Miscellenous Questions Quiz 24 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where was Brihadeshwara Temple situvated

Correct Answer: B) Tanjavore.

2. Who was Alara Kalama?

Correct Answer: A) Teacher of Buddha.

3. Who among the following called themselves 'Brahma-Kshatriay'?

Correct Answer: C) Senas.

4. The earliest Iron age occupation in India has been associated with

Correct Answer: A) Painted grey ware.

5. What is the original name of Shershah

Correct Answer: C) Farid.

6. Which Maratha State was the last to accept the Subsidiary Alliance of the British?

Correct Answer: C) Sindhia.

7. Confucianism provided the moral and social foundation of:

Correct Answer: B) China.

8. The Anglo-Afghan relations in the 19th century were determined because of fear of expansion towards India of

Correct Answer: A) Russia.

9. The caste system is an outgrowth of:

Correct Answer: A) Pre-Aryan society.

10. The Mesolithic age is marked by the wide use of small tools known as

Correct Answer: A) Microliths.

11. The expounder of Yoga philosophy was:

Correct Answer: C) Patanjali.

12. A highly advanced water management system of Harrapan times has been unearthed at

Correct Answer: A) Lothal.

13. Iron was brought to many civilization by the

Correct Answer: B) Hittites.

14. The words "Satyameva Jayate" in the state emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?

Correct Answer: C) Mundaka Upanishad.

15. Who is considered to be the greatest Pallava ruler?

Correct Answer: C) Narasimhavarman I.

16. Which Kushana king adopted the epithet 'dhrama-thida'?

Correct Answer: B) Kuzul Kadaphises.

17. Kalidas in his works shows a leaning towards worship of

Correct Answer: A) Durga.

18. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C.?

Correct Answer: C) Haryanka.

19. What was the maximum permissible rate of land revenue collection according to Shariat in early medieval India?

Correct Answer: C) 50% of the produce.

20. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord ..... as the viceroy of India in 1947.

Correct Answer: A) Wavell.