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Historical Sources MCQ

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Q1. The sources that give information about the events of the past time are known as_

  1. AHistorical sources
  2. BGeographical sources
  3. CSocial sources
  4. DPolitical sources
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Answer: A) Historical sources

Q2. Which statement is true among the following ?

  1. AThe archaeological sources are more reliable that the literary sources
  2. BThe literary sources are more reliable that the archaeological sources
  3. CThe literary sources and the archaeological sources both are similar reliable
  4. DThe literary sources can not be comparrable with the archaeological sources
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Answer: A) The archaeological sources are more reliable that the literary sources

Q3. Which Veda give the information about the culture of old vedic period ?

  1. ARig Veda
  2. BYajur Veda
  3. CSam Veda
  4. DAtharva Veda
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Answer: A) Rig Veda

Q4. Which of the following does not part of Shruti - Granthas ?

  1. ASamhitas
  2. BBrahmanas
  3. CUpanishadas
  4. DPuranas
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Answer: D) Puranas

Q5. Which of the following texts claims : "What is present in the text that is present in the world amd what is not present in the text that is not present in the world "?

  1. ARig Veda
  2. BYajur Veda
  3. CSam Veda
  4. DMahabharata
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Answer: D) Mahabharata

Q6. Tripitaka' is the religious text of -

  1. AJains
  2. BBuddhists
  3. CSikhs
  4. DHindus
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Answer: B) Buddhists

Q7. Jataka ' is the text of -

  1. AVaishnavites
  2. BJains
  3. CBuddhists
  4. DShaivites
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Answer: C) Buddhists

Q8. Milindpannho '(i.e ; Questions of Milind ) contains the dialogue between Menander and ………

  1. AAsvaghosha
  2. BDingnaga
  3. CNagasen
  4. DNagarjune
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Answer: C) Nagasen

Q9. Among the following which can be comparable with Machiavell's 'Prince'?

  1. AKalidasa 's 'Malvikagnimitra'
  2. BKautilya's' Arthashastra'
  3. CVatsayayan's' Kamasutra'
  4. DTrivalluvar's' Tiruvakural'
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Answer: B) Kautilya's' Arthashastra'

Q10. Kautilya's' rthashashtra' deals with the aspects of -

  1. AEconomic life
  2. BPolitical life
  3. CReligions life
  4. DSocial life
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Answer: B) Political life

Q11. What is the name of Kalhana' s book ?

  1. AArthashashtra
  2. Blndica
  3. CPurana
  4. DRajatarangini
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Answer: D) Rajatarangini

Q12. What authored 'Ashtadhyayi'?

  1. AVed Vyas
  2. BPanini
  3. CShukdeo
  4. DValmiki
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Answer: B) Panini

Q13. The name of composer of 'Mahabhashya' is -

  1. AKautilya
  2. BPatanjali
  3. CKalidasa
  4. DBharavi
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Answer: B) Patanjali

Q14. Who was the hero of ' Malvikagnimitra 'drama composed by Kalidasa ?

  1. APushyamitra Shung
  2. BGautamiputra Shatkarni
  3. CAgnimitra
  4. DChandragupta-II
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Answer: C) Agnimitra

Q15. Who has written the ' Harshacharit '?

  1. AKalidasa
  2. BBanabhatta
  3. CValmiki
  4. DVed Vyas
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Answer: B) Banabhatta

Q16. The name of composer of 'Vikramankacharit ' is -

  1. AKalhana
  2. BBilhana
  3. CValmiki
  4. DVed Vyas
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Answer: B) Bilhana

Q17. The name of the book authored by Chandbardai is -

  1. APrithwiraj Raso
  2. BPrithwiraj Vijay
  3. CParmal Raso
  4. DVeesaldeo Raso
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Answer: A) Prithwiraj Raso

Q18. Which of the following histrorians did not come with Alexander the great ?

  1. ANearchus
  2. BOnasicritus
  3. CAristobulus
  4. DHerodotus
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Answer: D) Herodotus

Q19. Among the following which foreign traveller had come first to visit India ?

  1. AMegasthenese
  2. BFahien
  3. CHiuen Tsang
  4. Dltsing
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Answer: A) Megasthenese

Q20. What is the name of Megasthenese 's book ?

  1. AArthashashtra
  2. BRig Veda
  3. CPurana
  4. Dlndice
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Answer: D) lndice

Q21. Who composed ' Geographia '?

  1. AHerodotus
  2. BMegasthenese
  3. CStrabo
  4. DPliny
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Answer: C) Strabo

Q22. The name of the book authored by pliny is -

  1. AHistories
  2. BNaturulis Historice
  3. CGeographia
  4. DGeography
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Answer: B) Naturulis Historice

Q23. Wh0 composed ' Periplus of the Erythrean Sea' ?

  1. AHerodotus
  2. BMegasthenese
  3. CStrabo
  4. DAnonymous Greek writer
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Answer: D) Anonymous Greek writer

Q24. Fahien was the resident of-?

  1. ABhutan
  2. BAmerica
  3. CChina
  4. DBurma
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Answer: C) China

Q25. Fahien came ro lndia during whom reign?

  1. AChandragupta-I
  2. BAshoka
  3. CHarshavardhana
  4. DChandragupta-ll
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Answer: D) Chandragupta-ll

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