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Our History

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vedic age begins in year

a)

2000 bce

b)

1500 bce

2.

Maurya empire was established in

a)

321 bce

b)

320 bce

3.

Ramayana and Mahabharata were written during

a)

Ancient Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Modern Period

d)

None of the above

4.

Which war brought change in Ashoka's life?

a)

World War -I

b)

Kalinga War

c)

Battle of Panipat

d)

World war -II

5.

_____________________ is a period of time in history before information was written down.

a)

Prehistory

b)

history

c)

vedic age

d)

ancient

6.

Chandragupta Maurya founded the ___________ dynasty.

a)

Gupta

b)

Mauryan

c)

Aryans

d)

none of these

7.

Which of the following kingdom emerged as the most powerful kingdom in north India?

a)

Gandhara

b)

Magadha

c)

Panchala

d)

Anga

8.

Who ruled during the Golden Age of India?

a)

Mauryas

b)

Kushanas

c)

Guptas

d)

Shungas

9.

Which of the following became popular in the Golden period of Indian history?

a)

Art & Culture

b)

Science and Mathematics

c)

Astronomy and Grammar

d)

All of the above

10.

Who was the first emperor of the mauryans

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Bindusara

c)

Ashoka

d)

None of these

11.

Who was the Adviser of Chandragupta Maurya

a)

Chanakya

b)

Kautilya

c)

Ashoka

d)

Bindusara

e)

Babur

12.

where was alexander the great born in?

a)

persia

b)

rome

c)

macedonia

d)

india

13.

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

14.

Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Kalidasa

15.

The basic tenets of Hinduism are found in the religious literature of ancient India called by what name?

a)

Vedas

b)

Sutras

c)

Scrolls of Hinuism

d)

Buddha's biography

16.

What is a timeline?

a)

A line used to represent time of the day.

b)

It is a deadline given for doing any task.

c)

A line used to represent past events in a chronological order.

d)

It represents time of different countries of the world.

17.

What is history?

a)

study of future

b)

study of past

c)

study of present

18.

The three periods of history are:

a)

Ancient

b)

Medieval

c)

Modern

d)

All the above

19.

Mughal empire belongs to _____________________

a)

Medieval

b)

Modern

c)

Ancient

20.

The Red fort in Delhi was built by Mughal emperor____________

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Ashoka

21.

Founder of Mughal dynasty is _____________.

a)

Akbar

b)

Babur

c)

Humayun

22.

Who was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya?

a)

Bindusara

b)

Ashoka

c)

Aurangazeb

23.

In the Indus Valley Civilization, Great Bath was found at which place ?

a)

Harappa

b)

Rakhi Garhi

c)

Mohenjodaro

d)

Ropar

24.

During the medieval period which religion spread in India?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Sikhism

25.

Change from material to modern occurred with the arrival of_____

a)

Turks

b)

Africans

c)

British

26.

How old was Alexander the Great when he died?

a)

48

b)

32

c)

28

d)

30

27.

Who was the 1st Ruler of Delhi Sultanate.

a)

Qutubuddin Aibak

b)

Alauddin Khalji

c)

Jalallauddin Khalji

d)

Babur

28.

who is the first turkish invader to india?

a)

Mahmud Ghazni

b)

Mohammad Ghori

c)

Prithviraj Chauhan

d)

Firdausi