Question: The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was –
1. Bharavi
2. Sundaramurthi
3. Perundevanar
4. Kamban
Answer: 3
Question: Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism?
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Bimbisara
3. Kharvela
4. Kanishka
Answer: 2
Question: Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara?
1. Deimachus
2. Machiavelli
3. Megasthenes
4. Antiochus I
Answer: 1
Question: To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of-
1. Yuktas
2. Pradeshikas
3. Rajukas
4. All of these
Answer: 4
Question: The last king of Mauryan empire was-
1. Kunala
2. Devavarman
3. Shalishuk
4. Brihadrath
Answer: 4
Question: The historian Kalhan was –
1. Brahmin
2. Buddhist
3. Jain
4. None of these
Answer: 1
Question: The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was –
1. Bhadrabahu
2. Simuka
3. Panini
4. Patanjali
Answer: 1
Question: The writer of the ‘Brihatkatha’ was –
1. Dattamitra
2. Gudadhya
3. Bhadrabahu
4. Sarvavarman
Answer: 2
Question: Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India?
1. Vikram-Shaka-Gupta-Harsha
2. Gupta-Harsha-Vikram-Shaka
3. Gupta-Shaka-Vikram-Harsha
4. Vikram-Harsha-Gupta-Shaka
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature?
1. Jimutwahan
2. Narad
3. Medhatithi
4. Vigynaeshwar
Answer: 3
Question: Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his power?
1. Chandradev
2. Jaichandra
3. Vijaychandra
4. Govind
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I?
1. Indra II
2. Amoghvarsha I
3. Krishna III
4. Govind III
Answer: 4
Question: Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of ‘Geetgovinda’?
1. Shashank
2. Laxman Sen
3. Kumarpala
4. Kharvel
Answer: 2
Question: The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain –
1. Government’s share of revenue
2. Right of ownership
3. Production of grains
4. Limit of the sources of irrigation
Answer: 1
Question: Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose?
1. Sarvamanya
2. Devadana
3. Salabhoga
4. Brahmadeva
Answer: 2
Question: Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusro?
1. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Nuh-i-Siphr, Ashiqa
2. Khazainul Futuh, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Ashiqa
3. Ashiqa, Qiranussadain, Khazain-ul-Futuh
4. Qiranussadain, Ashiqa, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
Answer: 3
Question: Who wrote ‘Qanun-i-Humayuni’?
1. Nizamuddin
2. Gulbadan Begum
3. Yahya
4. Khwandmir
Answer: 4
Question: Which of the following books was written by Ishwardas Nagar?
1. Ahkam-i-Alamgiri
2. Futuhat-i-Alamgiri
3. Chhatra Prakash
4. Bir Binod
Answer: 2
Question: At the time of Muhammad Ghori’s invasion against Prithviraj Chauhan who of the following ruled Kannauj?
1. The Palas
2. The Gahadwalas
3. The Chandellas
4. The Pratihars
Answer: 2
Question: Who was appointed as ambassador to china during the time of Mohammad bin Tughlaq?
1. Ibn Batutah
2. Barbosa
3. Barani
4. Abdur Razzak
Answer: 1
Question: Bahlul Lodi’s significant achievement was the successful war against the underwritten kingdom of—
1. Mewat
2. Chandwar
3. Sambhal
4. Jaunpur
Answer: 4
Question: Rulers of which kingdom built Atala Masjid and Lal Darwaza Masjid?
1. Malwa
2. Bengal
3. Khandesh
4. Jaunpur
Answer: 4
Question: Chaitanya Charitamrita was authored by —
1. Madhav
2. Ramanand
3. Krishnadas Kaviraj
4. Wasweshwara
Answer: 3
Question: When was Vijayanagar visited by Abdurrajjak?
1. 1433
2. 1423
3. 1427
4. 1443
Answer: 4
Question: Tuluva dynasty was founded by –
1. Vir Narsimha
2. Immadi Narsimha
3. Narasa Nasyaka
4. None of the above
Answer: 1
Question: Who founded the independent Bahamani Kingdom in South India?
1. Mujahid Shah
2. Muhammad Shah I
3. Adil Shah
4. Abu Muzaffar Alauddin Bahmanshah
Answer: 4
Question: Who founded the independent Muslim Kingdom of Malwa?
1. Hoshangshah
2. Dilawarkhan
3. Nasiruddin
4. Mahmudshah
Answer: 2
Question: Babur had three wives. Which one of the following was not his wife?
1. Gulrus
2. Dibar
3. Gulbadan
4. Maham
Answer: 3
Question: Who was Mehdi Khwaza?
1. Brother of Babur
2. Prime Minister of Ibrahim Lodi
3. Ruler of Bihar
4. Brother-in-law of Humayun
Answer: 4
Question: Which out of the following was not one of the purposes of “Sarais” built during Sher Shah?
1. Warehouse for arms and ammunition
2. For officers
3. For travelers
4. Post-house
Answer: 1
Question: Who was not appointed as Vazir during Akbar’s reign?
1. Nizamuddin Khalifa
2. Bahadurkhan Uzbeg
3. Shamsuddin Atkakhan
4. Todarmal
Answer: 2