Top 80+ Solved Indian History 1 MCQ Questions Answer
Q. According to the Periplus and Sangam texts, particularly Maduraikkanji, apearlfishery was located at
a. muziris
b. arikamedu
c. korkai
d. kaveripattinam
Q. Who were the viralis and panars of the Sangam age?
a. classical singers and dancers
b. folk singers and dancers
c. dead soldiers and folk heroes
d. poets and scholars
Q. Which one of the following Sangam works deals exclusively with the Cherarulers?
a. purananuru
b. padirrupattu
c. paripadal
d. pannirupadalam
Q. Maduraikkanji, which contains a full-length description of the Pandyancapital of Madurai,was written by
a. nakkirar
b. gudalurkilar
c. mangudimarudan
d. paranar
Q. The predominant burial practice of the Sangam age was:
a. cremation
b. partial burial
c. pit burial
d. inhumation
Q. On which of the following imports from India did the Roman Senate lay anembargoas it was a menace to the city’s morals?
a. saffron
b. wine
c. pepper
d. muslin
Q. The main cause of conflict between the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas duringtheSangam age was
a. the desire to control the fertile deltas
b. the desire to control coastal region
c. the need for access to important trading centres
d. none of these
Q. Which one of the following inscriptions is found on an iron pillar?
a. allahabad prasasti
b. mehrauliprasasti
c. eran prasasti
d. junagarh prasasti
Q. Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented on his coins as playingthe luteor veena?
a. chandragupta i
b. chandragupta ii
c. samudragupta
d. skandagupta
Q. Which of the following works tells us about the succession of Chandragupta Ito thethrone?
a. devichandraguptam
b. kaumudimahotsava
c. mrichchhakatika
d. abhigyanasakuntalam
Q. Who is the author of the famous Allahabad prasasti?
a. kalidasa
b. sudraka
c. harisena
d. ravikirti
Q. Which of the following cities was regarded as the best silk cloth producer?
a. kausambi
b. ujjain
c. varanasi
d. pataliputra