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GK (Indian History)

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The main occupation of the Paleolithic was

  1. hunting and gathering food

  2. animal husbandry

  3. fishing

  4. making statues


Correct Option: A

The Saka era was started by

  1. Ashoka

  2. Chamdragupta II

  3. Kanishka

  4. Harsha


Correct Option: C

The Indus Valley people never ate

  1. bull

  2. cow

  3. sheep

  4. pig


Correct Option: A

The Brahmanas are books that deal with

  1. the bhakti theory

  2. ritualism

  3. yoga

  4. meditation


Correct Option: B

With which of the following Harappan sites is rice cultivation associated?

  1. Kalibangan

  2. Harappa

  3. Kot Diji

  4. Lothal


Correct Option: D

The first human statue worshipped in India was of

  1. Brahma

  2. Vishnu

  3. Buddha

  4. Shiva


Correct Option: C

Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

  1. Maurya

  2. Gupta

  3. Kushan

  4. Kanva


Correct Option: A

Only three vedas were considered, point the odd one out:

  1. Rigveda

  2. Atharvaveda

  3. Samaveda

  4. Yajurveda


Correct Option: B

Who were the first kings to issue coins bearing their names?

  1. Mauryans

  2. Bactrians

  3. Scythians

  4. Kushans


Correct Option: B

Idols related with Brahmanical religion were found at

  1. Sarnath

  2. Mathura

  3. Nagarijunakonda

  4. Banaras


Correct Option: B

Chandra Gupta Maurya defeated

  1. Seleucus

  2. Alexander

  3. Porus

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Vedic texts mention vrihi, tandula and sali to refer to

  1. wheat

  2. barley

  3. rice

  4. gram


Correct Option: C

Who among the following was the famous court poet of Akbar?

  1. Birbal

  2. Tulsidas

  3. Bairam Khan Khankhana

  4. Rahim


Correct Option: D

The Iqtadari system was introduced by

  1. Balban

  2. Aibak

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Alauddin Khilji


Correct Option: C

The remains of Vijayanagar Empire can be found in

  1. Binaural

  2. Golconda

  3. Hampi

  4. Baroda


Correct Option: C

Firoz Shah founded many cities. Which of the following was not built by him?

  1. Jaunpur

  2. Fatehpur Sikri

  3. Hissar

  4. Fatehabad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct.

Whose work is Bijak?

  1. Surdas

  2. Tulsidas

  3. Ravidas

  4. Kabir


Correct Option: D

Khutba was

  1. the right to coin money

  2. a robe of honour

  3. the recital of sermon after the congregational Friday prayer

  4. the highest post in the army


Correct Option: C

The God, Kabir worshipped was

  1. substanceless

  2. anthromorphic

  3. animistic

  4. formless


Correct Option: A

Which state/s had French influence at its/their court/s?

  1. Mysore and Hyderabad

  2. Avadh

  3. Carnatic

  4. Tanjore


Correct Option: A

The first country to establish trade relations with India was

  1. Portugal

  2. America

  3. France

  4. England


Correct Option: A

Paper manufacturing was introduced in India in the

  1. 12th century

  2. 14th century

  3. 13th century

  4. 15th century


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Paper manufacturing was introduced in India in the 13th century.

Bana Bhatta lived in the court of

  1. Pulakesin II

  2. Harshvardhana

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Tashovarman


Correct Option: B

Where did the first coins circulate in India?

  1. Central India

  2. Western India

  3. South India

  4. Bihar and Eastern UP


Correct Option: D

The word Buddha means

  1. a conqueror

  2. a liberator

  3. an enlightened one

  4. a wanderer


Correct Option: C
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