Gate Way To CGL Mains : Histroy Quiz

1. Who founded the famous Pala dynasty which ruled over Bengal?
a) Dharmapala
b) Devapala
c) Gopala I
d) Jayapala

2. From where did the Sakas come to India?
a) Europe
b) Western China
c) Central Asia
d) Arabia

3. Who gave the famous ‘Girnar inscription’?
a) Rudraman
b) Ashoka
c) Samudragupta
d) Kanishka

4. By what name is Purushapura, the capital of Kushanas known today?
a) Purushapura
b) Peshavar
c) Patna
d) Patliputra

5. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind?
a) Alberuni
b) Badami
c) Zia-ud-din Barni
d) Khafi Khan

6. During whose reign did the famous Buddhist pundits Aswagosha, Vasumitra and Nagarjuna live?
a) Ashoka
b) Kanishka
c) Harshavardhana
d) Samudragupta

7. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Slave dynasty rulers?
a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Balban, Iltumish, Raziya
b) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balban
c) Balban, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Raziya, Iltumish
d) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak, Balban, Raziya, Iltumish

8. Who among the following forbade intoxicating drinks?
a) Akbar
b) Sher Shah
c) AllauddinKhilji
d) Aurangazeb

9. Who is the author of ‘Buddha Charita’?
a) Asvagosha
b) Nagarjuna
c) Banabhatta
d) Vasumitra

10.Between the Hinayana and Mahayana schools of Buddhism, which one was patronized by Kanishka?
a) Hinayana
b) Mahayana
c) Both
d) Neither

Answers:-
1. Gopala I
2. Western China
3. Rudraman
4. Peshavar
5. Alberuni
6. Kanishka
7. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balban
8. AllauddinKhilji
9. Asvagosha
10. Mahayana