GK History 2

1. In which edict did Asoka express regret over the bloodshed in his conquest of Kalinga?

a) Pillar Edict VII
b) Minor Rock Edict I
c) Lumbini Pillar Edict
d) Rock Edict XIII

2. Who was the first Delhi Sultan to introduce gold and silver coinage?

a) Iltumish
b) Balban
c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
d) Ibrahim Lodhi

3. Where is Ibadat Khana situated?

a) Lahore
b) Delhi
c) Agra
d) Fatehpur Sikri

4. During whose reign was Ramacharitamanas composed by Tulsidas?

a) Harsha
b) Akbar
c) Babur
d) Alauddin Khilji

5. Who amongst the Vijayanagar rulers is considered to be the greatest patron of literature?

a) Davaraya I
b) Rama Raja
c) Devaraya II
d) Krishnadevaraya

6. Who among the following made the ‘August offer’ of 1940 rejected by the Congress?

a) Lord Wavell
b) Lord Linlithgow
c) Sir George Stanley
d) Lord Willington

7. Who among the following pioneered the movement leading to the Widow Remarriage Act?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Dayananda Saraswathi
c) Vivekananda
d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

8. Which of the following was the designation of the principal governors in the Vijayanagar Empire?

a) Nayaks
b) Ranaks
c) Rayas
d) Senapathis

9. Which Sikh guru compiled the ‘Adi Granth’?

a) Gura Nanak
b) Ramdas
c) Arjun Dev
d) Tegh Bahadur

10. Which of the following terms is not related to Buddhism?

a) Sangha
b) Mahayana
c) Ashwamedha
d) Nirvana

Answers

1. Rock Edict XIII
2. Iltumish
3. Fatehpur Sikri
4. Akbar
5. Devaraya II
6. Lord Linlithgow
7. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
8. Nayaks
9. Arjun Dev
10. Ashwamedha