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History Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kalinga was an ancient name of Odissa.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What are Ashramas?

a)

Cannot be determined

b)

Stages of life

c)

Forms of matter

d)

Parts of Body

3.

The word 'India' has been derived from the name of which river?

a)

Indus

b)

Nile

c)

Kaveri

d)

Brahmaputra

4.

Who was Zoaraster?

a)

An Iranian priest

b)

An Iranian prophet

c)

A Chinese monk

d)

An Australian Buddhist

5.

When did the Mauryan empire begin?

a)

320 years ago

b)

1200 years

c)

1900 years ago

d)

None of these

6.

(a)   was an important port of Cholas.

7.

The most famous Kushana ruler, Kanishka ruled around ____________ years ago

a)

25000

b)

700

c)

1900

d)

1000

8.

(a)   was known as black gold in Roman Empire.

9.

Where has been the Ramapurwa Bull placed now?

a)

Ramapurwa

b)

Rashtrapati Bhavan

c)

Lumbini

d)

Bodhgaya

10.

______________ was one of the most important ruler of Satavahnas

4 lines
11.

Muvender was a ______________ word used for three chiefs.

a)

Tamil

b)

Gujrati

c)

Hindi

d)

Bengali

12.

What are the Christians of Kerala called?

a)

Syrian Christians

b)

Australian Christians

c)

European Christians

13.

What is the difference between empire and kingdom?

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14.

Which city was known as gateway to the North-west?

a)

Sarnath

b)

Ujjain

c)

Lumbini

d)

Taxilla

15.

Rulers wanted to control large portions of the silk route because-

a)

They wanted to fight with the traders.

b)

They wanted to eat the food given by them.

c)

They wanted them to pay taxes.

16.

In which state Karle is located?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Gujrat

c)

Sikkim

17.

Where was Jesus Christ born?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Bethlehem

d)

Moscow

18.

What was the Capital of The Pandyas?

a)

Lukhnow

b)

Madurai

c)

Rim Nam

d)

Chennai

19.

Where were statues of Buddha made-

a)

Madurai

b)

Kaverripatinum

c)

Lukhnow

d)

Taxilla

20.

In which book did Chanakya wrote his ideas?

a)

Arthashastra

b)

Bible

c)

Vinaya Pitaka

d)

Aryabhatiyam