GK: History, Ancient India: Part 2

1.Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?

A) Shakas
B) Hunas
C) Cholas
D) Indo-Greeks

... Answer is D)

2. Who among the following rulers held a religious assembly at prayag every five years?

A) Ashoka
B) Kanishka
C) Harshavardhana
D) chandragupta II vikramaditya

... Answer is C)

3. which of the following religions spread in different parts of Asia?

A) Buddhism
B) Jainism
C) Hinduism
D) none of these

... Answer is A)

4.The introduction of Bhuddhis into China is traditionally attributed to:

A) Nagarjuna
B) Samptati
C) Kashyapa matanga
D) None of these

... Answer is C)

5. Buddhism and Jainism both gave stress on

A) Worship of God
B) Non-violence
C) Self-mortification
D) none of these

... Answer is B)

6.Which indian ruler is called the napoleon of India?

A) Samudragupta
B) Srigupta
C) Skandagupta
D) Kumargupta

... Answer is A)

7. The extreme form of Ahimsa or non-violence is practiced in

A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Jainism
D) None of these

... Answer is C)

8. In which language did Buddha Preach?

A) Pali
B) Prakrit
C) Brahmi
D) Sanskrit

... Answer is A)

9. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in which of the following texts?

A) 12 Angas
B) 14 Purvas
C) Tripitakas
D) Jatakas

... Answer is B)

10. The first Monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century BC was:

A) Bimbisara
B) Prasenajit
C) Ajatashatru
D) Jarasandha

... Answer is A)

11. Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of:

A) Samudragupta
B) Srivijaya
C) Chandragupta II
D) Harshavardhana

... Answer is D)

12. In early ancient India, the largest urban centre was:

A) Pataliputra
B) Taxila
C) Kausambi
D) Kanuaj

... Answer is A)

13. Indians in ancient time learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of:

A) Music
B) Coinage
C) Sculpture
D) Painting

... Answer is C)

14. Who is the author of Kadambin?

A) Banabhatta
B) Kalidasa
C) Patanjali
D) Varahmihir

... Answer is A)

15. Who introduced the Persian etiquette of Sajdah and Paribas?

A) Iltutmish
B) Balban
C) Mohammad-bin-tughalaq
D) Sikandar Lodi

... Answer is D)

16. Persian Ambassador Abdul Razzaq visited court during the reign of---

A) Devaraya II
B) Krishnadevaraya
C) Sadasira
D) None of these

... Answer is A)

17. The city of Agra was founded in 1504 by

A) Rana Sanga
B) Ibrahim Lodi
C) Firoz Tughlaq
D) Sikandar Lodi

... Answer is D)

18. During the Sangam age which of the following dynesties was not in power?

A) Pandyas
B) Cheras
C) Cholas
D) Pallavas

... Answer is D)

19. The first dynesty of the Vijayanagara kingdom was:

A) Hoysala
B) Sangama
C) Saluva
D) Tuluva

... Answer is B)

20. Which of the following transferred hs capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra?

A) Bimbisara
B) Ajatshatru
C) Udayin
D) Shishunaga

... Answer is C)