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Sunday, 17 November 2013

General Knowledge Questions - 71 to 100



71.After the decline of  the Guptas a large part of north India was reunited by the:
(A) Rajputs                                                                 (B) Chalukyas
(C) Saka satraps                                                          (D)  Harshavardhana

72.varahamihira was a great:
(A) Poet                                                                      (B) Philosopher
(C) Astrononer                                                     (D) Astrologer

73.Which of the following statements is false about the caste system?
(A) It meant a division of socity into superior and inferior men
(B)The division of society into castes was sanctified by vedic literature
 (C) Different laws were prescribed for different castes
 (D) Marriage between a female of a lower caste was permissible

74.The system of ancient Indian society in which mens life was divided ino four periods is known as the:
(A) Caste system                                                                     (B) Patriarchal system
(C) Ashrama system                                                     (D) Matriarchal system

75.New schools of thought against Vedic ritualistic practices arose around:
(A) 1000BC                                                                            (B)  600 BC
(C) The 5th century AD                                                           (D) 540 BC

76.The Jains belive that Mahavira was the last of the:
(A) Teachers                                                                            (B) Monks
(C) Prophets                                                                            (D) Tirthankaras

77.To attain ‘nirvana’ the Buddha prescribed:
(A) The four noble truths                                                        (B) The eight fold path
(C) Nishkama karma                                                               (D)  The three jewels

78.The Buddhist sect which started worshipping the Buddha as a god is known as:
(A) Hinyana                                                                            (B) Mahayana
(C)Digambara                                                                         (D) Swetembara

79.The features characteristic of Hinduism, as a understand it now, had developed by the time of the:
(A) Nandas                                                                             (B) Guptas
(C) Mauryas                                                                            (D)  Satavhanas

80.The influence of Greek and roman sculpture is very evident in the:
(A) Mathra school                                                       (B) Gandhara school
(C) Amrawathi school                                                 (D) Kangra school

81.one of the most outstanding of ancient Indian astronomers was:
(A)Panini                                                                     (B) Aryabhatta
(C) Aswaghosho                                                         (D)Susruta

82.Art in ancient India has been influenced by:
(A) Religions                                                        (B)  Ordinary life
(C) Royal traditions                                                    (D) Nature

83.Chola painting of the 11th century AD have been discovered in the Rajeswara temple at:
(A) Tanjore                                                                     (B) Mysore
(C) Mahabalipuram                                                     (D)  Vijayanagar

84.Beetabala and Dhiman, the two greatest artists that India have ever produced belonged to the:
(A) Pala age                                                         (B)Gupta age
(C) Maurya age                                                           (D) Pathan age

85.The Pala kings of Bengal were by religion:
(A) Saiva                                                                     (B)Baishnava
(C) Buddhist                                                        (D) Jain

86.The founder of the Sena dynasty in Bengal was:
(A) Vijaya Sena                                                          (B)  Samanta Sena
(C) Ballala Sena                                                          (D) Laksumana Sena

87.The’kaulinya System’ was introduced into Bengal by:
(A) Ballala Sena                                                  (B) Lakshmana Sena
(C) Vijaya Sens                                                           (D)  Hemanta Sena

88.The capital of Bengal during the days of the senas was:
(A) Karnasuvarna                                                      (B)  Nadia
(C) Tamrlipta                                                               (D) Gaur

89.The Sailendra dynasty ruled over:
(A) East indies                                                            (B)Anam
(C) Cambodia Cochin                                                  (D) China

90.Prithviraja, the Chauhan King,was finally defeated by Mohamad ghori at:
(A) Thaneswar                                                            (B)  Tirauri
(C) Chausa                                                                  (D) Panipat

91.The Slave dynasty in india was founded by:
(A) Gyasuddin                                                            (B) Qutb-ud-din
(C) Iltutmish                                                               (D) Mohammad Ghori

92.Chenghiz Khan invaded india during the reign of:
(A) Alauddin                                                              (B)  Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(C) Illtutmish                                                       (D) Gyasuddin Balban

93.Sultana Raziya was the­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______of iluutmish.
(A) Wife                                                                      (B)  Daughter
(C) Sister                                                                     (D) Niece

94.Alauddin married the queen of Gujarat whose name was:
(A) Devala devi                                                                      (B) Kamala Devi
(C) Padmini                                                                             (D) Tarabaee

95.The chief organizer of the campaigns of Alauddin was:
(A) Ulugh Khan                                                                      (B) Nasrat Khan
 (C) Malik Kafur                                                                         (D)  Khijir Khan

96.The Hijira is counted from the year:
(A) 570 AD                                                                             (B) 622 AD
(C) 632 AD                                                                             (D)  997 AD

97.The founder of the kingdom of Ghazni was:
(A) Hijjaj Sultan                                                                      (B) Muhmud
(C) Alaptagin                                                                  (D) Sabuktagin

98.Anandapala was defeated by:
(A) Sabuktagin                                                                        (B) Sultan Mahmud
(C) Mohammad Ghori                                                            (D) Nasiruddin

99.The great scholar Alberuni was the courtier of:
(A) Sultan Mahmud                                                     (B) Iltutmish
 (C) Sabuktagin                                                                       (D) Sultana Raziya

100.The great poet Firdausi adorned the court of:
(A) King Solomon                                                                  (B) Sultan Mahmud
(C) Alauddin                                                                           (D) Qutb-ud-din

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