History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016, Railways, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL

Dear Readers,We are providing you a History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016 and Railways, SSC CPO ,SSC CHSL .

 

1. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its

(a) town planning

(b) underground drainage system

(c) uniformity of weights and measures

(d) large agricultural surplus

2.  Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?

(a) Rigveda 

(b) Samaveda

(c) Yajurveda 

(d) Atharvaveda

3.  Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?

(a) Rigveda 

(b) Samaveda

(c) Yajurveda 

(d) Atharvaveda

4.  Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of

(a) Ashoka 

(b) Kanishka

(c) Menander 

(d) Harsha

5.  The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was

(a) Ashvaghosa 

(b) Vasubandhu

(c) Nagarjuna 

(d) Nagasena

6.  When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the

(a) Haryankas 

(b) Sisunagas

(c) Nandas 

(d) Mauryas

7.  In his inscriptions Ashoka calls himself

(a) Devanampriya Priyadarshi King

(b) Ashoka Priyadarshi

(c) Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)

(d) Daivaputra

8. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?

(a) Pushyamitra Sunga 

(b) Agnimitra

(c) Vasumitra 

(d) Jyesthamitra

9. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was

(a) Demetrius 

(b) Menander

(c) Eukratises 

(d) Heliocles

10. Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called

(a) Upagupta 

(b) Vasubandhu

(c) Ambhi 

(d) Asvagosha

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