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
Answer: (d) Iltutmish
Q32. What is the real name of Birbal
(a) Maheshdas Brahmbhatt
(b) Amarasimha
(c) Ramtanu
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Maheshdas Brahmbhatt
Q33. Who was not included in the 'Navaratna' of Akbar
(a) Birbal
(b) Tansen
(c) Raja Man Singh
(d) Raja Bharmal
Answer: (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
Answer: (a) Kumarasambhava
Q35. Who is known as the Napoleon of India
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta I
(c) Ramagupta
(d) Vikramaditya
Answer: (a) Samudragupta
Q36. Kabir was the disciple of
(a) Vallabhacharya
(b) Ramanand
(c) Ramanuja
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Ramanand
Q37. Which monument was not build by Shah Jahan
(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Red Fort
(c) Jama Masid
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: (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
Answer: (d) Ibrahim Lodi
Q39. 'Gayatri Mantra' is written in
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Laxmi Puran
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Rigveda
Q40. At the time of Alexander's invasion, which dynasty ruling north India
(a) Maurya
(b) Nanda
(c) Kushan
(d) Gupta
Answer: (b) Nanda
Q41. Who was not a part of 'Navaratnas' of Vikramaditya
(a) Kalidas
(b) Varahamihira
(c) Charaka
(d) Amarasimha
Answer: (c) Charaka
Q42. Use of Zero and Decimal system was introduced during the period of which dynasty
(a) Gupta
(b) Pallav
(c) Maurya
(d) Kushan
Answer: (a) Gupta
Q43. Who was the founder of Madras
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Sir John Child
(d) Francis Day
Answer: (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
Answer: (a) Robert Baden-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
Answer: (b) Anandamath