PSC OBJECTIVE-INDIAN HISTORY

The Kalachuri era counted from A.D. 248 was mostly current in
(a) Kashmir
(b) Bengal
(c) Central India
(d) Andhra
Answer: Andhra

The Hijra era is counted from
(a) 1526 A.D.
(b) 622 A.D.
(c) 632 A.D.
(d) 712 A.D.
Answer: 622 A.D.

The ancient name of Bengal was
(a) Vatsa
(b) Kamarupa
(c) Gauda
(d) Matsya
Answer: Gauda

The capital of the ancient Vrijian state was
(a) Ujjain
(b) Vaishali
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Ayodhya
Answer: Vaishali

Who among the following is most famous for building a large number of canals for irrigation ?
(a) Akbar
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Akbar founded his own religion known as Din-i-Ilahi which means
(a) Divine Faith
(b) None of these
(c) House of Worship
(d) Universal peace
Answer: Divine Faith

The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Feroz Tughlaq
Answer: Akbar

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of Sijda?
(a) Balban
(b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Balban

Gujarat was traditionally known as
(a) Telangana
(b) Saurashtra
(c) Konkan
(d) Rann of Kutch
Answer: Saurashtra

Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over
(a) Thaneshwar
(b) Sakal
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Ujjain
Answer: Thaneshwar

Who amongst the following lost his kingdom in Hindustan but retrieved it after about 15 years in exile ?
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(c) Humayun
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: Humayun

Who was the first ruler to annex any part of the Deccan to the Mughal empire ?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Humayun
(d) Akbar
Answer: Akbar

Charaka was the court physician of
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Kanishka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: Kanishka

The chief centre of Indo - Roman trade was
(a) Arikamedu
(b) Muziris
(c) Alexander
(d) Madurai
Answer: Alexander

The first metallic coin used in India, (first by Indo-Greeks) was in
(a) Bihar and eastern U.P.
(b) Western India
(c) Central India
(d) South India
Answer: Bihar and eastern U.P.

Sanchi is famous for
(a) Cave paintings
(b) The rock edicts of Ashoka
(c) The largest Buddhist Stupa
(d) Rock- cut temples
Answer: The largest Buddhist Stupa

Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a Viceroy of
(a) Taxila
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Tosali
Answer: Taxila

The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are
(a) The three main linguistic divisions of India
(b) The three main racial groups of Indian subcontinent
(c) The three main styles of Indian temple architecture
(d) The three main musical gharanas as prevalent in India.
Answer: The three main styles of Indian temple architecture

Ahmad Shah built the capital city of Ahmedabad on the site of the old town of
(a) Idar
(b) Sidhpur
(c) Asawal
(d) Sabarmati
Answer: Asawal

Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty ?
(a) Ashoka Nanda
(b) None of these
(c) Mahapadma Nanda
(d) Dhana Nanda
Answer: Mahapadma Nanda

Which of the later Guptas assumed the imperial title of Maharajadhiraja and performed the horse sacrifice to show his strenght ?
(a) Kumaragupta III
(b) Kamarupa
(c) Adityasena
(d) Mahasena Gupta
Answer: Adityasena

Lingayat movement owes its origin to
(a) Purandharadasa
(b) Vidyaranya
(c) Appar
(d) Basava
Answer: Basava

After the decline of the Guptas, a large part of North India was reunited by
(a) Harshavardhana
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Rajputs
(d) Saka Satraps
Answer: Chalukyas

During the reign of which of the following emperors was the artillery most perfect and numerous ?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb

Chachnama is a famous work on the history of
(a) Kashmir
(b) Sind
(c) Gujarat
(d) Punjab
Answer: Sind

The Mahajanapada which gained prominence to become an empire was
(a) Kasi
(b) Magadha
(c) Kosala
(d) Avanti
Answer: Magadha

Which of the later Gupta rulers was a contemporary and ally of Harshavardhana ?
(a) Mahasena Gupta
(b) Kamarupa
(c) Madhava Gupta
(d) Damodar Gupta
Answer: Mahasena Gupta

The word Hindu as referrence to the people of Hind (India) was first used by
(a) The Arabs
(b) The Romans
(c) The Chinese
(d) The Greeks
Answer: The Greeks

Which of the following renders a proof of trade with Rome in old times ?
(a) Harappa
(b) Ropar
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) Lothal
Answer: Lothal

The coin rupia was first issued by
(a) Akbar
(b) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Answer: Akbar

Among the following , whose empire was the largest ?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Jehangir
(c) Babar
(d) Akbar
Answer: Aurangzeb

Which of the following varieties of land available during the Mughal times did not yield any land revenue to the state ?
(a) Raiyvati lands
(b) Sayurghal lands
(c) Jagir Lands
(d) Khalisa (Crown) lands
Answer: Sayurghal lands