R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | History GK HISTORY MCQ QUESTION SET 6

Who built the Khajuraho temples?

1. Chandela
2. Bundela
3. Scindias
4. Holkars

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Sun Temple is situated at

1. Gaya
2. Konark
3. Khajuraho
4. Puri

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which of the following dynasty?

1. Sens
2. Chauhans
3. Palas
4. Pratiharas

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who founded four mathas in the four corners of India?

1. Madhvacharya
2. Bhaskaracharya
3. Ramanujacharya
4. Shankaracharya

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Vikramasila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of

1. Pal Dynasty
2. Pushyabhuti Dynasty
3. Sen Dynasty
4. Barman Dynasty

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Jaideva, the famous author of Gita Gobinda, was the court poet of

1. Lakshmanasena
2. Harsha
3. Prithviraj chauhan
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

___ was one of the famous philosophers and scholars of the Pala period

1. Aryabhatta
2. Atish Dipankar
3. Dibyok
4. Ravikriti

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who among the following is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra?

1. Lalla
2. Bhaskara
3. Brahmagupta
4. Aryabhatta

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Alberuni lived during the period of which one of the following?

1. Mahmud Ghaznavi
2. Mohammad Ghori
3. Firuzshah Tughlaq
4. Aluddin Khalji

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The temple of Somnath which was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni (Mahmud Ghazanavi) was dedicated to Lord

1. Ganapathi
2. Siva
3. Surya
4. Vishnu

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which was the currency in circulation during the Maurya Period?

1. Dinar
2. Kakini
3. Tola
4. Pana

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who of the following historical personalities of India is also known as Vishnugupta?

1. Shreegupta
2. Bindusara
3. Chanakya
4. Kunala

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the Jain saints is associated with Chandragupta Maurya?

1. Bhadrabahu
2. Haribhadra
3. Sthulbhadra
4. Umaswami

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who was Ashokas contemporary king of Ceylon?

1. Mutasiva
2. Tissa
3. Pakanduka
4. Abhaya

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Sarnath Stambh was built by

1. Harshwardhan
2. Ashoka
3. Kanishka
4. Bindusar

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to his inscription is

1. Chakravarti
2. Devraja
3. Priyadarsi
4. Dharmakirti

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The division of Mauryan society into seven classes particularly mentioned in

1. Arthashastra
2. Indica
3. Purans
4. Mudrarakshasa

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who was the founder of Maurya dynasty?

1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Chandragupta II
3. Vishnugupta
4. Ashoka

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who of the following was known as Amitrochates?

1. Ashoka
2. Bindusar
3. Chandragupta Maurya
4. Kautilya

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which rock edict of Ashoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga war?

1. Kalinga Edict
2. 11th Rock Edict
3. 12th Rock Edict
4. 13th Rock Edict

✅ Correct Answer: 4

When Alexander invaded India, who was the rulers of Magadha?

1. Mauryas
2. Nandas
3. Shishunagas
4. Haryankas

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at

1. Pataliputra
2. Varanasi
3. Vaishali
4. Rajgir

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?

1. Bimbisara
2. Dhanananda
3. Ajatasatru
4. Mahapadmananda

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who founded Pataliputra?

1. Mahapadmananda
2. Ashoka
3. Bimbisara
4. Udayin

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in

1. Samyukta Nikaya
2. Mahabharat
3. Chhandogya Upanishad
4. Anguttar Nikaya

✅ Correct Answer: 4

By whom the first republic of the world was established in vaishali?

1. Lichhavi
2. Gupta
3. Nand
4. Maurya

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which early ruler of Magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne and, in turn was murdered by his own son?

1. Nagadashak
2. Udayan
3. Bimbisara
4. Ajatasatru

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was

1. Assaka
2. Avanti
3. Kamboja
4. Vasta

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Upanishad are books on

1. Philosophy
2. Law
3. Yoga
4. Religion

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?

1. General Cunningham
2. William Jones
3. H.H. Wilson
4. Max Muller

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted

1. Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
2. Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
3. Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
4. Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which one of the following was the capital of Hoyasals?

1. Badami
2. Somnathpur
3. Dwararasamudra
4. Malkhed

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located?

1. Srikalahasti
2. Hampi
3. Chidambaram
4. Bhadrachalam

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Bijapur is known for its

1. State of Gomateshwara
2. Gol Gumbaj
3. Rock Temple
4. Heavy rainfall

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of

1. Kashmir
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Where is the famous Vijaya Vithala Temple, having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?

1. Srirangam
2. Hampi
3. Bhadrachalam
4. Belur

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which ruler of Vijayanagar had sent his embassy to the emperor of China?

1. Saluva Narsimha
2. Krishnadeva Raya
3. Bukka I
4. Harihar I

✅ Correct Answer: 3

When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?

1. Venkata II
2. Ranga II
3. Tirumala
4. Sadasiva

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Hoysala monuments are found in

1. Sringari and Dharwar
2. Mysore and Bangalore
3. Halebied and Belur
4. Hampi and Hospet

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who were the ashta-diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya?

1. Eight advisors
2. Eight great generals
3. Eight telugu poets
4. Eight ministers

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The first railway line in India was opened in the year

1. 1823
2. 1833
3. 1853
4. 1857

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid?

1. 1843
2. 1853
3. 1854
4. 1856

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The first cotton mill in India established?

1. Ahmadabad
2. Coimbatore
3. Mumbai
4. Surat

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India?

1. Cotton
2. Salt
3. Tea
4. Indigo

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Indian Factory Act was promulgated in

1. 1861
2. 1881
3. 1887
4. 1898

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who is considered the father of Sahtara (Sitar)?

1. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
2. Khurshro Khan
3. Baiju Bawara
4. Mian Tansen

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Dhrupad Dhamar style of singing was started by

1. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
2. Tansen
3. Raja Man Singh Tomar
4. Amir Khusrau

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In which of the following cities is Charminar situated?

1. Lucknow
2. Rajkot
3. Hyderabad
4. Mysore

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?

1. Ram Manohar Lohiya
2. Jai Prakash Narayana
3. M.N. Roy
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras?

1. Elphinstone
2. Metcalfe
3. Munro
4. Malcom

✅ Correct Answer: 3