History Mauryan Empire

Q. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

A
Megasthenese
B
Hiuen Tsang
C
I-Tsing
D
Fahien

Correct Answer

Megasthenese

More Questions on History

  • Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in December 1906 at
    A)Dacca
    B)Karachi
    C)Calcutta
    D)Aligarh
    Answer: Dacca
  • Q. Who was the first to raise the slogan ‘Inquilab zindabad’?
    A)M Kelappan
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Veer Savarkar
    D)Shankaran Nair
    Answer: Bhagat Singh
  • Q. Herodotus is considered as the father of
    A)Geography
    B)History
    C)Political Science
    D)Philosophy
    Answer: History
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
    D)Ekanatha
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1861
    D)1892
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India
    A)Bentinck
    B)Ripon
    C)Curzon
    D)Mayo
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. Who were the three eminent statesmen who started the Non-aligned Movement?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru, Chou Enlai, Kwame Nkrumah
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru, Anwar Sadat, Soekarno
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru, Fidel Castro, Marshal Tito
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito
  • Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
    A)a positive state of law
    B)truth
    C)tolerance of the wrong and unjust
    D)doing good even to the evildoers
    Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
  • Q. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the Chief Justice and
    A)Two Judges
    B)Five Judges
    C)Six Judges
    D)Three Judges
    Answer: Three Judges
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?
    A)Kam Baksh
    B)Azam shah
    C)Akbar-II
    D)Mauzzam
    Answer: Azam shah
  • Q. Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor__________
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Who is known as the first pope of Vatican City
    A)Clement XIII
    B)Pope Benedict XV
    C)Pope Pius XI
    D)Benedict XIII
    Answer: Pope Pius XI
  • Q. What was the capital of Avanti?
    A)Ujjain
    B)Gaya
    C)Satna
    D)Vallabhi
    Answer: Ujjain
  • Q. Which King was executed by guillotine during French Revolution in 1793
    A)Louis XIII
    B)Charles X
    C)Henry IV
    D)Louis XVI
    Answer: Louis XVI
  • Q. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________
    A)Gwalior
    B)Meerut
    C)Jhansi
    D)Agra
    Answer: Meerut
  • Q. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
    A)Amoghvarsha-I
    B)Dantidurga
    C)Krishna-I
    D)Vatsraja
    Answer: Krishna-I
  • Q. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
    A)uniformity
    B)beauty and utility
    C)sanitation and public health
    D)demographic factor
    Answer: sanitation and public health
  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. Guru Gobind Singh had sent Banda Bahadur to Punjab
    A)To show off his strength and valour
    B)To propagate the Sikh religion
    C)To crush the enemies of Khalsa
    D)To establish a Sikh empire
    Answer: To crush the enemies of Khalsa

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