Modern World History Quiz Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in

(A) Golconda

(B) Bijapur

(C) Chhotanagpur

(D) Orissa

Question: 2

Which of the following was the oldest dynasty of India?

(A) Kushana

(B) Kanva

(C) Maurya

(D) Gupta

Question: 3

The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in

(A) Ashoka’s inscriptions

(B) Indica

(C) Arthashastra

(D) Divyavadan

Question: 4

Which one of the following places has no Ashokan edicts?

(A) Pataliputra

(B) Topra

(C) Kandhar

(D) Girnar

Question: 5

The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year

(A) 1901

(B) 1921

(C) 1935

(D) 1942