This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > General > Famous – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Famous Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following places was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning? A) Sarnath. B) Taxila. C) Varanasi. D) Nalanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarnath. 2. The famous astronomer who wrote Brihat Samhitha A) Pliny. B) Varahamithra. C) Parrin. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varahamithra. 3. Which edict of Ashoka contains the famous pronouncement: "at all times, whether I am eating, or I am in the women's apartments, or in my inner apartments, or at the cattle shed, or in my carriage, or in my gardens-wherever I may be-my mahamatta should keep me in touch with public business" ? A) Rock Edict VI. B) Rock Edict VIII. C) Rock Edict IV. D) Rock Edict II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock Edict VI. 4. The famous king of the Kushana dynasty was A) Kanishka. B) Harisha Vardhana. C) Kuvishka. D) Pushya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kanishka. 5. Who was the author of famous Ayurvedic text Ashtanghriday? A) Dhanvantari. B) Nagarjuna. C) Vagbhatta. D) Charaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vagbhatta. 6. The famous conversation between uddalka Aruni & his son Svetaketu regarding the identity of the Brahman & the Atman figures in the A) Svetasvatra upnishad. B) Mandukya Upanishad. C) Mundak Upanishad. D) Chhandogya Upanishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chhandogya Upanishad. 7. To which of the following dynasties did Karikala, the famous king of this period, belong? A) Chera. B) Chola. C) Pandya. D) Pallava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chola. 8. Taxila was a famous site of A) Mauryan Art. B) Gupta Art. C) Early Vedic Art. D) Gandhara Art. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gandhara Art. 9. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India, noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects, was A) Menander. B) Demetrios. C) Eukratides. D) Rudradaman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Menander. 10. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the: A) Kenopanishad. B) Mundakopnishad. C) Chhandogyopanishad. D) Kathopanishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kathopanishad. 11. The famous historical monument, Atala Mosque, is associated with the A) Rohilla rulers. B) Sultans of Delhi. C) Mughal rulers. D) Sharqi rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sharqi rulers. 12. The famous 3rd June Plan is also known as? A) Wavell Plan. B) Mountbatten Plan. C) Rajagopalachari Formula. D) Cabinet mission plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountbatten Plan. 13. Who has written famous book Padmavat? A) Al Biruni. B) Nakhshabi. C) Malik Muhammad Jayasi. D) Hasan Nizami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malik Muhammad Jayasi. 14. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz? A) Alauddin Khalji. B) IItutmish. C) Balban. D) Firuz Tughlaq. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balban. 15. Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar? A) Humayun. B) Akbar. C) Shahjahan. D) Jahangir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jahangir. 16. In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book, 'Brihat Samhita.' It was a treatise on A) Astronomy. B) Ayurvedic system of medicine. C) Economics. D) Statecraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomy. 17. Who authored 'Rajtarangini' the famous history of kashmir? A) Bilhan. B) Kalhan. C) Jaganik. D) Atharvana veda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalhan. 18. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book, Geet Govinda? A) Jayadeva. B) Kalidas. C) Panini. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayadeva. 19. The famous Vedic saying, "War begins in the minds of men" , is stated in the: A) Yajurveda. B) Upanishad. C) Samaveda. D) Atharvaveda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yajurveda. 20. Nearly one third of soldiers of the famous Bengal Army had their homes in- A) Maharashtra. B) Punjab. C) Bengal. D) Avadh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maharashtra. Next →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesFamous Quiz 2Famous Quiz 3Established Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books