Axis Bank Model General Awareness Questions - Part 3

41. The Indus Valley civilization is associated with :
Egyptians  Sumerians  Chinese  Mesopotamians  None
 

42. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for :
Well planned cities  Efficient civic organisation  Progress of art and architecture  All the above  None
 

43. Who was mainly worshipped in the Rig Vedic Period?
Indra  Vishnu  Sun  Trimurti  None
 

44. Who is regarded as the great law-giver of ancient India?
Panini  Manu  Kautilya  Dhruv  None
 

45. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
Samaveda  Rigveda  Yajurveda  Atharvaveda  None
 

46. Who among the following was called Light of Asia?
Mahavira  Akbar  Buddha  Ashoka  None
 

47. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
Srigupta  Chandragupta II  Samudragupta  Kumargupta  None
 

48. The Upanishads are :
A source of Hindu philosophy  Books of Ancient Hindu laws  Books on social behaviour of man  Prayers to God  None
 

49. The biggest mosque of India was built by :
Aurangzeb  Shahjahan  Akbar  Jahangir  None
 

50. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between :
Sher Shah Suri and Akbar  Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi  Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi  Babar and Ranasanga  None
 

51. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana was :
Fa-hien  Hiuen Tsang  Itsing  Wang-sung  None
 

52. Who among the following belonged to the moderate group of the Indian National Congress?
Lala Lajpat Rai  Bipin Chandra Pal  Gopal Krishna Gokhale  Bal Gangadhar Tilak  None
 

53. Fa-hien came to India during the reign of :
Ashoka  Chandragupta II  Harsha  Kanishka  None
 

54. Which of the following temples was built by the Cholas?
Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram  Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur  Sun Temple, Konark  Meenakshi Temple, Madurai  None
 

55. Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village administration?
Pandyas  Pallavas  Cholas  Chalukyas  None
 

56. The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the :
Guptas  Kushanas  Mauryas  Chaulkyas  None
 

57. The eight-fold path was propounded by :
Kabirdas  Buddha  Shankaracharya  Mahavira  None
 

58. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
Mauryas  Indo-Greeks  Guptas  Kushanas  None
 

59. `The Vedas contain all the truth’ was interpreted by :
Swami Vivekananda  Swami Dayananda  Raja Ram Mohan Rai  Buddha  None
 

60. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the :
Jains  Buddhists  Muslims  Christians  None
 

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