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Post-Mauryan Period

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emperor Ashoka, in the 12th year of his reign, appointed a special officer who surveyed the land and maintained land records. These officers were called_____

a)

Amatya

b)

Collector

c)

Razuk

d)

Chalukya

2.

The story of which king is the subject of drama Mudrarakshas?

a)

Jayachand

b)

Chandragupta II

c)

Chandragupta

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

3.

Which dynasty ended the Maurya Dynasty?

a)

Sunga

b)

Gupta

c)

Shishunag

d)

Chola

4.

Who was the last emperor of the Maurya Dynasty?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Brihadratha

d)

Shatadhanvan

5.

Which statement from the given options is NOT correct?

a)

Buddhist scriptures were written in Pali.

b)

The birth place of Gautam Buddha is in Nepal

c)

Upagupta influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism.

d)

Charak was the personal physician of Gautam Buddha.

6.

Which native Indian dynasty issued their own coins with portraits of their rulers on them?

a)

The Peshwa Dynasty

b)

The Rashtrakuta Dynasty

c)

The Satavahana Dynasty

d)

The Pandya Dynasty

7.

Banabhatta was the court poet of which king?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Harshavardhana

c)

Ashoka

d)

Samudragupta

8.

Kanishka was related to which dynasty?

a)

Chol

b)

Pallav

c)

Kushan

d)

Maurya

9.

The Saka era was started.

a)

58 BC

b)

78 BC

c)

58 AD

d)

78 AD

10.

The most famous of the Kushan kings was who was the third ruler in the Kushan dynasty.

a)

Kritavarma

b)

Krishnadevaraya

c)

Kautilya

d)

Kanishka

11.

In the beginning of the ___ century BC the Kushanas established their authority over the north-west border of India.

a)

Third

b)

Fourth

c)

First

d)

Second

12.

The Hathigumpha inscription from Udayagiri in Odisha was written by the King of Kalinga ___.

a)

Kharavel

b)

Mahendra

c)

Bimbisara

d)

Ashok

13.

Which dynasty did Harshavardhana belong to?

a)

Pushyabhuti dynasty

b)

Chalukya dynasty

c)

Maurya dynasty

d)

Gupta dynasty

14.

Ravikirti's Aihole inscription speaks in detail the victory of Pulakesin II over;

a)

Kirtivarman

b)

Kharavela

c)

Samudragupta

d)

Harsha

15.

Who among the following visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?

a)

Xuan Zang (Hsuan Tsang)

b)

Fa Hien

c)

Ibn Battuta (Abu abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah)

d)

Marco Polo

16.

Which Chinese traveler visited India during the Gupta period?

a)

Hieun Tsang

b)

Faxian

c)

It shing

d)

Li xiu

17.

The Prayag Prashasti (also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription) gives us information about the achievements of _______.

a)

Srigupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Chandragupta-I

d)

Samudragupta

18.

Name the person who had a major influence in the field of Algebra in India.

a)

Charaka

b)

Brahmagupta

c)

Varahmihira

d)

Aryabhatta

19.

Who was the court poet of King Harshavardhana?

a)

Ananda bhatta

b)

Vallal

c)

Jayachandra

d)

Banabhatta

20.

Which of the following is one of the nine gems of Chandragupta II?

a)

Varahmihira

b)

Moggallana

c)

Vishakhadatta

d)

Brahmagupta

21.

The United state of America launched an aerial bombing operation against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban after 9/11 attacks. What was the name of this operation?

a)

Operation Bin Laden

b)

Operation permanent freedom

c)

Operation Osama

d)

Operation permanent Afghan

22.

What is the name of the mobile application recently launched by the Delhi Police which allows women to call the police control room and their relatives in case of any emergency?

a)

Shakti

b)

Nidar

c)

Himmat

d)

Sahas

23.

Bilquis Edhi is a

a)

A founder of child line in India.

b)

A founder Edhi Organization Pakistan

c)

Advisor to Indian women's cricket team

d)

Indian worker

24.

The Earth hour programme began in

a)

2006

b)

2005

c)

2007

d)

2008

25.

Inca ruins of Machu Picchu are located in which country?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Greece

c)

Mexico

d)

Peru

26.

Which is the national costume of Japan?

a)

Sheet

b)

Kilt

c)

Psoriasis

d)

Kimono

27.

ONGC comes under which of the following sectors?

a)

Health

b)

Education

c)

Agriculture

d)

Energy

28.

Where is the Parkes Observatory located?

a)

USA

b)

US

c)

Russia

d)

Australia

29.

................ is an electrically powered and Remotely Operated Vehicle by DRDO.

a)

MITRA

b)

AJIT

c)

RADA

d)

DAKSH

30.

What form of art is used to decorate the floor in front of the house?

a)

Madhubani

b)

Kolam

c)

Worli

d)

Mehndi

31.

When did the referendum on Brexit take place?

a)

August, 2016

b)

June, 2017

c)

June, 2016

d)

April, 2016

32.

The withdrawal of United Kingdom from the European Union is referred to more commonly as:

a)

Exit

b)

Brexit

c)

Britain stronger

d)

Vote leave

33.

The Postal Index Number (PIN) is a six digit code used by Indian postal department, what does the first two digit of the code (taken together) stands for:

a)

District

b)

Delivery post office

c)

Municipal corporation

d)

Sub region or one of the postal circles

34.

Urdu is also referred to as:

a)

Shauraseni

b)

Farsi

c)

Lashkari Zaban

d)

Awadhi

35.

In 1931, the first Indian movie with sound was released. Name the film.

a)

Kisan Kanya

b)

Alam Ara

c)

Junglee Ka Jawan

d)

Raja Harishchandra

36.

The parliament of Japan is called

a)

Stortinget

b)

The National Diet

c)

Parliament

d)

Folketing

37.

Which animal has been declared as the 'National Heritage Animal' of India?

a)

One-horned Rhino

b)

Asiatic Lion

c)

Royal Bengal Tiger

d)

Asiatic Elephant

38.

Braille system is based on which of the following?

a)

On numbers

b)

On dots

c)

On words

d)

On letters

39.

The national calendar of India is based on ______ Era.

a)

Shaka

b)

Gupta

c)

Vikrama

d)

Kali Yuga

40.

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster occurred in the year-

a)

1986

b)

1987

c)

1984

d)

1985

41.

When did Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?

a)

August 1987

b)

August 1989

c)

April 1988

d)

April 1986

42.

Which organization was established on 15 July 1948 with the motto 'Unity and Discipline'?

a)

RIMC

b)

NCC

c)

IMA

d)

NDC

43.

Where is the Nobel Museum situated in the World?

a)

Sweden

b)

Stockholm

c)

Denmark

d)

London

44.

Which is the largest pyramid of Egypt?

a)

Pyramid of Khafre

b)

Pyramid of Menkaur

c)

Pyramid of Khufu

d)

Pyramid of Djedefre

45.

Which of the following facts about Kumbhalgarh Fort Rajasthan is not correct?

a)

Presently it is located in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan

b)

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site based in the hilly districts of Rajasthan.

c)

The wall of Kumbhalgarh fort is the second largest wall in the world after the longest wall of China.

d)

Kumbhalgarh Fort is situated on the top of a hill in the famous Satapura mountain range.

46.

What is the full form of ISI?

a)

Inter Services Intelligence

b)

Inter Services Intelligence

c)

International Space Intelligence

d)

International Scientific Infrastructure

47.

Which organization is originally named as special police establishment?

a)

CID

b)

RAW

c)

CBI

d)

CRPF

48.

Pakistan film industry is known as?

a)

Pollywood

b)

Lollywood

c)

Kollywood

d)

Mollywood

49.

What is the extension of UFO?

a)

Under Fire Object

b)

Unidentified Flying Object

c)

Unapproved Foreign Object

d)

Unidentified Free Object

50.

In which of the following states did NESTLE India Ltd. set up its first factory in 1961?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Punjab

c)

Kerala

d)

Haryana

51.

The North Eastern Regional Language Centre is located in ........ .

a)

Itanagar

b)

Kohima

c)

Guwahati

d)

Dispur

52.

The 16th Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2021 (Rural) was released by ........ in November, 2021.

a)

Bhumi

b)

Navjyoti Foundation

c)

Goonj

d)

Pratham foundation

53.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has developed eSHRAM portal for ........ .

a)

creating a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW)

b)

creating a National Database of Organised Workers (NDOW)

c)

creating a National Database of Public Sector Undertakings Workers (NDPSUW)

d)

creating a National Database of Government Workers (NDGW)

54.

Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT) is a teleconsultation service launched by which of the following ministries?

a)

Ministry of AYUSH

b)

Ministry of Home Affairs

c)

Ministry of Women and Child Development

d)

Ministry of Defence

55.

Venkateshwar, also known as Venkatachalapati Srinivasa and Balaji, is a form of the Hindu God:

a)

Vishnu

b)

Hanuman

c)

Shiva

d)

Brahma

56.

In which year was the Steel Authority of India Ltd incorporated?

a)

1973

b)

1981

c)

1956

d)

1963

57.

In which city was Jawaharlal Nehru born?

a)

Lucknow

b)

Delhi

c)

Allahabad

d)

Srinagar

58.

By which year does the National Education Policy 2020 aim for a 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education?

a)

2027

b)

2023

c)

2025

d)

2030

59.

Which of the following 'state-major language' pairs has been INCORRECTLY matched?

a)

Manipur-Meitei

b)

Kerala-Kannada

c)

Meghalaya-Khasi

d)

Andhra Pradesh-Telugu

60.

Which of the following classical languages is known as the 'Italian of the East' as well words in this language end with vowel sound?

a)

Malayalam

b)

Telugu

c)

Marathi

d)

Kannada

61.

Which language among the following is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by people of north-east India?

a)

Maithili

b)

Santhali

c)

Bodo

d)

Dogri

62.

Apollo-11 the first artificial satellite by which humans landed on the moon, launched in which year?

a)

1975

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1958

63.

Who is the first man to travel into space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Edwin Aldrin

d)

Valentina Arshkova

64.

Who was the first human to travel in outer space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

John Glen

65.

Which astronaut was the first human to travel to outer space?

a)

David Garkain

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Yuri Kagerin

d)

David Malenchenko

66.

Which of the following is the first lunar probe mission of India?

a)

Mangalyaan

b)

Chandrayaan-1

c)

Astrosat

d)

IRNSS-1

67.

With which country does the Hubble space telescope take the picture of the first predicted supernova explosion?

a)

United States of America

b)

Britain

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

68.

Who was the first chairman of ISRO?

a)

Kasturi Rangan

b)

Vikram Sarabhai

c)

Homi K. Bhabha

d)

S.V. Raman

69.

Which of the following series of satellite launched the first Indian satellite using an Indian launch vehicle?

a)

INSAT

b)

Aryabhata

c)

Bhaskar

d)

Rohini

70.

When was PSLV first used in India?

a)

1980

b)

1987

c)

1994

d)

2000

71.

Who was the first Chinese woman to visit space?

a)

Wang yaping

b)

Yi-so-yeon

c)

Liu Yang

d)

Yelena Serova

72.

Which is India's first security satellite?

a)

INSAT 2 B

b)

GSAT-7

c)

GSAT-6

d)

IRS-1A

73.

Who was the world's first female astronaut?

a)

Svetlana Savitsky

b)

Valentina Tereshkova

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Judith Resnik

74.

Which was the first Indian communication satellite?

a)

Aryabhata

b)

Bhaskar-I

c)

Apple

d)

Chandrayaan-I

75.

The first woman to swim the English Channel was:

a)

An Indian

b)

A British

c)

A French

d)

An American

76.

Which physician came to India and served in the Bengal Medical service from 1794 to 1815 and also undertook pioneering survey explorations in several regions of India?

a)

Francis Buchanan

b)

Sir William Jones

c)

William Bentinck

d)

Warren Hastings

77.

M.S. Swaminathan is known as:

a)

An agricultural scientist

b)

An environmental scientist

c)

An ornithologist

d)

Journalist

78.

Who was the first Indian poet who was invited to record his poems at the Library of Congress located in Washington DC?

a)

Vinay Kumar

b)

Ravindra Bhattacharya

c)

Gopalakrishna Adiga

d)

Abhay K

79.

Who is known as the 'Missile Man of India'?

a)

Bishan Sahni

b)

K Sivan

c)

CV Raman

d)

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

80.

American scientist Edwin Land was famous for–

a)

The invention of radar

b)

Discovery of helium on the surface of the sun

c)

Number of patents registered

d)

Krypton discovered

81.

What did Alfred Nobel, the founder of Alfred Nobel prize, invent?

a)

Compass

b)

Dynamite

c)

Penicillin

d)

Wireless telegraphy

82.

Who is called the father of Hindi theater of India?

a)

Raja Harish Chandra

b)

Dada Saheb Phalke

c)

Bhartendu Harish Chandra

d)

Prithvi raj Kapoor

83.

Who is considered the grand or lady of Bollywood?

a)

Zohra Sehgal

b)

Nargis

c)

Suriya

d)

Madhubala

84.

Ben Kingsley is associated with which organization.

a)

Pop Music

b)

Astronaut

c)

Scientific Research

d)

Motion picture

85.

1205. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Rani-Ki-Vav is located at–

a)

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

b)

Patan, Gujarat

c)

Konark, Odisha

d)

Jodhpur, Rajasthan

86.

Which of the following city is architecturally planned city?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Bengaluru

c)

Mumbai

d)

Chandigarh

87.

Urgelling Gompa is found in the Indian state of

a)

Uttarakhand

b)

Sikkim

c)

Himachal Pradesh

d)

Arunachal Pradesh

88.

The famous Haji Ali Dargah is located in which of the following cities?

a)

Delhi

b)

Ajmer

c)

Mumbai

d)

Hyderabad

89.

The famous Jagannath Temple is located in which of the following cities?

a)

Varanasi

b)

Ayodhya

c)

Madurai

d)

Puri

90.

Which of the following cities is famous for the iconic 'Kumbh Mela'?

a)

Prayagraj

b)

Lucknow

c)

Surat

d)

Ahmedabad

91.

Shri Bhagavan Mahavir Govt. Museum is located in :

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Karnataka

d)

New Delhi

92.

Which state in India will you find the The Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians?

a)

Bihar

b)

Meghalaya

c)

Karnataka

d)

West Bengal

93.

Surajkund Mela, also known as the international crafts fair, is held in ______.

a)

Haryana

b)

Gujarat

c)

Odisha

d)

Uttarakhand

94.

1214. Valley of the kings-one of the most important archaeological sites in the world is located in

a)

Thailand

b)

Norway

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

95.

The National Library of India is situated at?

a)

Kolkata

b)

New Delhi

c)

Chennai

d)

Mumbai

96.

India's 'Statue of Unity' is situated in the state of:

a)

Gujarat

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Karnataka

d)

Maharashtra

97.

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is situated at ___

a)

Pune

b)

Mumbai

c)

Bengaluru

d)

New Delhi

98.

Tropical Forest Research Institute is located in the state of-

a)

Andhra Pradesh

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Kerala

d)

Madhya Pradesh

99.

India's first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) is located in–

a)

Mumbai

b)

Puduchery

c)

Bhavnagar

d)

Jamnagar

100.

Where is India's the first oceanarium being set up?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Goa

c)

Kochi

d)

Vishakhapatnam

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