QUESTIONS OF INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE!

28th March 2018

1. Name the poet who was with Allauddin Khalji during his siege of Chittor-

A. Firdausi
B. Amir Khusro
C. Both of them
D. None of them

2. Which commander of Nawab Sirajuddaulah's army betrayed him at the battle of Plassey in 1757?

A. Shuja-Ud-Daulah
B. Mir Jaffar
C. Neither of these
D. Both of these

3. Zafarnama was a letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?

A. Hari Rai
B. Arjun Dev
C. Tegh Bahadur
D. Govind Singh

4. The most important text of Vedic Mathematics is-

A. Satapatha Brahman
B. Atharva Veda
C. Sulva Sutras
D. Chhandhogya Upanishad

5. Teratali is the folk dance of-

A. Kerala
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu

6. 'Karagam' a religious folk dance is associated with-

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka

7. For the first time, the department of public works was established by-

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

8. Losoong is a festival which is celebrated in-

A. Tibet
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D. Kerala

9. Which of the following Tomb is called the second Tajmahal?

A. Tomb of Anarkali
B. Tomb of Itimad-ud Daula
C. Tomb of Rabia-ud-Daurani
D. None of these

10. First Buddhist council after the death of Buddha was presided over by-

A. Dharmasen
B. Ajatshatru
C. Mahakashyapa
D. Nagasen

11. Musical instrument 'Sitar' is the combination of-

A. Bansuri and Veena
B. Bansuri and Sarangi
C. Veena and Tambura
D. Veena and Piano

12. The author of 'Arthashastra' was a contemporary of-

A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
D. Samudra Gupta

13. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?

A. Mohammad Tughlaq
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Sikandar Lodhi
D. Ibrahim Lodhi

14. Babar came to India originally from-

A. Farghana
B. Khiva
C. Khorasan
D. Seistan

15. Who was the most distinguished Hindi poet of Akbar's Court?

A. Birbal
B. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
C. Raja Bhagwan Dass
D. Raja Man Singh

16. The Ajanta paintings belong to the-

A. Harappan Period
B. Mauryan Period
C. Buddhist Period
D. Gupta Period

17. What inspired the paintings of Ajanta?

A. Radha Krishna Leela
B. Compassionate Buddha
C. Jain Tirthankaras
D. Mahabharat encounters

18. Who among the following sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the 'mixture of opposites'?

A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq
D. Ibrahim Lodi

19. Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty?

A. Bahlol Lodi 
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Daulat Khan Lodi
D. Sikandar Lodi

20. In the third Battle of Panipat, the Marathas were defeated by- 

A. The Afghans
B. The Mughals
C. The English
D. The French

ANSWERS:
1. Amir Khusro, 2. Mir Jaffar, 3. Govind Singh, 4. Sulva Sutras, 5.  Rajasthan, 6. Kerala, 7. Firoz Shah Tughlaq, 8. Arunachal Pradesh, 9.  Tomb of Rabia-ud-Daurani, 10. Ajatshatru, 11. Veena and Piano, 12. Chandragupta Maurya, 13. Ibrahim Lodhi, 14. Farghana, 15.  Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana, 16. Gupta Period, 17. Compassionate Buddha, 18. Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq, 19.  Ibrahim Lodi, 20.  The Afghans