MOST IMPORTANT INDIAN HISTORY QUESTION WITH ANSWER

1. Which of the following is a correct definition of “Isohyets”?

 [A] Lines on a map showing equal rainfall
 [B] Lines on a map having same mean temper
[C] Lines on a map having same barometric pressure
[D] Lines on a map showing equal height from mean sea level

Answer:Lines on a map showing equal rainfall

2.The concept of differential heating was primarily given to explain which of the following geographical phenomena in India?

[A] Monsoon
[B] Jet stream
[C] Cyclones
[D] Desert storms

Answer:Monsoon

3. Which of the following regions was called “Gedrosia” during times of Alexander, the great?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Punjab
[D] Baluchistan

Answer:Baluchistan

4. Rummindei Pillar Inscription which talks about taxation in Maurya era has been found at which of the following places?

[A] Junagarh in Gujarat
[B] Ranchi in Jharkhand
[C] Bhabru in Rajasthan
[D] Lumbini in Nepal

Answer:Lumbini in Nepal

5. Which of the following rulers were contemporary of Buddha?
[A] Bimbisar of Magadha
[B] Prasenjit (Pansedi) of Kosala
[C] Udayan of Avanti
[D] All of Above

Answer:All of Above

6. The Greek Ambassador Deimachus of Plataea had visited the court of which of the following rulers of Magadha?

[A] Dhanananda
[B] Chandragupta Maury
[C] Bindusara
[D] Asoka

Answer:Bindusara 

7. Who among the following is writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’?
[A] Simuka
[B] Panini
[C] Bhadrabahu
[D] Patanjali

Answer:Bhadrabahu 

8. Buddhism from India was introduced to which current region by Kasyapa Matanga?

[A] China
[B] South East Asia
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Africa

Answer:China 

9. Which of the following was denoted by the term “Kahapana” or “Karshapan” during ancient
India?

[A] A cloth
[B] A trader
[C] A monk
[D] A coin

Answer: A coin

10. What was Arikamedu during ancient India?
[
A] A coastal settlement and trade centre
[B] A mountain
[C] A city in Aravalli Mountains in Gujarat
[D] A Lake

Answer:A coastal settlement and trade centre