History of India Quiz

1. Malik Kafur was a slave and became a general in the army of which Delhi sultanate ruler?

A.

Qutbuddin Aibak


B.

Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah


C.

Jalaluddin Khalji


D.

Alauddin Khalji


Answer:

Option D: Alauddin Khalji



2. Which king fought against Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes?

A.

Brihadratha


B.

Porus


C.

Agnimitra


D.

Ashoka


Answer:

Option B: Porus



3. Who was the founder of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?

A.

Alexander Cunningham


B.

John Marshall


C.

James Burgess


D.

Harold Hargreaves


Answer:

Option A: Alexander Cunningham



4. Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company was established in which year?

A.

1704


B.

1754


C.

1804


D.

1854


Answer:

Option D: 1854



5. The Konark Sun Temple was built in which century?

A.

11th


B.

12th


C.

13th


D.

14th


Answer:

Option C: 13th



6. Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

A.

Shalishuka


B.

Devavarman


C.

Shatadhanvan


D.

Brihadratha


Answer:

Option D: Brihadratha



7. Who assassinated Brihadratha?

A.

Vasudeva Kanva


B.

Mahapadma Nanda


C.

Pushyamitra Shunga


D.

Vishnugupta Candraditya


Answer:

Option C: Pushyamitra Shunga



8. Who among the below was the famous musician at the court of Akbar?

A.

Baiju Bawra


B.

Tansen


C.

Lal Khan


D.

Khushal Khan


Answer:

Option B: Tansen



9. Which was the original name of Tansen?

A.

Ramtanu Pande


B.

Mahesh Das


C.

Abdul Rahim


D.

Varahamihira


Answer:

Option A: Ramtanu Pande



10. Gautama Buddha belonged to which clan?

A.

Koliya


B.

Sakarwar


C.

Shakya


D.

Chandel


Answer:

Option C: Shakya



11. The monuments at Mahabalipuram were built during which dynasty?

A.

Chalukya


B.

Chera


C.

Pandya


D.

Pallava


Answer:

Option D: Pallava



12. Chhatrapati Shivaji was the founder of which empire?

A.

Maratha


B.

Vijayanagara


C.

Sur


D.

Nanda


Answer:

Option A: Maratha



13. In which year, the Battle of Buxar was fought?

A.

1757


B.

1764


C.

1771


D.

1780


Answer:

Option B: 1764



14. Who was the founder of the Sur Empire in India?

A.

Islam Shah Suri


B.

Firuz Shah Suri


C.

Sher Shah Suri


D.

Ibrahim Shah Suri


Answer:

Option C: Sher Shah Suri



15. Which was the capital of the Sur Empire?

A.

Sasaram


B.

Satara


C.

Raigad


D.

Lahore


Answer:

Option A: Sasaram



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