Category: Indian history

Question: The ancient civilization of Sumer flourished in a region, which is a part of the following country in the modern world – 1. Iraq 2. Egypt 3. Syria 4. Sumeria Answer: 1 Question: Which seventh century Indian...

Question: During whose period Al-Beruni came to India? 1. Mahmud Ghaznavi 2. Balban 3. Firoz Tughluq 4. Ibrahim Lodhi Answer: 1 Question: Where was the battle fought between Pulakeshi-II and Harsha? 1. On the bank of Narmada...

Question: Who created the new state of Kashmir, indipendent of the Sikh Kingdom? 1. Gulab Singh 2. Ranbir Singh 3. Hari Singh 4. None of these Answer: 1 Question: As a result of regulating act – 1. The company’s...

Question: Who authored Sanskrit play the ‘Mudrarakshasa’ ? 1. Kalidas 2. Banabhatta 3. Vishakhadatta 4. Bhavabhuti Answer: 4 Question: In 305 BC, which Maurya ruler defeated Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator...

Question: Identify the famous ruler of the Gupta period 1. Kumaradevi 2. Rajyashri 3. Kuber-Naga 4. Prabhavati-Gupta Answer: 4 Question: Which of the following are the four Agnikula class of Rajputs 1. Tomars, Pariharas,...

Question: How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die? 1. He Was treacherously stabled to death by one of his ambitious nobles 2. He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the rular of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him...

Question: Who among the following had the longest tenure as the Prime Minister of India? 1. Morarji Desai 2. Charan Singh 3. V. P. Singh 4. Lal Bahadur Shastri Answer: 1 Question: During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were...

Question: Who among the following is known as the Morning Star of Indian Renaissance? 1. Ram Mohan Roy 2. Swami Vivekananda 3. Acharya Vinoba BHave 4. Rabindra Nath Tagore Answer: 1 Question: Who is known as the father of...

Question: Which was the first among the following? 1. Doctrine of Lapse 2. Subsidiary Alliance 3. Permanent Settlement 4. Double Government Answer: 4 Question: Babur entered India for the first time from the west through 1....

Question: Who was the first scholar to use the term “Indus Civilization”? 1. Rakhal Das Bannerji 2. John Marshall 3. Dayaram Sahani 4. R. S. Bist Answer: 2 Question: Which British Prime Minister announced a scheme of...

Question: Chola rulers were followers of- 1. Vaishnavism 2. Shaivism 3. Shaktism 4. Jainism Answer: 2 Question: When did Albaruni, a scholar of Central Asia visited India? 1. Mahmud Ghaznavi 2. Mohammed Ghori 3. Qutub-ud-din...

Question: When was the agreement to dismantle ‘Medium Range Missiles’ signed between former President Reagan of USA and erstwhile Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev? 1. December, 1987 2. January, 1988 3. September, 1986...