Quiz 73: Indian History Basic Questions

1. Which among the following Muslim writers has written the famous Hindi work "Padmavat"?
[A]Malik Muhammad Jayasi
[B]Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
[C]Amir Khusro
[D]Bulleh Shah


2. Which among the following travelers has recorded his experiences in "Kitab-i-Rehla" ?
[A]Amir Khusro
[B]Ibn Battuta
[C]Malik Murtaza
[D]Al-Bayhaqi


3. With which among the following branches of Mathematics, Sulva Sutras are related to ?
[A]Algebra
[B]Geometry
[C]Calculus
[D]Game Theory


4. Which among the following Mughal painters is credited for painting Siberian Crane and the Dodo for the first time?
[A]Abu al-Hasan
[B]Bishandas
[C]Farrukh Beg
[D]Ustad Mansur


Explanation
5. Which among the following had an objective of introducing the self-governing institutions to India?
[A]Indian Council Act 1909
[B]Mont-Ford Reforms
[C]Cabinet Mission
[D]Government of India Act 1935


6. Which among the following is the year of famous Queen Victoria's Proclamation assuming the Government of India?
[A]1857
[B]1858
[C]1859
[D]1860


7. For reforms in which among the following, Hartog Commission was established?
[A]Society
[B]Education
[C]Civil Service
[D]Economic Reforms


8. Fraser Commission was established for reforms in which among the following in 1902?
[A]Army
[B]Police
[C]School Education
[D]Civil Service


9. Who among the following was Viceroy of India at the time of partition of Bengal (1905)?
[A]Lord Minto
[B]Lord Elgin
[C]Lord Curzon
[D]Lord Chelmsford


10. At which among the following places, the Muslim League was founded in 1906?
[A]Kolkata
[B]Murshidabad
[C]Dhaka
[D]Lucknow


11. Simuka was an Indian king and the founder of which among the following dynasty?
[A]Saatvahana
[B]Kadamba
[C]Ganga
[D]Kakatiya


12. Who among the following was the founder of Rastrakuta dynasty ?
[A]Dantidurga
[B]Krishna -I
[C]Indra - II
[D]Govinda -I


13. Which among the following was the state emblem of Pandyas?
[A]Fish
[B]Bow & Arrow
[C]Sun
[D]Horse


14. Bhandi was a chief secretary of which among the following Indian Kings?
[A]Samudragupta
[B]Chandragupta Vikramaditya
[C]Harshavardhan
[D]Skandgupta


15. In Sangam age, the term " Pillai" was used for which among the following?
[A]Lenders
[B]Farmers
[C]Labours
[D]Students