1) The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was:
Answer
Nalanda
2) The Social System of the Harappans was:
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Fairly egalitarian
3) Where is 'Brihadeshwar Temple' situated?
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Tanjore
4) In Tamil literature the glorious books 'Shilppadikaram and Manimekhalai' are related to -
Answer
Buddhism
5) Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
Answer
Banabhatta
6) During which Gupta King's reign did the Chinese traveler Fa-hien visit India?
Answer
Chandra GuptaI
7) Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of -
Answer
Harshavardhana
8) The famous Kailasanath Temple at Kanchi was built by -
Answer
Narasimhavarman II
9) 'Kalibangan' is situated in -
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Rajasthan
10) 'Mahavira' was born in a Kshatriya clan by the name of
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Janatrika
11) The Virupaksha Temple was built by the -
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Chalukyas
12) Carving in the famous Ajanta caves was first started during the reign of the -
Answer
Satavahanas
13) The famous Kailasa temple cut out of the solid rock at Ellora was built under the patronage of the-
Answer
Rashtrakutas
14) Great Stupa at Sanchi is in -
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Madhya Pradesh
15) The year of accession of Kanish ka to throne was:
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78 AD
16) During the reign of which Pallava ruler began the long drawn struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas?
Answer
MahendravarmanI
17) How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National flag?
Answer
24
18) The capital of the 'Ancient Chola kingdom' was -
Answer
Uraiyur
19) The script of the Indus Valley Civilization is -
Answer
Undeciphered
20) Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harshavardhana?
Answer
Pulakeshin II
21) Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire?
Answer
Srigupta
22) Kautilya's "Arthashastra" mainly deals with:
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Political state craft
23) With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
Answer
Jainism
24) The first Buddhist Council was held at -
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Rajagriha
25) Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
Answer
Chandra Gupta II
26) The language in which Buddha preached?
Answer
Pali
27) Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?
Answer
Maurya
28) Who was the founder of the Sat vahana Empire?
Answer
Simuka
29) Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was patronized by -
Answer
Pulakeshin II
30) Name the famous King of Kushan dynasty.
Answer
Kanishka
31) From which modern State did the Alwar saints originate?
Answer
Tamil Nadu
32) Kalinga war took place in the year -
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261 BC
33) Harappa is situated on the bank of the river -
Answer
Ravi
34) Taxila was a famous site of -
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Early Vedic art
35) Bindusara sent Asoka to quell the rebellion in -
Answer
Ujjain
36) Arthasastra was written by -
Answer
Kautilya
37) St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the -
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Parthians
38) The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of -
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Stones, trees and animals
39) The number system "Zero' was invented by -
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Aryabhatta
40) 'Charak' was the famous court physician of -
Answer
Kanishka
41) Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
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Women and Sudras
42) How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians?
Answer
Suvarnabhumi
43) 'Banabhatta' was the court poet of which emperor?
Answer
Harshavardhana
44) The first Indian ruler, who established the supremacy of Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea was
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RajarajaI
45) The Saka era commencing from A.D. 78, was founded by -
Answer
Kanishka
46) Ganhadra school of art came into existence in -
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Mahayana sect
47) With whom is 'Junagarh Rock Inscription' associated?
Answer
Rudradaman
48) Nalanda University was a great center of learning, especially in -
Answer
Buddhism
49) The language used to write source materials in ancient time was -
Answer
Pali
50) India's trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the -
Answer
Hunas
51) The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of -
Answer
Pucca bricks
52) Who started the Saka Era and when?
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Kanishka in AD 78
53) Worship of Mother Goddess was associated with -
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Indus Valley Civilization
54) Alexander and Porus fought a battle at -
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Hydaspes
55) Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest in arts of -
Answer
Pallavas
56) Lord Mahavira died at -
Answer
Pavapuri
57) The gold coins were introduced first in India by -
Answer
The Greeks
58) The most distinguished ruler of the Chalukyan dynasty was -
Answer
Pulakesin II
59) "Harsha Charita" was written by -
Answer
Banabhatta
60) Tripitaka' is the religious book of -
Answer
Buddhists
61) Who was the Chola king who brought Ganga from North to South?
Answer
Rajendra Chola
62) What was Chandragupta II also known as?
Answer
Vikramaditya
63) The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was -
Answer
Panini
64) The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of -
Answer
Chandra Gupta II
65) What is Milindapanho'?-
Answer
A Buddhist text
66) Well preferred tree fossil supposed to be from Jurasic Age in India is reported from:
Answer
Chhattisgarh
67) The site of birth [nativityl of Gautam Buddha is marked by oy:
Answer
a "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
68) The original founder of the Manuscripts and Editor of Kautilya's Athashastra was -
Answer
R. Shamashastri
69) Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
Answer
Krishnadevaraya
70) Who composed the Allahabad Pillar Inscription?
Answer
Harisena
71) Gandhara Art is the combination of -
Answer
Indo-Greek
72) 'Mohan-jo-daro' in Sindhi means -
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The mound of the dead
73) The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the-
Answer
Pallavas
74) Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer Park in -
Answer
Sarnath
75) Chalukya temples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in -
Answer
Rajasthan
76) Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora?
Answer
Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I
77) 6th century B.C. was an age of -
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Religious ferment
78) Varahamihira is an/a -
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Astronomer
79) The capital of Pallavas was -
Answer
Kanchi
80) The capital of Kanishka was:
Answer
Purushapura
81) The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called -
Answer
Gandhara
82) The Indus people knew the use of Weights and Measures, which is proved by the discovery of the seal at -
Answer
Harappa
83) In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?
Answer
Bihar
84) Vikram Shila University was founded by -
Answer
Dharampala
85) Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature?
Answer
Pandyas
86) The home of Gargi, Maitrey, and Kapila was at -
Answer
Mithila
87) Who, according to the Buddhists is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
Answer
Maitreya
88) Who is hailed as the “God of Medicine" by the practitioners of Ayurveda?
Answer
Dhanwantari
89) Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?
Answer
Lothal
90) 'Bull' in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha's life?
Answer
Birth
91) Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka's administrative policy?
Answer
The Kalinga War
92) The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was -
Answer
Upagupta
93) Seleucus Nicator was defeated -
Answer
Chandragupta Maurya
94) The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was -
Answer
Urban Civilization
95) Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
Answer
Pali
96) The Hoyasala's capital was -
Answer
Dwarasamudra
97) The Harappans were the earliest people to produce -
Answer
Cotton
98) In which language were the Buddhist-texts 'Pitakas' composed?
Answer
Pali
99) Who was called India's Napoleon because of his victories?
Answer
Samudragupta
100) Who defeated Harshavardhan on the banks of Narmada?
Answer
Pulakesin II
101) During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
Answer
Kanishka
102) The Chola kings were ruling over -
Answer
Tamil Nadu
103) When did the best productions of Gandhara sculpture appear?
Answer
Kushan period
104) What is the first sermon of Buddha called as?
Answer
Brahmajalasutta
105) Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as -
Answer
Triratna
106) Who is the founder of Jainism in India?
Answer
Mahavira
107) Who compiled the tales of The Panchatantra"?
Answer
Vishnu Sharma
108) Which of the Kushana ruler patronised Buddhism?
Answer
Kanishka
109) Whose army did Alexander, the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum?
Answer
Porus
110) The term 'Upanishad' literally implies -
Answer
Sitting near
111) Who was called Lichchavi Dau2 hitra?
Answer
Chandragupta I
112) The seashore temple at Mahaba lipuram was built by -
Answer
Narasimha Varman I
113) Coins made of metal first a peared in -
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Age of the Buddha
114) Both Jainism and Buddhism had no faith in -
Answer
yajnas
115) Buddhism in Nepal was introduced during the reign of -
Answer
Ashoka
116) Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan's period was -
Answer
Hiuen Tsang
117) After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under -
Answer
Seleucus Nicator
118) Harshvardhana was defeated by -
Answer
Pulakesin II
119) The illustrious names of Aryab hatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the -
Answer
Guptas
120) Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in Western India?
Answer
Rashtrakutas
121) Which rulers built the Ellora Tem?
Answer
Rashtrakuta
122) Which area of India was known as Avantika in ancient times?
Answer
Malwa
123) Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
Answer
Indo-Greeks
124) Who established Mahabalipuram?
Answer
Pallava
125) The First Tirthankara of the Jains was -
Answer
Rishabha
126) The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by:
Answer
Kanishka
127) The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to -
Answer
Buddhism
128) Up to where did Chandragupta Maurya's empire extend in the north-west?
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Indus river
129) Buddha' means
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The Enlightened one
130) The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in:
Answer
Pali texts
131) In Mohanjadaro, the largest building is:
Answer
a granary
132) Sangam Age is associated with the history of -
Answer
Tamil Nadu
133) Who was the court poet of Harsha?
Answer
Banabhatta
134) Chalukya king Pulakesin-Il was defeated by -
Answer
Mahendra Varman-I
135) Greek- Roman Art has found a place in -
Answer
Buddhist Art.
136) The Pallavas ruled from -
Answer
Kanchipuram
137) The Gandhara style of sculpture, during the Kushan period is a combination of -
Answer
Indo-Greek style
138) The Gupta Saka was founded by -
Answer
Chandra Gupta, the First
139) The language from which the term 'India' is derived is -
Answer
Persian
140) The caves of Ajanta and Ellora belonged to -
Answer
Buddhists
141) Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to -
Answer
Law
142) Mahavira's first disciple was -
Answer
Jamali
143) Vardhman Mahavir is also known as -
Answer
Jena
144) The Sage who is said to have Ary anised South India, was -
Answer
Agastya
145) Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?
Answer
Agriculture
146) The author of 'Arthashastra' was a contemporary of -
Answer
Chandragupta Maurya
147) Find the odd one:
Answer
Vishnu Purana
148) Which Indian rular fought the Kalinga War?
Answer
Ashoka
149) What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar primarily famous for?
Answer
Excellent quality steel
150) Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?
Answer
Brahmi
151) Name the Republic which was a confederacy of tribes in the 6th century B.C.
Answer
Vatji
152) Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora?
Answer
Krishna I
153) Ashok spread Buddhism all over India and Ceylon by -
Answer
Sending the Dharma Mahamatras
154) Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharatha are depicted.
Answer
Borobudur
155) The greatest Kushan leader who got converted to Buddhism was -
Answer
Kanishka
156) The Ajanta pantings belong to the -
Answer
Gupta period
157) Where is the Lingaraja Temple located?
Answer
Bhubaneswar
158) The caste system of India was created for -
Answer
occupational division of labour
159) Where do you find the temple of Angkor Wat?
Answer
In Cambodia
160) Harshavardhana organized his religious assembly at -
Answer
Prayag
161) The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
Answer
Satavahanas
162) The most important text of Vedic mathematics is -
Answer
Sulva Sutras
163) Mohammed-bin-gasim conquered Sind in the year
Answer
712 A.D.
164) The words "Satyameva Jayate" in the State Emblem of India were taken from -
Answer
Upanishads
165) Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
Answer
Samudra Gupta
166) The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was -
Answer
organised city life
167) Name the capital of the Pallavas -
Answer
Kanchi
168) The 'Kannauj assembly organised by Harsha was held in honour of -
Answer
Hieun-Tsang
169) Gautama Buddha was born at -
Answer
Lumbini
170) Who was the mother of Mahavira?
Answer
Trishala
171) Who wrote the grammatical work Ashtadhyayi?
Answer
Panini
172) Beetapala and Dhiman, the two great artists that India had pro duced, belonged to the -
Answer
Pala Age
173) The Harappans were -
Answer
urbarn
174) The crop which was not known to Vedic people is -
Answer
barley
175) The Gupta king who assumed the title of 'Vikramaditya' was -
Answer
Chandragupta-II
176) Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?
Answer
Ajatasatruu
177) The staple food of the Vedic Ary ans was -
Answer
milk and its products
178) The Greeks were driven out of India by -
Answer
Chandragupta Murya
179) Who was the mother of Mahavira?
Answer
Trishala
180) The Nalanda University was founded by -
Answer
Kumara Gupta
181) The religion, which preached "Desire is the cause for all sufferings" is -
Answer
Buddhism
182) The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was -
Answer
Padmasambhava
183) In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war?
Answer
Rock Edict XIII
184) The Earliest Settlements of Aryan tribes were at -
Answer
Sapta Sindhu
185) The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in -
Answer
Thalavaipuram Copper Platces
186) Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas?
Answer
Gautamiputra Satkarni
187) A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is -
Answer
Angas
188) The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as -
Answer
Yajurveda
189) The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at -
Answer
Pataliputra
190) Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?
Answer
Thanjavur
191) Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?
Answer
Assam
192) The word 'Buddha' means
Answer
A Enlibhtened one
193) Pancha siddhantham of Varaha mihira deals with -
Answer
Astronomy
194) King Kharvela was the greatest ruler of the Chedi Dynasty of -
Answer
Kalinga
195) The Jaina literature is known as -
Answer
Angas
196) The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilization is found at;
Answer
Mohenjodaro
197) Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler?
Answer
Narasinghavarman I
198) Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
Answer
Dharampala
199) The Rashtrakuta kingdom was founded by -
Answer
Dandi Durga (Danti Durga)
200) Buddha gave his first religious message at -
Answer
Sarnath
201) The first metal used by man was -
Answer
Copper
202) The word Veda' means -
Answer
knowledge
203) The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
Answer
art
204) The earliest city discovered in India was -
Answer
Harappa
205) The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at -
Answer
Ellora
206) Epigraphy means -
Answer
The study of inscriptions
207) What inspired the paintings of Ajanta?
Answer
Compassionate Buddha
208) Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
Answer
Sri Gupta
209) Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
Answer
Chanhudaro
210) Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
Answer
Copper
211) Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D.
Answer
Chalukyas
212) Satvahanas minted their coins predominantly in -
Answer
Lead
213) The headquarters of the Ghadar Party was at -
Answer
San Francisco
214) "Monolithic Rathas of the Pallavas are found at -
Answer
Mahabalipuram
215) The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of -
Answer
Jataka
216) The origins of Indian music could be traced to -
Answer
Samavedic Samhita
217) The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the -
Answer
Rashtrakutas
218) Gupta Dynasty was famous for -
Answer
art and architecture
219) A great astronomer and mathe matician during the Gupta period was -
Answer
Aryabhatta
220) Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to -
Answer
Shiva
221) Who was the court poet of Harsha Vardhana?
Answer
Bana
222) Varahamihira is -
Answer
An ancient astronomer
223) Mention the centre of the Roman trade during the Sangam Age -
Answer
Musiri
224) Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the -
Answer
Chalukyas of Badami
225) The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the admin istration of the -
Answer
Cholas
226) Lothal, the dockyard site of the Indus Valley Civilization, is situated in -
Answer
Gujarat
227) Who built the famous Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram?
Answer
Nandi Varman II
228) The first to invade India were the -
Answer
Aryans
229) To which ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?
Answer
Shakya
230) The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greco-Roman-Buddhist art is the school -
Answer
Gandhara
231) The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped -
Answer
Pashupati
232) Name the oldest Indian civilization.
Answer
Indus Valley civilization
233) Buddha means -
Answer
Enlightened one
234) 'Prince of Pilgrims' was the name attributed to -
Answer
Hiuen Tsang
235) Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite banks of this river -
Answer
Jhelum
236) The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was -
Answer
Harshavardhana
237) The Gupta era was started by whom?
Answer
Srigupta
238) Which is the port-town of Indus valley civilization?
Answer
Lothal
239) Where did Lord Budha breathe his last?
Answer
Kushinagar
240) In Mauryan dynasty Kalinga war took place in the year =
Answer
261 BC
241) Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at -
Answer
Pataliputra
242) Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?
Answer
Kushinagar
243) Most of the chola temples were dedicated to -
Answer
Shiva
244) Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
Answer
Kanishka
245) Where has the world's largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?
Answer
Bamiyan
246) The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year -
Answer
1922
247) The tutor of Alexander, the Great was -
Answer
Aristotle
248) The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are -
Answer
Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
249) The Seven Pagodas of Mahaba-lipuram are a witness to the art patronized by the -
Answer
Cheras
250) Fa-hien visited India during the reign of -
Answer
Chandragupta II
251) Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.
Answer
Bodh Gaya
252) Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of -
Answer
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
253) Which was the oldest Untversity?
Answer
Nalanda
254) Which Chola king founded the city of Puhar?
Answer
Karikala
255) Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Sivaat 1 Ellora?
Answer
Krishan-I
256) Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
Answer
Raja Raja Chola
257) Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
Answer
Kushans
258) The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called -
Answer
Bali
259) Buddha preached his first sermon at-
Answer
Sarnath
260) Kalinga war took place in the year -
Answer
261 BC
261) The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as -
Answer
Gandhara art
262) Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
Answer
Rajagriha
263) The Gandhara art flourished under:
Answer
the Kushanas
264) Varahamihira was -
Answer
An Ancient Astronomer
265) During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at -
Answer
Takshsila
266) The Upanishads are the -
Answer
Source of Hindu Philosophy
267) The word Satyameva Jayate' have been derived from which Upanishad?
Answer
Mundaka Upanishad
268) Harsha moved his capital from to -
Answer
Thanesar, Kannauj
269) Tripitakas' are sacred books of -
Answer
Buddhists
270) Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars?
Answer
Magadha
271) The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was -
Answer
Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)
272) Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court.
Answer
Megasthanese
273) Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
Answer
Sunga
274) 'Charak was the famous court physician of -
Answer
Kanishka
275) The Third Buddhist Council was patronized by -
Answer
Ashoka
276) Which museum houses the largest collection of Kushan sculptures?
Answer
Mathura Museum
277) Who is called as the Second Ashoka'?
Answer
Kanishka
278) The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was:
Answer
Megasthenes
279) Name the clan Buddha belonged to -
Answer
Sakya
280) Who propounded the Eight-Fold Path' for the end of misery of mankind?
Answer
Gautam Buddha
281) The title 'Indian Napolean' has been attached to -
Answer
Samudragupta
282) The 'Ajivikas' was a -
Answer
sect contemporary to the Buddha
283) Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
Answer
The culture was not generally static.
284) What was Hampi known for?
Answer
It was the capital of Vijayanagara
285) Chinese travellers visited India primarily because -
Answer
they were interested in Buddhism
286) The Aryans successded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because -
Answer
they used chariots driven by horses
287) brings us to the historical period in South India. The Megaliths used -
Answer
graves encircled by big pieces of stones.
288) Where did the traveler 'Ibn Batuta' come from?
Answer
Morocco
289) Who built the Khajuraho temples?
Answer
Chandela Rajputs
290) Who was the architect who designed 'Taj Mahal'?
Answer
Ustad-Isa
291) The Assam State derives its name from that of a tribe that conquered the region. Where did the tribesmen come from?
Answer
Siam (now Thailand)
292) Mughal presence in the Red Ford ceased with the fall of -
Answer
Bahadur Shah 'Zafar
293) 'Khalsa' was founded by -
Answer
Guru Gobind Singh
294) The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted -
Answer
Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
295) The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was -
Answer
Ramatanu Pande
296) The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda Univers was -
Answer
Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
297) Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of -
Answer
Jahangir
298) The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of -
Answer
Army organization
299) Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty?
Answer
Ibrahim Lodi
300) The guerilla warfare was pioneered by -
Answer
Shivaji
301) "Quwwat-ul-Islam' Mosque was built by -
Answer
Qutub-ud-din Aibak
302) Razia Sultan, the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of Sultan -
Answer
Iltutmish
303) Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor Diamond.
Answer
Nadir Shah
304) Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
Answer
Second Battle of Tarain
305) The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?
Answer
Tughluq dynasty
306) Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of -
Answer
Karnataka
307) Rajatarangini was written by -
Answer
Kalhana
308) Who is regarded as the second Alexander?
Answer
Ala-ud-din Khilji
309) Who introduced leather token currency in India?
Answer
Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
310) When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end?
Answer
1526 A.D.
311) Who of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of 'blood and iron'?
Answer
Balban
312) The greatness of Shershah lies in his:
Answer
Administrative reforms
313) The token currency using copper and brass coins was modeled after which country's example by Muhammedbin Tuglaq?
Answer
China
314) Who founded the City of Delhi?
Answer
Tamara
315) Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from -
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Delhi to Devagiri
316) Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?
Answer
Mian Tansen
317) The city of Vijayanagar is also known as -
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Hampi
318) Which Turkish ruler invaded India 14 times between 1000 and 1026 AD?
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Mahamud of Ghazni
319) Who was Akbar's famous revenue minister?
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Todarmal
320) Tulsidas wrote Ram- charitmanas in the reign of -
Answer
Akbar
321) Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near -
Answer
Aurangabad
322) Who discovered the sea-route to India?
Answer
Vasco da Gama
323) Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by:
Answer
Humayun
324) Qutab Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by -
Answer
Firoz Tughluq
325) The Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of which ruler?
Answer
Shershah Suri
326) Krishnadevaraya main-tained freindly relations with the -
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Portuguese
327) Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital?
Answer
Firoz Tughlaq
328) Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
Answer
Badauni
329) Who got constructed 'Grand Trunk Road?
Answer
Shershah Suri
330) Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
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Tukaram
331) The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal period and who left us an expert's description of the Peacock Throne, was -
Answer
Travernier
332) Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of -
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Muhammad bin Tughluq
333) The Battle of Haldighati was fought between -
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Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
334) The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by -
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Persian invader Nadir Shah
335) The Chalukyas established their empire in -
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The Deccan
336) Who got the monumental 'Rayagopurams' in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiruv-annamalai, Chidambaram, Srirangam, Tirupati, etc., constructed?
Answer
Krishnadevaraya
337) Select the incorrectly matched pair of philosophers and their philosophies.
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Chaitanya-Vishistha-Advaita
338) During Akbar's reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as -
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Razm Namah
339) The greatness of Sher Shah lies in his -
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administrative reforms
340) The temple built in 1 100 A. D and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is -
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Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
341) The second Battle of Panipat was fought between -
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Akbar and Hemu
342) The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was -
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Baba Farid
343) The founder of the Independent Sikh State was:
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Ranjit Singh
344) What was the official language of the Sultanate?
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Persian
345) What is meant by a 'pir' in the Sufi tradition?
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The Guru of the Sufis
346) Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
Answer
Dara Shikoh
347) The first Mughal emperor of India was -
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Babar
348) Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when helanded at Calicut.
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Zamorin
349) Which is the holy book of the Sikh religion?
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Guru Granth Sahib
350) Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Baksh?
Answer
Dara Shikoh
351) Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
Answer
Battle of Talikota
352) Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year
Answer
1643
353) Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan?
Answer
The Sayyids
354) Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at .
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Allahabad
355) Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi?
Answer
Shahjahan
356) The saviour of the Delhi Sultan ate was -
Answer
Ghias-ud-din Balban
357) Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of -
Answer
Haldighati
358) Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
Answer
1699
359) The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was-
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Raja Todarmal
360) Name the language that was designated as the Camp Language during the Medieval Period -
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Urdu
361) The Sikh Guru who wrote "Zafar Namah” in Persian was -
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Guru Gobind Singh
362) Who defeated whom in the Seсond Battle of Tarain?
Answer
Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
363) The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was -
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Meerabai
364) The dead body of Babar by his own choice lies buried in -
Answer
Kabul
365) What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
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giving officer a right to reve nue
366) Where was saint Kabir born?
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Varanasi
367) The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler -
Answer
Iltutmish
368) The 'Kirti Stambha' (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by -
Answer
Rana Kumbha
369) The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?
Answer
Akbar
370) Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year -
Answer
1510
371) Who was the Guru of Shivaji?
Answer
Ramdas
372) What does Jahangir mean?
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Conqueror of the world
373) Humayun Nama was written by -
Answer
Gulbadan Begum
374) Where is the Bada Imambara located?
Answer
Lucknow
375) Who issued a token currency in copper coins between AD 1329 and 1330?
Answer
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
376) Chauth' was -
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land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
377) The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was -
Answer
Qutbuddin Aibak
378) Which is the tallest of all Medieval Indian temples?
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Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore
379) A renowned Jain scholar wh was greatly honoured by Akbar was -
Answer
Harivijaya
380) Iltutmish established a centre of learning at:
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Patna
381) The 'Sun Temple' of Konark is in the State of -
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Odisha
382) Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of -
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Sri Ramanujacharya
383) Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?
Answer
Firuz Tughluq
384) The Taj-Mahal was built by -
Answer
Shahjahan
385) Multan was named by the Arabs as -
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City of gold
386) The 1st Battle of Panipat was fought in the year -
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1526
387) Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?
Answer
HariharaII
388) An agricultural department known as 'Diwan-i-kohi' was created by:
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Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
389) In the battle of Panipat, Bab faced the armies of -
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Ibrahim Lodi
390) Which monument is in pink colour?
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Hawa Mahal
391) Who was Akbar's guardian -
Answer
Bairam Khan
392) Bijapur is known for its -
Answer
Gol Gumbaz
393) Which was the second capital of Akbar?
Answer
Fateh-pur-Sikri
394) Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghori in the battle of -
Answer
Tarain in 1192 A.D
395) Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?
Answer
Moti Masjid
396) Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
Answer
Sikandar Lodi
397) Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the Court of -
Answer
Akbar
398) The French East India Company was founded in -
Answer
1664
399) Where did Babar die?
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Agra
400) Who wrote Akbarnama?
Answer
Abul Fazal
401) In Shivaji's Council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called -
Answer
Peshwa
402) Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer?
Answer
Moinuddin Chisti
403) The Delhi General who successfully advanced up to Madurai was -
Answer
Malik Kafur
404) Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when helanded at Calicut.
Answer
Zamorin
405) Who of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of 'blood and iron'?
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Balban
406) Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
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Talwandi
407) The most important Sufi shrine in India is at -
Answer
Ajmer
408) Where is Muslim mosque situated where a hair of pagamber Mohammad Saheb has been preserved?
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Srinagar
409) A new coin called the 'Rupia' was issued for the first time by -
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Sher Shah Suri
410) The Lodi dynasty was founded by -
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Bahlol Lodi
411) What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
Answer
Ibadat Khana
412) Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of -
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Babur
413) The Inam land was one which was assigned to -
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scholars and religious persons
414) Which Rajput ruler drew up a set of tables called Zij Muham madshuhi to enable the people to make astronomical observations?
Answer
Raja Sawai Jai Singh
415) Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located.
Answer
Tungabhadra
416) The Bhakti cult spread in Maha rashtra with the teaching of -
Answer
Sant Jnanesvar
417) The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in -
Answer
Hampi
418) The Sultan who described him self as The Second Alexander (Sikander-i-Sani) was -
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Alauddin Khilji
419) The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State, was created by -
Answer
Alauddin Khalji
420) Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq was a failure because -
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He was not a practical statesman.
421) Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in -
Answer
1565 A.D.
422) The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by -
Answer
Narasimha-I
423) The tomb of Jahangir was built at -
Answer
Lahore
424) In which of the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi participated?
Answer
Second Round Table Conference, 1931
425) Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under -
Answer
Sher Shah
426) Who applied the concept of guerrilla warfare in India in 17th Century?
Answer
Shivaji
427) was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi.
Answer
Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
428) Where in India was the first French factory established?
Answer
Surat
429) The silver coin 'tanka' was intro duced by -
Answer
Iltutmish
430) Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?
Answer
Captain William Hawkins
431) The Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri connects:
Answer
Lahore-East Bengal
432) Who is called as the "Prince of Moneyers"?
Answer
Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
433) Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamanas during the reign of -
Answer
Akbar
434) What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
Answer
Mehr-un-Nissa
435) Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at -
Answer
Aurangabad
436) The Sikh Guru who wrote Guru Nanak's biography was -
Answer
Guru Angad Dev
437) "Din-i-Ilahi" was the new religion started by -
Answer
Akbar
438) Who built the 'Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur, famous for the world's second largest dome and the whispering gallery?
Answer
Yusuf Adil Shah
439) The first Muslim women whoruled Northern India was -
Answer
Razia Sultana
440) The capital city 'Daydo' established by Kublai Khan is situated at -
Answer
Beijing
441) The battle that led to the foun dation of Muslim power in India was -
Answer
The second battle of Tarain
442) Who was Akbar's famous revenue minister?
Answer
Todarmal
443) The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of -
Answer
Army organization
444) Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?
Answer
Moti Masjid
445) The 1st Battle of Panipat was fought in the year -
Answer
1526
446) Who was called the 'Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom?
Answer
Baji Rao I
447) The first Sultan of Delhi, who attempted the conquest of South India was -
Answer
Ala-ud-din Khilji
448) After the death of Rajaram in 1700 A.D., Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife -
Answer
Tarabai
449) The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as -
Answer
Hampi
450) The Bahmani kingdom was founded by -
Answer
Alauddin Hasan
451) The Mughal painting reaches its/zenith during the reign of -
Answer
Jahangir
452) The capital of the Yadava rulers was:
Answer
Devagiri
453) The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in-
Answer
Golconda
454) The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was -
Answer
Malik Muhammed Jayasi
455) The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh in Persian under the title of -
Answer
Sirr-i-Akbar
456) The Sikh military sect 'the Khalsa' was introduced by -
Answer
Gobind Singh
457) Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of -
Answer
Purandar
458) The Mughal Emperor who discouraged 'Sati' was -
Answer
Akbar
459) The capital of the Bahamani Kings was -
Answer
Gulbarga
460) Under the administration of Shivaji. "Peshwa" was referred to as -
Answer
Chief Minister
461) Where is Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in the world, situated?
Answer
Bijapur
462) To take care of the conquered lands, Mohmmad Ghori left behind his trusted General -
Answer
Qutbuddin Aibak
463) Where is the Bada Imambara located?
Answer
Lucknow
464) The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was:
Answer
Birbal
465) Where did Aurangzeb die?
Answer
Ahmad Nasar
466) The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was
Answer
Iltutmish
467) Akbar held his religious discussion in -
Answer
Ibadat Khana
468) Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
Answer
Guru Angad
469) Who constructed Humayun's tomb in Delhi?
Answer
Haji Begam
470) How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
Answer
Twice
471) Who translated Mahabharatha into Persian?
Answer
Badauni
472) Who built Adhai Din Ka Jhopra or A hut of two and a half days at Ajmer?
Answer
Qutbuddin Aibak
473) Which monument is known as the "Dream in Stones'?
Answer
Panch Mahal
474) What is Gol Gumbadh?
Answer
Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah
475) The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?
Answer
Persian
476) The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was -
Answer
Manucci
477) Who built "Purana Quilla"?
Answer
Shershah
478) How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
Answer
Twice
479) Who among the Delhi Sultans died of a sudden fall from a horse at Lahore while playing Chaugan?
Answer
Qutbuddin Aibak
480) Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph?
Answer
Iltutmish
481) The Akaal Takht was built by -
Answer
Guru Hargovind
482) Bahadur Shah was the -
Answer
last Mughal ruler
483) The famous city of Bhopal was founded by the Rajput ruler -
Answer
Raja Bhoja
484) The first battle of Tarain took place between?
Answer
Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
485) The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in -
Answer
Hampi
486) Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?
Answer
Captain William Hawkins
487) Which Sikh Guru called himself the 'Sachcha Badshah'?
Answer
Guru Tegh Bahadur
488) Coronation of Shivaji took place in -
Answer
1674 A.D.
489) Who was the Guru of Kabir?
Answer
Ramananda
490) Which Battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India?
Answer
First Battle of Panipat
491) Mughal painting reached its zenith under -
Answer
Jahangir
492) The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan were built by the followers of -
Answer
Jainism
493) Alberuni came to India with -
Answer
Mahmud of Ghazni
494) Ranthambhor was -
Answer
a Rajput fort
495) 'Lakh Baksh' was a title given to the ruler -
Answer
Qutub-ud-din Aibak
496) Which Khilji ruler killed his father-in law to ascend the throne of Delhi?
Answer
Ala-ud-din Khilji
497) The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by -
Answer
Tomars
498) Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?
Answer
Ahmednagar
499) Prithvirajraso' was written by -
Answer
Chand Bardai
500) The basic purpose of the formulation Din-i-Ilahi was:
Answer
universal faith