Indian History : General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q11. Where has the World’s largest Monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?

[A] Hyderabad

[B] Kandy

[C] Lhasa

[D] Bamiyan

Q12. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in

[A] Yajurveda

[B] Atharvaveda

[C] Rigveda

[D] Samaveda

Q13. Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?

[A] Ajatasatru

[B] Bimbisara

[C] Dhanananda

[D] Mahapadmananda

Q14. Where did Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as Dharma Chakra Pravartan?

[A] Sarnath

[B] Bodh Gaya

[C] Sravasti

[D] Sarnath

Q15. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at 

[A] Gujarat

[B] Bombay

[C] Pune

[D] Calcutta

Q16. By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali

[A] Nand

[B] Lichhavi

[C] Maurya

[D] Gupta

Q17. Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system?

[A] Zabti

[B] Kankut

[C] Dahsala

[D] Nasaq

Q18. Whom can we call the first national ruler of India?

[A] Harsah

[B] Ajatasatru

[C] Kanishka

[D] Chandragupta Maurya

Q19. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in

[A] Mongolia

[B] Turkey

[C] Afghanistan

[D] Persia

Q20. The language adopted for preaching in Mahayana Buddhism was

[A] Sanskrit

[B] Pali

[C] Prakrit

[D] Brahmi