Indian History Quiz

Q166. Who was the author of Rajatarangini
(a) Kalhana
(b) Banabhatta
(c) Abhinavagupta
(d) Kalidas

Q167. Which Viceroy of India had established the Department of Archaeology
(a) Canning
(b) Rippon
(c) Curzon
(d) Mayo

Q168. Who said this "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q169. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of
(a) Brahmo Samaj
(b) Prathna Samaj
(c) Ram Krishna Mission
(d) Arya Samaj

Q170. The only AICC session Mahatma Gandhi presided was held at
(a) Calcutta
(b) Belgaum
(c) Madras
(d) Lahore

Q171. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was
(a) Alam Shah
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(d) Balban

Q172. Which Gupta Emperor styled himself as "Kavi Raja"
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Skandagupta
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Chandragupta II

Q173. The paintings is Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under which of the following
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Pandyas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Rashtrakutas

Q174. In which year Gandhiji's started satyagraha from Champaran
(a) 1910
(b) 1912
(c) 1915
(d) 1917

Q175. Who was the first Mughal emperor to issue gold coin
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Bahadur Shah I

Q176. Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company
(a) Elijah Impey
(b) Courtney Ilbert
(c) Philip Francis
(d) None of the above

Q177. Who among the following is not associated with the Bhakti Movement
(a) Kabir
(b) Nanak
(c) Daswant
(d) Tukaram

Q178. The Vijaynagara ruler Krishnadev Raya had closed relations with
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) English
(d) French

Q179. The Rajarajeshwara Temple of Tanjore was constructed by
(a) Rajaraja the Great
(b) Rajendra I
(c) Rajadhiraja I
(d) Vikram Chola

Q180. Which of the following was known as the Lakh Bash
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Balban
(d) Alauddin Khiliji

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