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This section includes 792 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Data Structures and Algorithms knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In which of the following years the Asiatic Society of Bengal was established |
| A. | 1684 |
| B. | 1784 |
| C. | 1884 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» C. 1884 | |
| 2. |
Who among the following historians does not belong to the Marxist School ofthought |
| A. | d. d. kosambi |
| B. | r . c majumdar |
| C. | romila thaper |
| D. | irfan habib. |
| Answer» C. romila thaper | |
| 3. |
Who among the following have written the medieval legendary and historical chronicle of the northwestern subcontinent ,Rajatarangini ? |
| A. | megasthenese |
| B. | kalhana |
| C. | albiruni |
| D. | herodotus |
| Answer» C. albiruni | |
| 4. |
Mushakavamsa Kavya was written in |
| A. | 10th century |
| B. | 11th centur |
| C. | 12th century |
| D. | 9th century |
| Answer» C. 12th century | |
| 5. |
Which group of scholars described the Indian post as oriental despotism ? |
| A. | indian |
| B. | colonial |
| C. | arab |
| D. | cambridge |
| Answer» B. colonial | |
| 6. |
Which among the following is not a work of Romila Thaper? |
| A. | past and prejudice |
| B. | lineage to state |
| C. | knowing india |
| D. | indian numismatics |
| Answer» B. lineage to state | |
| 7. |
Taikh iFerishta was written as per the instruction of which ruler ? |
| A. | nizam shah |
| B. | muhammad bin tuglaq |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | ibrahim adil shah |
| Answer» C. akbar | |
| 8. |
Romila Thaper was the student of …........ |
| A. | basham |
| B. | bipan chandra |
| C. | eric hobsbawn |
| D. | kosambi |
| Answer» B. bipan chandra | |
| 9. |
Which author translated Bhagawad Gita from Sanskrit to Persian ? |
| A. | bana |
| B. | abul fazl |
| C. | dara shikoh |
| D. | vyasa |
| Answer» D. vyasa | |
| 10. |
The book Akbarnama was written by |
| A. | abul fazal |
| B. | athula |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | bana |
| Answer» B. athula | |
| 11. |
AinIAkbari is the ….......... part of Akbarnama |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | fourth |
| Answer» D. fourth | |
| 12. |
Fatwa i Jahandari is written in which language ? |
| A. | arabic |
| B. | hindi |
| C. | persian |
| D. | sanskrit |
| Answer» D. sanskrit | |
| 13. |
Abul Fazl was a historian in the court of |
| A. | khalji |
| B. | mughals |
| C. | satavahanas |
| D. | mauryas |
| Answer» C. satavahanas | |
| 14. |
Ziauddin Barani served as an adviser to Sultan |
| A. | firoshah tuglaq |
| B. | jalaudhin khalji |
| C. | ghiyasudhin thuqlaq |
| D. | muhammad bin thuglaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
…......is considerd as the first historcal chronicle of Kerala |
| A. | rajatarangini |
| B. | harsha charita |
| C. | prithvirja vijaya |
| D. | mushakavamsa kavya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
'only a poet can bring the past with eye of this mind by divine institution ' who statement is this |
| A. | bana |
| B. | jayanga |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» D. athula | |
| 17. |
Rajatarangini is the Chronicle on the kings of …...... |
| A. | kashmir |
| B. | kerala |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | karnataka |
| Answer» B. kerala | |
| 18. |
Harsha Charita is written by which writer |
| A. | bilhana |
| B. | bana |
| C. | jayanga |
| D. | athulya |
| Answer» C. jayanga | |
| 19. |
Which Purana contains the information about the Sathavahanas |
| A. | vayu purana |
| B. | bhavishya purana |
| C. | matsya pura |
| D. | shiva purana |
| Answer» D. shiva purana | |
| 20. |
Historical writings of vamsa charitas were started in which century ? |
| A. | seventh century |
| B. | eighth century |
| C. | tenth century |
| D. | ninth century |
| Answer» B. eighth century | |
| 21. |
Genealogy, mythology,and historical narratives are the three main constituents of …................tradition |
| A. | ithihasapurana |
| B. | aranyakas |
| C. | vedas |
| D. | samhitas |
| Answer» B. aranyakas | |
| 22. |
How many puranas are there? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 23. |
Who among the following Scholar declared that “Sapt Sindhava” region was thehome land of Aryans |
| A. | dr a. c. das |
| B. | prof. maxmuller |
| C. | prof. penka |
| D. | dr k. k. sharma |
| Answer» B. prof. maxmuller | |
| 24. |
Who among the following was not an eminent Orientalist? |
| A. | dr bhahudaji |
| B. | dr r g bhandarkar |
| C. | balagangadhar tilak |
| D. | gopal krishna gokhale |
| Answer» B. dr r g bhandarkar | |
| 25. |
The word Veda derived from the word |
| A. | ved |
| B. | dev |
| C. | vadam |
| D. | vid |
| Answer» B. dev | |
| 26. |
Lumbini the place at which Bhudha was born is located in |
| A. | nepal. |
| B. | bihar |
| C. | sikkim |
| D. | west bengal |
| Answer» B. bihar | |
| 27. |
One of the most important kings who followed Buddhism |
| A. | chandra gupta |
| B. | ashoka |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. bindusara | |
| 28. |
Which of the following languages were patronised by the jainas to preach theirdoctrines? |
| A. | prakrit |
| B. | sanskrit |
| C. | dravidian |
| D. | pali |
| Answer» B. sanskrit | |
| 29. |
“Abundance of source material and absence of histories “ is told about |
| A. | ancient indian history |
| B. | greek hisory |
| C. | chinese history |
| D. | roman history |
| Answer» B. greek hisory | |
| 30. |
Thervada is a branch associated with |
| A. | jainism |
| B. | hinduism |
| C. | buddhism |
| D. | islam |
| Answer» D. islam | |
| 31. |
Who is the author of Mrichakatika |
| A. | bharavi |
| B. | sudraka |
| C. | bhasa |
| D. | bana bhatta. |
| Answer» C. bhasa | |
| 32. |
Who is the founder of the Nanda dynasty? |
| A. | dhana nanda |
| B. | mahapadma nanda |
| C. | mahipala |
| D. | marthanda |
| Answer» C. mahipala | |
| 33. |
Aryans cleared the forests in the initial stages using |
| A. | copper axe |
| B. | iron axe |
| C. | fire |
| D. | animals. 57.who is the author of historical work the cholas? |
| Answer» D. animals. 57.who is the author of historical work the cholas? | |
| 34. |
Who called Heradotus the father of history? |
| A. | cicero |
| B. | thucydides |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» B. thucydides | |
| 35. |
Author of The early History of Deccan |
| A. | r. g. bhandarkar |
| B. | r. c. majumdar |
| C. | neelakants sastri |
| D. | e. sreedharan |
| Answer» D. e. sreedharan | |
| 36. |
Which of the following falls into the category of quasihistroy? |
| A. | ballads |
| B. | epics |
| C. | annals of rulers |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Which of the following regions were not known to even the later vedic people? |
| A. | the kaveri delta |
| B. | the two seas |
| C. | the entire gangetic valley |
| D. | the vindhyas |
| Answer» B. the two seas | |
| 38. |
The 'logographers” are associated with |
| A. | indian historiography |
| B. | cambridge historiography |
| C. | greek historiography |
| D. | nationalist historiography |
| Answer» D. nationalist historiography | |
| 39. |
Which of the Vedas is partly in verse and partly in prose? |
| A. | rig |
| B. | sama |
| C. | yajur |
| D. | atharva |
| Answer» D. atharva | |
| 40. |
Whose work is Shudras in Ancient India ? |
| A. | romila thapar |
| B. | r. s. sharma |
| C. | ranajit guha |
| D. | kancha illaiah |
| Answer» C. ranajit guha | |
| 41. |
The Rig, yajur, sama vedas are together known as |
| A. | samhita |
| B. | sruti |
| C. | trijana |
| D. | tri veda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following vedic tribal assemblies involved in the selection of the tribal chief? |
| A. | sabha |
| B. | samiti |
| C. | vidata |
| D. | gana |
| Answer» C. vidata | |
| 43. |
The sulva sutras deal with |
| A. | medicine |
| B. | astronomy |
| C. | geometry |
| D. | chemistry |
| Answer» D. chemistry | |
| 44. |
Who was the Vice President of the International Commission for s History of theScientific and cultural development set up by UNESCO ? |
| A. | r. c. majumdar |
| B. | irfan habib |
| C. | r. c dutt |
| D. | satish chandra. |
| Answer» B. irfan habib | |
| 45. |
The origin of Indian music can be traced into . |
| A. | rigveda |
| B. | samaveda |
| C. | atharvaveda |
| D. | yajurveda |
| Answer» C. atharvaveda | |
| 46. |
How many times did the term Jana occur in Rigveda? |
| A. | 275 |
| B. | 300 |
| C. | 250 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» B. 300 | |
| 47. |
The Indus people achieved maximum amount of standardization in |
| A. | pottery |
| B. | seals |
| C. | sculpture |
| D. | bricks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Author of Gendering Caste through a feminist Lens is |
| A. | romila thapar |
| B. | uma chakravarti |
| C. | annie besant |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» C. annie besant | |
| 49. |
Who is known as the “father of qawwali”? |
| A. | ferishta |
| B. | amir khusro |
| C. | al beruni |
| D. | ibn batuta. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which Magadhan ruler is known as Amitrochates ? |
| A. | samudragupta |
| B. | bindusara |
| C. | asoka |
| D. | chandragupta |
| Answer» C. asoka | |