Kerala PSC Expected Questions for Secretariat Assistant History - 1

QNo. 1 - The Indus Valley Civilization specialised in
[A] Town planning	[B] Architecture
[C] Craftsmanship	[D] All of these

QNo. 2 - The meaning of Mohenjodaro is
[A] mound of living	[B] mound of the great
[C] mound of the dead	[D] mound of the survivor

QNo. 3 - The saka era began in
[A] BC 58	[B] AD 68
[C] BC 78	[D] AD 78

QNo. 4 - Mahabalipuram was founded by
[A] Pallavas	[B] Pandyas
[C] Cholas	[D] Chalukyas

QNo. 5 - Kadphises I belonged to the
[A] Kushana dynasty	[B] Saka dynasty
[C] Satavahana dynasty	[D] Chera dynasty

QNo. 6 - The word 'Buddha' means
[A] a conqueror	[B] a liberator
[C] an enlightened one	[D] a wanderer

QNo. 7 - Megasthenese visited India during the reign of
[A] Chandragupta II	[B] Chandragupta Maurya
[C] Ashoka	[D] Harsha

QNo. 8 - Rajatarangini (History of Kashmir) was written by
[A] Kalhana	[B] Kalidasa
[C] Kautilya	[D] Banabhata

QNo. 9 - Alexander invaded India in
[A] BC 297	[B] BC 303
[C] BC 317	[D] BC 327

QNo. 10 - Major Rock Edicts of Asoka was founded in
[A] Girnar	[B] Barabar
[C] Allehabad	[D] Delhi

QNo. 11 - The first official record of inscription in Sanskrit is
[A] Junagadh rock inscription	[B] Allahabad pillar inscription
[C] Aihole prasasti	[D] None of these

QNo. 12 - Harsha Vardhana was defeated by
[A] Bhaskara Varman of Kamrup	[B] Pulakesin II of Chalukya dynasty
[C] Devagupta of Malwa	[D] Sasanka of Gauda

QNo. 13 - The Magadha ruler, contemporary of Buddha
[A] Chandragupta Maurya	[B] Ajat Shatru
[C] Bimbisara	[D] Ashoka

QNo. 14 - Who is referred to as 'a monk in a king's garb'?
[A] Ashoka	[B] Vikramaditya
[C] Bimbisara	[D] Samudragupta

QNo. 15 - Seleucus Nicator was a contemporary of
[A] Ashoka	[B] Bindusara
[C] Chandragupta Maurya	[D] Pushyamitra

QNo. 16 - The sun temple at Konark was constructed in
[A] 10th century	[B] 11th century
[C] 12th century	[D] 13th century

QNo. 17 - Buddhist literature was written in
[A] Sanskrit	[B] Prakrit
[C] Hindi	[D] Pali

QNo. 18 - The Rigveda consists of
[A] 1028 hymns	[B] 1000 hymns
[C] 2000 hymns	[D] 2038 hymns

QNo. 19 - Panini and Patanjali flourished under
[A] Sakas	[B] Kushans
[C] Sungas	[D] Guptas

QNo. 20 - The remains of Vijayanagar empire are found in
[A] Bijapur	[B] Hampi
[C] Golconda	[D] Delhi