History 9

1. The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was

     (a) Ramatanu Pandey
     (b) Markandey Pandey
     (c) Banda Bahadur
     (d) Lal Kalwant

2. A new coin called the ‘Rupia’ was issued for the first time by

     (a) Akbar
     (b) Sher Shah Suri
     (c) Alauddin Khilji
     (d) Mohammed Shah Tughluq

3. Alberuni came to India with

     (a) Alexander
     (b) Babur
     (c) Mahmud of Ghazni
     (d) Timur

4. In Indus valley civilization, Lothal was famous for

     (a) Pottery
     (b) Cotton cultivation
     (c) The Rock-cut architecture
     (d) Dockyard

5. Who built the first Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar?

     (a) Ashoka
     (b) Kanishka
     (c) Harshavardhana
     (d) Chandragupta Maurya

6. Which Harrapan sites are thought to have direct sea trade links with Mesopotamia?

     (a) Ropar
     (b) Kot Diji
     (c) Lothal
     (d) Dholavira

7. In which language did most Buddhist texts were written?

     (a) Magadhi
     (b) Prakrit
     (c) Sanskrit
     (d) Pali

8. Who was the first king of the Chola dynasty to conquer Sri Lanka?

     (a) Rajendra 1
     (b) Rajendra 2
     (c) Vikram Chola
     (d) Kulottunga 1

9. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year

     (a) 1508
     (b) 1510
     (c) 1608
     (d) 1610

10. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as

     (a) Chandragiri
     (b) Hampi
     (c) Halebidu
     (d) Kondavidu

 

 

Answer: (1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d (5) a (6) c (7) d (8) a (9) b (10) b