History Questions for NDA
- Which was the first city to be discovered in the Indus valley civilization?
a. Mohenjo-Daro
b. Ropar
c. Harappa
d. Sutkagen - Which was the second excavated city to be discovered in the Indus valley civilization?
a. Mohenjo-Daro
b. Ropar
c. Harappa
d. Sutkagen - Who excavated the Harappan site of the Indus valley civilization?
a. D. R. Sahni
b. R. D. Banerjee
c. N. G. Majumdar
d. Amlanand Ghose - Who excavated the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus valley civilization?
a. D. R. Sahni
b. R. D. Banerjee
c. N. G. Majumdar
d. Amlanand Ghose - Which city was the Naval Port city of Indus valley civilization?
a. Lothal
b. Amri
c. Kalibangan
d. Harappa - “The Great Bath” was discovered in which site of Indus valley civilization?
a. Mohenjo-Daro
b. Ropar
c. Harappa
d. Sutkagen - The famous “Pashupati seal” was discovered in which site of Indus valley civilization?
a. Mohenjo-Daro
b. Ropar
c. Harappa
d. Sutkagen - Which is the oldest Veda Indic text?
a. Samveda
b. Yajurveda
c. Rigveda
d. Atharvaveda - Who is the Chinese to Visit India?
a. Fa-hein
b. Tu-hsang
c. Tsering
d. Xenin - Where was the first Jain Council was held?
a. Vallabhi
b. Patliputra
c. Ayodhya
d. Dwarka - Who is the founder of the Magadha Empire?
a. Bimbisara
b. Ajatshatru
c. Aniruddha
d. Panas - Who is the founder of the Shishunaga dynasty?
a. Licchavi
b. Nagadasaka
c. Mahanandin
d. Shishunaga - Who is the founder of the Nanda dynasty?
a. Panduka
b. Pandugati
c. Kaivarta
d. Mahapadma Nanda - The first Buddhist Council was held at?
a. Rajagrha
b. Patliputra
c. Ayodhya
d. Dwarka - Where was the second Jain Council was held?
a. Vallabhi
b. Patliputra
c. Ayodhya
d. Dwarka - Which king of the Magadha Empire shifted the capital from Girivraj to Patliputra?
a. Bimbisara
b. Ajatshatru
c. Aniruddha
d. Panas - Where was the second Buddhist Council was held?
a. Rajagrha
b. Patliputra
c. Ayodhya
d. Vaishali - Who is the first Tirthankara of Jainism?
a. Mahavira
b. Rishabhanatha
c. Parshvanatha
d. Vasupujya - Who is the last Tirthankara of Jainism?
a. Mahavira
b. Rishabhanatha
c. Parshvanatha
d. Vasupujya - Who is the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Samudragupta Maurya
c. Bindusara
d. Ashoka
