Indian History : General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q91. Who of the following kings was ardent follower of Jainism?

[A] Kharavela

[B] Pulkeshin II

[C] Bimbisara

[D] Mahapadmananda

Q92. The first newspaper published in India in 1780 was

[A] The Madras Courier

[B] The Bombay Herald

[C] The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser

[D] The Calcutta Chronicle

Q93. The rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built were built under the patronage of the

[A] Pallava Kings

[B] Chola Kings

[C] Satavahana Kings

[D] Pandya Kings

Q94. Which river has no mention in Rigaveda?

[A] Periyar

[B] Sindhu

[C] Saraswati

[D] Yamuna

Q95. Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godavari was

[A] Kamboja

[B] Avanti

[C] Vatsa

[D] Assaka

Q96. The ancient India ,the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at

[A] Rajgir

[B] Varanasi

[C] Vaishali

[D] Pataliputra

Q97. Ayurveda Owes its Origin to

[A] Samaveda

[B] Rigveda

[C] Atharvaveda

[D] Yajurveda

Q98. Which ruler held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years?

[A] Harshavardhana

[B] Ashoka

[C] Chandragupta vikramaditya

[D] Kanishka

Q99. The religious literature of the Jain at the early stage was written in

[A] Sanskrit

[B] Ardhamagadhi

[C] Pali

[D] None of these

Q100. The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflected the

[A] Vedic Culture

[B] Mauryan Culture

[C] Gupta Period Culture

[D] Harappa Culture