Indian History GK Trivia
Q181. "Rajatarangini" written by Kalhan is associated with which of the following
(a) Chandragupta's reign
(b) Anthology of lyrics
(c) History of Kashmir
(d) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya
Answer: (c) History of Kashmir
Q182. The famous Persian Poet Amir Khusrow lived in the court of
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Kutub-ud-din Aibek
(d) Iltutmish
Answer: (a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
Q183. The Khilafat Movement was started in the year
(a) 1913
(b) 1919
(c) 1921
(d) 1927
Answer: (b) 1919
Q184. Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora
(a) Gupta King Samudra Gupta
(b) Chalukyan King Pulikeshi II
(c) Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I
(d) Mauryan Emperor Ashoka
Answer: (c) Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I
Q185. Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place
(a) Murshidabad
(b) Dacca
(c) Monghyr
(d) Calcutta
Answer: (d) Calcutta
Q186. Ajatasatru was the son of
(a) Bimisara
(b) Udayin
(c) Shisunaga
(d) None of above
Answer: (a) Bimisara
Q187. The Asiatic society was established in Calcutta by
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) TB Macaulay
Answer: (b) Sir William Jones
Q188. Who had suggested the Saptanga theory of State
(a) Kautilya
(b) Ashok
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Aryabhata
Answer: (a) Kautilya
Q189. Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State
(a) Janapad
(b) Danda
(c) Mitra
(d) Kosha
Answer: (c) Mitra
Q190. Who addressed Gandhiji as 'one man boundary force'
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: (b) Lord Mountbatten
Q191. From where have we obtained evidence of pit-dwellings in the neolithic age
(a) Brahmagiri
(b) Burzahom
(c) Gufkral
(d) Both Burzahom and Gufkral
Answer: (d) Both Burzahom and Gufkral
Q192. The chief of merchants in the Gupta age was called as
(a) Kulik
(b) Samaharta
(c) Shreshthi
(d) Sarthavaha
Answer: (d) Sarthavaha
Q193. Which one of the following cities was known as "Shiraz of East"
(a) Jaunpur
(b) Lahore
(c) Agra
(d) Lakhnauti
Answer: (a) Jaunpur
Q194. Who was the author of Kanun-i-Hamayuni
(a) Gulbadan Begam
(b) Jauhar
(c) Khwanda Mir
(d) Mirja Haider Doglat
Answer: (c) Khwanda Mir
Q195. The young Bengal Movement in the 19th century was inspired by
(a) Rasik Kumar Mallick
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Henry Vivian Derozia
(d) Krishna Kumar Mitra
Answer: (c) Henry Vivian Derozia
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