Practice Test: Modern India - 4 - UPSC MCQ

During Mauryan times royal-houses were mostly constructed of    

Which one of the following are considered to be the best specimen of Mauryan art?    

Who among the following historians, has described that Mahmud invaded India seventeen times?    

According to which tradition Ashoka is said to have visited Khotan in Central Asia in 236 B.C.?

Who is known as the Plato of the Jat tribe?    

The mausoleum of Humayun at Delhi was constructed by    

The Shalimar-garden at Srinagar was raised by    

During the invasions of Mahmud, the rulers of the far south India were    

Which of the following Mauryan rulers is believed to have conquered the Deccan?    

Which one of the following religions was comparatively more popular in Chola country?    

The first kingdom of South India that was attacked by Malik Kafur was    

The Italian traveller Nicoli Conti has left a detailed and beautiful account of    

Aryabhattiyam written by Aryabhata is primarily a treatise on    

The famous ancient Indian philosopher Shankara propagated the philosophy of    

Who wrote Panchatantra?    

Sir Thomas Roe was sent as the British Ambassador to the court of    

Which of the following foreign travellers visited India during the reign of Harsha?    

Who was the composer of Allahabad inscription of Samudra Gupta?    

The Ajanta caves are located in the territory of the    

The two important cities of the Indus Valley civilization (Harappa and Mohenjodaro) disappeared around

In Vedic age Sabha and Samiti were associated with    

One of the finest example of flourishing Pallava art and architecture is of    

Ala-ud-din Khalji wanted to maintain a large army to keep peace and order in the state and also to

Which is the most important divinity mentioned in the Rig Veda?    

The Saka era started from    

The commodity structure and direction of India‘s foreign trade was changed by

How did the international situation favour the British during the Revolt of 1857?