Indian History Quiz
Q151. Which one was the capital city during Ashoka's empire
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Ujjain
(c) Taxila
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Pataliputra
Q152. Who is known as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India
(a) Lord Amherst
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Bentinck
Answer: (b) Lord Ripon
Q153. Who was the last Hindu ruler in the Sind region
(a) Dahir
(b) Chach
(c) Rai Sahasi II
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Dahir
Q154. The tomb of Babur is located at
(a) Kabul
(b) Lahore
(c) Delhi
(d) Sasaram
Answer: (a) Kabul
Q155. Which Mughal Emperor built a new city at Delhi known as Din Panah
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: (b) Humayun
Q156. Who among the following is the author of the book "kitab-ul-Hind"
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Al Beruni
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Al Beruni
Q157. When the Sati system was abolished
(a) 1829
(b) 1845
(c) 1873
(d) 1880
Answer: (a) 1829
Q158. The Pakistan Resolution was passed by Muslim League in
(a) 1940
(b) 1942
(c) 1946
(d) 1947
Answer: (a) 1940
Q159. The mosque which Qutubuddin Aibak built at Delhi soon after its capture is known as
(a) Jama Masjid
(b) Big Mosque
(c) Kuwat-ul-Islam
(d) Qutb Minar
Answer: (c) Kuwat-ul-Islam
Q160. Who led the Kanpur rebellion during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
(a) Babu Kunwar Singh
(b) Bakht Khan
(c) Rani Laxmi bai
(d) Nana Sahib
Answer: (d) Nana Sahib
Q161. The war of Kalinga was fought in the year
(a) 261 BC
(b) 270 BC
(c) 253 BC
(d) 242 BC
Answer: (a) 261 BC
Q162. Which one is the birthplace of the Gautama Buddha
(a) Kapilavastu
(b) Lumbini
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Sarnath
Answer: (b) Lumbini
Q163. Badami was the capital of which dynasty
(a) Chola dynasty
(b) Chalukya dynasty
(c) Pallava dynasty
(d) Varman dynasty
Answer: (b) Chalukya dynasty
Q164. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty in Kamrupa
(a) Brahma Pala
(b) Ratna Pala
(c) Indra Pala
(d) Jaya Pala
Answer: (a) Brahma Pala
Q165. Who was the first ruler in South India to issue gold coinage
(a) Rajaram
(b) Pulakeshi II
(c) Narasimhavarman I
(d) Vikramaditya II
Answer: (b) Pulakeshi II
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