History interview questions – page 2

Upanishad are books on

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

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

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

Which was the first capital of Magadha?

1. Champa
2. Girivarja (Rajgriha)
3. Vaishali
4. Pataliputra

Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC?

1. Athens
2. Pataliputra
3. Sparta
4. Vaishali

The Indian king who opposed Alexander was?

1. Ambhi
2. Chandragupta
3. Dhanananda
4. Porus

Among the following sites, sculpture evidence regarding the first representation of the Buddha in human form has come from

1. Amaravati
2. Bharhut
3. Sarchi
4. Mathura

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

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

Who founded Pataliputra?

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

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

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

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

The ancient name of North Bihar was

1. Avanti
2. Surasena
3. Vatsa
4. Vajji

Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?

1. Ravi and Beas
2. Chenab and Ravi
3. Jhelum and Chenab
4. Indus and Jhelum

In ancient India social structure, the term aniravasita was related to

1. People outside the verna classification
2. Vaisyas and Sudras
3. Sudras only
4. Brahamanas and kshatriyas

Who among the following was NOT a contemporary of other there?

1. Prasenjit
2. Milinda
3. Gautama Buddha
4. Bimbisara

Which philosophy is called the Advaita?

1. Vasumitra
2. Nagarjuna
3. Ramanujacharya
4. Shankaracharya

Among the following, who was NOT a proponent of Bhakti cult?

1. Vallabhacharya
2. Tyagaraja
3. Tukaram
4. Nagarjuna

Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?

1. Tulsidas
2. Ramananda
3. Dadu
4. Kabir

Which one of the following gives equal importance to Jnana, Karma and Bhakti as a means of liberation?

1. Advait Vedant
2. Visistadvaitvad Vedant
3. Mimansa
4. Bhagvad Gita

Who among the following was the saint of the Varkari Sect?

1. Ramdasa
2. Chakradhara
3. Nimbarka
4. Namadeva

Gita Gobinda the famous poem was written by

1. Jayasimha
2. Jayant
3. Jayachandra
4. Jayadeva

Bhakti Movement was started by

1. Tulsidas
2. Surdas
3. Sufi saints
4. Alwar saints

Kabir was the disciple of

1. Ramananda
2. Ramanuj
3. Shankaracharya
4. Nanak

Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor?

1. Aurangzeb
2. Akbar
3. Babur
4. Jahangir

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

1. Dvaitadvaitvad  - Vallabhacharya
2. Dvaitvad - Madhvacharya
3. Visistadvaitvad - Sankaracharya
4. Advaitvad - Ramanujacharya

Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims?

1. Namdev
2. Ravidas
3. Ramanuja
4. Sri Chaitanya

Who among the following was the most radia of the Bhakti Saints?

1. Ramananda
2. Tulsidas
3. Namdev
4. Kabir

Who founded the four mathas (i.e., monasteries) in the four corners of India?

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

Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya?

1. Visistadvaita
2. Anekantavada
3. Suddhadvaita
4. Maharashta Dharma

Kakori conspiracy case took place in the year

1. 1920
2. 1925
3. 1930
4. 1935

When was the ‘Battle of Marathon’ occurred?

1. 490 BC
2. 467 BC
3. 469 BC
4. 529 BC