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Indian History 7

1. Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar?

a) Amir Khusro
b) Tansen
c) Ramdas
d) Abul Fazl

2. Who is the author of Mrchchhakatika?

a) Varahamihira
b) Visakhadatta
c) Sudraka
d) Bilhana

3. The Butler Committee Report enquired into which of the following?

a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
b) The growth of education in British India
c) Working of Diarchy as mentioned in the Montague Chelmsford reforms
d) Relationship between Indian states and the paramount power

4. Which of the following committee reports enquired into the growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress?

a) Butler Committee Report
b) The Hurtog Committee Report
c) Muddiman Committee Report
d) Hunter Commision

5. Who among the following is associated with Kakori Conspiracy?

a) Ram Prasad Bismal
b) Jatin Das
c) Surya Sen
d) Vasudeo Phadke

6. Which dynasty built the rock-cut temples at Khajuraho?

a) Chandellas
b) Cholas
c) Rashtrakudas
d) Chalukyas

7. Who among the following has been the President of Indian National Congress thrice?

a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Annie Besant
c) Gokhale
d) Aurobindo

8. Who were the first to call the river Sindhu, ‘Hindu’?

a) Persians
b) Greeks
c) Turks
d) Egyptians

9. Which of the following committee report enquired into the working of diarchy as laid down in the Montague Chelmsford reforms?

a) Muddiman Committee report
b) The Hurtog Committee Report
c) Butler Committee Report
d) none of these

10. The most important feature of which civilization was well planned and well built towns?

a) Vedic civilization
b) Indus Valley civilization
c) Egyptian civilization
d) Persian civilization

11. The Indus Valley people are believed to have been the worshippers of

a) Mother Goddess
b) Indra
b) Agni
d) Vishnu

12. From where did Aryans, the nomadic pastoral people come to India?

a) Western Asia
b) Central Asia
c) Europe
d) Africa

13. The Aryans reached the frontiers of the Indian subcontinent by 2000 BC. In India where did they settle down first?

a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Kashmir

14. Among whom were the worship of trees, animals and stones quite present?

a) The Aryans
b) The Dravidas
c) The Huns
d) The Bactrians

15. Who among the following was worshiped by Aryans?

a) Mother Goddess
b) Lord Shiva
c) Varuna
d) Trees

16. During which period were the Ramayana and Mahabharata composed?

a) Indus Valley Civilization
b) Early Vedic period
c) During the reign of Guptas
d) Later Vedic period

17. Which one of the following was an important republic that existed during the 7th and early 6th centuries?

a) Vaishali
b) Magadha
c) Kosala
d) Avanti

18. Alexander invaded India in

a) 326 BC
b) 420 BC
c) 322 BC
d) 360 BC

19. Between whom were the battle of Karri fought?

a) Alexander and Porus
b) Tipu Sultan and the British
c) Muhammd Ghori and Prithviraj
d) The British and the French

20. On the bank of which river was the battle of Karri fought?

a) Indus
b) Chenad
c) Ravi
d) Jhelum

21. ‘As a King treats a King’, that was how the loser replied when the conqueror asked him what treatment he should be meted out. Who are the winner and the loser here?

a) Alexander and Porus
b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
c) Akbar and Hemu
d) Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammad Ghori

22. Which dynasty was ruling over the Gangetic planes at the time of the invasion of Alexander?

a) Nandas
b) Mauryas
c) Guptas
c) Hunas

23. Which of the following was the capital of Nandas?

a) Magadha
b) Purushapura
c) Vatsa
d) Kosala

24. In which year was the Mauryan Empire founded by Chandragupta Maurya?

a) 322 BC
b) 326 BC
c) 320 BC
d) 341 BC

25. Which of the following was the capital city of the Mauryans?

a) Pataliputra
b) Purushapura
c) Magadha
d) Badami

Answers

1. Tansen
2. Visakhadatta
3. working of diarchy as laid down in the Montague Chemlsford reforms
4. The Hurtog Committee Report
5. Ram Prasad Bismal
6. Chandellas
7. Dadabhai Naoroji
8. Persians
9. Muddiman Committee report
10. Indus Valley civilization
11. Mother Goddess
12. Central Asia
13. Punjab
14. The Dravidas
15. Varuna
16. Later Vedic period
17. Vaishali
18. 326 BC
19. Alexander and Porus
20. Jhelum
21. Alexander and Porus
22. Nandas
23. Magadha
24. 322 BC
25. Pataliputra

Indian History 6

Indian History 6

1. Who founded the famous Pala dynasty which ruled over Bengal?

a) Dharmapala
b) Devapala
c) Gopala I
d) Jayapala

2. From where did the Sakas come to India?

a) Europe
b) Western China
c) Central Asia
d) Arabia

3. Who gave the famous ‘Girnar inscription’?

a) Rudraman
b) Ashoka
c) Samudragupta
d) Kanishka

4. By what name is Purushapura, the capital of Kushanas known today?

a) Purushapura
b) Peshavar
c) Patna
d) Patliputra

5. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind?

a) Alberuni
b) Badami
c) Zia-ud-din Barni
d) Khafi Khan

6. During whose reign did the famous Buddhist pundits Aswagosha, Vasumitra and Nagarjuna live?

a) Ashoka
b) Kanishka
c) Harshavardhana
d) Samudragupta

7. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Slave dynasty rulers?

a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Balban, Iltumish, Raziya
b) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balban
c) Balban, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Raziya, Iltumish
d) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak, Balban, Raziya, Iltumish

8. Who among the following forbade intoxicating drinks?

a) Akbar
b) Sher Shah
c) Allauddin Khilji
d) Aurangazeb

9. Who is the author of ‘Buddha Charita’?

a) Asvagosha
b) Nagarjuna
c) Banabhatta
d) Vasumitra

10. Between the Hinayana and Mahayana schools of Buddhism, which one was patronized by Kanishka?

a) Hinayana
b) Mahayana
c) Both
d) Neither

11. The reign of which dynasty is known as the golden period of Hinduism and Sanskrit literature?

a) Gupta
b) Maurya
c) Kushana
d) Saka

12. Who is the author of the famous ‘Panchatantra’ stories?

a) Amarasimhan
b) Vishnusharma
c) Nagarjuna
d) Bilhana

13. Who among the following issued edicts regulating the prices pf all articles and goods?

a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
b) Babur
c) Muhammad bin-Tughlaq
d) Sher Shah Suri

14. Ala-ud-din Khilji became the Sultan of Delhi in 1296 AD after treacherously murdering his uncle and patron. Who was this patron?

a) Jalal-ud-din Khilji
b) Nasir-ud-din Khusrau
c) Ghias-ud-din-Balban
d) Qutub-ud-din Mubarak

15. Who among the following is believed to have been the destroyer of the Khilji dynasty?

a) Nasir-ud-din Khusrau Shah
b) Malik Kafur
c) Ghazni Malik
d) Qutub-ud-din Mubarak Shah

16. Who among the following required that all grains should be stored in the royal granaries in Delhi?

a) Sher Shah
b) Akbar
c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
d) Balban

17. Who among the following was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?

a) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
b) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
c) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
d) Balban

18. Who amongst the following brothers of Aurangazeb was condemned to death and his body paraded in Delhi?

a) Dara Shikoh
b) Murad Baksh
c) Shuja
d) None of these

19. Which of the following was a maritime power?

a) Bahmanis
b) Chalukyas
c) Cholas
d) Rashtrakutas

20. During whose reign did Ibn-Batutah, the famous traveler visit India?

a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
b) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
c) Sher Shah Suri
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

21. The rulers of which of the following dynasty established the largest dominion in southern India?

a) Chalukyas
b) Cholas
c) Pallavas
d) Pandyas

22. Two of the great Mughal emperors wrote their own memoirs. Who are they?

a) Babur and Humayun
b) Humayun and Jahangir
c) Babur and Jahangir
d) Babur and Akbar

23. Who among the following wrote the famous Sanskrit plays ‘Ratnavali’, ‘Priyadarsika’ and ‘Naganandam’?

a) Harshavardhana
b) Kalidasa
c) Bhasa
d) Asoka

24. Whose court did Banabhatta adorn?

a) Harshavardhana
b) Chandragupta II
c) Kanishka
d) Asoka

25. Who authored ‘Harshacharita’ and ‘Kadambari’?

a) Banabhatta
b) Bilhana
c) Visakhadatta
d) Aryabatta

Answers

1. Gopala I
2. Western China
3. Rudraman
4. Peshavar
5. Alberuni
6. Kanishka
7. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balban
8. Allauddin Khilji
9. Asvagosha
10. Mahayana
11. Gupta
12. Vishnusharma
13. Ala-ud-din Khilji
14. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
15. Malik Kafur
16. Ala-ud-din Khilji
17. Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
18. Dara Shikoh
19. Cholas
20. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
21. Cholas
22. Babur and Jahangir
23. Harshavardhana
24. Harshavardhana
25. Banabhatta

Indian History Quiz 5

1. Which Chalukya King had the title of Sri Prithvi-Vallabha and Parameswara?

a) Pulakesin I
b) Maharaja Kirtivarman
c) Mangalesa
d) Pulakesin II

2. Which dynasty built the Meenakshi temple at Madurai?

a) Pandyas
b) Pallavas
c) Cholas
d) Palas

3. Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism?

a) Mahavira
b) Sisunaga
c) Rishabha
d) Gautama

4. During the Indus Valley period what was the dominant number used for weights and measures?

a) six
b) eight
c) twelve
d) sixteen

5. During whose reign was India’s first currency note printed?

a) Ashoka
b) Samudra Gupta
c) Akbar
d) Vikramaditya

6. In which of the following kingdom was the Hoysala kingdom finally dissolved?

a) Bahmani
b) Pallavas
c) Vijayanagar
d) Chalukyas

7. Which of the following was the capital city of Tipu Sultan?

a) Dwarasamudra
b) Srirangam
c) Belur
d) Srirangapatanam

8. Which of the following was the most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period?

a) Nishka
b) Suvarna
c) Kakini
d) Karshapana

9. Who among the following did not accept the Subsidiary Alliance?

a) the Nizam of Hyderabad
b) The Scindia of Gwalior
c) The Rajput States of Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bharatpur
d) The Holkar state of Indore

10. To which dynasty did the famous king of legends Bhoja belong?

a) Rashtrakutas
b) Pratiharas
c) Pallavas
d) Palas

11. Akbar built Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri to

a) conduct mass prayer
b) hold darbar
c) hold religious discussions
d) hear public grievances

12. Which one of the given Mughal buildings bears the inscription ‘If on earth be an Eden of Bliss it is this, it is this, none but this’?

a) Diwan-i-Am
b) Diwan-i-Khas
c) Taj Mahal
d) Buland Darwaza

13. Who is the British Viceroy who took a number of measures to preserve ancient buildings and monuments of India?

a) Lord Irwin
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Lytton

14. Who presided over the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress when Swaraj was interpreted as complete independence?

a) WC Bannerji
b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
c) Gandhiji
d) Motilal Nehru

15. During whose reign did the Mughal painting achieve fulsome development?

a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb

16. Where did Buddha give his first Sermon?

a) Lumbini
b) Bodh Gaya
c) Sarnath
d) Sanchi

17. Buddha attained enlightenment at

a) Bodh Gaya
b) Sarnath
c) Sanchi
d) Lumbini

18. Satavahanas minted their coins predominantly in

a) gold
b) silver
c) copper
d) lead

19. Which of the following was the first permanent home of Aryans in India?

a) Baluchistan
b) Sindh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Punjab

20. Which of the following scholars accompanied Mahmood of Ghazni to India?

a) Ibn Batuta
b) Al-Biruni
c) Al-Firdausi
d) Al-Razi

21. Who were the first people to introduce Islam in India?

a) Arab merchants
b) Arab travelers
c) Turkish warriors
d) Persian Scholars

22. Who introduced the Iqtadari system?

a) Akbar
b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
c) Iltumish
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

23. Who among the following composed the popular devotional song ‘Bhaja Govindam’?

a) Thyagaraja
b) Shyama Shastri
c) Sankaracharya
d) Shad Kala Govinda Marar

24. In which of the following ancient towns was the great council held soon after the ‘nirvana’ of Buddha to codify his doctrines?

a) Kusinagara
b) Girivraja
c) Bodh Gaya
d) Sarnath

25. Who was the finance minister of Akbar?

a) Raja Man Singh
b) Raja Todar Mal
c) Faiji
d) Bahadur Singh

Answers

1. Pulakesin II
2. Pandyas
3. Mahavira
4. sixteen
5. Samudra Gupta
6. Bahmani
7. Srirangapatanam
8. Kakini
9. The Holkar state of Indore
10. Pratiharas
11. conduct mass prayer
12. Diwan-i-Khas
13. Lord Ripon
14. Jawahar Lal Nehru
15. Jahangir
16. Sarnath
17. Bodh Gaya
18. lead
19. Punjab
20. Al-Biruni
21. Arab travelers
22. Iltumish
23. Sankaracharya
24. Girivraja
25. Raja Todar Mal

Indian History Quiz 4

1. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons?

a) Gokhale
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Badr-ud-din-Tyabji
d) Romesh Chander Dutt

2. Which one of the following literature was patronized by the Pandya kings?

a) sacred literature
b) secular literature
c) Sangam literature
d) Sanskrit literature

3. At which of the following places did Vasco-da-Gama land on 20th May, 1498?

a) Calicut
b) Masulipatanam
c) Goa
d) Cannanore

4. Why did the Communists in India decide to support the Government of India during the World War II?

a) Gandhiji’s call to the nation
b) Lord Linlithgow’s statement
c) Activities of the Azad Hind Fauj
d) Hitler’s attack on Russia

5. The architectural features of Taj Mahal have resemblance to which of the following?

a) Jama Masjid at Delhi
b) Mecca Masjid at Hyderabad
c) Humayun’s tomb at Delhi
d) Gol Gombaz

6. Which of the following was the capital of the Hoysalas?

a) Warangal
b) Madurai
c) Dwarasamudram
d) Badami

7. Who was the first to describe the great mutiny of 1857 as the first War of Independence?

a) Nehru
b) Tilak
c) VD Savarkar
d) Lajpat Rai

8. Who among the following is referred to as the ‘Father of Local self-government in India’?

a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Rippon
c) Lord Harding
d) Lord Dalhousie

9. With which of the following incidents did Mahatma Gandhi’s entry into national politics start?

a) Champaran movement
b) Dandi March
c) Non-cooperation movement
d) civil disobedience movement

10. In its session held at which place did Indian National Congress declare ‘Complete Independence’ as its goal?

a) Madras in 1927
b) Calcutta in 1928
c) Lahore in 1929
d) Allahabad in 1930

11. Which of the following works state that the society was divided into seven classes in the Mauryan period?

a) Arthashastra
b) Edicts of Asoka
c) Puranas
d) Indica

12. In which language were the Sangam classics written?

a) Tamil
b) Telugu
c) Kannada
d) Malayalam

13. Which of the following dynasties of early medieval India was justly famous for its system of village administration?

a) Cholas
b) Pandyas
c) Rashtrakutas
d) Palas

14. Who popularized Ganesh festival during the freedom struggle?

a) Mahadev Govinda Ranade
b) Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) VD Savarkar

15. Which of the following was the greatest achievement of Allauddin Khilji?

a) invasion of South India
b) contribution to art
c) measures to improve the standards of living
d) revenue system and control of inflation

Answers

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Sangam literature
3. Calicut
4. Hitler’s attack on Russia
5. Humayun’s tomb at Delhi
6. Dwarasamudram
7. VD Savarkar
8. Lord Rippon
9. Champaran movement
10. Lahore in 1929
11. Indica
12. Tamil
13. Cholas
14. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
15. revenue system and control of inflation

GK History 3

1. What did Ramanuja preach?

a) Satya
b) Ahimsa
c) Gyana
d) Bhakti

2. Who among the Governor Generals of India is called the ‘Maker of Modern India’?

a) Cornwallis
b) Warren Hastings
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Dalhousie

3. From where did Gandhiji develop the technique of Satyagraha?

a) South Africa
b) Chauri Chaura
c)Bardoli
d) Sabarmati

4. Who organized the ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’?

a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
b) Abul Kalam Azad
c) Maulana Mohammad Ali
d) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan

5. Who among the following estimated Indian National Income and criticized the constant drain of wealth from India to England?

a) Gandhiji
b) Gokhale
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

6. Who introduced the principle of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

a) Clive
b) Cornwallis
c) Warren Hastings
d) Dalhousie

7. Which of the following Vedic sacrifices was a royal consecration ceremony?

a) Agnishtoma
b) Rajasuya
c) Vajapeya
d) Asvamedha

8. Which of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of the invasion of Alexander?

a) Nandas
b) Mauryas
c) Guptas
d) Sungas

9. In which one of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of the Mauryas?

a) Arthashastra
b) Indica
b) Mudrarakshasa
d) Mauryan inscriptions

10. The Moplah rebellion broke out in

b) Uttarakhand
b) Chauri Chaura
c) Malabar
d) Telengana

11. To which period does the Mehrauli Pillar inscription belong?

a) Mauryas
b) Sungas
c) Kushanas
d) Guptas

12. Which of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?

a) Gaudavaha
b) Harshacharita
c) Arthashastra
d) Rajatarangini

13. Who built the famous Moti Masjid in the Red Fort?

a) Sher Shah
b) Shahjahan
c) Aurangzeb
d) Akbar

14. During whose reign did Delhi become the capital of Hindustan for the first time?

a) Iltumish
b) Raziya
c) Balban
d) Qutub-ud-din Aibak

15. Which one of the following was one of the effects of the Sepoy Mutiny (1857)?

a) Reorganization of the East India company
b) Establishment of princely states
c) abolition of East India company
d) none of these

Answers

1. Bhakti
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. South Africa
4. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
5. Dadabhai Naoroji
6. Dalhousie
7. Rajasuya
8. Nandas
9. Indica
10. Malabar
11. Guptas
12. Rajatarangini
13. Shahjahan
14. Iltumish
15. abolition of East India company

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

GK History 1

1. The Maratha and Kesari were newspapers published by Lokmanya Tilak. In which language was the Maratha published?

a) Marathi
b) Gujarati
c) English
d) Hindi

2. Who was the first Indian to have entered the Indian Civil Service?

a) Satyendra Nath Tagore
b) CC Desai
c) Surendra Nath Banerjee
d) Subash Chandra Bose

3. Who is called the ‘Nightingale of India’?

a) Mother Teresa
b) Vijayalakhmi Pundit
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Sarojini Naidu

4. Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India?

a) Akbar
b) Babur
c) Humayun
d) Timur

5. At which place was Akbar born?

a) Delhi
b) Agra
c) Amarkot
d) Kannauj

6. Who was the first Governor General of free India?

a) C Rajagopalachari
b) Mountbatten
c) Nehru
d) Vallabhai Patel

7. In which year was the ‘Quit India’ movement launched?

a) 1930
b) 1940
c) 1942
d) 1947

8. At what place did the British construct their first port in India?

a) Calcutta
b) Bombay
c) Chennai
d) Surat

9. In which year was the Capital of India moved from Calcutta to Delhi?

a) 1910
b) 1911
c) 1912
d) 1913

10. The earliest evidence regarding a ploughed field has been found from

a) Lothal
b) Kalibangan
c) Harappa
d) Maski

11. In which of the following areas were the Rigvedic hymns mainly composed?

a) Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
b) Gujarat and Rajasthan
c) Punjab and Haryana
d) Afghanistan

12. In what language were the Buddhist literary works generally written?

a) Pali
b) Sanskrit
c) Prakrit
d) Apabramsa

13. Where is the well known inscription of Samudra Gupta describing his conquests found?

a) Ujjain
b) Allahabad
c) Mehrauli
d) Iran

14. Under whose reign were the earliest of Ajanta caves made?

a) Chalukyas
b) Vakatakas
c) Cheras
d) Kshatrapas

15. Which of the following was composed by Banabhatta?

a) Kadambari
b) Rajatarangini
c) Meghaduta
d) Arthashastra

Answers

1. English
2. Surendra Nath Banerjee
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. Babur
5. Amarkot
6. Mountbatten
7. 1942
8. Calcutta
9. 1911
10. Kalibangan
11. Punjab and Haryana
12. Pali
13. Allahabad
14. Vakatakas
15. Kadambari

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