History for CLAT

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1. Indus Valley Civilization prospered on the bank of river
Indus

2. The main sites of India that have been discovered in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization are:
• Manda on the Beas River near Jammu
• Alamgirpur on the Hindon River, near Delhi
• Kalibangan in Rajasthan
• Coastal city of Lothal in western India (Gujarat state)
• Banwali in Haryana and
• Ropar in Punjab.

3. The major cities associated with Indus Valley Civilization are
Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and Lothal.

4. The main two features of Indus Valley Civilizations were:
Town Planning, streets and Drainage systems

5. The main sources of livelihood for the people of Indus Valley Civilization were
Agriculture and Trade

6. In India entry of Aryans is marked as which period
Vedic

7. Aryans were originally inhabitants of
Central Asia around the Caspian Sea

8. What are Vedas?
The most sacred books of Aryans

9. What are the four Vedas?
Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda

10. What are the Upanishads?
They are ancient Indian philosophical texts and are early source of Hindu religion. These are dialogues between teachers and pupils, or discussions amongst sages at king’s courts, or in the jungle.

11. What were the two prime religions that came into existence after the Vedic period?
Jainism and Buddhism

12. Buddha was the son of king
Shuddhodhana
13. While in search of truth Buddha attained enlightenment under a Pipal tree at
Bodh Gaya

14. Buddha delivered his first sermons at
Sarnath in U.P.

15. Buddha died at
Kushinagar

16. Mahavira was born at
Kundagrama in Bihar

17. Vardhamana Mahavira died at
Pavapuri (present day Bihar)

18. Tri-ratna, the major teachings concept of Jainism was based on
(a) Right knowledge
(b) Right faith and
(c) Right conduct

19. The foundation of Haryanka Dynasty was laid by
Bimbisara

20. Nanda Dynasty was founded by
Mahapadma Nanda

21. Battle of Hydaspes was fought between
Alexander, Porus, 326

22. Who was the founder of Maurya Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya

23. Which book was written by Kautilya who happened to be in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Arthashastra

24. Who had written the book titled ‘INDICA’ during the rule of Chandragupta Maurya?
Megasthenese, the Greek ambassador

25. Kalinga War was fought in
261 BC

26. The last rules of Mauryan dynasty was
Brihadratha Maurya

27. The Kalinga War was a fought between
Ashoka, the Mauryan Emperor and the state of Kalinga

28. The most influenced king of Kushan Empire was
Kanishka

29. Which emperor of Kushan empire introduced the FIRST gold coins of India?
Vima Kadaphises

30. In 78 AD the Saka Era was started by which ruler of Kushan Empire
Kanishka

31. The capital of Kanishka, king of Kushan Empire was
Pursushpura, now in Peshwar


32. Who was the founder of Gupta Empire in India?
Chandragupta I

33. Which ruler of Gupta Empire is also known as “Napoleon of India”
Samudra Gupta

34. Chandragupta II of Gupta Empire was also known as
Vikramaditya

35. Which Chinese Pilgrim came to the court of Chandragupta II
Fa-hien

36. Aryabhatta and Kalidas were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
Chandragupta II

37. Nalanda University, in present day of Bihar was constructed by which Gupta Emperor?
Kumaragupta I

38. What was the capital of Harshvardhana?
Kannauj.

39. Which Chinese pilgrim had visited to the court of Harshvardhana?
Hiuen-Tsang

40. The two important books written by Banabhata were
Harshcharita and Kadambari.

41. Harshvardhana was defeated by ______ of the Chalukya dynasty.
Pulshekin II

42. Satavahana dynasty also known as Andhra Empire was founded by
Simuka
43. Who established the Chalukya dynasty?
Pulakesi I

44. The Pallava dynasty was founded by
Simhavishnu

45. The capital of Pallavas was at
Kanchipuram

46. The shore temple of Mahabalipuram and the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram were constructed by which Pallava Ruler?
Narasimha Varman I

47. The last ruler of Pallava dynasty was
Aparajitha Varman

48. The Rashtrakuta Dynasty was founded by
Dantidurga

49. Which Rashtrakuta Ruler had written the earliest Kannada book - ‘Kavirajamarga’ on rhetoric, poetics and grammar?
Amoghavarsha I

50. Kailasanath Temple at Ellora was built by
Rashtrakuta king, Krishna I.