Indian History Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Rulers of mahajanapadas in ancient India collected a tax called ‘Bhaga’ from the ______ in their region.
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- 2herdersfalse
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Answer : 1. "farmers"
Explanation :
1. In ancient India, the rulers of Mahajanapadas used to collect a tax called 'Bhag' from the farmers in their area. 'Bhag' was a type of direct tax which was a fixed share of agricultural production.
Q: From which of the following Mahajanapada do Buddha and Mahavira come?
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Answer : 3. "Vazzi"
Q: Pushyamitra, who was the commander of Brihadratha, the last Mauryan emperor, killed the king and established a new dynasty. Which of the following was his dynasty?
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Answer : 1. "Shunga "
Explanation :
1. Pushyamitra established the Shunga dynasty by killing the last Maurya emperor Brihadratha.
2. When Brihadratha became king, Pataliputra was the capital of the Maurya Empire.
3. Brihadratha had rebuilt many Buddhist stupas, among which the stupas of Sanchi and Bharhut are very important.
Q: Paryushan Parva is related to which community?
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Answer : 3. "Jain"
Q: Was in charge of the archaeological excavations of Harappa and Mohenjodaro
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- 2Sir John Marshalltrue
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Answer : 2. "Sir John Marshall "
Q: Against whom was the last invasion of Muhammad Ghori?
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Answer : 1. "Khokhar of Punjab"
Q: Rajatarangini, a book that generally recorded the heritage of Kashmir in the 12th Century, was written by:
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Answer : 4. "Kalhana "
Q: The Gurumukhi script was started by which Sikh Guru?
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6329b1be4ada076be656f8f4- 1Guru Angad Devtrue
- 2Guru Amar Dasfalse
- 3Guru Har Rajfalse
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Answer : 1. "Guru Angad Dev"
Explanation :
1. The Gurmukhi script was created by the second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad (1539-1552) in the 16th century AD.
2. He was the second Sikh Guru after the death of Guru Nanak (1469-1539).
3. The Sikh religious book, Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth was written in this script.