Deck 5: Historical and Cultural Trivia

Question 1

The Mughal painting reaches its/zenith during the reign of -

A)Akbar
B)Jahangir
C)Shahjahan
D)Aurangzeb

Answer 1

Jahangir

Question 2

The capital of the Yadava rulers was:

A)Dwarasamudra
B)Warangal
C)Kalyani
D)Devagiri

Answer 2

Devagiri

Question 3

Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?

A)Tripitaka
B)Dakhma
C)Khanqah
D)Synagogue

Answer 3

Khanqah

Question 4

Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?

A)Pallavas and Chalukyas
B)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms

Question 5

The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in-

A)Orissa
B)Chhota Nagpur
C)Bijapur
D)Golconda

Question 6

The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was -

A)Malik Muhammed Jayasi
B)Abdur Rahim
C)Mulla Wajhi
D)Chand Bardai

Question 7

The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh in Persian under the title of

A)Mayma-ul-Bahrain
B)Sirr-i-Akbar
C)Al-Fihrist
D)Kitabul Bayan

Question 8

The Sikh military sect 'the Khalsa' was introduced by -

A)Har Rai
B)Harkishan
C)Gobind Singh
D)Tegh Bahadur

Question 9

Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of -

A)Chittor
B)Pune
C)Purandar
D)Torna

Question 10

The Mughal Emperor who discouraged 'Sati' was -

A)Babur
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Jehangir

Question 11

The capital of the Bahamani Kings was

A)Gulbarga
B)Bijapur
C)Belgaum
D)Raichur

Question 12

Under the administration of Shivaji. "Peshwa" was referred to as -

A)Minister of Religious Affairs
B)Minister of Defence
C)Chief Minister
D)Minister of Justice

Question 13

Where is Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in the world, situated?

A)Damascus
B)?stanbul
C)Cairo
D)Bijapur

Question 14

To take care of the conquered lands, Mohmmad Ghori left behind his trusted General -

A)Nasiruddin
B)Iltutmish
C)Qutbuddin Aibak
D)Malik Kafur

Question 15

What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur? (1)

A)Thirteen
B)Eighteen
C)Fifteen
D)Twenty

Question 16

The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was:

A)Todermal
B)Birbal
C)Tansen
D)Man Singh

Question 17

Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with composition of Hindi songs?

A)Babar
B)Akbar
C)Jahangir
D)Shahjehan

Question 18

Where did Aurangzeb die?

A)Pune
B)Aurangabad
C)Ahmad Nasar
D)Mumbai

Question 19

The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was

A)Iltutmish
B)Balban
C)Firuz Tughluq
D)Alauddin Khilji

Question 20

Akbar held his religious discussion in -

A)Jodhabai's Palace
B)Panch Mahal
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza

Question 21

Who succeeded Guru Nanak?

A)Guru Angad
B)Guru Ramdas
C)Guru Arjan
D)Guru Hargobind

Question 22

Who constructed Humayun's tomb in Delhi?

A)Babar
B)Akbar
C)Haji Begam
D)Humayun

Question 23

How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?

A)Four Times
B)Once
C)Thrice
D)Twice

Question 24

Who translated Mahabharatha into Persian?

A)Ibn-Batuta
B)Abul Fazal
C)Babar
D)Badauni

Question 25

Who built Adhai Din Ka Jhopra or A hut of two and a half days at Ajmer?

A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Balban
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

Question 26

Which among the following foreign countries was the first one to trade with India?

A)England
B)Netherlands
C)France
D)Portugal

Question 27

Which monument is known as the "Dream in Stones'?

A)Char Minar
B)Ajanta Caves
C)Sanchi Stupa
D)Panch Mahal

Question 28

The famous poet Amir Khusrau was contemporary of all except following.

A)Alauddin Khilji
B)Ghiyasuddin Balbarn
C)Iltutmish
D)Jalaluddin Khilji

Question 29

What is Gol Gumbadh?

A)Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
B)Mausoleum of Aurangazeb
C)Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
D)Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah

Question 30

The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?

A)Urdu
B)Arabic
C)Persian
D)Hindi

Question 31

The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was -

A)Thomas Roe
B)William Hawkins
C)Ibn Batuta
D)Manucci

Question 32

Who built "Purana Quilla"?

A)Akbar
B)Shershah
C)Aurangzeb
D)Babar

Question 33

How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?

A)Four Times
B)Once
C)Thric
D)Twice

Question 34

Who among the Delhi Sultans died of a sudden fall from a horse at Lahore while playing Chaugan?

A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Iltutmish
C)Balban
D)Jalaluddin Khilji

Question 35

Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph?

A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Iltutmish
C)Balban
D)Qutub-ud-din Aibak

Question 36

The Akaal Takht was built by -

A)Guru Ramdas
B)Guru Teg Bahadur
C)Guru Hargovind
D)Guru Nanak

Question 37

Bahadur Shah was the -

A)last ruler of the Lodis
B)successor of Shar Shah Suri
C)last Mughal ruler
D)successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji

Question 38

The famous city of Bhopal was founded by the Rajput ruler -

A)Prithviraj Chauhan
B)Dharmapala
C)Raja Bhoja
D)Jaichand

Question 39

The first battle of Tarain took place between?

A)Alauddin khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan
B)Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
C)Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan
D)Mohammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan

Question 40

The world famous 'Peacock it Throne' was kept in which of the following Mughal buildings?

A)Diwan-r-Khasa-Fatehpur Sikri
B)New Agra Fort
C)The Rang Mahal of the Red Fort at Delhi
D)The Diwan-i-Am of the Red Fort at Delhi

Question 41

Which Sikh Guru called himself the 'Sachcha Badshah'?

A)Guru Gobind Singh
B)Guru Hargovind
C)Guru Tegh Bahadur
D)Guru Arjan Dev

Question 42

Coronation of Shivaji took place in -

A)1627 A.D.
B)1674 A.D.
C)1680 A.D.
D)1670 A.D

Question 43

Who was the Guru of Kabir?

A)Ramanuja
B)Ramananda
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Namadeva

Question 44

Which Battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India?

A)Battle of Plassey
B)Battle of Talikota
C)First Battle of Panipat
D)Battle of Haldighati

Question 45

Mughal painting reached its zenith under -

A)Shah Jahan
B)Akbar
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzet

Question 46

The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan were built by the followers of -

A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Hinduism
D)Sikhism

Question 47

Alberuni came to India with -

A)Mahmud of Ghazni
B)Alexander
C)Babur
D)Timur

Question 48

Ranthambhor was -

A)a Mughal palace
B)a Rajput fort
C)capital of the Khaljis
D)a Buddhist pilgrimage centre

Question 49

'Lakh Baksh' was a title given to the ruler -

A)Iltutmish
B)Balbar
C)Raziya
D)Qutub-ud-din Aibak

Question 50

Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of bring exactly equal in length and breadth -

A)Agra Fort
B)Red Fort
C)Taj Mahal
D)Buland Darwaza