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History Chapter 1 Class 10 Objective MCQ Online Test for Students
It was also the ancient name of the world-famous tourist destination of Sanchi
A) Kaknam
B) Vetravati
C) Besnagari
D) Dashpura
Option a – Kaknam
Ashoka won the Avanti Mahajanpad merged with the Mauryan empire and Bindusara ruled. What text does it refer to? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )
A) Samant Pasadika of Buddha Ghosh
B) Arthashastra of Kautilya
C) Ashtadhyayi of Panini
D) Mahabhashya of Patanjali
Option a – Samant Pasadika of Buddha Ghosh
Consider the following: 1. The deification of the Buddha 2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas 3. Image worship and rituals. Which of the above is/are the feature/features of Mahayana Buddhism?
A) Only 1
B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 2 and 3
D) 1, 2, and 3
Option d – 1, 2, and 3
Which of the following pairs (A State of South India from 6th to 12th century and its Capital) is not correctly matched? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )
A) Pallava: Kanchipuram
B) Pandya: Madurai
C) Chera: Puducheri
D) Chola: Tanjvur
Option c – Chera: Puducheri
Which of the following temples was/were built by the Hoysalas? 1. Chennakesava Temple at Somnathapura 2. Lad Khan Temple at Aihole 3. Someshwara Temple in Bangalore. Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below:
A) Only 1
B) Only 2 and 3
C) 1, 2, and 3
D) None of the above
Option a – Only 1
What was the capital of Vatsa Mahajanapada?
A) Rajghat
B) Kausambi
C) Ujjayini
D) Ahichchhatra
Option b – Kausambi
Which of the following sources indicate that the last Mauryan ruler Brihadrath was assassinated by Pushyamitra? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )
A) Inscriptions
B) Gargi Samhita
C) Puranas
D) Harshacharita
Option d – Harshacharita
Who among the Gupta Rulers was the first to bear the higher political title of Maharajadhiraja?
A) Srigupta
B) Chandragupta I
C) Samudragupta
D) Chandragupta II
Option b – Chandragupta I
Which of the following buildings is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?
(a) The Panch Mahal
(b) Moti Masjid
(c) Tomb of Salim Chishti
(d) The Mariam Palace
Option b – Moti Masjid
The Sarak-i-Azam, which ran from the Indus to Sonargaon (in Bangladesh), was built by : ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )
(a) Akbar
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Shahjahan
(d) None of these
Option b – Sher Shah
Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?
(a) Rani Durgawati
(b) Ahilya Bai
(c) Martanda Varma
(d) Raja Sawai Jai Singh
Option a – Rani Durgawati
During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India? ( History Chapter 1 MCQs )
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Option a – Portuguese
The word Mansab stood for :
(a) a piece of land
(b) a rank
(c) an office
(d) a grade of pay
Option b – a rank
The spies during the Sangam age were known as
A. Spasas
B. Dutas
C. Orrars
D. Sanjayans
Option c – Orrars
Which of the following is not a feature of Lothal?
A. Discovery of a dockyard
B. Rectangular and circular fire altars for animal sacrifice
C. Depiction of a ship on a seal
D. Evidence of the use of the plow
Option d – Evidence of the use of the plow
Which of the following statements is true about the Kalchuri ruler of Ratanpur Pritvideva-I?
A. Pritvidev-I Pritivideveshwar constructed Temple at Ratanpur.
B. A scholar named Rajsekhar was in his court.
C. He assumed the title of Sakal Kosaladhipato.
D. He conquered Suvarnpur (Odisha).
Option c – He assumed the title of Sakal Kosaladhipato
Which of the following is/are NOT historical biography/biographies? 1. Dipavamsa 2. Harshacharita 3. Vikramankadevacharita 4. Prithvirajavijaya Select the correct answer from the code given below:
A. Only 1
B. Only 2 and 3
C. Only 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option a – Only 1
Which is called Lokayata Darshan.
A. Charvaka
B. Buddh
C. Samkhya
D. Jain
Option a – Charvaka
Who is called a ‘Crypto-Buddhist’?
A. Shamkara
B. Kapil
C. Charvaka
D. Patanjali
Option a – Shamkara
Who advocated ‘Neo-Buddhism’?
A. Shamkara
B. Radhakrishnan
C. Ramanuja
D. Ambedkar
Option d – Ambedkar
Who was the Court Physician of Kaniska?
A. Charaka
B. Susruta
C. Palakapya
D. Bhagabatta
Option a – Charaka
Who was the propounder of the Ajivika Sect?
A. Purana Kassapa
B. Pakuddha Kaccayana
C. Makkali Gosala
D. Ajita Keshakambalin
Option c – Makkali Gosala
Which of the following Indian Archaeologists first visited ‘Bhimbetka Caves’ and discovered the prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?
(A) Madho Swaroop Vatsa
(B) H.D. Sankalia
(C) V.S. Wakankar
(D) V.N. Mishra
Option c – V.S. Wakankar
The main seat (Peeth) of the Varkari sect is
(A) Shringeri
(B) Pandharpur
(C) Nadia
(D) Varanasi
Option b – Pandharpur
In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
(A) Kanganahalli
(B) Sanchi
(C) Shahbazgarhi
(D) Sohgaura
Option a – Kanganahalli
Who was/were the 10th-century composer(s) of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham?
(A) Alvars
(B) Nayanars
(C) Appar
(D) Sambandar
Option a – Alvars
Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions indicates that he did not abolish Capital Punishment?
(A) Minor Rock Edict I
(B) Pillar Edict IV
(C) Rock Edict XIII
(D) Separate Kalinga Edict
Option c – Rock Edict XIII
Which one of the following statements about the Gupta period in Indian History is not correct?
(A) Sanskrit language and literature, after centuries of evolution, reached what has been described as a level of classical excellence through royal patronage.
(B) The status of women was redefined. They were entitled to formal education, and hence there were women teachers, philosophers, and doctors. Early marriage was prohibited by law, and they were given the right to property.
(C) Decentralization of administrative authority was impacted by increased grants of land and villages with fiscal and administrative immunities to priests and temples.
(D) Land grants paved the way for feudal developments and the emergence of serfdom in India, resulting in the depression of the peasantry.
Option b – The status of women was redefined. They were entitled to formal education, and hence there were women teachers, philosophers, and doctors. Early marriage was prohibited by law, and they were given the right to property
Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka?
(A) Vinaya Pitaka
(B) Sutta Pitaka
(C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(D) Mahavamsa
Option c – Abhidhamma Pitaka
Who was the leader of the Gadar Party?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Lala Hardayal
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) V.D. Savarkar
Option b – Lala Hardayal
The Gadar Movement was founded by
(A) Ajit Singh
(B) Lala Hansraj
(C) Lala Hardayal
(D) Sohan Singh Bhakna
Option d – Sohan Singh Bhakna
Who amongst the following was the first Chairman of the Gadar Party?
(A) Lala Hardayal
(B) Sohan Singh Bhakna
(C) Pandit Kashi Ram
(D) Keshar Singh
Option b – Sohan Singh Bhakna
Who among the following founded the ‘Gadar Party’?
(A) Lala Hardayal
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Barkatullah
Option a – Lala Hardayal
The ‘Indian Home Rule Society’ was founded in
(A) 1900 A.D.
(B) 1901 A.D.
(C) 1902 A.D.
(D) 1905 A.D.
Option d – 1905 A.D
The Indian Home Rule Society in London was started by
(A) Annie Besant
(B) B.G. Tilak
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Shyamji Krishna Verma
Option d – Shyamji Krishna Verma
Shyamji Krishna Verma established. Indian Home Rule Society in
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Berlin
(D) San Francisco
Option a – London
Gadar Party was established in the year
(A) 1907
(B) 1913
(C) 1917
(D) 1920
Option b – 1913
Who has propounded the doctrine of momentariness?
(A) Buddha
(B) Jaina
(C) Charvaka
(D) Nyaya
Option a – Buddha
During the Neolithic Age, the earliest evidence of the origin of agriculture has been found at which of the following places in the North-Western region of the Indian sub-continent?
(A) Mundigak
(B) Mehargarh
(C) Damb Sadat
(D) Balakot
Option b – Mehargarh
Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?
(A) Aitareya Brahmana
(B) Gopatha Brahmana
(C) Shatapatha Brahmana
(D) Taittiriya Brahamana
Option a – Aitareya Brahmana
Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
(A) Chanhudaro
(B) Kot Diji
(C) Sohgaura
(D) Desalpur
Option c – Sohgaura
Varanasi, the ‘cultural capital of India,’ is mainly associated with
(A) Shaivism
(B) Vishnuism
(C) Shaktism
(D) Sikhism
Option a – Shaivism
What were the two assemblies during the early Vedic period?
(A) Samiti
(B) Sabha
(C) Samiti and Sangam
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Option d – Both (A) and (B)
Dhangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?
(A) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti
(B) Parmar of Malwa
(C) Kalchuri of Mahishmati
(D) Kalchuri of Tripuri
Option a – Chandelas of Jejakabhukti
Which one of the following is the highest value according to Charvaka?
(A) Dharma
(B) Artha
(C) Kama
(D) Moksha
Option c – Kama
King Ashoka became Buddhist after he was horrified by the tyranny of the Kalinga War. It was in
(A) 258 B.C.
(B) 260 B.C.
(C) 200 B.C.
(D) 327 B.C.
Option b – 260 B.C.
Information about which king is found in the ‘Kuruspal Inscription’?
(A) Harsha Gupta
(B) Kahapravar Raj
(C) Someshwar I
(D) Mahashivgupta Balarjun
Option c – Someshwar I
Anatmavada (no-self) is the doctrine of
(A) Sankhya
(B) Vedanta
(C) Buddhism
(D) Jainism
Option c – Buddhism
In Ashoka’s administration, Rajukas looked after :
(a) religious matters
(b) collection of taxes
(c) municipal administration
(d) administration of justice
Option d – administration of justice
The first scholar, who read Ashokan edicts, was :
(a) Stuart Pigott
(b) S.N.Rao
(c) Adam Smith
(d) James Princep
Option d – James Princep
The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by :
(a) Harsha
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Pushyamitra Sunga
(d) Kanishka the scarcity of manpower
Option c – Pushyamitra Sunga
The earliest Tamil literature is termed as Sangam Literature because it was :
(a) A joint creation of one school of scholars
(b) Patronized by the rulers of the Sangam dynasty
(c) Standardized by an academy (sangam) of scholars and poets maintained by Pandya rulers
(d) created at the sangam of three South Indian rivers
Option c – Standardized by an academy (sangam) of scholars and poets maintained by Pandya rulers
According to tradition, the Sangams flourished at different places. Which of the following places were associated with the three Sangams?
(a) Madura and Kapatpuram
(b) Madura, Kapatpuram, and Kaveripattanam
(c) Madura, Uraiyur, and Cholamandalam
(d) Puhar and Madura
Option a – Madura and Kapatpuram
What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?
(a) Dravidian
(b) Pictographic
(c) Brahmi
(d) Kharoshthi
Option c – Brahmi
What does the word ‘Ashoka’ literally mean?
(a) One with a pleasing appearance
(b) Beloved of gods
(c) Slayer of foes
(d) Bereft of sadness
Option d – Bereft of sadness
Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
(a) Kalsi
(b) Rummindei
(c) Special Kalinga Edict
(d) Maski
Option d – Maski
The oldest surviving Indian written record of historical significance belongs to the time of :
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Kalhana
Option a – Chandragupta Maurya
The title ‘Devanam Piya’ was given to :
(a) Harsha
(b) Kanishka
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Option c – Ashoka
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is :
(a) Priyadarsi
(b) Dharmadeva
(c) Chakravarti
(d) Dharmakirti
Option a – Priyadarsi
Which of the following regions did not form part of Ashoka’s empire?
(a) Kashmir
(b) Taxila
(c) Madras
(d) Kannauj
Option c – Madras
The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga War and its effects is :
(a) Girnar Rock Edict
(b) Minor Rock Edict III
(c) Minor Rock Edict IV
(d) Minor Rock Edict XIII
Option d – Minor Rock Edict XIII
Sarnath’s Lion Capital is attributed to :
(a) Kanishka
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta
Option c – Ashoka
Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath pillar?
(a) Elephant
(b) Horse
(c) Deer
(d) Humped bull
Option c – Deer
The term ‘Dhamma’ is :
(a) a Prakrit word
(b) a Sanskrit word
(c) a Pali word
(d) None of these
Option a – a Prakrit word
Which of the following sites, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?
(a) Sarnath
(b) Sanchi
(c) Lauriya-Nandangarh
(d) Rampurva
Option d – Rampurva
The archaeological material, relating to the period of the Sangam literature, has been unearthed at:
(a) Madurai
(b) Thanjavur
(c) Arikamedu
(d) Brahmagiri
Option b – Thanjavur
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Fourteen Major Rock Edicts – Various Principles of Dhamma
(b) Seven Pillar Rock Edicts – Appendix to Rock Edicts
(c) Bhabru inscription – New Administration by Asoka
(d) Barabar Cave Inscription – Ashoka’s Tolerance
Option c – Bhabru inscription – New Administration by Asoka
The Iron Age burials in south India are characterized by:
(a) Ochre colored pottery
(b) Black and Red pottery
(c) Painted Grey ware
(d) None of the above
Option b – Black and Red pottery
The central point in Ashoka’s dhamma was:
(a) Loyalty to the king
(b) Peace and non-violence
(c) Respect for elders
(d) Religious tolerance
Option b – Peace and non-violence
The division of Mauryan State into seven elements was particularly mentioned in:
(a) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(b) Ashokan edicts
(c) The Puranas
(d) Megasthenes’ Indica
Option a – Kautilya’s Arthashastra
Which among the following materials were used for minting coins during the rule of the Mauryas?
(a) Gold and Silver
(b) Silver and Copper
(c) Copper and Bronze
(d) Gold and Copper
Option b – Silver and Copper
Which son of Ashoka was the only one to be mentioned by name in the edicts?
(a) Mahendra
(b) Tivara
(c) Kunala
(d) Jalauka
Option b – Tivara
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