History of Ancient India (Top 62 Points)

Sr. No.	Questions	Answers
1.	Indus Valley Civilization prospered on the bank of river	Indus
2.	The main sites of India that have been discovered in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization are:	• Manda on the Beas River near Jammu • Alamgirpur on the Hindon River, near Delhi • Kalibangan in Rajasthan • Coastal city of Lothal in western India (Gujarat state) • Banwali in Haryana and • Ropar in Punjab.
3.	The major cities associated with Indus Valley Civilization are:	Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and Lothal.
4.	The main two features of Indus Valley Civilizations were:	Town Planning, streets and Drainage systems
5.	The main sources of livelihood for the people of Indus Valley Civilization were	Agriculture and Trade
6.	In India entry of Aryans is marked as ______ period	Vedic
7.	Aryans were originally inhabitants of	Central Asiaaround the Caspian Sea
8.	What are Vedas?	The most sacred books of Aryans
9.	What are the four Vedas?	Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda
10.	What are the Upanishads?	They are ancient Indian philosophical texts and are early source of Hindu religion. These are dialogues between teachers and pupils, or discussions amongst sages at king’s courts, or in the jungle.
11.	What does “Sutras” mean in Ancient Sanskrit Literature?	The Sutras are short aphorisms, compiled to serve as aids to memorize teacher’s explanations. Each of the Veda has a Sutra literature of its own.
12.	What were the two prime religions that came into existence after the Vedic period?	Jainism and Buddhism
13.	Buddha was the son of king	Shuddhodhana
14.	Siddhartha was born in ______ BC	567
15.	Where was Siddharth born?	at Lumbini inKapilavastu (present day Nepal).
16.	While in search of truth Buddha attained enlightenment under a Pipal tree at	Bodh Gaya
17.	Buddha delivered his first sermons at	Sarnath in U.P.
18.	Buddha died at	Kushinagar in U.P.
19.	The main Buddhist teaching is known as:	eight–fold path
20.	Mahavira was born at	Kundagrama in Bihar
21.	Vardhamana Mahavira died at	Pavapuri (present day Bihar)
22.	Tri-ratna, the major teachings concept of Jainism was based on	(a) Right knowledge(b) Right faith and(c) Right conduct
23.	In 684 B.C. The foundation of Haryanka Dynasty was laid by	Bimbisara and Ajata Shatru
24.	Shishunaga Dynasty, a major dynasties of Magadha Empire was founded by Shishunag in ______ B.C.	413
25.	Nanda Dynasty was founded in ______ BC by ______.	382, Mahapadma Nanda
26.	Battle of Hydaspes was fought between ______ and ______ in ______ BC	Alexander, Porus, 326
27.	Who was the founder of Maurya Empire?	Chandragupta Maurya
28.	Which book was written by Kautilya who happened to be in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?	Arthashastra
29.	Who had written the book titled ‘INDICA’ during the rule of Chandragupta Maurya?	Megasthenese, the Greek ambassador
30.	Kalinga War was fought in	261 BC
31.	The last rules of Mauryan dynasty was	Brihadratha Maurya
32.	Kalinga War was fought in the year	261 BC
33.	The Kalinga War was a fought between	Ashoka, the Mauryan Emperor and the state of Kalinga
34.	The most influenced king of Kushan Empire was	Kanishka
35.	Which emperor of Kushan empire introduced the FIRST gold coins of India?	Vima Kadaphises
36.	In 78 AD the Saka Era was started by which ruler of Kushan Empire	Kanishka
37.	The capital of Kanishka, king of Kushan Empire was	Pursushpura, now in Peshwar
38.	What were the major two contribution of King Kanishka	4th Buddhist council in Kashmir, development of Gandhar and Mathura art forms
39.	Who was the founder of Gupta Empire in India?	Chandragupta I
40.	Which ruler of Gupta Empire is also known as “Napoleon of India”	Samudra Gupta
41.	Chandragupta II of Gupta Empire was also known as	Vikramaditya
42.	Which Chinese Pilgrim came to the court of Chandragupta II	Fa-hien
43.	Aryabhatta and Kalidas were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?	Chandragupta II
44.	Nalanda University, in present day of Bihar was constructed by which Gupta Emperor?	Kumaragupta I
45.	What was the capital of Harshvardhana?	Kannauj.
46.	Which Chinese pilgrim had visited to the court of Harshvardhana?	Hiuen-Tsang
47.	The two important books written by Banabhata were	Harshcharita and Kadambari.
48.	Harshvardhana was defeated by ______ of the Chalukya dynasty.	Pulshekin II
49.	Satavahana dynasty also known as Andhra Empire was founded by	Simuka
50.	What is Tolkkapiyam?	oldest book on the grammar of the Tamil language and the earliest extant work of Tamil literature
51.	Who established the Chalukya dynasty?	Pulakesi I
52.	The temple town of the Chalukya Period was	Aihole, in modern Karnataka state
53.	The Pallava dynasty was founded by	Simhavishnu
54.	The capital of Pallavas was at	Kanchipuram
55.	The shore temple of Mahabalipuram and the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram were constructed by which Pallava Ruler?	Narasimha Varman I
56.	The last ruler of Pallava dynasty was	Aparajitha Varman
57.	The Rashtrakuta Dynasty was founded by	Dantidurga
58.	Which Rashtrakuta Ruler had written the earliest Kannada book – ‘Kavirajamarga’ on rhetoric, poetics and grammar?	Amoghavarsha I
59.	Kailasanath Temple also spelt Kailash Temple or Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by	Rashtrakuta king, Krishna I.
60.	The Chola dynasty was founded by	Vijayalaya
61.	The early capital of Chola dynasty was at	Poompuhar, Uraiyur
62.	The famous Siva temple, Brihadeeswarar Temple, also known as Rajarajeswaram  was constructed by which Chola Ruler?	Raja Raja I

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India's Longest |Highest |Largest |Biggest |Deepest |Smallest |Oldest

1. Longest river:----       The ganga (2640km).
2. Longest river of southern India:----      Godavari.
3. Longest canel:----      Indira Gandhi canal or Rajasthan canal (Rajasthan).
4. Longest dam:----       Hirakud dam (odisha).
5. Longest sea beach:----      Marina beach (Chennai).
6. Longest river bridge:----      Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna (5,575km).
7. Longest sea bridge:----      Anna Indira Gandhi bridge (Tamil Nadu).
8. Longest river without delta:----      Narmada & Tapti.
9. Longest railway platform:----      Gorakhpur.
10. Longest road:----      Grand trunk road (Kolkata to Delhi).

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1. Longest corridor:----      Corridor of ram Nath swami temple at Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu).
2. Longest tunnel:----     Jawahar tunnel, banihal pass (jammu & kashmir).
3. Longest national highway:----     NH-7 (varanasi to kanyakumari).
4. Longest coastline state:----      Gujarat.
5. Highest lake:----       Chotamu lake (Sikkim).
6. Highest dam:----       Bhakhra dam on Sutlej river (Punjab).
7. Highest waterfall:----      Kunchikal falls, shimoga (karnataka).
8. Highest road:----      Road at Khardungla (in Leh- Manali sector).
9. Highest airport:----       Leh airport (Ladakh).
10. Highest peak:----       Godwin Austin, k-2(8611 m).

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1. Highest gate way:----    Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (up).  
2. Highest award:----     Bharat Ratna.
3. Highest gallantry award:----     Param Vir chakra.
4. Largest lake:----      Wular lake (Jammu & Kashmir).
5. Largest fresh water lake:----      Kolleru lake(Andhra Pradesh).
6. Largest artificial lake:----      Govind Sagar ( Rihand dam).
7. Largest cantilever bridge:----      Rabindra Setu or Howrah bridge (kolkata).
8. Largest desert:----      Thar (Rajasthan).
9. Largest  delta:----       Sunderbans (Paschim bengal).
10. Largest zoo:----      Zoological Garden (Kolkata)

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1. Largest Gurudwara:----      Golden temple , Amritsar.
2. Largest cave temple:----     Kailash temple (Ellora, Maharashtra).
3. Largest mosque:----      Jamma Masjid (Delhi).
4. Largest animal fair:----      Sonepur (Bihar).
5. Largest cave:----      Amarnath ( Jammu & kashmir).
6. Biggest river islands:----      Majuli, Brahmaputra river (Asam).
7. Biggest stadium:----     Yuva Bharati (salt lake) stadium Kolkata.
8. Biggest church:----      Saint cathedral at old goa.
9. Deepest river valley:----      Bhagirathi and Alaknanda.
10. Tallest tv tower:----      Pitampura (New Delhi).

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1. Tallest building:----      Imperial tower, Mumbai.
2. Tallest statue:----      Gomateswara (karnataka).
3. Most popular city:----       Mumbai (Maharashtra).
4. Oldest church:----      ST Thomas church at palayur , Trichur (Kerala).
5. Smallest state (area):----      Goa.
6. Smallest state (population):----      sikkim.
7. Smallest lock sabha (population):----      Lakshdweep..
8. Smallest lock sabha (area):----      Sikkim

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World's Longest,Highest,Largest,Biggest,Tallest,Oldest

1. Largest country (in area):----       Russia.
2. Largest country (in population):----      China.
3. Largest continent:----      Asia.
4. Smallest continent:----     Australia.
5. Longest mountain:----      Andes CS America.
6. Highest mountain:----      Himalayas.
7. Highest mountain:----    mount Everest(Nepal)- 8848 m.
8. Largest desert:----      Sahara, Africa.
9. Longest river:----     Nile (6690 km).
10. Largest basin:----     Amazon.

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1. Largest gorge:----     Grand canyon,on the Colorado river,USA.
2. Highest waterfall:----     Salto Angel Falls(Venezuela).
3. Largest delta:----     Sundarbans,India.
4. Longest gulf:----     Gulf of Mexico.
5. Largest island:----      Greenland.(rename Kallaalit nunaat).
6. Largest bay:----     Hudson bay. Canada.
7. Largest peninsula:----     Arabia.
8. Largest volcano:----     Mauna loa (Hawaii islands).
9. Largest sea:----     Mediterranean.
10. Deepest and Biggest ocean:----     The pacific.

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1. Deepest lake:----     Baikal (Siberia).
2. Highest lake:----     Titicaca (Bolivia).
3. Largest lake (fresh water):----     Lake Superior,USA.
4. Largest lake (artificial):----      Lake Mead (Bouler).
5. World's Rainiest spot:----      Cherrapunji (Mawsynram).
6. Largest port:----      Port of New York and New Jersey (USA).
7. Biggest port:----      Rotterdam (The Netherland).
8. Largest airport:----       King Fahd International airport, Dommam, Saudi arabia (by area).
9. Highest airport:----      Daocheng Yading Airport, Garzi, Tibet (china).
10. Longest airliner:----      Boeing 747-8.

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1. Biggest airliner:----      Rotterdam( the Netherlands).
2. Highest dam:----      Nured Dam, river vakhsh ,Tajikistan.
3. Longest dam:----      Hirakud dam (Odisha), India.
4. Highest (straight) dam:----       Bhakra dam.
5. Largest (concreate) dam:----      Grand coulee dam(dam),USA
6. Longest canal:----     Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
7. Most intelligent animal:----    Chimpanzee.
8. Wingless bird:----     Kiwi.
9. Largest bird:----     Ostrich.
10. Smallest bird:----     Humming bird.

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1. Largest park:----     National park, Greenland.
2. Longest railway:----      Trans-Siberian railway.
3. Longest railway platform:----      Gorakhpur, India.
4. Largest railway platform:----     Grand Central Terminal ,New york (USA).
5. Longest and Largest tunnel:----      Le Rove Tunnel (South of France).
6. Longest tunnel railway:----      Seikan Rail Tunnel (japan).
7. Longest bridge:----      Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge.(Beijing shanghai high-speed railway).
8. Tallest building:----     Burj Khalifa, Dubai (828 m).
9. Tallest Minar free-standing:----       Qutub Minar, Delhi (238 ft).
10. Tallest statue:----     Spring temple buddha.china.

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1. Tallest tower:----      Tokyo sky free, Tokyo (japan).
2. Largest mosque:----      Masjid at Haram (mecca).
3. Largest temple:----     Angkor Vat.(Cambodia).
4. Longest charge:----      Basilica of st peter, Vatican city, Rome (Italy).
5. Biggest museum:----        Smithsonian institutions, Washington DC.
6. Coldest place:----       Verkhoyansk (Siberia) Temperature 85 degree C.
7. Hottest place:----       AL-Aziziyah (Libya, Africa) 136 degree F.
8. Driest place:----      Death valley (california).
9. Largest stadium:----      Strahov Stadium in Prague (the Czech republic).
10. Longest wall:----      Great Wall of china.

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1. Highest capital city:----      La Paz (Bolivia).
2. Highest city:----      Wen Chuan (Tibet, china).
3. Largest city(population):----       Tokyo.
4. Biggest city(in area):----      Mount Isa,australia.
5. Longest day:----      21st June (in northern hemisphere).
6. Shortest day:----      22nd December (in southern hemisphere).
7. Hardest substance:----      Diamond.
8. Lightest metal:----     Lithium.
9. Largest diamond:----     The Cullinan (over 1.5 lb).
10. Largest diamond mine:----      Orpa diamond mine (Botswana).
11. Highest melting point:----     Tungsten, 34100 degree C.
12. Lightest gas:----     Hydrogen.

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Top 50 Questions on Ancient History

(Previous Years Paper Questions)

1) The source of Swastika symbol  - Indus Valley

2) Who is considered as the father of Indian archaeoloy - Alexander Cunningham

3) Meter scale has been discovered from ......... -  Harappa

4) Weapon never used by the -Indus people - Sword

5) What was the major industry in Chanhudaro? - Bead making

6) The word ‘Sindhan’ used by the Indus people denoted - Cotton

7) Evidence of fractional burial has been excavated from - Harappa

8) The word ‘godhume’ used in the vedic period denote - Wheat

9) ‘Yava’ denoted - Barley

10) Term used to denote rice in the vedic text - Vrihi

11) Vedic term sita denoted - Ploughed field

12) Which veda mentions about wheel  - Rigveda

13) Vedi terms ‘Urvara’ or ‘kshetra’ denoted - Cultivated field

14) The famous frog hymn in Rig Veda throws light to - Vedic education

15) Who was considered as the god of the vedas? - Varuna

16) Rigvedic term ‘Duhitri’ denoted - Milker of cows

17) Method used to calculate the number of cows in the Vedic period - Ashtakarni

18) Part of which veda has prose part - Yajur Veda

19) Who spread Aryan religion in South India - Agasthya

20) Vedic term ‘Aghanya’ denotes - Cows

21) The term ‘Bharata’ and ‘Bharatavarsha’ were first used in - Rig Veda

22) Upanishad which mentions the four Ashramas of Vedic period - Jabala Upanishad

23) Largest number of hymns in Rigveda a are in praise of - Indra

24) Edict which mentions about the relation between India and China - Nagarjunakonda

25) First town in the vedic period to use burned bricks - Kausambi

26) First reference about lending money for interest can be found in - Satpatha Brahmana

27) Rigvedic paintings have been discovered from Bhagvanpura. It is in which state  - Haryana

28) Upanishad which mentions about police system  - Brihadaranyaka Upanishads

29) God who was considered as God of Gods - Varuna

30) Community which was considered as untouchables by the Buddhists. - Chandalas

31) The language used by the Jains to spread their religion  - Prakrit

32) Who is considered as the St.John of Buddhism  - Ananda

33) Who is considered as Devil by the Buddhists  - Mara

34) Three daughters of ‘Mara’ -  lust, emotion and desire

35) The ruler who persecuted Buddhists - Pushyamitrasunga

36) Major philosophic school of Bhagvatism  - Vishishtadvaita

37) Earliest reference about Srikrishna can be found in  - Chandoghya Upanishad

38) Hindu God who found place in Greek literature  - Sri Krishna

39) Jain Thirthankara, who was related to Sri Krishna -- Rishabhadeva (Ist Thirthankara)

40) Tamil god of the Sangham age for War and Victory - Kottavai

41) Saint who founded the Saivism  -Lakulisa

42) Tamil kingdom of the Sangham Age which sent an ambassador to the court of Roman Emperor -  Augusts Pandyas

43) First Sangham was founded by  - Saint Agasthya

44) Famous poetess of the Sangham period - Avvaiyar

45) Greeco-Roman traders who visited South India during the Sangham period were denoted with the term - Yavanas

46) Sangham work which describes about Buddhism - Manimekhalai

47) The word used by Ashoka to denote Buddha - Bhagavati

48) Ashokan inscriptions were desciphered by James prince in the year - 1837

49) Indo-Greek ruler who had his boundaries upto Pataliputra - Menander

50) Yuchi ruler who introduced gold coins for the first time - Vima Kadphesus

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Top 50 Important Railway Exam Questions

1. केन्द्रीय गन्ना अनुसंधान संस्थान (C.S.R.I.) कहाँ है?– कोयम्बटूर (तमिलनाडु)

2. केन्द्रीय कपास अनुसंधान संस्थान (C.C.R.I.) कहाँ है?– नागपुर

3. भारत के किस प्रदेश में दलहन का उत्पादन सर्वाधिक होता है?– उत्तर प्रदेश

4. 'टिक्का' रोग किस फल से सम्बंधित है?– मूंगफली

5. 'हरित बाली' रोग किस फसल से सम्बंधित है?– बाजरा

6. 'ऑपरेशन फ्लड' किससे संबंधित है?– दुग्ध विकास से

7. सेल्यूलोज किसका बना होता है?– ग्लूकोज का

8. विश्व वन दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?– 21 मार्च को

9. चिपको आन्दोलन किससे सम्बंधित है?– हरे वृक्षों को काटने से रोकने हेतु

10. 'मैरिनो' किसकी नस्ल है?– भेड़ की

11. रानी खेत रोग किससे सम्बन्धित है?– मुर्गी से

12. दूध को किस ताप पर पाश्चुराइज किया जाता है?– 62°C पर

13. पादप प्रकाश संश्लेषण के दौरान किस गैस का विमोचन होता है?– ऑक्सीजन का

14. संविधान सभा की प्रथम बैठक कब हुई?– 9 दिसम्बर, 1946 को

15. 'नीला ग्रह' किसे कहा जाता है? –पृथ्वी

16. विश्व में सबसे बड़ा बाँध कौन–सा है? –ग्राण्ड कूली बाँध

17. चीनी यात्री 'फाह्यान' किसके शासनकाल में भारत आया था? –चन्द्रगुप्त द्वितीय

18. सिखों के नौवें गुरु तेगबहादुर की हत्या किसने करवा दी थी? –औरंगजेब

19. सविनय अवज्ञा आन्दोलन किस समझौते के बाद बन्द हुआ था? –गाँधी–इरविन सम्मेलन

20. लन्दन ओलम्पिक 2012 में भारत ने कुल कितने पदक जीते थे? –6

21. महात्मा गाँधी द्वारा 'भारत छोड़ो आन्दोलन' कब किया गया था? –1942 ई. में

22. भारत के संविधान का भाग IV किसके बारे में बताता है? –राज्य के नीति निदेशक सिद्धान्त

23. किसको डॉ. अम्बेडकर ने 'संविधान का हृदय और आत्मा' कहा? –सांविधानिक उपचार का अधिकार

24. किस निकाय की अध्यक्षता गैर–सदस्य करता है? –राज्यसभा

25. भारत के संविधान के अनुसार, जो सांविधानिक अधिकार है किन्तु मूलभूत अधिकार नहीं है?–सम्पत्ति का अधिकार

26. दक्षिण अफ्रीका से लौटने पर गाँधीजी ने प्रथम सत्याग्रह कहां पर चलाया? –चम्पारण

27. भारत के किस राज्य में महिला साक्षरता का प्रतिशत सर्वोच्च है? –केरल

28. 'चौथा खम्भा' किसका द्योतक है? –समाचार पत्र

29. कौन 1829 ई. में सती प्रथा के उन्मूलन में कारण कारक था? –लॉर्ड बैण्टिंक

30. थमार्र्मीटर् मे चमकने वाला पदार्थ क्या है
उत्तर - पारा

30. बिजली के हीटर मे किस धातू का तार होता है ?
उत्तर - नाइक्रोम का तार

31. कौन - सा पदार्थ पानी मे जलता है ?
उत्तर - सोडियम

32. पत्तियो का rang हरा क्यो होत है ?
उत्तर - क्लोरोफिल के कारण

33. पीने के पानी मे कौन - सी गैस मिलाते है ?
उत्तर - क्लोरिन

34. बिजली के बल्ब मे कौन सी गैस भरी होती है
उत्तर - आर्गन

35. पानी किस गैस से मिलकर बनता है ?
उत्तर - हाइड्रोजन और आक्सीजन

36. कौन सी गैस सूधने पर आदमी ह्ंसने लगता है ?
उत्तर - नाइट्र्स आक्साइड

37. किस ग्रह को रेड स्टार (लाल तारा) कहते है ?
उत्तर - मंगल ग्रह

38. किस ग्रह को इवनिग स्टार (शाम का तारा ) कहते है ?
उत्तर - शुक्र ग्रह

39. मनुष्य के शरीर मे कुल कितनी हडियॉ होती है ?
उत्तर - (206)

40. आग मे कौन सा पदर्थ नही जलता है ?
उत्तर - एसबेस्ट्स

41. "बर्फ पानी मे क्यो तैरता है ?
उत्तर - इसका सापेछित गुरुत्व पानी के गुरुत्व से कम है

42. मनुष्य के ऑसू मे क्या पाया जाता है ?
उत्तर - सोडीयम क्लोराइड

43. सबसे जहरीला पदार्थ कौन से होता है ?
उत्तर - रेडियम

44. किन - किन धातुओ को मिलाकर पीतक बनाते है ?
उत्तर - तांबा व जस्ता

45. सबसे कठोर अधातु कौन सी होती है ?
उत्तर - हीरा

46. कौन - सी गैस हवा मे जलती है ?
उत्तर - कार्बन मोनिऑक्साइड

47. वायुमण्डल मे कौन - सी गैस नही है ?
उत्तर - क्लोरीन

48. किन - किन धातुओ को मिलाकर चुम्बक बनता है ?
उत्तर - अल्यूमिनियम व निकल

49. कौन सा पदार्थ जो केवल हमारे देश मे पाया जाता है ?
उत्तर - अभ्रक

50. घडी के अन्दर रात मे चमकने वाला पदार्थ क्या है
उत्तर - रेडियम

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