History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. The historian Kalhan was -
1) Brahmin
2) Buddhist
3) Jain
4) None of these
Q. The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was -
1) Bhadrabahu
2) Simuka
3) Panini
4) Patanjali
Q. The writer of the 'Brihatkatha' was -
1) Dattamitra
2) Gudadhya
3) Bhadrabahu
4) Sarvavarman
Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India?
1) Vikram-Shaka-Gupta-Harsha
2) Gupta-Harsha-Vikram-Shaka
3) Gupta-Shaka-Vikram-Harsha
4) Vikram-Harsha-Gupta-Shaka
Q. Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature?
1) Jimutwahan
2) Narad
3) Medhatithi
4) Vigynaeshwar
Q. Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his power?
1) Chandradev
2) Jaichandra
3) Vijaychandra
4) Govind
Q. Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I?
1) Indra II
2) Amoghvarsha I
3) Krishna III
4) Govind III
Q. Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of 'Geetgovinda'?
1) Shashank
2) Laxman Sen
3) Kumarpala
4) Kharvel
Q. The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain -
1) Government's share of revenue
2) Right of ownership
3) Production of grains
4) Limit of the sources of irrigation
Q. Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose?
1) Sarvamanya
2) Devadana
3) Salabhoga
4) Brahmadeva
