Q1. Which of the following is a collection of melodies?
(a) Yajurveda
(b) Atharvaveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) None of these
Q2. Mehrauli Iron pillar inscription is related to which of the following?
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Samundragupta
(c) Skandagupta
(d) Buddhagupta
Q3. Ajanta-Ellora caves are situated at?
(a) Pune
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Bhopal
(d) None of these
Q4. Stone and copper were used in?
(a) Chalcolithic Age
(b) Neolithic Age
(c) Mesolithic Age
(d) Paleolithic Age
Q5. Two most important Harappan crops were?
(a) Wheat and barley
(b) Sesamum and mustard
(c) Rice and peas
(d) Cottom and Sugarcane
Q6. During the Rigvedic period, ‘Niska’ was an ornament of ?
(a) Ear
(b) Neck
(c) Arm
(d) Wrist
Q7. List-I (Rigvedic name) List-II (Modern name)
A. Gomal 1. Gomati
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
Q8. Chandra Gupta Maurya was the follower of?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Hinduism
(c) Aynika
(d) Jainism
Q9. The Mauryan king who issued the Nagarjuni Hill Cave Inscriptions and assumed the royal title of Devanampriya was?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Dasharatha
(c) Bindusara
(d) Brihadratha
Q10. Who has the title of ‘Kaviraja’?
(a) Samudra Gupta
(b) ChandraGupta II
(c) KumaraGupta
(d) ChandraGupta I
Q11. Which chola ruler completed the conquest of Sri Lanka?
(a) Vijayalaya I
(b) Raja Raja I
(c) Parantaka I
(d) Rajendra I
Q12. What was Iqta in sultanate period?
(a) Territories of land
(b) A tax
(c) A form of military
(d) None of these
Q13. Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Razia Sultana
(c) Balban
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Q14. Which Sultan declared himself as Sikandar-i-Sani, the second Alexander?
(a) Balban
(b) Qaiqabad
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Q15. Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over which province?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Sind
(c) Punjab
(d) Mewar
