Alberuni lived during the period of which one of the following?
1.Mahmud Ghaznavi
2.Mohammad Ghori
3.Firuzshah Tughlaq
4.Aluddin Khalji
Bijapur is known for its
1.State of Gomateshwara
2.Gol Gumbaj
3.Rock Temple
4.Heavy rainfall
By whom the first republic of the world was established in vaishali?
1.Lichhavi
2.Gupta
3.Nand
4.Maurya
Dhrupad Dhamar style of singing was started by
1.Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
2.Tansen
3.Raja Man Singh Tomar
4.Amir Khusrau
Hoysala monuments are found in
1.Sringari and Dharwar
2.Mysore and Bangalore
3.Halebied and Belur
4.Hampi and Hospet
In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at
1.Pataliputra
2.Varanasi
3.Vaishali
4.Rajgir
In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India?
1.Cotton
2.Salt
3.Tea
4.Indigo
In which of the following cities is Charminar situated?
1.Lucknow
2.Rajkot
3.Hyderabad
4.Mysore
In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid?
1.1843
2.1853
3.1854
4.1856
Indian Factory Act was promulgated in
1.1861
2.1881
3.1887
4.1898
Jaideva, the famous author of Gita Gobinda, was the court poet of
1.Lakshmanasena
2.Harsha
3.Prithviraj chauhan
4.None of these
Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was
1.Assaka
2.Avanti
3.Kamboja
4.Vasta
Sarnath Stambh was built by
1.Harshwardhan
2.Ashoka
3.Kanishka
4.Bindusar
Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of
1.Kashmir
2.Rajasthan
3.Gujarat
4.None of these
Sun Temple is situated at
1.Gaya
2.Konark
3.Khajuraho
4.Puri
The division of Mauryan society into seven classes particularly mentioned in
1.Arthashastra
2.Indica
3.Purans
4.Mudrarakshasa
The first cotton mill in India established?
1.Ahmadabad
2.Coimbatore
3.Mumbai
4.Surat
The first railway line in India was opened in the year
1.1823
2.1833
3.1853
4.1857
The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which of the following dynasty?
1.Sens
2.Chauhans
3.Palas
4.Pratiharas
The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
1.Samyukta Nikaya
2.Mahabharat
3.Chhandogya Upanishad
4.Anguttar Nikaya
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to his inscription is
1.Chakravarti
2.Devraja
3.Priyadarsi
4.Dharmakirti
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
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
Upanishad are books on
1.Philosophy
2.Law
3.Yoga
4.Religion
Vikramasila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of
1.Pal Dynasty
2.Pushyabhuti Dynasty
3.Sen Dynasty
4.Barman Dynasty
When Alexander invaded India, who was the rulers of Magadha?
1.Mauryas
2.Nandas
3.Shishunagas
4.Haryankas
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
Where is the famous Vijaya Vithala Temple, having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?
1.Srirangam
2.Hampi
3.Bhadrachalam
4.Belur
Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located?
1.Srikalahasti
2.Hampi
3.Chidambaram
4.Bhadrachalam
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
Which one of the following was the capital of Hoyasals?
1.Badami
2.Somnathpur
3.Dwararasamudra
4.Malkhed
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
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
Which was the currency in circulation during the Maurya Period?
1.Dinar
2.Kakini
3.Tola
4.Pana
Who among the following is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra?
1.Lalla
2.Bhaskara
3.Brahmagupta
4.Aryabhatta
Who built the Khajuraho temples?
1.Chandela
2.Bundela
3.Scindias
4.Holkars
Who founded four mathas in the four corners of India?
1.Madhvacharya
2.Bhaskaracharya
3.Ramanujacharya
4.Shankaracharya
Who founded Pataliputra?
1.Mahapadmananda
2.Ashoka
3.Bimbisara
4.Udayin
Who is considered the father of Sahtara (Sitar)?
1.Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
2.Khurshro Khan
3.Baiju Bawara
4.Mian Tansen
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
Who of the following historical personalities of India is also known as Vishnugupta?
1.Shreegupta
2.Bindusara
3.Chanakya
4.Kunala
Who of the following was known as Amitrochates?
1.Ashoka
2.Bindusar
3.Chandragupta Maurya
4.Kautilya
Who was Ashokas contemporary king of Ceylon?
1.Mutasiva
2.Tissa
3.Pakanduka
4.Abhaya
Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras?
1.Elphinstone
2.Metcalfe
3.Munro
4.Malcom
Who was the first European to designate Aryan as a race?
1.General Cunningham
2.William Jones
3.H.H. Wilson
4.Max Muller
Who was the founder of Maurya dynasty?
1.Chandragupta Maurya
2.Chandragupta II
3.Vishnugupta
4.Ashoka
Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?
1.Bimbisara
2.Dhanananda
3.Ajatasatru
4.Mahapadmananda
Who was the Jain saints is associated with Chandragupta Maurya?
1.Bhadrabahu
2.Haribhadra
3.Sthulbhadra
4.Umaswami
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
___ was one of the famous philosophers and scholars of the Pala period
1.Aryabhatta
2.Atish Dipankar
3.Dibyok
4.Ravikriti