Quiz 635: Indian History for SSC-CGL Examination June 25, 2012 1. The evidences of ‘pit-dwelling’ have been discovered from which of the following ancient Indian sites?Lothal and KalibanganBurzahom and GufkaralRopar and RangpurKalibangan and Surkotada2. Which among the following Vedic Texts gives a systematic exposition of the ‘theory of rebirth’ for the first time?Chhandogya UpanishadMundaka UpanishadSatapatha BrahmanaBrihadaranyaka Upanishad3. The doctrine of ‘Vyuhavada’ is associated with which among the following Sects (or) cults of India?ShaivismVaishnavismBuddhismJainism4. The ‘Saptanga Theory of State’ (Theory of Seven Limbs of the State) was propounded by :Kautilya in ArthashastraManu in ManusmritiKalhana in RajataranginiBanabhatta in Harshacharita5. Silapaddikaram’ and ‘Manimekalai’ are the immortal epic works belonging to which of the following period?Pre-Mauryan AgeSangam AgeGupta AgeEarly Medieval Age6. Which among the following foreign travellers is not correctly paired with their respective period of visit in India?Fa Hien – Gupta PeriodHiuen Tsang – Post Gupta PeriodAl Beruni – Early Medieval PeriodIbn Batutta – Mughal Period7. Octagonal shape of mausoleums is the distinctive feature of which of the following dynasties of Medieval India?KhaljiTughlaqSayyidLodi8. Who among the following was the religious guru of Shivaji?TukaramEknathJnaneshwarRam Das9. The exhaustive codification of Islamic laws in the name of ‘Fatwa-i-Alamgiri’ was done at the behest of which among the following rulers of Medieval India?Alauddin KhaljiSher Shah SuriAkbarAurangzeb10. Who planted the ‘Tree of Liberty’ at Srirangapatnam?Hyder AliTipu SultanChin Quilich KhanMurshid Quli KhanSubmit Test « Previous Next »