Sail E0 Webinar

General Knowledge > History

ANCIENT HISTORY ART AND CULTURE MCQs

Indian Culture

Total Questions : 1197 | Page 8 of 120 pages
Question 71. The Dutch East India Company was formed by merging several small companies of Holland in :
  1.    The year 1702
  2.    The year 1602
  3.    The year 1802
  4.    The year 1834
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> The year 1602
Question 72. The Harappa Civilization was discovered in 1920-21 by the excavations by :
  1.    R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
  2.    Mortimer Wheeler
  3.    Sir Alexander Cunningham
  4.    None of Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> R.D. Banerjee and by D.R. Sahni
Question 73. The most distinguishing feature of various Chalcolithic Cultures in ancient period is their :
  1.    Black Polished Ware
  2.    Seal
  3.    Painted Grey Ware
  4.    Painted Pottery
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Painted Pottery
Question 74. Mughal emperor Akbar divided his empire into :
  1.    Eight Provinces (Subas)
  2.    Five Provinces (Subas)
  3.    Twelve Provinces (Subas)
  4.    Ten Provinces (Subas)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Twelve Provinces (Subas)
Question 75. In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was :
  1.    Christopher Columbus
  2.    Vasco Da Gama
  3.    James Cook
  4.    None of Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Christopher Columbus
Question 76. Which of the battles was fought between the Marathas on the one side and the forces of Ahmed Shah Abdali on the other?
  1.    First Battle of Panipat, 1526
  2.    Second Battle of Panipat, 1556
  3.    Third Battle of Panipat 1761
  4.    None of Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Third Battle of Panipat 1761
Question 77. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
  1.    Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
  2.    Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
  3.    Osman Ali Khan
  4.    Qamaruddin Khan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
Question 78. The roads of cities in the Indus Valley Civilization generally divided the city into :
  1.    Rectangular Blocks
  2.    Circular Blocks
  3.    Triangular Blocks
  4.    None of Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rectangular Blocks
Question 79. When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was :
  1.    Gupta Dynasty
  2.    Maurya Dynasty
  3.    Sakya Dynasty
  4.    Nanda Dynasty
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Nanda Dynasty
Question 80. Where has the Great Bath been excavated?
  1.    Harappa
  2.    Kalibangan
  3.    Mohenjodaro
  4.    None of Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mohenjodaro

Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers