History Quiz : Set-2

Q1.Bronze statue of dancing girl has been excavated at:
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Harappa
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Kalibangan
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Q2.Which amongst the following is not a site of Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Banawali
(b) Rakhigarhi
(c) Hastinapur
(d) Ropar
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Q3.The Indus Valley Civilization was:
(a) Father base
(b) Mother base
(c) Same rights of mother and father
(d) None of these
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Q4.Who of the following was the God of morality during the Rigvedic times?
(a) Indra
(b) Rudra
(c) Agni
(d) Varuna
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Q5.Who was the founder of Lokayat sect?
(a) Brihaspati
(b) Manu
(c) Vigyaneswer
(d) Pakudh Kachayan
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Q6.Name the famous ruler of ancient India, who adopted Jain Dharm in his last days.
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Bindusara
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Q7.Which rock edict of Ashoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga war?
(a) Kalinga Edict
(b) 11th Rock Edict
(c) 12th Rock Edict
(d) 13th Rock Edict
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Q8.The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in central Asia beyond the Pamirs was
(a) Kanishka
(b) Harsha
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
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Q9.The Hunes invaded India during the reign of
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Kumargupta- I
(c) Skandgupta
(d) Budhagupta
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Q10.Which of the following was the official language of Gupta period ?
(a) Pali
(b) Prakrit
(c) Magadhi
(d) Sanskrit
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Q11.Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1202 AD ?
(a) Muhammad Ghori
(b) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(c) Mahmud of Ghazni
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak
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Q12.Jeevak the royal physician of Rajgrih was the son of the Ganika named as
(a) Shalwati
(b) Ramaniya
(c) Basantsena
(d) Amrapali
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Q13.The first Silver Tanka of Delhi Sultanate was issued by
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Razia Sultan
(d) Ghiyasuddin Balban
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Q14.Amir Khusrow played a pioneer role in the development of
(a) Khari Boli
(b) Awadhi
(c) Bhojpuri
(d) Maithili
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Q15.Nicolo Conti the Italian traveller visited Vijayanagar empire during the times of
(a) Devaraya I
(b) Devaraya II
(c) Krishnadeva Raya
(d) Achyuta Raya
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