Important For NICL AO

Ancient India :

1. Harappan Civilization discovered in
- 1921

2. The local name of Mohanjodaro is
-Mound of the Dead
3. The Indus Valley Civilization discovered by
- DR Sahni

4. Patnjali is known for the compilation of
- Yoga Sutra

5. “Satyameva Jayate” has been adopted from which book?
– Mundaka Uparishad

6. Which Veda contains an account on magical charms and spells?
- Atharavaveda

7. The city of Pataliputra found by
- Udayin

8. Buddha belonged to
– Sakya clan

9. “Buddha Charita” wrote by
- Asvaghosha

10. The last Mauryan emperor was
- Brihadratha

11. Saka era started by
- Kanishka (AD 78)

12. The First king issued gold coins in India by Indo
- Greeks

13. The subject matter of Ajanta painting pertains to
- Buddhism

14. First major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of
- Rudradaman

15. Which Gupta King was known as the Napolean of India?
– Samudragupta

Medieval India :

1. The Khajuraho temples built by
-Chandela

2. The four mathas in the four corners of India by
-Shankaracharya

3. The Somnath temple destroyed by Mahmud Ghaznavi, was dedicated to
– Lord Siva

4. Ibn Batuta traveler come from
- Morocco

5. Which Sultan founded a town where now stands Agra?
- Sikandar

6. The author of “Ain- i- Akbari” was
- Abul Fazal

7. Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri was built by
-Akbar

8. The Sun temple of Konark was build by
-Narasimhadeva (Gang Dynasty)

9. Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi was appointed by Mohammad – bin
- Tughlaq

10. Diwan –I – Musta Kharaji was established by
-Alauddin Khaliji