Indian History Objective Question
Q46. Gautama Buddha attained the enlightenment on the day of
(a) Vaisakha Purnima
(b) Chitra Purnima
(c) Masi Purnima
(d) Jyaistha Purnima
Answer: (a) Vaisakha Purnima
Q47. The Principal of Nalanda Buddhist School who invited chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang
(a) Dhramapala
(b) Silapatra
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Vasumitra
Answer: (b) Silapatra
Q48. The famous Sanskrit dictionary "Amarkosh" was compiled by whom
(a) Vishnu Sharma
(b) Amarasimha
(c) Panini
(d) Kalidasa
Answer: (b) Amarasimha
Q49. The Pallava king who defeated the Chalukya King Pulakesin II in the battle of Manimangalam is
(a) Simha Vishnu
(b) Mahendra Varman I
(c) Narasimha Varman I
(d) Parameswara Varman II
Answer: (c) Narasimha Varman I
Q50. Who is described as the Nero of Deccan
(a) Humayun
(b) Jahangir
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: (a) Humayun
Q51. The third battle of Panipat was fought in
(a) 14th January 1758
(b) 14th January 1759
(c) 14th January 1760
(d) 14th January 1761
Answer: (d) 14th January 1761
Q52. Name the book which was translated by Abul Fazal into Persian language
(a) Panchatantra
(b) Arthashastra
(c) Ramayan
(d) Mahabharat
Answer: (a) Panchatantra
Q53. __________ was the highest judicial officer of the Mughal administration
(a) Khan-i-saman
(b) Qazi-ul-Quzat
(c) Mir Bakshi
(d) Diwan-i-Bayudat
Answer: (b) Qazi-ul-Quzat
Q54. Who prohibited the Ghasbi system
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: (c) Jahangir
Q55. The author of the work "The Arctic Home of the Vedas" was
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer: (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q56. Where was Lord Mayo killed
(a) Cuttak
(b) Bombay
(c) Port Blair
(d) Calcutta
Answer: (c) Port Blair
Q57. The first ICS examination was held in
(a) 1852
(b) 1855
(c) 1856
(d) 1862
Answer: (b) 1855
Q58. In March 1947, Mountbatten replaced ______ as Viceroy of India
(a) Irwin
(b) Attlee
(c) Wavell
(d) Cripps
Answer: (c) Wavell
Q59. Who translated the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit into English at first
(a) Charles Wilkins
(b) Hayman Wilson
(c) William Jones
(d) Mortimer Wheeler
Answer: (a) Charles Wilkins
Q60. The Indian ruler who met Vasco-da-Gama on his arrival at Calicut
(a) Bhauguwanlal
(b) Zamorin
(c) Rajendranayar
(d) Siraj-ud-daula
Answer: (b) Zamorin
Practice Test Exam