Quiz 5: Basic General Knowledge January 1, 2009 1. Which among the following movements started with breaking the salt law? Non-cooperation Movement Civil Disobedience MovementQuit India MovementHome Rule Movement2. Who among the following was the socialist leader, who escaped from the Hazaribagh Prison and joined the Quit India Movement? Ram Manohar LohiaMinoo MasaniJayprakash NarayanAchyut Patwardhan3. Who among the following were known as Tocharians?KushansShakasHunasKalabhras4. Two schools, viz. Mathura School of Art and Gandhara School of Art flourished in which among the following era?ShakasKushansSatavahanasGuptas5. Who among the following defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada? Pulkesin IKirtivarman IPulkesin IIVikramaditya I6. Which among the following two cities were joined by “Sadak-i-Azam” or the precursor of the Grand Trunk Road built by Shershah Suri?Agra & CalcuttaDelhi & PatnaDelhi & SasaramAgra & Sasaram7. Which among the following empires was located on the banks of Tungabhadra River?Vijayanagar EmpireChalukyas of VatapiChalukyas of BadamiBahmani Kingdom8. World’s first complete granite temple is located in which of the following cities of India?VaranasiMathuraThanjaurMadurai9. Who among the following was placed on the throne of Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Buxar?Shiraj-ud-daulaMir KasimMir JafarNajimuddin Ali Khan10. Which of the following Mughal Emperor’s is also known to be a very good player of Veena?AkbarJahangirShah JahanAurangzebSubmit Test « Previous Next »