1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 14

Q.1:- The earliest city discovered in India was

1. Harappa
2. Punjab
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Sindh

Q.2:- Who is hailed as the “God of Medicine” by the practitioners of Ayurveda ?

1. Susruta
2. Chyavana
3. Dhanwantari
4. Charaka

Q.3:- Prince Ellara conquered Sri Lanka in the second century BC. With which of the following dynasties of Dravida ruler was he associated ?

1. Chera
2. Chola
3. Pandya
4. Pallava

Q.4:- The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the

1. Palas
2. Cholas
3. Rashtrakutas
4. Pallavas

Q.5:- Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by

1. Pratiharas
2. Rashtrakutas
3. Palas
4. Chalukyas

Q.6:- In which states was the Nalanda University located in India ?

1. Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Orissa
4. Uttar Pradesh

Q.7:- Which of the following was not composed by Harshavardhana ?

1. Harshacharita
2. Ratnavali
3. Priyadarshika
4. Nagananda

Q.8:- The caves of Ajanta and Ellora belonged to

1. Jains
2. Buddhists
3. Hindus
4. Sikhs

Q.9:- What was the Chandragupta II also known as

1. Samudra Gupta
2. Skanda Gupta
3. Vikramaditya
4. Rahaa Gupta

Q.10:- Buddha gave his first religious message at

1. Rajagriha
2. Pataliputra
3. Gaya
4. Sarnath

Q.11:- Who is callsed as the ‘Second Ashoka’ ?

1. Samudra Gupta
2. Chandra Gupta Maurya
3. Kanishka
4. Harshavardhana

Q.12:- The Gupta era was started by whom ?

1. Ghatotkacha
2. Srigupta
3. Chandragupta – I
4. Samudragupta

Q.13:- Which of the following option is match ?

1. Alora – Shakas
2. Mahabalipuram – Rashtrakutas
3. Meenakshi Temple – Pallavas
4. Khajuraho – Chandelas

Q.14:- They Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because

1. They used elephants on a large scale
2. They were taller and stronger
3. They were from an advanced urban culture
4. They used chariots driven by horses

Q.15:- Varahamihira is

1. An astronaut
2. A space shuttle
3. A power station
4. An ancient astronomer

Q.16:- Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas ?

1. Satkami I
2. Gautamiputra Satkarni
3. Simuka
4. A Wanderer

Q.17:- Who is the founder of Jainism in India ?

1. Gautama
2. Mahaveera
3. Chandragupta
4. Ashoka

Q.18:- Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire ?

1. Srigupta
2. Samudra Gupta
3. Chandra Gupta I
4. Chandra Gupta II

Q.19:- In which state was the first Non-Congress Government set up in independent India ?

1. Punjab
2. Bihar
3. Maharashtra
4. Kerala

Q.20:- Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of

1. Lord Lytton
2. Lord Curzon
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Hardinge-I