Indian History Quiz

Q31. Qutub Minar construction was started by Qutub-ud-din Aibak in 1192. Who had completed the construction of Qutub Minar
(a) Ghiyas ud din Balban
(b) Razia Sultana
(c) Anangpal Tomar
(d) Iltutmish

Q32. What is the real name of Birbal
(a) Maheshdas Brahmbhatt
(b) Amarasimha
(c) Ramtanu
(d) None of the above

Q33. Who was not included in the 'Navaratna' of Akbar
(a) Birbal
(b) Tansen
(c) Raja Man Singh
(d) Raja Bharmal

Q34. Which one is the poem written by Kalidas (Other three are play written by Kalidas)
(a) Kumarasambhava
(b) Vikramorvasiyam
(c) Abhignanasakuntalam
(d) Malavikagnimitram

Q35. Who is known as the Napoleon of India
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Ramagupta
(d) Vikramaditya

Q36. Kabir was the disciple of
(a) Vallabhacharya
(b) Ramanand
(c) Ramanuja
(d) None of the above

Q37. Which monument was not build by Shah Jahan
(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Red Fort
(c) Jama Masid
(d) Fatehpur Sikri

Q38. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Babur attacked India
(a) Sikandar Lodi
(b) Bahlul Lodi
(c) Mahmud
(d) Ibrahim Lodi

Q39. 'Gayatri Mantra' is written in
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Laxmi Puran
(d) None of the above

Q40. At the time of Alexander's invasion, which dynasty ruling north India
(a) Maurya
(b) Nanda
(c) Kushan
(d) Gupta

Q41. Who was not a part of 'Navaratnas' of Vikramaditya
(a) Kalidas
(b) Varahamihira
(c) Charaka
(d) Amarasimha

Q42. Use of Zero and Decimal system was introduced during the period of which dynasty
(a) Gupta
(b) Pallav
(c) Maurya
(d) Kushan

Q43. Who was the founder of Madras
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Sir John Child
(d) Francis Day

Q44. Who was the founder of Indian Boy Scouts
(a) Robert Baden-Powell
(b) Ernest T. Seton
(c) Dan Beard
(d) Robert Powell

Q45. The National song of India "Vande Mataram" was first published in which novel in 1882
(a) Sitaram
(b) Anandamath
(c) Gitanjali
(d) None of the above

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