GK - 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