10 self study question with answer--18

Question 1

Arya Samaj was founded by ________.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  Swami Dayanand Saraswati

  Gopal Krishna Gokhale

It's 'Swami Dayanand Saraswati '
Arya Samaj is an Indian religious reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 7 April 1875. He emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya for priests.

Question 2

In which state was the ancient Nalanda University located in India?

  Bengal

  Bihar

  Orissa

  Utter Pradesh

It's 'Bihar '
Nalanda University is located in Rajgir near Nalanda, Bihar, India. The University was created as a revival of an ancient center of learning at Nalanda.

Question 3

Megasthenes was an envoy of which of the following kings?

  Seleucus

  Alexander

  Darius

  Antiochus

It's 'Seleucus '
Megasthenes was born in Asia Minor and became an ambassador of Seleucus I of the Seleucid dynasty possibly to Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra, India. However the exact date of his embassy is uncertain. Scholars place it before 298 BC, the date of Chandragupta's death.

Question 4

Which is the oldest text in the world?

  Yajur Veda

  Atharva Veda

  Rig Veda

  Sama Veda

It's 'Rig Veda '
Rig Veda is the oldest text in the world so it is also known as the first testament of mankind.

Question 5

The title ‘Punjab Kesari’ was conferred on ______.

  Ranjit Singh

  Bhagat Singh

  Lala Lajpat Rai

  Sardar Baldev Singh

It's 'Lala Lajpat Rai '
Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian Punjabi author and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian Independence movement. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari.

Question 6

Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

  C. Rajagopalachari

  Dadabhai Naoroji

  Lala Lajpat Rai

  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

It's 'Dadabhai Naoroji '
Dadabhai Naoroji known as the Grand Old Man of India. He was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader.

Question 7

The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in the State Emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?

  Mundak Upnishad

  Brahma Upnishad

  Mudgala Upanishad

  Maitreyi Upanishad

It's 'Mundak Upnishad '
"Satyameva Jayate" is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad.

Question 8

To which of part of India did the poet Iqbal, who wrote “Sare jahan se Achcha Hindustan Hamara” belong?

  Delhi

  U.P.

  Punjab

  Hydrabad

It's 'Punjab '
Sir Muhammad Iqbal widely known as Allama Iqbal was an academic, poet, barrister, philosopher and politician in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu literature.

Question 9

In which century did the famous Chines pilgrim Fa-Hien visit India?

  4th century

  5th century

  6th century

  7th century

It's '5th century '
Fa-Hien in AD 414 he recorded his travels in ‘Record of Buddhist Countries’ today known as the ‘Travels of Fa-Hien’. It is an excellent geographic account of his journey along the Silk Route and the first comprehensive eyewitness account of the history and customs of Central Asia and India.

Question 10

Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the “Napolean of India”?

  Samudragupta

  Chandragupta Vikramaditya

  Srigupta

  Kumaragupta

It's 'Samudragupta '
Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so because of his great military conquests known from the 'Prayag Prashati' written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles.