G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 05
1. Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called
- (A) Hindi
- (B) Sanskrit
- (C) Kannada
- (D) Tamil
2. Kanishka was
- (A) The
king of Kushan dynasty
- (B) A
great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha
- (C) The
only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia
- (D) All
of the above
3. The last Hindu king who party succeeded in establishing "Hindu Swaraj" was
- (A) Chhatrapati
Shivaji
- (B) Akbar, the
Great
- (C) Chandragupta
Maurya
- (D) Bahadurshah
Zafar Khan
4. The king of Macedonia, who conquered most of Asia Minor and defeated Porus (India) in 327 BC was
- (A) Adolf Hitler
- (B) Alexander
the Great
- (C) Chandragupta
Maurya
- (D) Christopher
Columbus
5. The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was
- (A) Babur
- (B) Bahadurshah
Zafar
- (C) Akbar
- (D) None
of the above
6. What is the Indus valley culture called Harappan culture?
- (A) The
first discovery comes from Harappa
- (B) It
was first discovery by a person called Harappa
- (C) Harappa
is the biggest site discovered so far
- (D) Most
of the valuable remains have come from Harappa
7. Todar Mal was
- (A) Revenue
minister in the court of Akbar
- (B) One
of the nine gems in the court of Akbar
- (C) Known
for his reforms in policies of land revenue during Akbar's reign
- (D) All of the
above
8. Fa-hien visited India in
- (A) 750-890 A.D.
- (B) 750-765 A.D.
- (C) 311-495 A.D.
- (D) 399-411 A.D.
9. The magnificent temple at “Halebid (or Halebidu)” was established by the
- (A) Rayas
- (B) Hoysalas (King
Veera Ballala II)
- (C) Cholas
- (D) Pandyas
10. Which language of India belongs to Dravidian family?
- (A) Languages of
Northern India
- (B) Languages
of Southern India
- (C) Languages
of Eastern India
- (D) Languages
of Western India
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