Navjivan Mock

  ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS   Selected Questions from Ancient Indian History   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.  ...

  ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS   Eminent Personalities of Ancient India   Alexander : he was the ruler of Macedonia in Greece. He attacked India in 326 BC and captured upto river Bias.   Ajatasatru : Son of Bimbisara. He established the city of Pataliputra.   Arien : Greek historian who wrote about Alexander’s Indian invasion.   Ashwaghosh : Buddhist monk who initiated Kaniskha to Buddhism wrote Buddha charita, Sutralankar and Sandaranand.   AmarSimha : Sanskrit scholar in the court of Chandragupta who wrote Amarakosha.   Aryabhatta : He analysed the reasons for Solar and Lunar eclipses and declared that the Earth is round. Wrote Aryabhattiyam.   Bimbisar : Founded the Magadhan Empire or Haryanka dynasty. He was the first influential king of ancient India.   Banabhatta : Court poet of Harshavardhana and author of Harsha Charita and Kadambari.   Charak : He was an Ayurvedic expert wrote Charak-...

  ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS     Harsha Vardhana (606 - 647AD)   1.        The last Hindu Emperor of North India was Harshavardhana (Last Hindu king of Delhi was Prithviraj Chauhan)   2.       Harshavardhana belonged to the Pushyabhuti Dynasty , also known as Vardhana Dynasty .   3.       The Pushyabhuti dynasty was founded by Pushyabhuti.   4.       Harsha came to power in 606 AD ( Harsha Era )   5.       He made Kanauj his new capital from Taneswar.   6.       Original name of Harsha was Siladitya .   7.       Chinese traveller Hieun Tsang visited India during his reign.   8.       Harsha summoned a religious assembly at Prayag.   9.       Hieun Tsang said In...