101. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
A. Kushans
B. Tatars
C. Mughals
D. Aryans
Answer: A. Kushans
102. Which of the following is not the ―Tri Ratna‖ of Jainism?
A. Right faith
B. Right knowledge
C. Right view
D. Right conduct
Answer: C. Right view
103. Who was the mother of Mahavira?
A. Yashoda
B. Trishala
C. Jameli
D. Mahamaya
Answer: B. Trishala
104. Sea route to India was discovered by
A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these
Answer: C. Vasco-da–gama
105. Which dynasty ruled over 'Magadha' after the Mauryan Dynasty?
A. Satavahana
B. Shunga
C. Nanda
D. Kanva
Answer: B. Shunga
106. Who was the founder of the Sunga dynasty?
A. Ajatashatru
B. Bimbisara
C. Agnimitra
D. Pushyamitra
Answer: D. Pushyamitra
107. The Prakrit text 'Gatha Saptasai' is attributed to the Satvahana king :
A. Gautamiputra Satkarni
B. Hala
C. Yajna Satakarni
D. Vasishtputra Pulumayi
Answer: B. Hala
108. Kanishka was a great patron of art and literature which of the following personalities adorned his court?
A. Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka
B. Aswaghosa, Nagarjuna, Nagasena and Vasumitra
C. Aswaghosa, Parsva, Hemacandra and Nagarjuna
D. Aswaghosa, Vasumitra, Asanga and Hemachandra
Answer: A. Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka
109. Which one of the following kings controlled the famous silk-route of Central Asia?
A. Harsha
B. Chandragupta II
C. Ashoka
D. Kanishka
Answer: D. Kanishka
110. Saka era was founded by:
A. Ashoka
B. Harsha
C. Kanishka
D. Vikramaditya
Answer: C. Kanishka (Saka era started from 78 AD)
111. Match the following:
a. Kushans 1. Bronze coins
b. Satavahanas 2. Gold coins
c. Shakas 3. Silver coins
4. Lead coins
Below options are given in A B C order
A. 2 4 3
B. 3 2 1
C. 1 2 3
D. 2 1 3
Answer: A. 2 4 3
112. Shivaji's Agra Adventure was planned by
A. Jai Singh
B. Shayista Khan
C. Afzal Khan
D. Mir Jumla
Answer: A. Jai Singh
113. Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas ?
A. Satkami I
B. Gautamiputra Satakarni
C. Simuka
D. Hala
Answer: B. Gautamiputra Satakarni
114. Who founded the Gupta dynasty?
A. Ashoka
B. Bindusara
C. Chandragupta - 1
D. Durdhara
Answer: C. Chandragupta - 1
115. Which of the following rulers was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja' (King of Kings)?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Kanishka
C. Chandragupta I
D. Ashoka
Answer: C. Chandragupta - 1
116. Which of the following rulers started the Gupta currency system?
A. Srigupta
B. Chandragupta I
C. Samudragupta
D. Chandragupta
Answer: B. Chandragupta - 1
117. Which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the south and was an expert 'Veena' player?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
D. Skandagupta
Answer: B. Samudragupta
118. Who of the following kings is depicted as playing on a flute on his coins?
A. Menander
B. Skandagupta
C. Samudragupta
D. Kumaragupta
Answer: C. Samudragupta
119. The Council of the 'Nine Gems' is associated with:
A. Ballala Sena
B. Harshavardhana
C. Chandragupta II
D. Devapala
Answer: C. Chandragupta II
120. The Panchatantra was written during the:
A. Later Vedic period
B. Sultanate period
C. Maurya period
D. Gupta period
Answer: D. Gupta period
(The Panchatantra was written by Vishnu Sharma)
121. Which one of the following was a land measure in the Gupta period?
A. Dharaka
B. Karsha
C. Nivartana
D. Vimsopaka
Answer: C. Nivartana
122. Which one of the following was the biggest hoard of Gupta coins?
A. Basti hoard
B. Bayana hoard
C. Hajipur hoard
D. Kotawa hoard
Answer: B. Bayana hoard
123. Who of the following Gupta kings was first to issue silver coins?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta II
D. Kumaragupta
Answer: C. Chandragupta II
124. Decimal system was introduced by :
A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bhaskara
D. None of these
Answer: C. Bhaskara
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125. The travel account of Fa hien is known as
A. Si-yu-ki
B. Yen-tu
C. Fo-kwo-ki
D. Fa-chien
Answer: C. Fo-kwo-ki
126. Who has complimented Samudragupta as the 'Indian Napoleon'?
A. Radhakumud Mukherji
B. A.V. Smith
C. R.M. Dandekar
D. R.C. Majumdar
Answer: B. A.V. Smith
127. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called
A. Rupaka
B. Karshapana
C. Dinara
D. Pana
Answer: A. Rupaka
128. The royal emblem used by the Gupta period was
A. Lakshmi
B. Varaha
C. Garuda
D. Bull
Answer: C. Garuda
129. Match the following :
Eras Reckoned from
a. Vikrama Era 1. 3102 B.C.
b. Saka Era 2. 320 A.D.
c. Gupta Era. 3. 78 A.D.
d. Kali Era. 4. 57 B.C.
5. 248 A.D.
Below options are given in A B C D order.
A. 1 3 2 4
B. 2 4 5 1
C. 4 5 3 3
D. 4 3 2 1
Answer: D. 4 3 2 1
130. Kalidasa lived during the reign of:
A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D. Chandragupta II
Answer: D. Chandragupta II
131. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the:
A. Ramayana
B. Mahabharata
C. Jatakas
D. Upanishads
Answer: C. Jatakas
132. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period?
A. Tamralipti
B. Broach
C. Kalyan
D. Cambay
Answer: A. Tamralipti
133. Arrange the following rulers chronologically:
1. Chandragupta I
2. Samudragupta
3.Chandragupta II
4. Kumaragupta I
5. Skandagupta
A. 1, 4, 3, 5 and 2
B. 2, 1, 3, 4 and 5
C. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
D. 1, 2, 4, 3 and 5
Answer: D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
134. The region of Gupta rulers is known as the 'Golden Age of India' Which of the following is true in this regard?
A. There was peace and prosperity
B. There was religious tolerance
C. There was tremendous advancement in the field of science
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
135. Zero was invented by:
A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahmihir
C. Bhaskar I
D. Brahmagupta
Answer: A. Aryabhatta
136. Who among the following literary figures of the Gupta Age is given the title of 'Indian Shakespeare'?
A. Harisena
B. Kalidasa
C. Vishakhadatta
D. Bharavi
Answer: B. Kalidasa
137. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of
A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Kamisha I
C. Rudradaman
D. Samudragupta
Answer: C. Rudradama
138. Consider the following foreign visitors to India
1. Alberuni
2. Fa-Hien
3. Hiuen Tsang
4. Megasthenese
The correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is
A. 4, 3, 1, 2
B. 2, 4, 3, 1
C. 4, 2, 3, 1
D. 1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: C. 4, 2, 3, 1
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139. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by:
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
D. Timur
Answer: C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
140. Al Beruni came to India along with:
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
C. Muhammad Ghuri
D. Timur
Answer: A. Mahmud of Ghazni
141. Who amongst the following organised Ashwamedha Yajna?
A. Ajatshatru
B. Ashoka
C. Samudragupta
D. Chandragupta
Answer: C. Samudragupta
142. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by :
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
D. Timur
Answer: C. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
143. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?
A. Bhani
B. Ravi Kirti
C. Banabhatta
D. Vishnu Sharma
Answer: C. Banabhatta
144. Whose reign in Indian History was called the Golden Age of India?
A. Mughal Empire
B. Maratha Empire
C. Gupta Empire
D. Maurya Empire
Answer: C. Gupta Empire
145. The first Muslim ruler in India was:
A. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Qurbuddin Aibak
D. Muhammad Ghori
Answer: D. Muhammad Ghori
146. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi?
A. Chand Bii
B. Noor Jahan
C. Razia Sultan
D. Mumtaz Mahal
Answer: C. Razia Sultan
147. Which of the following rulers died while playing 'Chaugan'?
A. Balban
B. Sher Shah
C. Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
D. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
Answer: D. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
148. The King who did not allow anybody to laugh in his court was :
A. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Blaban
Answer: D. Blaban
149. The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign of :
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer: A. Alauddin Khilji
150. The silver coin 'tanka' was introduced by
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Bairam Khan
Answer: B. Iltutmish
151. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating
A. Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
B. Jayachandra in the Battle of Chandawar
C. The Chandelas
D. Both (A) and (B) above
Answer: D. Both (A) and (B) above
152. The battle that led to the foundation of Muslim power in India was
A. The first battle of Tarain
B. The second battle of Tarain
C. The first battle of Panipat
D. The second battle of Panipat
Answer: B. The second battle of Tarain
153. Who is known as the "slave of a slave"?
A. Muhammad bin Oasim
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Iltutmish
D. Outbuddin Aibak
Answer: C. Iltutmish
154. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was
A. Iltutmish
B. Aram Shah
C. Qutb-ud-din Albak
D. Balban
Answer: A. Iltutmish
155. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Gauri in the battle of
A. Tarain in 1191 A.D.
B. Tarain in 1192 A.D.
C. Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
D. Ranthambor in 1195 A.D.
Answer: B. Tarain in 1192 A.D.
156. Who wrote a commentary of Bhagavad Gita called Dnyaneshwari?
A. Dnyaneshwar
B. Namadev
C. Ekanath
D. Both A & B
Answer: A. Dnyaneshwar
157. The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
A. Nanak
B. Meera
C. Ramdas
D. Ramanujacharya
Answer: D. Ramanujacharya
158. What is meant by a 'Pir' in the Sufi tradition?
A. The Supreme God
B. The Guru of the Sufis
C. The greatest of all Sufi saints
D. The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
Answer: B. The Guru of the Sufis
159. Who is regarded as the second Alexander?
A. Jalaluddin Khalji
B. Mubarak Khilji
C. Khusru Khan
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer: D. Alauddin Khalji
160. Guru Nanak was born at
A. Talwandi
B. Purandar
C. Amritsar
D. Poona
Answer: A. Talwandi
161. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
A. In the service of God
B. Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
C. In fighting for the country
D. In fighting against Islam
Answer: A. In the service of God
162. The Sikh Guru who wrote Guru Nank's biography was
A. Guru Angad Dev
B. Guru Amar Das
C. Guru Ramdas
D. Guru Arjun Dev
Answer: A. Guru Angad Dev
163. Which is the holy book of the Sikh religion?
A. Bhagavad Gita
B. Baani
C. Gurmukhi
D. Guru Granth Sahib
Answer: D. Guru Granth Sahib
164. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
A. Guru Amar Das
B. Guru Ramdas
C. Guru Arjan Dev
D. Guru Hargobind
Answer: B. Guru Ramdas
165. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of
A. Iltutmish
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Balban
Answer: C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
166. The first Mughal emperor of India was
A. Shahjahan
B. Humayun
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Answer: C. Babur
167. Who among the following was an illiterate?
A. Jahagir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Akbar
168. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and__________
A. Rana Sanga
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Hemu
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: D. Ibrahim Lodi
(The First Battle of Panipat - 21 April 1526.)
169. Humayun Nama was written by
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Abul Fazl
D. Gulbadan Begum
Answer: D. Gulbadan Begum
170. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate come to an end?
A. 1498 A.D.
B. 1526 A.D.
C. 1565 A.D.
D. 1600 A.D.
Answer: B. 1526 A.D.
171. Who was the last ruler of the Lodi Dynasty?
A. Bahlol Lodi
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Daulat Khan Lodi
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B. Ibrahim Lodi
172. Who was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Jahangir
D. Babur
Answer: B. Shah Jahan
173. Who was the founder of the Lodi dynasty?
A. Daulat Khan Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Bahlol Lodi
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: C. Bahlol Lodi
174. Babur was born in the year
A. 1483
B. 1583
C. 1693
D. 1783
Answer: A. 1483
175. Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat.
Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
176. Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A. Mughal
B. Nanda
C. Maurya
D. Haryanka
Answer: A. Mughal
177. Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?
A. Genghis Khan
B. Nadir Shah
C. Hemu
D. Bajirao-I
Answer: C. Hemu
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178. Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar?
A. Abul Fazl
B. Faizi
C. Abdul Nabi Khan
D. Birbal
Answer: A. Abul Fazl
179. Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
A. Gwalior Fort
B. Agra Fort
C. Lahore Fort
D. Allahabad Fort
Answer: A. Gwalior Fort
180. During Akbar's reign the Mahabharata was translated into Persian and is known as
A. Iqbalnama
B. Razmnama
C. Akbarnama
D. Sakinat-ul-Auliya
Answer: B. Razmnama
181. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar's court by whom?
A. Faizi
B. Abul Fazl
C. Badayuni
D. Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
Answer: C. Badayuni
182. Akbar's teacher was
A. Abul Fazl
B. Bairam Khan
C. Abdul Latif
D. Kabir
Answer: C. Abdul Latif
183. The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was
A. Todarmal
B. Birbal
C. Tansen
D. Man Singh
Answer: B. Birbal
(The Dīn-i Ilāhī or Divine Faith was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582)
184. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was
A. Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
B. Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
C. Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
D. Hemachandra (Hemu)
Answer: D. Hemachandra (Hemu)
185. Who wrote Akbarnama?
A. Akbar
B. Birbal
C. Abul Fazal
D. Bhagavan Das
Answer: C. Abul Fazal
186. Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?
A. Abul Fazal
B. Miyan Tansen
C. Raja Birbal
D. Raja Todar Mal
Answer: B. Miyan Tansen
187. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
A. Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
B. Persian invader Nadir Shah
C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
D. British East India Company
Answer: B. Persian invader Nadir Shah
188. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi?
A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. Shahjahan
D. Bahadur Shah
Answer: C. Shahjahan
189. Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally in the battle of
A. Chunar
B. Chausa
C. Ghagra
D. Kannauj
Answer: D. Kannauj
190. Shah Jahan was kept in prison by Aurangzeb at
A. Ajmer
B. Agra
C. Delhi
D. Daulatabad
Answer: B. Agra
191. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by __________ at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj Mahal
A. Jahangir
B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
C. Aurangzeb
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Aurangzeb
192. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by
A. Mir Jumla
B. Prince Akbar
C. Shayista Khan
D. Jai Singh
Answer: A. Mir Jumla
193. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Bahadur Shah I
Answer: C. Aurangzeb
194. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year __________
A. 1764
B. 1526
C. 1556
D. 1857
Answer: C. 1556
195. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer: C. Jahangir
196. Who was the architect who designed "Taj Mahal" ?
A. Muhammad Hussain
B. Ustad Ahmed Lahori
C. Shah Isa
D. Ismail
Answer: B. Ustad Ahmed Lahori
197. When was the battle of Haldighati fought?
A. 1776
B. 1676
C. 1576
D. 1476
Answer: C. 1576
198. Jahangir was the son of
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: C. Akbar
199. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Jahangir
200. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
A. Nadir Shah
B. Firuz Shah
C. Mohammed Shah
D. Mohammed Ghori
Answer: A. Nadir Shah
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