1. Which Gupta king restored Patliputra to its former glory and splendour?
2. What is Chandragupta II’s popular name and title?
3. How many Indian languages share the common script Devanagari?
4. Which great poet and dramatist lived in king Chandragupta Vikramaditya’s court?
5. What was the court language of the Gupta kings?
6. Who is regarded as the last great Hindu Emperor?
7. Which Chinese pilgrim visited India during Harsha’s reign?
8. When did Fa-hien visit India?
9. Who wrote the seminal work The Interpretation of Dreams?
10. What was king Harsha’s age when he ascended the throne?
11. Who were the most notable Chola Kings?
12. Which king gave the land on which the Harmandir Sahib has been built?
13. Which 19th Century U.S. President had the nicknames ‘Rail Splitter’ and ‘Great Emancipator’?
14. Which Academy Award-wining animated feature is based on William Steig’s 1990 fairy-tale picture book?
15. Which age of Indian history is known as the period of the ‘Hindu Renaissance’?
16. Which were the great Indian cities of the 5th Century B.C.?
17. Harsha held great Assemblies at intervals of 5 years, in which were distributed royal riches to holy and religious persons belonging to various faiths. Harsha, in all, held 6 such Assemblies At which place were these Assemblies held?
18. How was Hieun Tsang popularly known in China, in honour of his pilgrimage to India, and deep and extensive knowledge of Buddhism?
19. By what name were the Southeast Asian Islands like Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, etc. known in ancient days?
20. By what name was modern Vietnam known in the early centuries of the Christian era?
21. Where was the second Great Buddhist Council held?
22. Who founded the Slave Dynasty in India?
23. Which famous scholar lived in Mahmud Ghazni’s court?
24. Who was the first woman Muslim ruler in India?
25. Who was the first Sultan of Khilji Dynasty?
26. Which famous traveller visited India during Muhammad Tughlaq’s reign?
27. When and between whom was the first Battle of Panipat fought?
28. In which language is Babarnama?
29. Who defeated Humayun at Chausa and Kannauj in 1539-40?
30. Who introduced Din-e-illahi religion?
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