1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams – Part 6

Q.1:- The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was

1. Kanchi
2. Taxila
3. Nalanda
4. Vallabhi

Q.2:- The most important text of vedic mathematics is

1. Satapatha Brahman
2. Atharva Veda
3. Sulva Sutras
4. Chhandogya Upanishad

Q.3:- ‘With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated ?

1. Jainism
2. Buddhism
3. Hinduism
4. Christianity

Q.4:-Fahien visited India during the reign of

1. Chandragupta II
2. Samudraagupta
3. Ramagupta
4. Kumaragupta

Q.5:- During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India ?

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

Q.6:- Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last ?

1. Bodh Gaye
2. Sarnath
3. Kushinagar
4. Varanasi

Q.7:- The capital of Pallavas was

1. Arcot
2. Kanchi
3. Malkhed
4. Banavasi

Q.8:- With which of the following centers of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated ?

1. Takshashila
2. Nalanda
3. Vikramashila
4. Vaishali

Q.9:- ‘Tripitaka’ is the religious book of

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

Q.10:- Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharata are depicted

1. Borobudur
2. Kailashnath
3. Angkor Wat
4. Brihadeshwara

Q.11:- The Sage who is said to have Aryanised South India, was

1. Yagnavalkya
2. Vashistha
3. Agastya
4. Vishwamitra

Q.12:- Find the odd one

1. Samaveda
2. Yajurveda
3. Vishnu Purana
4. Rigveda

Q.13:- The people of the Indus valley civilization worshipped

1. Vishnu
2. Pashupati
3. Indra
4. Bramha

Q.14:- ‘Khalsa’ was founded by

1. Guru Gobind Singh
2. Guru Ramdas
3. Guru Nanak
4. Guru Arjun Dev

Q.15:- Amir Khusrau was a musician and

1. Sufi Saint
2. Persian and Hindi writer and scholar
3. Historian
4. All of the above

Q.16:- Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of

1. Iltutmish
2. Ala-ud-din Khalji
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
4. Balban

Q.17:- The Sufi Saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was

1. Muin-ud-din-Chisti
2. Baba Farid
3. Saiyid Muhammad
4. Shah Alam Bukhari

Q.18:- Who applied the concept of guerilla warfare in India in 17^th Century ?

1. Shivaji
2. Sher Shah Suri
3. Genghis Khan
4. Maharana Pratap

Q.19:- During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in

1. Infra-structure
2. Industry
3. Agriculture
4. Services

Q.20:- Who was properly known as “Nana Saheb” ?

1. Baji Rai I
2. Balaji Baji Rao
3. Balaji Vishwanath
4. Madhav Rao