History MCQ for WBCS UPSC Rail Ntpc SSC Bank Group D Exam


1 From which of the following regions the remains of Palaeolithic Mesolithic and Neolithic cultures have been found?
A Kashmir valley B Krishna valley
C belan valley  D Godavari valley

2 Earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been found in
A brahmagiri  B chirand
C mehergarh  D burzahom

3 Which place is famous for prehistoric paintings?
A bagh  B vimbetka
C Ajanta  D amraboti

4 dogs were buried with human burinals at
A gufkral  B burzahom
C martand D mehergarh

5. Who among the following cultures were first to paint their pottery?
A Mesolithic  B chalcolithic
C Neolithic  D Iron Age

6. The people of Indus valley civilisation were almost
A Nigroid B proto-australoid
C Mediterranean D Nordic

7. Indus valley civilisation belongs to
A pre historic  B historical
C proto historical  D post historical

8. Which of the following is latest site found?
A dholavira  B amri
C lothal D kalibangan

9. Which of the following indus valley civilisation sites gives evidence of a stadium?
A hrappa  B kalibangan
C mahenjodaro D dholavira

10. a seal depicting mother goddess with plant growing from her wonb?
A Harappa B mahenjodaro
C kalibangan  D dholavira

11. a lot of bead discovered from
A Harappa B mahenjodaro
C lothal  D dholavira

12. the best drainage system (water management) in the indus valley civilisation was
A Harappa B lothal
C mahenjodaro D kalibangan

13. which of the following indus valley civilisation was found on the Iranian border
A surkotada B sutkagen dor
C kotdigi D balakot

14. which of the following  indus valley civilasation cementry R37 found
A lothal B mahenjodaro
C dholavira  D Harappa

15. rivers around which Indus valley civilisation existed
1 Indus 2 chenub 3 Jhelum 4 Ganga
A 1&2  B 1,2,3
C 2,3,4  D all of the above

16 the word gotra occurred first time in
A rigveda B somveda
C jajurveda  D atharbaveda

17. In vedic period which animal was known ‘aghanya’
A bull b sheep c cow d elephant

18 Game of ‘dice’ was part of the ritual of
A agnistoma b aswamedha c rajasuya d vajapeya

19 gayatri mantra is dedicated to
A indra b aditi c gayatri d savitri

20. How many of 16 mahajanpads were situated in ganga valley?
A 8 b 9 c 10 d 11

21. list of 16 mahajanpads are available in
A mahabharat  b chhandogaya Upanishad
C samyukta nijaya d angutara nikaya

22. The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavir swami was held at
A champa b baishali c takshashila d nalanda

23. Where was the third Buddhist council held?
A vaishali b patliputra c Kashmir d rajgriha

24. Who was not a contemporary of the other three?
A bimbisar b goutam Buddha c milind d prasenjit

25. who presided over 4th Buddhist council?
A ashwaghosh b upgupta c vasumitra d mahakashyap

26. Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock cut caves coexisted at
A Ajanta b elephanta c ellora d karle

27. lumbini was birth place of Goutama Buddha was attested by the inscription of
A Ashoka b pushyamitra sungha c kanishka d harsha

28. according to Buddhism, man aim of life is
A nirvana b moksha c kaivalya d nirjara

29. Who founded the lingayat movement?
A basava b lakulisha c maysayendranath d kulshekhar

30. Buddha depicted on the coins of the
A wima  kadphises b kanishka c nahapana d budhgupta

31. Dilwara temple was located at
A bhuvneshar b Aurangabad c khajuraho d mount abu

32. who was governor of sourastra during the reign of ashoka
A tusashpha b suvishakha c pushyagupta d radhagupta

33. In which inscription, ashoka made his famous declaration “all men are my children”
A minor rock edict of ahrawra B pilar edict VII
C Lumbini pilar edict  D separate KALINGA rock edict I

34. Name by which Ashoka generally referred to in his inscription is
A chakraborty B debraj
C dharmakirti D piyadarshi

35. Which of the following languages is used in the inscriptions of ashoka?
A pali b prakrit c sankrit d apvrangsha

36. which of the following taxes were paid in the cash?
A bhaga b hiranya c pranaya d bali

37. charak was famus court physician of
A kanishka b pushyamitra c ashoka d Chandragupta

38. official language of satbahanas was
A prakrit b Sanskrit c apabramsha d telegu

39. Who was protector of ‘varna’ system?
A pushyamitra b kharbel c gaqutamiputra d vasudeva

40. who was founder of vakatak dynasty
A vindhya Shakti b ishwarsena c pravarsena d rudrasena

41. who was founder of chedi dynasty
A vindhya Shakti b kharbela c mahameghavarman d mahapadam

42. The sungha ruler, agnimitra , was hero of a book written by
A patanjali b ashwaghosh c banbhatta d kalidasa

43 who was rudradaman I?
A saka rular of Ujjain  b saka rular taxila c saka rular nasik d saka rular of Mathura

44. WHICH of the following temple doesnot belong to cholas?
A brihadwshawara b koranganatha c kalilashantha d airavateswar

45. Which dynastry do the arab writers refer to when they say that the women did not cover faces with veil
A pala b pratihara c rastrakuta d cholas

46. Which was the primary assembly in chola village administration?
A nadu b sabha c ur d mahasabha

47. Which dynasty constructed ellora kailash temple?
A rastrakut b satbahan c maurya d pulkashya

48. Rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under patronage of
A chola kings b pandya kings c pallab kings d satbahan kings

49. Who was the ruler of chola kingsom at the time of Mahmud gazni’s expedition of somnath temple
A uttama chola b rajaraja I c rajendra I d kulotonga

50. ‘Ramayanam’ the tamil version of the great epic Ramayana was made by
A kamban b avvaiyar c Ilango adigal d none 

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3 Comments

  1. I have been studied to knowing the ans of 11. No qstn.will be the Harappa. Because maximum number of bead making factory ecisted in the harappan civilisation.

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