Introduction MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

The Badami rock inscription of Pulkeshin-I is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be dated in Vikrama Samvat, the year would be---

A600
B300
C330
D407

Question 2 of 25

History is past politics ",who has held this view ?

Astubbs
Bcarlyle
Cseeley
Dtrevelyn

Question 3 of 25

BC, used with dates, is acronym of ----

ABefore Christ
BBritish Columbia
CBritish Council
DBooking Clerk

Question 4 of 25

Chandragupta-I has commenced the Gupta Samvat ----

Ato commemorate his ascendence to the throne
Bon the occasion of Saka uprooting
Con the occasion of huns defeating
DNone of the above

Question 5 of 25

History is the study of----

APast
BSociety
CLaw
DEnvironment

Question 6 of 25

Carbon-Dating system was developed by ---

AHerodotus
BHegal
CV.A. Smith
DWillard Libby

Question 7 of 25

Chalukya-Vikrama Samvat was introduced by whom of the following?

ATailap-II
BSomeshwar-I
CVikramaditya-VI
DSomeshwar-II

Question 8 of 25

Who says, "History repeats itself"?

AHegel
BKarl Marx
CKalhana
DBarani

Question 9 of 25

Who was the first Greek historian?

AThucydides
BHerodotus
CManetho
DHomer

Question 10 of 25

Who among the following provides much use information for determining the beginning of Gupta

AFa-Hien
BHiuen-Tsang
CAI-Masudi
DAI-Biruni

Question 11 of 25

Then Pre-History ends and History begins when---

Amen learnt to walk
Bmen learnt to talk each other
Cmen learnt to write
Dmen learnt to make houses

Question 12 of 25

Which one among the following sums up Marx's view about history?

AHistory is a record of the wars between various people
BHistory is a succession of struggle between the oppressor and the oppressed classes
CHistory is a faithful record of the past events
DNone of the above

Question 13 of 25

Who said this, "History is an unending dialogue between past and present"?

AEdward Hallett Carr
BCharlse Ferth
CKarl Marx
DV. A. Smith

Question 14 of 25

The year 1015 AD comes into which century?

A10th century BC
B10th century AD
C11th century BC
D11th century AD

Question 15 of 25

When 2070 Vikrama Samvat is converted tnto Christian Era, the value would be----

A2070 BC
B2070 AD
C2013 BC
D2013 AD

Question 16 of 25

"The Histories' is written by-----

AHerodotus
BMegasthenese
CPlutarch
DPliny

Question 17 of 25

Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?

AEmpirical liberalism
BExisentialism
CDrawin's theory of evolution
DDialectical materialism

Question 18 of 25

Harshavardhana introduced Harsha Samvat in 606 AD on the occasion of ----

Ahis ascedence to the throne
BKannauj accession
CSindh Victory
Dvictory over Eastern India

Question 19 of 25

Carbon-Dating is used to determine the age of---

Afossils
Bplants
Crocks
DNone of these

Question 20 of 25

Saka Samvat has commenced in the reign of which king?

AAsoka
BKanishka
CHarsha
DSamudragupta

Question 21 of 25

"We learn from hitory that man can never learn anything from History" - Who has said the statement?

AHegel
BKarl Marx
CJ. B. Bury
DE. H. Carr

Question 22 of 25

Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December 2009?

A1931
B1952
C2066
D2087

Question 23 of 25

Which of the following explicitly states that "History bases all its conclusions on rational evidences"?

AHerodotus
BThucydides
CPolybios
DTacitus

Question 24 of 25

In archaeology, Stratigraphy is used to comprehend which of the following?

Aextent limit of a culture
Bgradual deposit of physical remains
Cphysical features of a ssettlement dwellers
Dnumeral property of milch cattles

Question 25 of 25

What is the full for of AD, used with dates?

AAnno Domini
BAssistant Director
CAknowledgement Due
DAfter Dates