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1.The battle of Aliwal was fought between which of the following?
(A)English and Marathas
(B)English and Nawab of Awadh
(C)English and Sikhs
(D)English and Tipu Sultan
(E)English and Mahad ji Scindhia
Ans. (C) English and Sikhs
2.Who among the following assumed the title of Islam Shah Suri, ?
(A)Shershah Suri
(B)Jalal Khan
(C)Firuz Shah Suri
(D)Ibrahim Khan Suri
(E)None of them,
Ans. (B) Jalal Khan assumed this title. He was son of Shershah and was his successor
3.Kavi Vatsal was a title assumed by a king belonging to which of the following dynasties?
(A)Pushyabhuti
(B)Pallava
(C)Maurya
(D)Satavahana
(E)Chola
Ans. (D) Satavahana. The name of the king is Hala who assumed the title of Kavivatsal
4.We have read that the writing in the Indus valley Civilization wasBoustrophedon. This means that ______?
(A)It was written left to right
(B)It was written right to left
(C)It was written left to right and right to left in alternate lines
(D)It was written up to down
(E)none of them
Ans. (C) It was written left to right and right to left in alternate lines
5.Discovered in 1967-68 by J.P. Joshi, the fifth largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent, and one of the latest has been found at which of the following places?
(A)Banawali
(B)Rakhigarhi
(C)Rupnagar
(D)Dholavira
(E)Surkotada
Ans. (D) Dholavira, It is located on the Khadir island in the Kachchh district of Gujarat
6.At which of the following harappan sites, an Inkpot has been discovered?
(A)Banawali
(B)Kalibangan
(C)Mohen jo Dero
(D)Chanhudaro
(E)Lothal
Ans. (D) Chanhudaro
7.Which of the following two towns of Indus valley Civilization were located on the bank of Ghagghar River?
(A)Harappa & Rojari
(B)Harappa & Mohen jo Dero
(C)Kalibanga and Banwali
(D)Rangpur and Surkotda
(E)Kalibanga and Lothal
Ans. (C) Kalibanga and Banwali
8.Which among the following was referred to as Buvan Chakshu in Early vedic era?
(A)Earth
(B)Fire
(C)Water
(D)Moon
(E)Sun
Ans. (B) Fire or agni
9.”Painted Grey ware” was used in which of the following era?
(A)Early Vedic Era
(B)Later Vedic Era
(C)Harappan Era
(D)None of Them
(E)All of them
Ans. (B) Later Vedic Era
10.Which among the following is a ritualistic Veda?
(A)Yajurveda
(B)Rigveda
(C)Sama Veda
(D)Atharvaveda
(E)None of them
Ans. (A) Yajurveda
11.Who among the following belonged to Sakya clan of Kshatriyas?
(A)Gautam Buddha
(B)Mahavir jain
(C)Chandragupta Maurya
(D)Rishabhnath
(E)None of them
Ans. (A) Gautam Buddha
12.In which of the following Buddhist Councils , the compilation of Dhamma Pitaka and Sutta Pitaka took Place?
(A)First Buddhist Council
(B)Second Buddhist Council
(C)Third Buddhist Council
(D)Fourth Buddhist Council
(E)None of them
Ans. (A) First Buddhist Council at 483 in Satparni caves near Rajgriha
13.Which of the following religious text is written in the form of questions and answers?
(A)Vinaya Pitaka
(B)Sutta Pitaka
(C)Abhidhamma Pitaka
(D)Prakirnas
(E)None of them
Ans. (C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
14.Which pillar edict of Asoka is longest of all pillars?
(A)Second
(B)Fifth
(C)Sixth
(D)Seventh
(E)Fourth
Ans. (D) Seventh Pillar Edict mentioning Dhamma mahamattas
15.The 13th Rock edict of Asoka which is longest among all the rock edicts describes which of the following?
(A)Policy of Dhamma
(B)Kalinga war
(C)Toleration among sects
(D)Purpose of rock edicts
(E)None of them
Ans. (B) 13th Rock edict located in Orissa describes Kalinga war
16.Who among the following erected a monastery stupa at Peshawar ?
(A)Asoka
(B)Kanishka
(C)Bimbisara
(D)Sri Gupta
(E)Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
Ans. (B) Kanishka
17.Who among the following granted permission to Buddhist King of Ceylon Meghavarman to build a Monastery at Bodh Gaya?
(A)Chandra gupta Virkramaditya
(B)Samudra Gupta
(C)Skand Gupta
(D)Kumara Gupta
(E)None of them
Ans. (B) Samudra Gupta
18.Which of the following dynasties was founded by Mayur Sarman?
(A)Gang
(B)Pallava
(C)Kadamba
(D)Chalukya
(E)None of them
Ans. (C) Kadamba
19.Sakambhari near Ajmer is a place related to emergence of which of the following dynasties?
(A)Gahadwals
(B)Parmars
(C)Pratiharas
(D)Chauhanas
(E)Rashtrakutas
Ans. (D) Chauhanas
20.Karkota Dynasty was confined to which of the following areas?
(A)Kannauj
(B)Kashmir
(C)Deccan
(D)Gujarat
(E)None of them
Ans. (B) Kashmir

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