Quiz 228 : Indian History

1.Who among the following Mughal rulers took measures against the practice of "Sati"?
(A)Jahanagir
(B)Akbar
(C)Shahjahan

2.In which of the following states the influence of the " Ahrar movement (1931)" was mostly confined to ?
(A)Punjab
(B)Sindh
(C)Bengal

3.Which of the following was an Indian sage cum Guru and is said to have transmitted Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century?
(A)Asanga
(B)Nagarjuna
(C)Padmasambhava

4.Who among the following was the last ruler of Slave Dynasty?
(A)Aram Shah
(B)Kaiqubad
(C)Khusrau

5.How many years Humayun spent in exile after he lost his kingdom in Hindustan?
(A)10 years
(B)12 years
(C)15 years

6." The greatest law giver " of ancient India was who among the following?
(A)Banabhatta
(B)Kautilya
(C)Manu

7. "The government was, of course, autocratic and even tyrannous, but it was organized on an elaborate system, army and civil service being administered by a series of boards, while the cities were governed by municipal commissioners responsible for public order and the upkeep of public works" This statement is related to which of the following ancient Indian rulers?
(A)Harshavardhana
(B)Kanishka
(C)Chandragupta Maurya

8.The ancient city of Raj Griha which is modern Rajgir near Patna was built by which of the following kings?
(A)Bimbisara
(B)Ajatshatru
(C)Prasenjit

9.Who among the following conspired against Ibrahim Lodi and invited Babur to invade Delhi?
(A)Bahlol Lodi
(B)Daulat Khan Lodi
(C)Sikandar Lodi

10.Which among the following rulers is related to " market regulatory measures " in medieval India?
(A)Alauddin Khilji
(B)Balban
(C)Babur

11."Hindus and Muslims form one nation in India. They are two eyes of India; Injure one and you injure the other " whose thoughts were these?
(A)Mahatma Gandhi
(B)Mohammed Iqbal
(C)Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan

12.Who among the following built the mosque Quwal-ul-lslam at Delhi?
(A)Alauddin Khilji
(B)Iltutmish
(C)Qutubuddin Aiabak

13.Which of the following Sultanate Rulers made Delhi as capital in place of Lahore?
(A)Qutubuddin Aibak
(B)Iltutmish
(C)Razia Sultana

14.Which of the following Mughal emperor is famous for his golden chain of justice?
(A)Akbar
(B)Shahjahan
(C)Jahanagir

15."Loom " was a central technological innovation in which of the following era?
(A)Sultanate Era
(B)Rajput Era
(C)Mughal Era

16.Who among the following wrote Astangasangraha.?
(A)Banabhatta
(B)Vagabhatta
(C)Aryabhatta

17.Who among the following is famous for saving the empire from the Huna tribe, which had overran Asia and Europe.
(A)Samudra Gupta
(B)Chandra Gupta II
(C)Skandagupta

18.Mudra Rakshas is a work of Vishakhadutta. This work was depicted which of the following?
(A)Chadragupta Maurya & Dhruva Devi
(B)Mauryas & Nandas
(C)Campaigns of Chandragupta Maurya

19.Nalanda University was founded by which of the following ?
(A)Kumaragupta
(B)Skandagupta
(C)Samudragupta

20.Bagh caves near Gwalior represent the paintings of which of the following era?
(A)Maurya Era
(B)Gupta Era
(C)Kushana Era