Explore topic-wise MCQs in History.

This section includes 5 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Megasthenes' original record about India is lost. Some of his memories are preserved in the accounts of which of the following?(a) Arrian(b) Diodoras(c) Heliodoras(d) HerodotusChoose the correct option:

A. (a), (b) and (d) only
B. (b), (c) and (d) only
C. (a) and (d) only
D. (a) and (b) only
Answer» E.
2.

A Kushan devakula, where statues of royal persons were kept, has been found at

A. Ahichchhatra
B. Chamba
C. Mal
D. Shahbazgarhi
Answer» D. Shahbazgarhi
3.

"Perhaps it was much for the Sakas cultural innovations for their political domination that a new era came to be named after them. " What according to Sheldon Pollock was this 'cultural innovation'?

A. Heavily armoured cavalry
B. Parthian shot
C. Use of wine, meat and tailored garments
D. Use of Sanskrit for political purposes
Answer» E.
4.

In the Aihobe inscription of Chalukya King Pulakesin II, its composer Ravikirti describes himself as an equal of(a) Banabhatta(b) Bhasa(c) Bharavi(d) KalidasaChoose the correct option:

A. (a), (b) and (c) only
B. (b), (c) and (d) only
C. (b) and (d) only
D. (c) and (d) only
Answer» E.
5.

Charak was the member of the court of

A. Gautmiputra Shatkarni
B. Nehpan
C. Kanishka
D. Rudradaman
Answer» D. Rudradaman