Indian History General Knowledge Questions and Answers

The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as ?

A. Walashahi 

B. Barawardi 

C. JCumaki 

D. Dakhili

Ans: Option D

To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged? 

A. Lawyers 

B. Teachers 

C. Journalists 

D. All of the above

Ans: Option D

We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of ?

A. Cartius 

B. Trajan 

C. Nero 

D. Brutus

Ans: Option B

Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj? 

A. China 

B. Germany 

C. Italy 

D. Japan

Ans: Option D

Todar Mal was associated with ?

A. music 

B. literature 

C. land revenue reforms 

D. law

Ans: Option C

To which of the following dynasties did Kind Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong? 

A. Karkota 

B. Utpala 

C. Paramara 

D. Gurjara Pratihara

Ans: Option C

The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with?

A. Central Asia 

B. Iran 

C. Greece 

D. China

Ans: Option C

To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath? 
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha

Ans: Option B

The treaty of Mangalore was signed between ?
A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan

Ans: Option B

Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were ?
A. Babar and Humayun
B. Humayun and Jahangir
C. Babar and Jahangir
D. Jahangir and Shahjahan

Ans: Option C

Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over ?

A. Indo-Greeks
B. Sakas
C. Parthinas
D. Kushanas

Ans: Option B

The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in ?

A. 1848 AD 

B. 1856 AD 

C. 1858 AD 

D. 1862 AD

Ans: Option C

The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in ?

A. Palamoli 

B. Aruvanad 

C. Pattinappalai 

D. Padirrupattu

Ans: Option C

To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated ?

A. Ghurids 

B. Arabs 

C. Karkotakas 

D. Hindushahis

Ans: Option D