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GK Test (Indian History)

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The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in

  1. Harappa

  2. Lothal

  3. Mohenjodaro

  4. Ropar


Correct Option: C

Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus Valley people?

  1. Copper

  2. Bronze

  3. Iron

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?

  1. Rigveda

  2. Yajurveda

  3. Upanishad

  4. Sama Veda


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct set of metals from the given options and complete the sentence. The Indus Valley people knew the use of

  1. gold, silver, copper, bronze but not iron

  2. copper, iron, gold but not bronze

  3. silver, lead, iron but not gold

  4. gold, tin, bronze but not copper


Correct Option: A

Buddhism and Jainism both gave stress on

  1. worship of God

  2. non-violence

  3. self-mortification

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Lord Buddha was born in

  1. Lumbini

  2. Vaishali

  3. Bodh Gaya

  4. Pataliputra


Correct Option: A

Buland Darwaza is situated in

  1. Delhi

  2. Fatehpur Sikri

  3. Lucknow

  4. Meerut


Correct Option: B

The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of

  1. Chola art

  2. Gandhara art

  3. Gupta art

  4. Mauryan art


Correct Option: A

Tripitakas are the sacred books of

  1. Jainism

  2. Buddhism

  3. Hinduism

  4. Shaivism


Correct Option: B

Madurai was the capital of

  1. Cholas

  2. Pallavas

  3. Pandyas

  4. Rashtrakutas


Correct Option: C

Who initiated Din-e-Ilahi?

  1. Shahjehan

  2. Aurangzeb

  3. Akbar

  4. Jahangir


Correct Option: C

The Buland Darwaza, built by Akbar, was to commemorate the victory of

  1. Orrisa

  2. Bengal

  3. Delhi

  4. Gujarat


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Option (4) is correct.

The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was

  1. Patiala

  2. Lahore

  3. Amritsar

  4. Kapurthala


Correct Option: B

The Sikh Khalsa was founded by

  1. Guru Teg Bahadur

  2. Guru Nanak

  3. Guru Gobind Singh

  4. Guru Hargobind


Correct Option: C

Who united all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in Punjab?

  1. Guru Nanak

  2. Guru Gobind Singh

  3. Maharaja Ranjit Singh

  4. Guru Teg Bahadur


Correct Option: C

The birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh is

  1. Amritsar

  2. Anandpur Sahib

  3. Fatehgarh Sahib

  4. Patna


Correct Option: D

Chand Bibi who ceded Berar to Akbar was the ruler of

  1. Golconda

  2. Bahmani

  3. Bijapur

  4. Ahmednagar


Correct Option: D

In which language did Buddha preach?

  1. Pali

  2. Prakrit

  3. Brahmi

  4. Sanskrit


Correct Option: A

Sikh Guru ArjunDev was killed during the reign of

  1. Humayun

  2. Akbar

  3. Jahangir

  4. Shah Jahan


Correct Option: C

The Ellora caves in Maharashtra were built by

  1. Rashtrakutas

  2. Cholas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Palas


Correct Option: A

Who was the last Mughal Emperor; annexed Bijapur and Golconda to the Mughal Empire?

  1. Jahangir

  2. Akbar

  3. Shahjahan

  4. Aurangzeb


Correct Option: D

Which Sikh Guru laid the foundation of the city of "Amritsar"?

  1. Guru Nanak

  2. Guru Ramdas

  3. Guru Arjun Dev

  4. Guru Gobind Singh


Correct Option: B

When did Vasco da Gama come to India?

  1. 1492

  2. 1498

  3. 1398

  4. 1542


Correct Option: B

Srirangapatna is associated with

  1. Tipu Sultan

  2. Nizam Ali Khan

  3. Aurangzeb

  4. Ahmed Shah Abdali


Correct Option: A

Which was the capital kingdom of Pandyas?

  1. Vengi

  2. Madurai

  3. Kanchipuram

  4. Mahabalipuram


Correct Option: B
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