Indian History Questions

1. Who built the ‘Tower of Victory’ in Chittor ?
(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Rana Rattan Singh
(C) Rana Kumbha
(D) Rana Partap

2. Market control was first introduced in Medieval India by —
(A) Sher Shah Suri
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Balban
(D) Illutmush

3. The Angas constitute the sacred literature of —
(A) Jains
(B) Buddhists
(C) Parsis
(D) Hindus

4. Prithviraj Raso was written by —
(A) Kalhana
(B) Chand Bardai
(C) Vishakadatta
(D) Vishnu Sharma

5. Which Muslim king was infatuated by the beauty of Rani Padmini ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Babar

6. The Gandhara Art flourished in —
(A) Patliputra
(B) Taxila
(C) Varanasi
(D) Nalanda

7. Mihirgula was a —
(A) Mongol
(B) Kushan
(C) Greek
(D) Hun

8. The battle of Kurukshetra was fought between —
(A) Mughals and Marathas
(B) Afghans and Marathas
(C) Mughals and Sikhs
(D) Kauravas and Pandavas

9. The practice of sati was first abolished by —
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Rai
(B) Akbar
(C) Humayun
(D) Shahjahan

10. Tulsidas was a contemporary of —
(A) Babar & Humayun
(B) Humayun & Akbar
(C) Akbar & Jahangir
(D) Jahangir & Shahjahan

11. Vrindavan is associated with —
(A) Rama
(B) Krishna
(C) Vishnu
(D) Shiva

12. Alberuni came to India with —
(A) Mohd. Gori
(B) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(C) Babar
(D) Alexander

13. Which of the following is a reliable source of information about early Vedic period ?
(A) Archeological excavations
(B) Rigveda
(C) Jatak kathas
(D) Coins

14. Amir Khusro was a court poet of —
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Akbar
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Balban

15. Hemu was a Hindu general of —
(A) Babar
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Mohd. Adil Shah
(D) Akbar

16. Who was the only Hindu king who ever ruled the Delhi throne?
(A) Prithvi Raj Chauhan
(B) Raja Man Singh
(C) Rana Partap
(D) Hemu

17. The rock cut temples at Pattadakal were built by —
(A) Cholas
(B) Cheras
(C) Pallavas
(D) Chalukyas

18. Who was the father of Mahavira ?
(A) Sidharth
(B) Sudhodhana
(C) Vardhmana
(D) Rishab

19. The first discourse of Buddha at deer park in Sarnath is called —
(A) Mahabhiniskraman
(B) Mahaparinirvana
(C) Dharmachakraparivartan
(D) Mahamastakabhisheka

20. Porus was the ruler of the territory between rivers —
(A) Jhelum and Sutlej
(B) Jhelum and Chenab
(C) Ravi and Sutlej
(D) Narmada and Cauvery

21. Which one is the correct sequence ?
(A) Mesolithic age-Neolithic age-Paleolithic age-Iron age
(B) Paleolithic age-Iron age-Mesolithic age-Neolithic age
(C) Paleolithic age-Mesolithic age-Neolithic age-Iron age
(D) Paleolithic age-Mesolithic age-Iron age-Neolithic age

22. The script of which of the following civilization could not be deciphered?
(A) Mesopotamia
(B) Egypt
(C) Greek
(D) Indus valley

23. The architect who designed the Taj Mahal was a/an —
(A) Arab
(B) Indian
(C) Italian
(D) Iranian

24. Akbar promulgated Din-i-illahi in —
(A) 1582
(B) 1526
(C) 1576
(D) 1600

25. The four Mathas in four corners of India were established by —
(A) Ramanuja
(B) Shankaracharya
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Ramkrishna Paramhans

Answers :
1.(C) 2.(B) 3.(A) 4.(B) 5.(C) 6.(B) 7.(D) 8.(D) 9.(B) 10.(C)
11.(B) 12.(B) 13.(B) 14.(A) 15.(C) 16.(D) 17.(D) 18.(A) 19.(C) 20.(B)
21.(C) 22.(D) 23.(D) 24.(A) 25.(B)