Ancient & Medieval India

Ancient India

1.  Harappan Civilization discovered in - 1921

2. The local name of Mohanjodaro is -Mound of the Dead

3. The Indus Valley Civilization discovered  by - DR Sahni

4. Patnjali is known for the compilation of -  Yoga Sutra

5. “Satyameva Jayate”  has been adopted from which book? – Mundaka Uparishad

6. Which Veda contains an account on magical charms  and spells?- Atharavaveda

7. The city of Pataliputra  found by - Udayin

8. Buddha belonged to – Sakya clan

9. “Buddha Charita” wrote by - Asvaghosha

10.   The last Mauryan emperor was - Brihadratha

11.   Saka era started by - Kanishka (AD 78)

12.   The First king issued gold coins in India by Indo - Greeks

13.   The subject matter of Ajanta painting pertains to - Buddhism

14.   First major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of - Rudradaman

15.   Which Gupta King was known as the Napolean of India? – Samudragupta

Medieval India

1. The Khajuraho temples built by -Chandela

2. The four mathas in the four corners of India by -Shankaracharya

3. The Somnath temple destroyed by Mahmud Ghaznavi, was dedicated to – Lord Siva

4. Ibn Batuta traveler come from - Morocco

5. Which Sultan founded a town where now stands Agra? - Sikandar

6. The author of “Ain- i- Akbari”   was - Abul Fazal

7. Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri was built by -Akbar

8. The Sun temple of Konark was build by -Narasimhadeva (Gang Dynasty)

9. Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi was appointed by Mohammad – bin - Tughlaq

10.   Diwan –I – Musta Kharaji was established by -Alauddin Khaliji