Quiz 27: Basic General Knowledge→Indian History

1. In which among the following cities is located the famous monument Rumi Darwaja?
[A]Bulandshahar
[B]Bhopal
[C]Lucknow
[D]Murshidabad


2. "Alai Darwaja" is a gateway to which monument?
[A]Qutub Minar
[B]Jama Masjid
[C]Humayun's Tomb
[D]Safdarjang's Tomb


3. Which Sultan had forbidden the Nobles to hold banquets & Festivities, and make marriage alliances without his permission?
[A]Iltutmish
[B]Alauddin Khilji
[C]Balban
[D]Firoz Shah Tughlaq


4. Who among the following has written "Kitab Ul Hind" ?
[A]Al-Beruni
[B]Hākim Nishapuri
[C]Juwayni
[D]Malik ibn Dinar


5. Goa was captured by Albuqurque from ruler of which among the following states?
[A]Bijapur
[B]Golconda
[C]Mysore
[D]Vijayanagar


6. Abdul Qadir Badauani", Naqib Khan & Shaikh Sultan of Thaneshwar were the scholars in which among the following mughal emperors' court ?
[A]Akbar
[B]Jahangir
[C]Shah Jahan
[D]Aurangzeb


7. Elizabeth I was contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
[A]Babur
[B]Humayun
[C]Akbar
[D]Jahangir


8. Who has written "Kalpsutra"
[A]Haribhadra
[B]Bhadrabahu
[C]Sudharma Swami
[D]Nemichandra


9. In which period, "Arthshastra" was written ?
[A]Maurya
[B]Kushana
[C]Shaka
[D]Gupta


10. "Amoghvarsha" belonged to which dynasty of kings?
[A]Saatvahana
[B]Rastrakuta
[C]Pallava
[D]Hoyasala


11. Bronze image of Nataraja Shiva is ascribed to which among the following dynasties?
[A]Chola
[B]Chalukya
[C]Pallava
[D]Chera


12. The famous Lingraj Temple is located in which among the following states?
[A]West Bengal
[B]Odisha
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]Gujarat


13. The Kandariya Mahadev temple in Khajuraho has been built in which among the following styles?
[A]Nagara
[B]Dravida
[C]Vesara
[D]Gadag


14. Who among the following had written the ancient classic "Indica"?
[A]Eratosthenes
[B]Strabo
[C]Megasthenes
[D]Deimachus


15. In which century Hieun-Tsang came in India?
[A]5th Century
[B]6th Century
[C]7th Century
[D]8th Century