This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Exam Based > Miscellenous Questions – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Questions Quiz 37 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Agam Siddhant is the religious literature of? A) Brahmanism. B) Jainism. C) Buddhism. D) Veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jainism. 2. The original home of the Aryan, according to Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, was A) Kashmir. B) Central Asia. C) Arctic region. D) Tibet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arctic region. 3. Which one of the following sons of Alauddin Khalji was born of his wife Jhatyapali, the daughter of Raja Ramchandra Dev of Devagiri? A) Sadi Khan. B) Khizr Khan. C) Qutbuddin Mubarak. D) Shihabuddin Umar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shihabuddin Umar. 4. Which one of the following inscriptions mentions Pulakesin II's military success against Harshavardhana? A) Allahabad Pillar inscription. B) Aihole inscription. C) Damodarpur Copperplate inscription. D) Bilsad inscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aihole inscription. 5. Who among the following rulers of the Travancore kingdom extended his dominion, organised a standing army and a rational administration and encouraged foreign trade in the middle of 18th century? A) Zamorin of Calicut. B) Nanjaraj. C) Rama Varma. D) Martanda Varma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Martanda Varma. 6. Most of the Upanishads seem to have been composed by whom? A) Kshatriyas. B) Brahmins. C) Buddhists. D) Non-Aryans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kshatriyas. 7. Where is Banwali situated A) Harappa. B) Gujarath. C) Hariyana. D) Panjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hariyana. 8. Who among the following stated that there was no slavery in India? A) Strabo. B) Megasthenes. C) Hiuen-Tsang. D) Fa-Hien. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Megasthenes. 9. What was the name of the Paramar king, who wielded the pen with no less dexterity than the sword? A) Vakpati-Munja. B) Krishnaraja. C) Bhoja. D) Siddharaja. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhoja. 10. Which one of the following was known as Manigramam? A) The quarters for jewelers. B) Villages granted tax-free to Brahmanas in the Chola kingdom. C) The principal seat of the worship of Yaska manibhadra. D) An association of traders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An association of traders. 11. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development? A) Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa. B) Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut. C) Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha. D) Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa. 12. The system of competitive examination for Civil Service was accepted in principle in the year A) 1858. B) 1853. C) 1833. D) 1882. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1853. 13. The Megaliths of South India are mainly associated with A) Neolithic age. B) Iron age. C) Mesolithic age. D) Chalcolithic age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron age. 14. Who among the following was Akbar's teacher? A) Kabir. B) Abul Fazl. C) Abdul Latif. D) Bairam Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abdul Latif. 15. The single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire was A) Precious stones. B) Horses. C) Raw Silk. D) Luxury goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horses. 16. Who among the following is the author of the novel, Coolle? A) Pallathu Rao. B) Mulak Raj Anand. C) R.K. Narayan. D) Bhabani Bhattacharya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mulak Raj Anand. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesMiscellenous Questions Quiz 1Miscellenous Questions Quiz 2Miscellenous Questions Quiz 3Miscellenous Questions Quiz 4Miscellenous Questions Quiz 5Miscellenous Questions Quiz 6Miscellenous Questions Quiz 7Miscellenous Questions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books