General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge History Questions, History Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important History MCQs for GK

Q. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian Territory was -
1) Cyrus
2) Darius 1
3) Xerxes
4) Cambyses

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Q. Alexander remained in India for -
1) 19 months
2) 29 months
3) 39 months
4) 10 months

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Q. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was -
1) Bharavi
2) Sundaramurthi
3) Perundevanar
4) Kamban

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Q. Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism?
1) Chandragupta Maurya
2) Bimbisara
3) Kharvela
4) Kanishka

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Q. Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara?
1) Deimachus
2) Machiavelli
3) Megasthenes
4) Antiochus I

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Q. To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of-
1) Yuktas
2) Pradeshikas
3) Rajukas
4) All of these

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Q. The last king of Mauryan empire was-
1) Kunala
2) Devavarman
3) Shalishuk
4) Brihadrath

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Q. The historian Kalhan was -
1) Brahmin
2) Buddhist
3) Jain
4) None of these

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Q. The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was -
1) Bhadrabahu
2) Simuka
3) Panini
4) Patanjali

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Q. The writer of the 'Brihatkatha' was -
1) Dattamitra
2) Gudadhya
3) Bhadrabahu
4) Sarvavarman

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