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General History

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is the longest epic of the world?

a)

Ramayana

b)

Ramcharitmanas

c)

Mahabharata

d)

Hanuman Chalisa

2.

Which of the following was also known as Kakarvarna?

a)

Kalasoka

b)

Shishunaga

c)

Udayin

d)

Ajatashatru

3.

Which of the following was Chandragupta II’s second capital?

a)

Prayag

b)

Patliputra

c)

Ujjain

d)

Avanti

4.

Which of the following kings proclaimed themselves as Bhagavatas?

 

a)

Gupta Kings

b)

Kushana Kings

c)

Mauryan Kings

d)

Vakataka Kings

5.

Which of the following rulers is considered as the last ruler of the Maukharies?

a)

Ishanavarmana

b)

Grahavarmana

c)

Sarvavarmana

d)

Advaita Varmana

6.

Which of the following was the court poet of Harsha?

a)

Kalidasa

b)

Banabhatta

c)

Harishena

d)

Bhasa

7.

Which of the following kings Succeeded King Krishna I?

a)

Dantidurga

b)

Dhruva

c)

Amoghavarsha I

d)

Govind III

8.

“Samaya” referred to which of the following in Chola administration?

a)

Corporate organisations

b)

saravans

c)

Villages

d)

Peasants

9.

The rock-cut cave temple at Malaiyadikurichi in Tirunelveli district is ascribed to the reign of which of the following kings?

a)

Arikesary Maravarman

b)

Seliyan Sendan

c)

Koccadiyan Ranadhira

d)

Maravarman Rajasimha I

10.

Which of these is not a part of Veda?

a)

Rigveda

b)

Vishnu Purana

c)

Samveda

d)

Yajurveda

11.

Who was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty?

a)

Kaivarta

b)

Dhanananda

c)

Panduka

d)

Govishanaka

12.

In which of these sites Gautama Buddha was born?

a)

Bodh Gaya

b)

Kushinagar

c)

Sarnath

d)

Lumbini

13.

During which ruler Greek ambassador Megasthenese visited India?

a)

Chanakya

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Bindusara

d)

Ashoka

14.

Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?

a)

Tulsidas

b)

Vishnu Sharma

c)

Vedavyasa

d)

Valmiki

15.

Which Mughal rulers was known as the ‘Prince of Builders’?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shahjahan

c)

Jahangir

d)

Aurangzeb

16.

Which Civilization made the bronze Idol of dancing girl?

a)

Persian Civilization

b)

Egyptian Civilization

c)

Mesopotamian Civilization

d)

Indus Valley Civilization

17.

In which state of India, the first Paleolithic site was discovered?

a)

Jammu & Kashmir

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Karnataka

18.

Which among the following is related to history of Kashmir?

a)

Rajatarangini

b)

Ashokavadana

c)

Vikramorvashiyam

d)

Arthashastra

19.

At which of the following places, stone sculpture of a larger than life figure of a horse was founded?

a)

Mathura

b)

Deogarh

c)

Sultanganj

d)

Khairigarh

20.

Which of the following Jain leader and author inaugurated a new era in Yoga literature?

a)

Chandabai

b)

Haribhadra

c)

Somadeva Suri

d)

Kundakunda

21.


The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was

a)

Bhojpuri

b)

Magadhi

c)

Pali

d)

Sanskrit

22.

. The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted

a)

Ivory

b)

Pepper

c)

A fine variety of Indian muslin

d)

Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

23.

'The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by

a)

 Swami Vivekananda

b)

Swami Dayananda

c)

 Raja Rammohan Roy

d)

None of the above

24.

The weekly Commonweal was founded by

a)

Annie Besant

b)

Bipan Chandra Pal

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Sarojini Naidu

25.

The Upanishads are

a)

 A source of Hindu philosophy

b)

Books of ancient Hindu laws

c)

Books on social behavior of man

d)

Prayers to God

26.

The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

a)

Agra

b)

Delhi

c)

Dhar

d)

Gulbarga

27.

The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Cornwallis

c)

Dalhousie

d)

Warren Hastings

28.

 Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were

a)

Babar and Humayun

b)

Humayun and Jahangir

c)

Babar and Jahangir

d)

Jahangir and Shahjahan

29.

The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

a)

Sutlej and Beas

b)

 Jhelum and Chenab

c)

Ravi and Chenab

d)

 Ganga and Yamuna

30.

The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about

a)

Two centuries

b)

Three centuries

c)

 Four centuries

d)

A little over one century