General Awareness Quiz – History

General Awareness Quiz Set 17 for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railways exams. History Quiz for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Railways etc.

Topic: History

1. Who was the son of chandra gupta maurya ?
   A) bimbsar
   B) bindusar
   C) ajatsatru
   D) ashoka
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: chandrabindu is the trick to solve this que.
2. Which dynasty ruled before sayyaid rulers?
   A) khilji
   B) tuglak
   C) mugals
   D) slave
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: DeKh Tu SaLe D- das(slave) K(khilji) T(tuglak) S(sayyaid) L(lodhi)
3. Who wrote the nayaya sutra ?
   A) gautam
   B) vayas
   C) jaimini
   D) charak
   
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    Option A
   Explanation: Gautam wrote the nayaya sutra.
4. Which is the land for the maintenance of the school under the chola kingdom?
   A) devdana
   B) mahadana
   C) shalabhog
   D) vellanvagai
   
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    Option C
   Explanation: Shalabhoga is the land for the maintenance of the school.
   devdana — land gifted to temple
   bhramadana — land gifted to baramahans
5. Rukmini devi was a classical dancer of which dance ?
   A) kathak
   B) kahatakali
   C) bharatnattyam
   D) mohiniattam
   
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    Option C
   Explanation: she was a pioneer  dancer of bharatnattayam.
6. Sanchi stupa was built under the regime  of ?
   A) ashoka
   B) chandragupta
   C) chalukya
   D) pandvas
   
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    Option A
   Explanation:
7. Yakhsgana is the folk dance of ?
   A) kerala
   B) telangana
   C) andhra pradesh
   D) karnataka
   
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    Option D
   Explanation: yakhsagana is the folk dance of karnataka
8. Hema malini is associated with ?
   A) bharatnattyam
   B) kathak
   C) kathakali
   D) giddha
   
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    Option A
   Explanation: she is a famous dancer of  bharatnattyam.
9. Tijara temple in Rajasthan is associated with which god?
   A) mahavira
   B) bhuddha
   C) shiv
   D) vishnu
   
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    Option A
   Explanation: tijara temple is famous jain temple
10. Who built the black pagoda temple?
    A) narshiman deva 1
    B) purushottam deva 1
    C) narshiman deva 2
    D) purushottam deva 2
    
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     Option A
    Explanation: Black pagoda(Sun temple) at konark was built by Ganga dynasty king narshiman deva 1.
11. Gangaur is the famous folk dance of which state?
    A) Haryana
    B) Rajasthan
    C) Maharastra
    D) Gujrat
    
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     Option B
    Explanation: it is Rajasthan’s famous dance.
12. Madhuri Dixit is the famous dancer of ?
    A) Bharatnattyam
    B) kathakali
    C) kathak
    D) kuchupudi
    
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     Option C
    Explanation: she is famous kathak dancer, kathak is associated with Uttar Pradesh
13. Who wrote the play nagananda?
    A) Harshvardhan
    B) banbhatta
    C) kalidas
    D) kalhan
    
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     Option A
    Explanation: inspired by the buddism Harshvardhan wrote this play of snake deity.
14. Most prominent god in RIgveda
    A) Indra
    B) Agni
    C) Pashupati
    D) VIshnu
    
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     Option A
    Explanation: Indra is the most prominent god in rig veda.
15. Jallikuttu is associated with?
    A) Onam
    B) Pongal
    C) makar sankranti
    D) all of these
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: jallikuttu is the play associated with pongal festival of tamilnadu.

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