Thursday, March 17, 2011

Quiz 21 | History Questions 1-100

1. Who was the 1st king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat & Maharashtra ?

A. Skandagupta
B. Harshavardhana
C. Chandragupta Maurya

Answer : C

2. During Gupta period, village affairs were managed by village headman with assistance of?

A. Vishyapati
B. Amatya

Answer : A

3. Nicolo Conti, the traveller who visited Vijayanagara kingdom in 1420 A.D., was ?

A. A Frenchman
B. An Italian
C. A Greek

Answer : B

4. In Krishnadevaraya's court, Ashtadiggajas were the ?

A. Eight great poets of his court.
B. Eight great scholars of his kingdom

Answer : A

5. Satavahana King who defeated the western Saka King, Nahapana was?

A. Satakarni I
B. Gautamiputra Satakarni

Answer : B

6. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas was ?

A. Vatapi
B. Amravati
C. Nagarjunakonda
D. Vengi

Answer : D ( Note: They ruled here for about 450 years. )

7. In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for ?

A. A great centre of cotton trade.
B. A great centre of indigenous trade.

Answer : A

8. A Pala ruler who was raised to the throne by different sections of people was ?

A. Mahipala
B. Dharmapala
C. Devapala
D. Gopala

Answer : D

9. Which Chola King fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him ?

A. Sundar Chola
B. Rajaraja Chola

Answer : B

10. Vikramasila University was founded by ?

A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Pulakesin II
C. Kanishka
D. Dharmpala

Answer : D

11. After Mauryas the most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the

A. Cholas
B. Pallavas
C. Satavahanas

Answer : C

12. Which was a special feature of Chola administration?

A. Autonomy for village administration
B. Cheap and proper tax collecting method

Answer : A

13. Vijayanagar empire ruins are found in ?

A. Bijapur
B. Hampi

Answer : B

14. Madurai was capital of ?

A. Rashtrakutas
B. Pallavas

Answer : B

15. The power of the great Cholas was established by ?

A. Rajaraja I
B. Rajaraja
C. Kulothunga
D. Aditya

Answer : D

16. Bahmani Kingdom was founded by?

A. Hason
B. Malik Kafur

Answer : A

17. Vijaynagar kingdom was founded by ?

A. Harihara & Bukka
B. Raja Raja

Answer : A

18. Pallava Kings were the devotees of ?

A. Vishnu
B. Shiva
C. Mahavira
D. Buddhacharita

Answer : B

19. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of?

A. Cholas
B. Hoysalas
C. Cheras
D. Pallavas

Answer : A

20. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by ?

A. Bukka
B. Parantaka I
C. Pulakesin I
D. Harihara

Answer : C

21. A lot of details regarding village administration under Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at?

A. Kanchipuram
B. Uttaramerur

Answer : B

22. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by ?

A. Malik Kafur
B. Hasan
C. Timur
D. Zain-ul-Abidin

Answer : B

23. The special feature of the financial system of Vijayanagara was ?

A. Land tax
B. Currency system
C. Revenue from seaports

Answer : C

24. The first ruling dynasty of Vijayanagara Kingdom was ?

A. Aravidu dynasty
B. Sangama dynasty
C. Saluva dynasty
D. Tuluva dynasty

Answer : B

25. Harihara and Bukka, the founders of Vijayanagara kingdom shaped the course of their conduct on advice of ?

A. Vidyaranya
B. Tulsidas

Answer : A

26. The earliest evidence of Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a ?

A. Chera King
B. Vijayanagara King

Answer : B

27. The Kingdom of Vijayanagar came into existence during the reign of ?

A. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B. Balban
C. Harshvardhana

Answer : A

28. Last ruler of Sunga dynasty was ?

A. Sujyeshtha
B. Vasudeva

Answer : B

29. Satavahanas belonged to ?

A. Andhra region
B. Kalinga

Answer : A

30. Chola ruler who subdued Ganges and obtained title Gangai Konda Cholan was?

A. Kulottunga
B. Rajendra Chola I
C. Rajadhiraja Chola

Answer : B

31. Which of the following is oldest dynasty?

A. Satavahanas
B. Cheras
C. Pallavas

Answer : A

32. Leader of 'Pagal panthi', sect that defied authority and set tenants against Zamindars?

A. Haji Shariatullah
B. Dadu Mian
C. Tipu

Answer : C

33. The Kuka Movement to overthrow the British rule was organised in ?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Bombay

Answer : C

34. The play 'Nil Darpan' portrays the oppression of ?

A. The artisans
B. The indigo planters
C. The handloom wearers

Answer : B

35. Rebellion of the 'Moplah' peasants during 1836 to 1854 were directed against the oppression of ?

A. Landlords
B. Moneylenders

Answer : A

36. Which revolt is related with 'Siddhu' and 'Kanhu' ?

A. Santhal rebellion, 1855
B. Kol uprising, 1820-37
C. Munda revolt, 1899-1900

Answer : A

37. Tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the world was?

A. Jogia Bhagat
B. Nanak Bhil
C. Birsa Munda

Answer : C

38. Which one was a precursor of the 1857 revolt ?

A. Sanyasi revolt
B. Indigo revolt
C. Veluthampi revolt
D. Pabna uprising

Answer : A

39. Who lost his kingdom in Hindustan but retrieved it after about 15 years in exile?

A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
B. Humayun

Answer : B

40. Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over ?

A. Thaneshwar
B. Ujjain

Answer : A

41. Gujarat was traditionally known as ?

A. Telangana
B. Saurashtra
C. Konkan
D. Rann of Kutch

Answer : B

42. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to have levied 'Haqq-i-Sharab' or irrigation tax?

A. Firoz Tughlaq
B. Alauddin Khilji

Answer : A

43. Varindra Ghosh was associated with ?

A. Anushilan Samiti
B. Sadhava Samiti

Answer : A

44. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of Sijda?

A. Balban
B. Muhammad Tughlaq
C. Firoz Tughlaq

Answer : A

45. The first Indian ruler to org anise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was ?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Akbar
C. Alauddin Khilji

Answer : B

46. Akbar founded his own religion known as Din-i-Ilahi which means ?

A. Divine Faith
B. Universal peace
C. House of Worship

Answer : A

47. Who is most famous for building a large number of canals for irrigation?

A. Akbar
B. Shahjahan
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Answer : C

48. The capital of the ancient Vrijian state was ?

A. Ujjain
B. Vaishali
C. Pataliputra
D. Ayodhya

Answer : B

49. The ancient name of Bengal was ?

A. Vatsa
B. Kamarupa
C. Gauda
D. Matsya

Answer : C

50. The Kalachuri era counted from A.D. 248 was mostly current in ?

A. Kashmir
B. Bengal
C. Central India
D. Andhra

Answer : D

51. Saranjami system was an important feature of?

A. Administration of Qutub Shahis
B. Maratha revenue system
C. Taluqdari system

Answer : B

52. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini ?

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Babar

Answer : C

53. Who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India ?

A. Manu
B. Patanjali
C. Kautilya
D. Panini

Answer : A

54. Gradual decline of towns was an important feature of?

A. Gupta period
B. Rashtrakuta Khilji
C. Satavahana age
D. Pratihara age

Answer : A

55. Which is not the name of Kautilya ?

A. Chanakya
B. Dramidacharya
C. Vishnugupta
D. Devaputra

Answer : D

56. Bernier visited India during the reign of ?

A. Jahangir
B. Shahjahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Akbar

Answer : C

57. Rudradaman was one of the greatest ?

A. Maurya rulers
B. Pallavas rulers
C. Saka rulers
D. Kushan rulers

Answer : B

58. Which were contemporaries of Kanishka?

A. Nagarjuna, Asvaghosha, Vasumitra
B. Asvagosha & Kambar
C. Asvagosha, Kalidas, Nagarjuna

Answer : A

59. Which Indian ruler prior to Akbar has been referred to as the 'Akbar of Kashmir' ?

A. Zainul Abedin
B. Sultan Sikandar

Answer : A

60. 'Permanent Settlement' was introduced during the tenure of ?

A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Sir John Shore

Answer : B

61. In whose reign was the 'Treaty of Chittor' signed between Mughal and Rana of Mewar ?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan

Answer : B

62. Pakistan resolution was adopted by the Muslim League in?

A. February 1922
B. December 1928
C. March 1940
D. September 1944

Answer : C

63.First President of Sovereign Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India was ?

A. Sachidananda Sinha
B. Rajandra Prasad

Answer : A

64. "Indian Nationalism was the child of British Raj." Who made this statement?

A. Bipin Chandra
B. R. Coupland
C. R. C. Majumdar

Answer : B

65. 'Purna Swarajya' was announced in the INC Session of ?

A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Calcutta
D. Nagpur

Answer : B

66. Which Pakistani national was awarded 'Bharat Ratna' by the Indian Government ?

A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. M. A. Jinnah

Answer : A

67. Which Mughal Emperor granted duty-free trading facilities to the English in Bengal ?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Bahadur Shah

Answer : B

68. Who of the following was NOT the brother of Humayun ?

A. Kamran
B. Usman
C. Askari
D. Hindal

Answer : B

69. Who introduced silver coin called 'Tanka' ?

A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C. Iltutmish
D. Balban

Answer : C

70. Who was given the title of 'Sheikh-ul-Hind' ?

A. Baba Fariduddin
B. Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
C. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

Answer : C

71. Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great ?

A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Mohd. Bin Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi

Answer : B

72. Which of the following mentions about the meeting of (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the great?

A. Megasthenese
B. Strabo

Answer : A

73. Which ruler of medieval India who is credited with the construction of Grand Trunk Road ?

A. Babur
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Jehangir

Answer : B

74. Which of the following rulers died while playing Changan?

A. Sher Shah
B. Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
C. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
D. Balban

Answer : C

75. Shivaji was crowned as an independent king at ?

A. Poona
B. Singhagarh
C. Surat
D. Raigarh

Answer : D

76. Which of following countries did not attempt to establish trading centres at India?

A. Portuguese
B. England
C. France
D. Italy

Answer : D

77. Tranquebar on the Tamil Nadu coast was a colonial outpost of the ?

A. Portuguese
B. Danish
C. Dutch
D. French

Answer : D

78. Which one of the following is not correctly paired ?

A. Gaekwad-Baroda
B. Scindhia-Gwalior
C. Bhonsle-Indore
D. Peshwa-Poona

Answer : C

79. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent comes from ?

A. Koldihwa
B. Lahuradeva
C. Mehargarh
D. Tokwa

Answer : C

80. Which Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to principle of religious tolerance completely?

A. Rock edict XIII
B. Pillar inscription VII

Answer : B

81. Subhas Chandra Bose had founded 'Forward Bloc' in the year ?

A. 1936
B. 1937
C. 1938
D. 1939

Answer : D

82. East India Company received the zamindary of the 24 parganas from?

A. Mir Jafar
B. Chanda Sahib
C. Mir Qasim
D. Siraj-ud-Daulah

Answer : B

83. Tipu Sultan Ruled from ?

A. Mysore
B. Belur
C. Halebid
D. Srirangapatnam

Answer : D

84. Who succeded Siraj-ud-Daula as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?

A. Aliwardi Khan
B. Mir Jafar
C. Mir Kasim

Answer : B

85. Which bodyguard of Shivaji accompained him during his famous escape bid from Afzal Khan?

A. Dev Nath
B. Shambhuji Kavji
C. Gopi Nath

Answer : B

86. Which Indian King requested Napolean for help to drive British from India?

A. Rani of Jahnsi
B. Shivaji
C. Jai Singh
D. Tipu Sultan

Answer : D

87. Who amongst the British Generals defeated Peshwa Baji Rao II ?

A. Outram
B. Kitchener
C. Elphinstone
D. Malcolm

Answer : D

88. Which Peshwa preached the ideal of Hindu-Padpadshahi ?

A. Baji Rao I
B. Madhav Rao II
C. Balaji Vishwanath
D. Baji Rao II

Answer : A

89. Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of ?

A. Vijaynagar
B. Bijapur
C. Golconda
D. Ahmednagar

Answer : B

90. The Peshwa become the official head of Maratha administration in the year ?

A. 1748A.D
B. 1742 A.D
C. 1730 A.D
D. 1736 A.D

Answer : A

91. Which Maratha General restored Maratha control over imperial Mughal government in Delhi in 1784?

A. Visaji Krishna
B. Mahadji Sindhia

Answer : B

92. Which was not one of the regions in which the English first set up trading posts ?

A. Coromandel Coast
B. Goa
C. Bengal
D. Gujarat

Answer : B

93. Which one was directly related to the Poona Pact of 1932 ?

A. Indian women
B. Indian labour class
C. Indian depressed class

Answer : C

94. Who was the leader of Swadeshi Movement in Madras ?

A. Srinivas Sastri
B. Rajagopalchari
C. Chidambaram Pillai
D. Chintamani

Answer : C

95. Transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected during the period of ?

A. Lord Minto
B. Lord Hardinge

Answer : B

96. The province where INC did not form ministry after general election of 1937 was?

A. Bihar
B. Orissa
C. Madras
D. Bengal

Answer : D

97. In the Interim Government (1946), who held Railways Portfolio ?

A. Baldev Singh
B. Asaf Ali

Answer : B

98. Kakori Conspiracy Case took place in the year ?

A. 1920
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1935

Answer : B

99. Who was the President of INC for consecutive six years ?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Abul Kalam Azad

Answer : B

100. Which movement became popular in India during 1st World War ?

A. Home Rule Movement
B. Separatist Movement

Answer : A

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