A fresh set of 20 random questions is generated every time you open this page and every time you refresh it.For each of the following multiple choice questions, choose the most appropriate answer :
1. Which one of the followig pairs is correctly matched?
A. Zia-ud-din Barani : Tarikh-i-Muhammadi
B. Shams-i-Siraj Afif : Tarikh-i-Feroze Shahi
C. Ibn Batuta : Fatwa-Jahandari
D. Amir Khusro : Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
2. Consider the following statements : 1. Satavahana rulers persecuted; the Buddhists. 2. Pushyamitra Sunga patronised the Buddhists. 3. Shashanka cut off the Bodhi tree at Bodha Gaya. Which of these statements is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 3 only
3. Who among the following rulers held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years ?
A. Ashoka
B. Kanishka
C. Harshavardhana
D. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
4. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was:
A. Bimbisara
B. Prasenajit
C. Ajatashatru
D. Jarasandha
5. The first Muslim ruler in India was :
A. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Qurbuddin Aibak
D. Muhammad Ghori
6. Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are __________ in number.
A. 96
B. 105
C. 108
D. 112
7. The famous Vedic saying 'War begins in the minds of men" is stated in
A. Rigveda
B. Atharvaveda
C. Samaveda
D. Mundaka Upanishad
8. Which one of the following factors was not responsible for Chandragupta Maurya's success against the Nanda Kings?
A. Chandragupta's brilliant generalship
B. Kautilya's astute diplomacy
C. Military assistance provided by Greek rulers
D. Weakness of Nanda rulers
9. Which of the following statement is false with regard to the social conditions in the Gupta period?
A. Public and personal morality had reached a very low point
B. The caste system was liberalised
C. The living standard of the common people was simple but the town life was glamorous and sophisticated
D. The system of devadasis was in vogue during this period
10. The work Devichandraguptam is related to :
A. Samudra Gupta
B. Chandra Gupta II
C. Skanda Gupta
D. Rama Gupta
11. The destruction of the Maurya Empire was followed by a series of invasions and the first to invade India were the :
A. Bactrain-Greeks
B. Parthians
C. Kushanas
D. Shakas
12. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta I
D. Kanishka
13. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan were works of :
A. the Maurya Art
B. the Gupta Art
C. the Gandhara Art
D. the early Mathura school of Art
14. Which of the following statements is correct about raised ESR in tuberculosis?
A. Its increased due to large RBC
B. Its increased due to increase in immunoglobulins
C. It is used to determine response for treatment
D. It is an incidental inding
15. Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India?
A. Mohammad Qasim
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Ghiasuddin Balban
D. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
16. Match the following : A. Rigveda 1. Aitareya Brahmana B. Samaveda 2. Jaminiya Brahmana C. Yajurveda 3. Gopatha Brahmana D. Atharvaveda 4. Taittiriya Brahmana A B C D
A. 1 2 4 3
B. 2 3 1 4
C. 3 4 2 1
D. 4 1 3 2
17. Which of the following Gupta rulers defeated the Huna ruler, Mihirakula?
A. Skanda Gupta
B. Buddha Gupta
C. Narasimha Gupta
D. Yasodharman
18. Which of the following rulers did not embrace Buddhism?
A. Ashoka
B. Harsha
C. Kanishka
D. Samudragupta
19. Pleural tap pierces all except :
A. skin
B. intercostal muscle
C. Endo-thoracic fascia
D. pulmonary pleura
20. Who authored the Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram'?
A. Thiruvalluvar
B. Ilango
C. Saint Agattiyar
D. Sattanar
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