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History of India - 5

Description: GK Test History - GK History, General Knowledge Test, GK Awareness and Current Affairs Oriented Question for UPSC, Bank PO, Clerical Exams, Railways Exams and Other Competitive Exams Preparation
Number of Questions: 25
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The Saiyyid dynasty was founded by

  1. Quli Qutub Shah

  2. Pir Muhammad

  3. Behlol Lodhi

  4. Khizar Khan


Correct Option: D

Mahmud Ghazni invaded Somnath temple in the year

  1. 1026 AD

  2. 1025 AD

  3. 1028 AD

  4. 1030 AD


Correct Option: B

The first raid of Mahmud of Ghazni on India dates back to

  1. 1007 AD

  2. 1001 AD

  3. 1002 AD

  4. 1005 AD


Correct Option: B

Which one is not correctly matched?

  1. Nizam Shahi dynasty : Ahmadnagar

  2. Barid Shahi dynasty : Bidar

  3. Adil Shahi dynasty : Bijapur

  4. Qutab Shahi dynasty : Berar


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is not correct about Buddha?

  1. Born at Lumbini

  2. First Sermon at Sarnath

  3. Died at Kusinagara

  4. Nirvana at Kapilvastu


Correct Option: D

Ibn Batutah visited India during the reign of

  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  2. Sikandar Lodhi

  3. Alauddin Khilji

  4. Mir Qasim


Correct Option: A

Who wrote a treatise on medicine in ancient India ?

  1. Aryabhatta

  2. Nagarjuna

  3. Vishnu Sharma

  4. Charaka


Correct Option: D

Which of the following building is not built by Shahjehan?

  1. Qutub Minar

  2. Taj Mahal

  3. Red Fort

  4. Jama Masjid


Correct Option: A

The Brihadeshwara temple at Thanjavur was built during the time of the

  1. Cholas

  2. Pallavas

  3. Chalukyas

  4. Satvahanas


Correct Option: A

The quinquennial festival witnessed by Hieun Tsang in the company of Harsha was held at

  1. Patliputra

  2. Kannauj

  3. Prayag

  4. Nalanda


Correct Option: C

Guru Arjan Dev was executed on the orders of

  1. Akbar

  2. Babar

  3. Shahjehan

  4. Jehangir


Correct Option: D

Name the Moorish traveller who came to India in the year 1333

  1. Marco Polo

  2. Alberuni

  3. Ibn Batutah

  4. Fahien


Correct Option: C

Muhammad-bin-Qasim was a/an

  1. Afghan

  2. Turk

  3. Mughal

  4. Mongol


Correct Option: B

Which one is not correctly matched ?

  1. Battle of Talikota : Decline of Vijayanagara Empire

  2. Second battle of Tarain : Turkish rule in India

  3. Second battle of Panipat : Slave dynasty in India

  4. Battle of Plassey : British rule in India


Correct Option: C

Mohd.Gori attacked India___ times.

  1. 7

  2. 17

  3. 5

  4. 15


Correct Option: A

Name the first Buddhist pilgrim from China to visit India

  1. I-tsing

  2. Fahien

  3. Hieun Tsang

  4. Mahanama


Correct Option: B

A Hindu slave who helped Alauddin Khilji in his conquests was

  1. Hemu

  2. Abu Baker

  3. Hasan Gangu

  4. Malik Kafur


Correct Option: D

Muhammad bin Tughluq shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad because

  1. he wanted his capital to be at the centre of his kingdom to exercise full control.

  2. he was captivated by the beauty of Daulatabad.

  3. he wanted to teach a lesson to his people.

  4. he wanted to escape the onslaught of the Mongols.


Correct Option: A

Jaziya was reimposed by

  1. Akbar

  2. Aurengzeb

  3. Shahjehan

  4. Humayun


Correct Option: B

Which of the following was a maritime power?

  1. Chalukyas

  2. Rashtrakutas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Cholas


Correct Option: D

Tulsidas flourished during the reign of

  1. Akbar

  2. Aurengzeb

  3. Shahjehan

  4. Sher Shah Suri


Correct Option: A

The mother of Mahavira was

  1. Rukmini

  2. Mahamaya

  3. Yashodhara

  4. Trishala


Correct Option: D

Which one is not a Rajput clan?

  1. The Pratiharas

  2. The Chauhans

  3. The Parmaras

  4. The Cholas


Correct Option: D

Both Mahavira and Buddha preached during the reign of

  1. Bimbisara

  2. Bindusara

  3. Ashoka

  4. Udayabhadra


Correct Option: A

The Gandhara art was the fusion of_and_cultures.

  1. Indian, Greek

  2. Indian, Roman

  3. Indian, Mongol

  4. Indian, Turkish


Correct Option: A
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