Introduction MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Who was the first Greek historian?

AThucydides
BHerodotus
CManetho
DHomer

Question 2 of 25

Who said, "All History is the history of class-struggle"?

AKarl Marx
BJ. B. Bury
CCollingwood
DE. H. Carr

Question 3 of 25

Harshavardhana introduced Harsha Samvat in 606 AD on the occasion of ----

Ahis ascedence to the throne
BKannauj accession
CSindh Victory
Dvictory over Eastern India

Question 4 of 25

History is the study of----

APast
BSociety
CLaw
DEnvironment

Question 5 of 25

Among the following which Samvat is called 'Kalchuri Samvat' because it had used by Kalchuris?

AVikrama Samvat
BSaka Samvat
CTraikutaka Samvat
DNone of the above

Question 6 of 25

Among the following who is credited to commence a new Samvat (era)?

ADharmapala
BLakshman Sen
CVijaya Sen
DDevpala

Question 7 of 25

The Badami rock inscription of Pulkeshin-I is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be dated in Vikrama Samvat, the year would be---

A600
B300
C330
D407

Question 8 of 25

2063 Visrama Samvat is mentioned in the calender of Rajasthan Government, its Shake (Saka Samvat) would be ---

A1908 Shake
B1918 Shake
C1928 Shake
D1938 Shake

Question 9 of 25

Who among the following provides much use information for determining the beginning of Gupta

AFa-Hien
BHiuen-Tsang
CAI-Masudi
DAI-Biruni

Question 10 of 25

The year of 50 BC----

Aappeared before 150 BC
Bappeared after 150 BC
Cin the year of 150 BC
Din the decade of 150 BC

Question 11 of 25

Then Pre-History ends and History begins when---

Amen learnt to walk
Bmen learnt to talk each other
Cmen learnt to write
Dmen learnt to make houses

Question 12 of 25

Who introduced the trend of division of History into periods-Ancient, Medieval and modern?

AHerodotus
BCicero
CPliny
DCellarius

Question 13 of 25

Chandragupta-I has commenced the Gupta Samvat ----

Ato commemorate his ascendence to the throne
Bon the occasion of Saka uprooting
Con the occasion of huns defeating
DNone of the above

Question 14 of 25

Saka Samvat has commenced in the reign of which king?

AAsoka
BKanishka
CHarsha
DSamudragupta

Question 15 of 25

Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?

AEmpirical liberalism
BExisentialism
CDrawin's theory of evolution
DDialectical materialism

Question 16 of 25

In archaeology, Stratigraphy is used to comprehend which of the following?

Aextent limit of a culture
Bgradual deposit of physical remains
Cphysical features of a ssettlement dwellers
Dnumeral property of milch cattles

Question 17 of 25

In the following which is used to date of archaeologica remains of wood, bone and shell?

ACarbon- 14
BArgon- 40
CStrontium- 90
DUranium- 238

Question 18 of 25

Which one among the following sums up Marx's view about history?

AHistory is a record of the wars between various people
BHistory is a succession of struggle between the oppressor and the oppressed classes
CHistory is a faithful record of the past events
DNone of the above

Question 19 of 25

"We learn from hitory that man can never learn anything from History" - Who has said the statement?

AHegel
BKarl Marx
CJ. B. Bury
DE. H. Carr

Question 20 of 25

Carbon-Dating system was developed by ---

AHerodotus
BHegal
CV.A. Smith
DWillard Libby

Question 21 of 25

Vikrama Samvat commenced in the year of-----

A58 BC
B78 AD
C57 BC
D73 BC

Question 22 of 25

"The Histories' is written by-----

AHerodotus
BMegasthenese
CPlutarch
DPliny

Question 23 of 25

What is the difference (in years) between Vikrama Era and Saka Era?

A57 Years
B78 Years
C135 Years
D320 Years

Question 24 of 25

When 2070 Vikrama Samvat is converted tnto Christian Era, the value would be----

A2070 BC
B2070 AD
C2013 BC
D2013 AD

Question 25 of 25

History is past politics ",who has held this view ?

Astubbs
Bcarlyle
Cseeley
Dtrevelyn