History Questions and Answers
General Knowledge History Questions with Answers focus on world and Indian historical events. Frequently asked in SSC, UPSC, and IAS exams, they help candidates develop a chronological understanding of major historical developments
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1. Men of the modern type – Home Sapiens appeared in the
- Pleistocene Period
- Upper Paleolithic Period
- Middle Paleolithic Period
- Lower Paleolithic Period
2. Indus Valley civilization was spread over
- Punjab, Sind,
- Punjab, Sind, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- Along river Indus
- Sind, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, U. P, Rajasthan, Gujarat
3. The Indus Valley civilization specialized in
- town planning
- architecture
- craftsmanship
- all there
4. The Rig Veda contains
- rituals to be adopted by people
- hymns in honour of the gods
- yagna to be performed
- history of the Vedic period
6. The title "Vikramaditiya" was assumed by
- Ashoka
- Chandragupta -II
- Kanishka
- Samudragupta
7. Megasthenes visited India during the reign of
- Chandragupta II
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Ashoka
- Harsha
10. Muhammad Ghori was defeated by Prithiviraj Chauhan in the battle of
- Tarain
- Panipat
- Thaneswar
- Chandawar