (d) Chaitanya

68. The term 'Tavern' stands for a
(a) Place where people gathered to dance and dine (b) Place where people carried political discussions (c) Place where people gathered to drink alcohol (d) Place where people gathered to discuss their problems

 69. Which of the following is not included in the teachings of Jainism?
(a) Fasts and mortification for the body                 (b) Non-violence 
(c)  Belief in Karma and rebirth                        (d) Belief in God     (e) None of these

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MCQ OF ANCIENT INDIA BASED ON NTSE EXAM

ANCIENT INDIA

      1. What was built in Lothal to facilitate the ships?

         a. Hall           b.  Dockyard                 c. Pillar             d. Grill

        2. Who is known as the first keertankar of Maharashtra ?

           a. Saint Dnyaneshwar       b. Saint Tukaram     c. Saint Namdev    d. Saint Ekanth

       3. The sixteen Mahajanapadas are mentioned:

           a. Mahabharta       b. Ramayana            c. Anguttara Nikaya        d. Lalit Vistar

       4. The capital vasta mahajanapada was:

           a. Champa             b. Ujjain                   c. Kaushambi                  d. Patliputra 

        5. Father of history is called: 

           a. Dymekus           b. Talmy                  c. Herodotus                    d. None of theses

        6. Satakarni was the ruler of which dynasty?

             a. Chola                 b. Gupta                  c. Kushana                       d. Satavahana 

        7. During seventeen century B.C. the form of buddism was famous as:

            a. Mahayana         b. Hinayana              c. Vajrayana                   d. Sahajyan

         8. Who  was the direct descendents of stone age civilizations and creator of Mohen – jo –                          Daro’s Sindh culture ?

           a. Aryans            b.  Mongoloids           c. Dravidians                    d. Armenoids 

        9. Which veda is known as Gangotri of Music ?

             a. Rigveda           b. Atharvavedas        c Yujurveda                      d. Samaveda

       10. Which ancient university was situated at Badgaon village of Patna in Bihar ? 

            a. Takshashila      b. Vallabhi               c. Nalanda                         d. Vikramshila

      

           11.  Name the Indian mathematician who discovered zero. 

           ( a)  Aryabhatta       (b) Bhaskaracharya  (c) Bramagupta             (d) Lilawati

       

          12. Which book of Maths had been written by Bhaskaracharya?

             (a) Aryabhattiyam       (b) Lilavati Ganit       (c) Dash Gitika       (d) Arya Siddhanth 

      

           13.Samrat Ashok was ruler of 

              (a) Bhopal  (b)  Patliputra  (c) Delhi      (d) Vidisha

              I4. Most powerful ruler of Gupta dynasty was :

              (a) Shri Gupta (b) Kumar Gupta (c) Skanda Gupta (d) Samudra Gupta

     

              15. The Rath temples at Mahaballipuram were built by 

                (a) Cholas  (b) Pallavas (c) Chedis (d) Chalukyas 

                16  Who was the ruler of 'Vatsa’  during the time of Buddha?

                  (a) Bodhi (b) Udayana (c) Satanika (d) Nichakshu 

              17. Which is the world's largest Epic?

                  (a) Ramayana (b) Ettutokai Patthuppattu (d) Maiinht„.

               18. In which literature a collection of dialogues between () Buddha and his disciples is                             given?  

                  (a) Sutta Pitaka (b) Vinaya Pitaka (c) (c) Abhidhamma Pitaka (d) Milinda Panha 

               19. Give the name of race known as creator of Mohen-jo-Daro Culture. 

 (a) Australoid (Nishad People) (b) Dravidian (c) Aryans (d) Negroid (Habsi People)  (e) None of theses

             20. Black complexion, broad hand, flat nose, short height etc. were the physical features of                      the tribe called............. 

                  (a) The Dravidians (b) The Armenoids (c) The Mongoloids (d) The Austroloids 

         

               21.  Goethe ( German poet) was so much impressed by reading which drama that he put it                        on  his head and danced with joy? 

                   (a) Malavikagnimitram         (b) Vikramorvasiyam           (c) Abhigyan Shakuntalam                           (d) Mahavir Charitam 

           22. Big Bath has been found in which of the Indus valley site?

                (a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro Lothal (d) Chanhudaro 

            23. Which statement about the position of women in the Rig Vedic society is not true?

                (a) They enjoyed high status in the society. 

                (b) Parda system and child marriages were prevalent. 

                 (c) They had right to higher education. 

                 (d) Dowry was not known.  

           24. When did the first urbanization take place?

               (a) In the new stone age (b) in the Indus Valley civilization (c) During the Mauryan period                     (d) During the Gupta period 

           25. Which ruler of ancient India is known as Devanam Piya Priyadasi?

                     (a) Bindusar (c) Ashoka (b) Chandra Gupta Maurya (d) Brihadratha 

          26. What are tripitakas? 

(a) Vedic Literature (b) Compilation of Buddha's sermons  (c) Main principles of Lord Mahavira 

(d) Compilation of account of Alexander's invasion into India (e) None of theses

         27. Tripitaki texts are related with which religion? 

                      (a) Vedic religion (b) Buddhism (c) Jainism (d) Shaivism

          28. The language of sangam literature was

                    (a) Tamil (b) Bengali (c) Hindi (d) Marathi

          29. Ashoka was the son of 

                   (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Brihadratha (c) Bindusar (d) Ramagupta  

           30. The thinker Confucius belonged to the country 

                   (a) England (b) America (c) China (d) Japan 

            31. By whom 'Saka Era' was started? 

                  (a) Kanishka (b) Ashoka (c) Harshrardhan (d) Chandra Gupta civilization was 

            32. Which city was founded by Sikandar Lodi?

                    (a) Allahabad  (b) Sikandarabad (c) Jaunpur   (d) Agra  Indus valley

           33. The great bath of the Indus valley civilizations was discovered in 

                   (a) Harappa     (b) Lothal   (c) Mohenjodaro    (d) Ropar

            34. Lothal is stitauted in

                   (a) Maharashtra     (b) Rajasthan    (c) Pakistan   (d) Gujarat 

          

            35. Samaveda means:

                (a)  The Book of Knowledge  (b) The Book of Music  (c) The Book of Nature
           (d) The Book of religions
         
         36, The capital of Kuru was :
          (a) Mathura  (b) Takshashila  (c) Hastinapur   (d) Shravasti
       
        37. During the invasion on India which Greek intellect ccompanied Alexander?
       a) Herodotus Nearchus   (b) Strabo    (c) Nearchus  (d) Arian
     
          38. Which of the following  city is not related with Indus civilization?
               a Mohenjodaro     (b) Kalibanga       (c) Lothal      (d) Patliputra
       
            39. Which of the follow ing was the oldest veda?
              (a) Rigveda (b) Samveda (c) Atharvaveda (d) Yajurveda

            40. Founder of Gupta Dynasty was:
           (a)  Shri Gupta  (b) Kumar Gupta   (c)   Skanda Gupta   (d)  Samudra Gupta
 
              41. Huen Tsang came in the period of
               (a) Rajvardhan (b) Harshavardhan (C) Balivardhan (d) Shrivardhan

            42. Which city was established by Harihar-Bukka?
              (a) Bahmani  (b) Delhi (c) vijaynagar (d) Mohammad Nagar

            43. Jeevak, the first surgeon, was of

             (a) Varanasi (b) Takshila (c) Rajgrih (d) Pataliputra

             44. Which pillar inscription describes about ‘Samudragupta'?
           (a) Prayag Prashasti (b) Girinar Prashasti (c) Mehrauli Prashasti (d) Sarnath Prashasti

            45. Which epic describes about the Indraprastha Nagar'?
           (a) Ramayan (b) Mahabharata (c) Rigveda (d) Mudra Rakshasa

            46. The reign of ______  witnessed the golden age of Mesopotamia.
            (a) Nebuchadnezzar (b) Summu Abu (c) Hammurabi (d) Saragan I

            47. ‘Zend Avesta' is the holy book of the __________
             (a) Greeks (b) Romans (c) Parsees (d) Egypt

            48. Among the following who is called 'Light of Asia'?
              (a) Mahavira (b) Buddha (c) Akbar (d) Ashoka

           49. The Upanishads are
            (a)  book on social behavior man (b) books of ancient Hindu law
            (c) a source of Hindu philosophy (d) prayers to God

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