History interview questions – page 5

Which one of the following dynasties was associated with Gandhara school of Art?

1. Mauryas
2. Kushans
3. Chalukyas
4. Guptas

The earliest Indian coins are not earlier team

1. 2nd century BC
2. 3rd century BC
3. 5th century BC
4. 7th century BC

Who was called by Vindhya Adhipati?

1. Ashoka
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Simuka
4. Gautamiputra Satkarni

The capital of Satvahanas was located at

1. Amaravati
2. Naldurg
3. Durg
4. Paithan

The cultivation of cereals first started in

1. Paleolithic Age
2. Mesolithic Age
3. Neolithic Age
4. None of these

When did the Mathura School at art flourish?

1. Satavahan Period
2. Kushana Period
3. Suba Period
4. Sunga Period

Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?

1. Sudraka
2. Parsva
3. Nagarjuna
4. Vasumitra

With whose reign in the Gandhara school at art associated?

1. Ashoka
2. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
3. Harsha
4. Kanishka

Which of the following dynasties succeeded Sungas?

1. Guptas
2. Kanvas
3. Kushans
4. Satavahanas

At which of the following places was the headless statue of Kanishka found?

1. Allahabad
2. Takshsila
3. Sanchi
4. Mathura

A Buddhist Council during the reign of kanishka was held at

1. Rajgriha
2. Kashmir
3. Pataliputra
4. Magadha

The largest concentration of Harappan sites has been found along the

1. Indus
2. Sutlej
3. Ravi
4. Ghaggar-Hakra

Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilization were found?

1. Persian
2. Egyptian
3. Mesopotamian
4. Indus Valley

From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Mohenjodaro
2. Lothal
3. Kalibangan
4. Harappa

Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi of the individual Satyagraha. Who was the second?

1. C. Rajgopalachari
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The province where Indian National Congress did not form Ministry after the general election of 1937 was

1. Bengal
2. Madras
3. Bihar
4. Odisha

Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign?

1. Muhammad Shah
2. Farrukhsiyar
3. Jahandar Shah
4. Bahadur Shah

A Buddhisit council during the reign of Ashoka was held at

1. Rajgriha
2. Magadha
3. Pataliputra
4. Samastipur

To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?

1. Vardhana
2. Gupta
3. Kushan
4. Maurya

Which of the following is the famous pilgrimage centre of both Buddhist and Jains?

1. Kaushambi 
2. Kushinagar
3. Sarnath
4. Devipatan

Chandragupta Maurya defeated

1. Ambhi
2. Seleucus
3. Alexander
4. Porus

Who was the last ruler of Sunga dynasty?

1. Agnimitra
2. Brajamitra
3. Devabhuti
4. Vasumitra

Which of the following inscriptions of the time of Kanishka indicates that his empire was extended up to Champa in the east?

1. Saheth-maheth inscription
2. Sarnath inscription
3. Rabatak inscription
4. None of these

Who was the author of Setu-bandh?

1. Pushyamitra
2. Praversena
3. Rudrasena
4. Patanjali

Who of the following had issued gold coins for the first time?

1. Kujula Kadphises
2. Vima Kadphises
3. Huvishka
4. Kanishka

A Kushan Devakula was founded in the vicinity of

1. Jalandhar
2. Mathura
3. Multan
4. Sialkot

What was Bargir in Maratha army?

1. Water carrier
2. Front liner
3. Cavalry
4. Infantry

Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of

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

The medieval Indian writer, who refers to the discovery of America was

1. Raskhan
2. Abul Fazal
3. Amir Khusrow
4. Malik Mohammad Jayasi

The Kirti-Stambha at Chittor was built by

1. Rana Uday Singh
2. Rana Pratab
3. Rana Sanga
4. Rana Kumbha