List of top History Questions on What Books and Burials Tell Us

The most influential doctrine of 6^th century B.C. was:

Arrange the following in the correct chronological order:
A. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey 
B. Suttanipatta 
C. The Rig Veda 
D. The Brahmanas 
E. Indika 
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Telugu didactic poem. Amuktamalyada was composed by Krishnadevraya. 
Reason (R): It was composed to attribute importance to the foreign trade. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Indians were first to use the decimal system. The Chinese learnt this from :

Which of the following statements are correct.
A. R.G Bhandarkar reconstructed the political history of Satavahanas. 
B. V.K Rajwade published twenty-two volumes of sanskrit manuscripts and sources of Maratha history. 
C. D.R Bhandarkar was a sanskritist. 
D. R.C Majumdar was general editor of 'History and Culture of the Indian People'. 
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Homo habilis means a handy or skillful man. 
Reason (R): This was known so as he had hands. 
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Agricultural conditions in the Gangetic basin were vastly different from those of the Indus culture. 
Statement II: Canals and dykes were of great significance in Gangetic basin. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Who among the following was a Chauhan ruler to patronize poets and scholars, built many magnificent temples, including a Sanskrit college at Ajmer and the Anasagar Lake?

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Upper Paleolithic Age came to an end with the end of ice age. 
Reason (R): It was due to global warming. 
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Bharavi's Kiratarjuniyam describes the conflict between Siva and Arjuna in:

Which of the following was a 'complex' hunting Society?

The transition from neolithic age to bronze age civilization first took place in :

Match List I with List II :

List I		List II
A.	Rupiya	I.	Gold coin
B.	Dam	II.	Silver coin
C.	Asharfi	III.	Half dam
D.	Adhela	IV.	Copper coin

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Brahmadayas and temples were important players in the restructuring of the economy during the Chola period. 
Statement II: It was result of their administrative and functional control over productivity. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Match List I with List II :

List I		List II
A.	Banabhatta	I.	Vikramankadevacharita
B.	Sandhyakara	II.	Rajatarangini
C.	Bilhana	III.	Harshacharita
D.	Kalhan	IV.	Ramacharita

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Identify the correct statements:
A. Megasthenes wrote Indika. 
B. The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea is written in Sanskrit. 
C. Naturalis Historia was written in Greek. 
D. Geography is written in Greek. 
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Buddhist text indicates that lands were being granted to brahman doniess by king. What were these lands called?

Maddad- i ma'ash stands for:

Who wrote a glaring account of the military exploits of Samudragupta ?

The earliest source dealing exclusively with astronomy is:

Who is the author of Bustan ?

Jins- i Kamil literally means :

Who among the following was a female devotee of Shiva ?

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The monsoon has played an important role in India's history. 
Statement II: The discovery of the monsoon enabled India to carry on trade and establish cultural contacts with western Asia and Mediterranean area. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Which inscription highlights that the Nandas exercised power over Kalinga?