Historical Sources MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Chachname 'is the history of Sind and was originally written in-

APersian language
BHebrew language
CArabic language
DSanskrit language

Question 2 of 25

which script is used in Ashokan inscriptions found from Manshera and Shahbajgarhi ?

AKharosthi
BSanskrit
CTamil
DGreek

Question 3 of 25

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

APushyamitra Shung
BGautamiputra Shatkarni
CAgnimitra
DChandragupta-II

Question 4 of 25

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

AEconomic life
BPolitical life
CReligions life
DSocial life

Question 5 of 25

Which one of the following scripts of ancient lndia was written from right to left ?

ABrahmi
BNandnagari
CSharada
DKharosthi

Question 6 of 25

What is the name of Kalhana' s book ?

AArthashashtra
Blndica
CPurana
DRajatarangini

Question 7 of 25

Traveller lbn Batuta came frome -

AMorocco
BPersia
CTurkey
DMiddle Asia

Question 8 of 25

3101 BC as the date of Mahabharate was is mentioned in which of the following inscriptions ?

AAihole inscription of Pulkeshin-ll
BJunagarh lnscription of Rudradaman
CBadva lnscription of 238 AD
DNandsa lnscription of 226 AD

Question 9 of 25

South African traveller lbn Batuta came lndia during the reign of-

AHumayun
BAkbar
CMuhammad Bin Tughlaq
DAlauddin Khalji

Question 10 of 25

What authored 'Ashtadhyayi'?

AVed Vyas
BPanini
CShukdeo
DValmiki

Question 11 of 25

The detailed information of activities of 'Mahasabha 'has found in an inscription which got from the place -

AUttarmerur
BTanjore
CManimangalam
DNone of these

Question 12 of 25

When the coins appeared first in lndia?

A600 BC
B300 BC
CDuring kanishka's reign
DDuring Harshavardhana's reign

Question 13 of 25

First of all who introduced gold coins in lndia?

AKushanas
Blndo-bactrian
CSakas
DGuptas

Question 14 of 25

The first Englishman who deciphered Ashokan's inscription was-

AJohn Tower
BHarry Smith
CCharlse Metcalfa
DJames Princep

Question 15 of 25

Who composed ' Geographia '?

AHerodotus
BMegasthenese
CStrabo
DPliny

Question 16 of 25

Eran lnscription is associated with which ruler?

ABrahmagupta
BChandragupta-ll
CChandragupta-ll
DBhanugupta-l

Question 17 of 25

Ravikriti ,composer of Aihole prashasti lnscription ,was the court poet of which chalukyan ruler ?

APulkeshin-l
BPulkeshin-ll
CVikramaditya-l
DVikramaditya-ll

Question 18 of 25

Who introduced the tradition of inscription that begins with histroical preface?

AParantak-l
BRajaraja-l
CRajendra-l
DNone of these

Question 19 of 25

Harishena, composer of prayag prashasti lnscription ,was the court poet of which ruler ?

ASamudragupta
BAshoka
CKanishka
DChandragupta-ll

Question 20 of 25

Heliodorus's Besnagar lnscription is contexted with -

ASankarshana and Vasudeva
BSankarshana and Pradyumana
CSankarshana,Pradyumana and Vasudeva
DOnly Vasudeva

Question 21 of 25

Harappan Civilization had discovered in which year?

A1901 AD
B1921 AD
C1935 AD
D1942 AD

Question 22 of 25

What is Numismatics?

AThe study of old manuscripts
BThe study of coins and metals
CThe study of palm leaves
DThe study ofcopper plates

Question 23 of 25

Fahien was the resident of-?

ABhutan
BAmerica
CChina
DBurma

Question 24 of 25

Abdurrazzaq ,ambassador of Persian king mirza Shahrukh, travelled Vijayanagara during the reign of which king ?

ADeva Raya-l
BDeva Raya-ll
CKrishna Deva Raya
DSadashiv Raya

Question 25 of 25

Tripitaka' is the religious text of -

AJains
BBuddhists
CSikhs
DHindus