Multiple Choice Questions

General Knowledge

Q: The tools and weapons of Harappa civilization were mostly made of:
A) Stone
B) Copper and bronze
C) Copper and iron
D) Stone and copper
Q: The main channels of our knowledge about the excavations of Harappa was made up of:
A) Inscription
B) Coins
C) Palm and branch leaf manuscripts
D) Archaeological excavation
Q: The famous figure of dancing a girl found in the excavations of Harappa was made up of:
A) Terracotta
B) Bronze
C) Steatite
D) Limestone
Q: The Great Granary of the Indus valley civilization has been discovered at:
A) Kalibaghan
B) Lothal
C) Mohenjo-Daro
D) Harappa
Q: Which of the following statements regarding the Indus valley civilization is not true?
A) The Indus valley people were not acquainted with the art of spinning and weaving
B) Open courtyard was the basic feature of houses
C) The Assembly Hall was discovered at Harappa
D) None of these
Q: The Stone Age people had the first domestic:
A) Asses
B) Dogs
C) Horses
D) Sheep
Q: Which of the following animals was known to ancient Vedic people?
A) Elephant
B) Bear
C) Lion
D) Camel
Q: The Aryans at first settled in:
A) Punjab
B) Kashmir
C) Sindh
D) Gujarat
Q: Which of the following craftsmanship was not practiced by the Aryans?
A) Pottery
B) Blacksmith
C) Jewellery
D) Carpentry
Q: Brahmans are books that deal with:
A) Bhakti
B) Ritualism
C) Yoga
D) Meditation
Q: The Indus valley civilization was discovered in:
A) 1903
B) 1911
C) 1922
D) 1930
Q: The spread of the Harappa civilization is coterminous with the:
A) Wheat producing zone
B) Soil fertility
C) Irrigation facilities
D) Availability of raw material
Q: Traces of which of the following has not been found in the Indus valley civilization?
A) Barley
B) Sesamum
C) Sugarcane
D) Mustard
Q: The Lothal civilization was known for:
A) Art and architecture
B) Drainage system
C) Trade and commerce
D) Art and architecture
Q: Mohenjo-Daro is also known as:
A) Mound of the dead
B) Mound of the great
C) Mound of the survivors
D) Mound of the living
Q: "When I first saw them, I found it difficult to believe that they were pre-historic; they seemed so completely to upset all established ideas about early art." This was an observation of Sir John Marshal on objects found at:
A) Lothal
B) Mohenjo-Daro
C) Ropar
D) Harappa
Q: The Indus valley civilization was spread over
A) Indo-Gangetic divide and upper Gangetic plain
B) Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Baluchistan
C) U.P., Haryana and neighboring parts of Punjab
D) Banks of river Indus, Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan
Q: Indications of pre-Harappa civilization have come from the archaeological excavation at:
A) Roper
B) Lothal
C) Kalibaghan
D) Kunal
Q: The source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappa culture was:
A) Gujarat
B) Afghanistan
C) UP
D) Punjab
Q: Which of the following statements regarding the characteristic feature of the Indus valley people is true?
A) The people were largely rural
B) They knew of iron and defensive armour
C) They worship of images was familiar to the people
D) None of these
Q: Who among the following popularized theory of Arctic Region as the original home of Aryans?
A) B. G. Tilak
B) Mach Donell
C) Max Muller
D) Keith
Q: Which colour was commonly used in Harappa pottery?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Blue-green
D) Yellow
Q: During the Neolithic Age of India, the only metal known to the people was:
A) Iron
B) Copper
C) Gold
D) Silver
Q: Amir Khusro's name is associated with the invention of:
A) Sarod
B) Sitar
C) Tabla
D) Shehnai
Q: The mot famous court poet of Akbar was:
A) Abdur Rahim Khan-I Khanah
B) Tulsidas
C) Raskhan
D) Surdas
Q: Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called as the "Prince of Builders"?
A) Jehangir
B) Akbar
C) Babur
D) Shah Jahan
Q: Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the:
A) Chinese
B) Greeks
C) Mesopotamians
D) Persians
Q: During the Mughal period of Indian history, the name of Mansur became famous in the field of:
A) Music
B) Painting
C) Architecture
D) Garden lying
Q: Which of the following was built by Akbar?
A) Agra Fort
B) Red Fort
C) Daulatabad
D) Ahmadnagar
Q: The Red Fort of Delhi was built by:
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Jehangir
D) Sher Shah
Q: The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the region of:
A) Akbar
B) Jehangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Babur
Q: Gandhara School of Art was established in:
A) Western India
B) North Western India
C) Eastern India
D) Southern India
Q: Taxila was a famous site of:
A) Early Vedic Art
B) Gandhara Art
C) Mayan Art
D) Gupta Art
Q: The structure of Qutab Minar was completed by:
A) Aram Shah
B) Iltumish
C) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
D) Tughlaq
Q: A famous history book on India was written in the 11th century by:
A) Suleiman
B) Alberuni
C) Masoodi
D) Firdusi
Q: Which sufi saint's dargah is at Ajmer?
A) Saleem Chisti
B) Muinuddin Chisti
C) Baba Farid
D) Hazrat Baku Sultan
Q: Gandhara school of Art developed during the time of:
A) Sokas
B) Kushans
C) Sungas
D) Mauryas
Q: Boland Darwaza is situated in:
A) Delhi
B) Fatehpur Sikri
C) Lucknow
D) Meerut
Q: Nishan Garden was built by:
A) Babur
B) Jehangir
C) Sher Shah
D) Akbar
Q: Who built Charminar?
A) Quli Qutab Shah
B) Ibraham Qutub Shah
C) Ali Adil Shah
D) None of these
Q: Development of architecture was at its peak during:
A) Chula period
B) Gupta period
C) Mughal period
D) Pandya period
Q: Baland Darwaza , built by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of:
A) Orissa
B) Gujarat
C) Bengal
D) Delhi
Q: The mausoleum of Sher Shah is at:
A) Lahore
B) Delhi
C) Sasaram
D) Mumbai
Q: Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing?
A) Aurangzeb
B) Babur
C) Jehangir
D) Akbar
Q: Who among the following was great musician in the court of Akbar?
A) Amir Khusro
B) Tanseen
C) Ramdas
D) Abdul Fazal
Q: Fatehpur Sikri was founded by:
A) Babur
B) Akbar
C) Jehangir
D) Humayun
Q: Jama Masjid Delhi was built by:
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Jehangir
D) Humayun
Q: Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
A) Lahore Fort
B) Gawaliar Fort
C) Allahabad Fort
D) Agra Fort
Q: Purana Qila, Delhi was constructed during the reign of:
A) Humayun
B) Sher Shah
C) Jehangir
D) Akbar
Q: The tomb of Babur is at:
A) Lahore
B) Kabul
C) Karachi
D) Delhi

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