Quiz 155 : Indian History for Civil Services Exams

1.Battle of the Hydaspes was fought between Alexander and King Porus in 326 BC. Hydapses means which river________?
(A)Chenab
(B)Indus
(C)Jhelum

2.Which among the following place is the birth place of Humayun?
(A)Agra
(B)Badakhashan
(C)Kabul

3.Who has written the compilation of poems , Prithviraj Raso ?
(A)Prithvi Raj III
(B)Chand Bardai
(C)Purandara Dasa

4.Krishna I , who was a king of Rashtrakuta dynasty is related to which of the following ?
(A)Shiva Temples of Ellora
(B)Ajanata Caves
(C)Khajuraho Temples

5.Amoghavarsha I was a famous king of _________?
(A)Rashtrakuta Dynasty
(B)Pratihara Dynasty
(C)Chalukya Dynasty

6.Who built the tomb of itmad ud daula?
(A)Jahanagir
(B)Nur Jahan
(C)Shershah

7.Who among the following is called the father of local self government in India?
(A)Lord Dalhousie
(B)Lord Ripon
(C)Lord Curzon

8.Vaikuntaperumal Temple at kanchipuram was built by __________?
(A)Narsimhavarman II
(B)Nandivarman II
(C)Parmesvaravarman II

9.Which among the following religion is related to Dilwada temples at Mount Abu ?
(A)Vaishnav sect of Hindus
(B)Shaiv Sect of Hindus
(C)Jainism

10.Maritime power was a distinct character of which of the following dynasties?
(A)Chalukyas
(B)Cholas
(C)Rastrakuta

11.The pioneers of Ocean trade with India were______?
(A)Dutch
(B)Portuguese
(C)British

12.Which of the following Sikh Guru collected all the work of the previous Gurus and dictated it in the form of verses ?
(A)Guru Har Govind
(B)Guru Har Kishan
(C)Guru Arjun Dev

13.Algebra was invented by which of the following Ancient Indian Mathematicians?
(A)Bhaskara
(B)Aryabhatta
(C)Medhatithi

14.Which of the following Governor Generals was impeached for charges of corruption?
(A)Earl Cornwallis
(B)Warren Hastings
(C)Lord Minto

15.Who among the following was the most famous Chalukya King?
(A)Pulakesin I
(B)Pulakesin II
(C)Kirtivarman

16.Razia Sultan acceded to the throne of Delhi in __________ ?
(A)1220 AD
(B)1236 AD
(C)1242 AD

17.He was placed on a filthy elephant and paraded through the streets of the capital in chains and Aurangazeb declared him as a threat to Islam. Who was he?
(A)Murad Baksh
(B)Dara Shikoh
(C)Shah Shuja

18.Who among the following died in consequence of falling from his horse playing chaugan?
(A)Humayun
(B)Qutub Ud Din Aibak
(C)Mohd Ghori

19.Who among the following is called the destroyer of Khilji Dynasty in India ?
(A)Khusrau Shah
(B)Ghazi Malik
(C)Malik Kafur

20."Kaviraja" or King of poets was a title of _________?
(A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
(B)Samudra Gupta
(C)Skand Gupta