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1. Which of the following was a port city of the Indus Valley Civilization?
a) Kalibangan b) Lothal c) Rakhigarhi d) Dholavira
2. Mohenjo Daro is situated on the bank of which river ?
a) Sarasvati b) Ravi c) Ghaggar d) Sindhu
3. What is the Rigvedic name of the river Ravi?
a) Vitasa b) Asikini c) Shutudri d) Parushni
4. Which among the following is a mature-phase Harappan site situated in the state of Rajasthan?
a) Manda b) Kalibangan c) Chanhudaro d) Nageshwar
5. Burzahom, the neolithic site, is located in ________.
a) Karnataka b) Goa c) Mizoram d) Jammu and Kashmir
6. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ on the state emblem has been taken from which Upanishad?
a) Katha b) Prasna c) Kena d) Mundaka
7. At one stage in the Vedic Age, the king was called 'gopati' which meant ‘______’.
a) lord of the univers b) lord of the people c) lord of land d) lord of cattle
8. The collections of Vedic hymns or mantras are known as ______.
a) Jnati b) Bali c) Samhita d) Vidatha
9. The Vikramasila University was founded by____.
a) Ashoka b) Dharmapala c) Chandragupta I d) Bimbisara
10. Who among the following defeated HarshaVardhana in 618 CE ?
a) Chandragupta I b) Pulakeshin II c) Pushyamitra d)Alexander
11. During whose reign did the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visit India?
a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta I d) Harshavardhana
12. The present day city of Bhopal was built by which of the following rulers?
a) Mahendra Bhoja b) Rajyapala c) Vijayasena d) Raja Bhoja
13. Who was the founder of the Chalukya dynasty?
a) Narasimhavarman b) Mangalesa c) Kirtivarman d) Pulakesin I
14. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty?
a) Dhanananda b) Panduka c) Govishanaka d) Kaivarta
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15. Which dynasty built the pancha rathas of Mahabalipuram?

a) Chera b) Pallava c) Satavahana d) Chola
16. In which city was the third Buddhist council held?
a) Shravasti b) Taxila c) Pataliputra d) Rangoon
17. Which Mauryan ruler became a follower of Buddhism?
a) Samudragupta b) Brihadratha c) Ashoka d) Chandragupta
18. The ‘Gandhara’ School of Art was influenced by the art from which of the following European countries?
a) Italy b) Belgium c) Hungary d) Greece
19. Name the holy city recognized as the birthplace of the first and fourth Jain Tirthankaras –
a) Varanasi b) Dwaraka c) Ayodhya d) Gaya
20. Who is the author of the book 'Rajatarangini'?
a) Banabhatta b) Kalhana c) Kalidasa d) Somadeva
21. Settlements of peasants under Chola Dynasty were known as ________.
a) Nadu b) Muvendavelan c) Ur d) Taluka
22. Ajatshatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of _______.
a) Naga-Dasak b) Udayin c) Anurudha d) Bimbisara
23. Who used the caves of Barabar as their shelter-house?
a) Ajivakas b) Tharus c) Jains d) Tantrikas
24. Who among the following kings had founded Pataliputra?
a) Sisunaga b) Bimbisara c) Ajatashatru d) Udayin
25. Which dynasty constructed the Ellora Kailasa Temple?
a) Rashtrakuta b) Satvahana c) Maurya d) Pallava
26. Which of the following Rath temples is the smallest?
a) Draupadi Rath b) Bhima Rath c) Arjun Rath d) Dharmaraj Rath
27. Where is the Dilwara Jain temple is located?
a) Assam b) Uttar Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Madhya Pradesh
28. Who among the following was the author of the Tamil Ramayanam or Ramavataram?
a) Kamban b) Kuttan c) Nannaya d) Tikkana
29. ‘Gopatha Brahmana’ is associated with –
a) Yajurveda b) Samveda c) Atharvaveda d) Rig Veda
30. A highly advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at –
a) Alamgirpur b) Dholavira c) Kalibangan d) Lothal
31. Which one of the following places is famous for pre-historic paintings?
a) Ajanta b) Bhimbetka c) Bagh d) Amravati
32. Why was ‘Uraiyur’ famous in Sangam Era?
a) An important trade centre of spices b) An important trade centre of cotton
c) An important centre of foreign trade d) An important centre of domestic trade
33. Daskumar Charitam was composed by –
a) Surdas b) Dandin c) Tulsidas d) Kalidas

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34. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by –

a) Vedavyas b) Panini c) Shukadeva d) Valmiki
35. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
a) Amoghavarsha- I b) Danti Durga c) Dhruva d) Krishna - I
36. Who among the following was not a part of tripartite struggle?
a) Pratiharas b) Palas c) Rastrakutas d) Cholas
37. Which among the following Mahajanpada was located south most comparing to other Mahajanpadas?
a) Magadha b) Avanati c) Assaka d) Kamboj
38. 'Lilavati' a treatise on Mathematics, was written by –
a) Ramanuj b) Kautilya c) Amartya Sen d) Bhaskaracharya
39. Which of the following Sena rulers introduced Kulinism in Bengal?
a) Laxman Sena b) Ballal Sena c) Samanta Sena d) Hemanta sena
40. In Indian history who were referred to as the ‘atavika rajya’?
a) South Indian kingdom b) Forest kingdom c) Mughal empire d) Republican state
41. Which Chola ruler was popularly called ‘Victor of the Ganges’?
a) Vijayalaya Chola b) Gandaraditya Chola c) Parantaka Chola d) Rajendra Chola I
42. Which of the following was the inspector of coins in the Mauryan administration?
a) Panyadhyaksha b) Sansthadhyaksha c) Pautavadhyaksha d) Rupadarshaka
43. Which one of the following Buddhist texts describes the sixteen Mahajanapadas?
a) Anguttara Nikaya b) Majjhima Nikaya c) Khuddaka Nikaya d) Digha Nikaya
44. The largest site of Harappa in India is –
a) Alamgirpur b) Kalibangan c) Lothal d) Rakhigarhi
45. Which Mandala of Rig Veda is completely dedicated to ‘Soma’?
a) Seventh Mandala b) Eighth Mandala c) Ninth Mandala d) Tenth Mandala
46. Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between
the two?
a) Vihara is a place of worship, while Chaitya is the dwelling place of the monks.
b) Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks.
c) Chaitya is the stupa at the far end of the cave, while Vihara is the hall axial to it.
d) There is no material difference between the two.
47. Which of the following place is known as a place of Pilgrimages because of being related to Parshvanath?
a) Champa b) Pava c) Sammed Shikhar d) Urjyant
48. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by –
a) James Prinsep b) George Buhler c) Vincent Smith d) Ahmad Hasan Dani
49. Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas?
a) Kautilya’s Arthashastra b) Megasthenes' Indica
c) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakha Datta d) Inscription of Ashoka
50. For which of the following rulers “Ekabrahmana” has been used?
a) Pushyamitra Shunga b) Kharavela c) Gautamiputra Shatakarni d) Susharman

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