Modern Indian History Quiz Questions and Answers


1. At which Harappan site have traces of a horse been found?
Answer --Surkotda

2. Of which site of Harappan is associated with rice cultivation?
Answer --Lothal

3. Which ruler of southern India were the contemporaries of kings of the Gupta empire?
Answer -- Vakatakas

4.Which was the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samdragupta and Ashoka?
Answer --Harshavardhana

5. Who first divied his empire into Iqtas during the process of civil administration?
Answer --Iltutmish

6. Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India?
Answer --Qutubuddin Aibak

7. Which God with three heads and horns,surrounded by animals,represented on a seal from Mohenjodaro?
Answer - -Pashupati

8. Which Veda contains an account of magical charms and spells?
Answer --Atharava-veda

9. Who was the first Indian Hindi scholar of the Mughal period?
Answer --Abdur Rahim

0. Which structure was constructed by Emperor Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri?
Answer --Panch Mahal

11. Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of Kingship similar to the theory of divine right of king?
Answer - -Balban

12. By whom was Kadambari was written?
Answer - -Banabhatta

13. Who had the Revenue system during Akbar’s reign?
Answer - -Todar Mal

14. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road?
Answer - -Sher Shah Suri

15. Which Mughal ruler was ignorant of the art of reading and writing?
Answer --Akbar

16. What is Mohenjodaro is also known?
Answer - -Mound of the Dead

17. Which Harappan site is showing evidence of two cultural phases, Harappan and pre-Harappan?
Answer - -Chanhu-daro

18. The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. what was his original name?
Answer --Ramtanu Pande

19. Who was assigned he first Iqta in India by Mohammad Ghori?
Answer - -Qutbuddin Aibak

20. Who intdroduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India
Answer - -Balban

21. Which Sultan had greatest number of slaves in his court?
Answer -Firoz shah Tughlaq

22. Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by Mohammad Ghori?
Answer - -Qutbuddin Aibak

23. During the Mughal rule,by which name was the copper coin known?
Answer -- Dam

24. By whom was the temple of Konark built?
Answer - -Narsimha of the Eastern Ganges

25. Which popular Sufi Silsilah tried to counteract the liberal religious policy if Akbar?
Answer -Naqshbandi

26. Who concluded the Treaty od Sdritngapatnam with Tipu Sultan?
Answer - Cornwallis

27. What was the erlier name of Surinam ?
Answer - -Dutch Guyana

29. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?
Answer --Rajendra I

30. How many hymns does the Rigveda consists?
Answer --1028

31. Where did the Pallava Kings make of rock-cut temples?
Answer --Mahabalipuram

32. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer role in the development of which thing?
Answer --Khari Boli

33. In which year,the battle of Buxar was fought?
Answer --1764.

34. What was the The capital of Bahamani Kingdom?
Answer --Gulbarga

35. By whom was Itmad-ud-daula’s tomb at Agra was built?
Answer - -Nur Jahan

36. Who built the temple of the Sun God at Konark?
Answer -- Narsimha

37. Which transferred his capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra?
Answer -- Uday in

38. Which dynasty succeeded Sungas?
Answer - - Kanvas

39. Who was the successor of Shivaji? -Sambhaji 80. Dhondu Pant is better known as which name?
Answer - -Nana Saheb