SSC CGL 2017 Special : Indian History Quiz from Previous Papers - set 4

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Off the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilization ?
1. Sir John Marshall
2. Rs. D. Bangeji
3. A. Cunningham
4. Daya Ram Sahni

"Monolithic Rathas" of the Pallavas are found at
1. Kanchipuram
2. Puri
3. Mahabalipuram
4. Agra
The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
1. Ramayana
2. Mahabharata
3. Jataka
4. Panchatantra
Which is the port-town of Indus valley civilisation ?
1. Kalibangan
2. Lothal
3. Ropar
4. Mohenjodaro
Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Samudragupta
3. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
4. Harsha
Which was the oldest university ?
1. Gandhara
2. Kanauj
3. Nalanda
4. Vaishali
Who is called as the "Second Ashoka" ?
1. Samudra Gupta
2. Chandra Gupta Maurya
3. Kanishka
4. Harshavardhana
The famous kailasnath Temple at Kanchi was built by ________________
1. Mahendravarman I
2. Narasimhavarman II
3. Nandivarman II
4. Dantivarman
Kalibangan is situated in
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Sindh
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat
Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in _________________
1. Swarnagiri
2. Taxila
3. Ujjain
4. Tosali
Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest in arts of
1. Pallavas
2. Cheras
3. Pandyas
4. Chalukyas
Lord Mahavira died at
1. Saravana Belagola
2. Lumbini Garden
3. Kalugumalai
4. Pavapuri
The Indus people knew the use of Weights and Measures, which is proved by the discovery of the seal at __________
1. Kalibangan
2. Harappa
3. Chanhudaro
4. Lothal
Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism ?
1. Sanskrit
2. Prakrit
3. Pali
4. Sauraseni
The Hoyasala's capital was
1. Warangal
2. Devagiri
3. Dwarasamudra
4. Krishnagiri