Indian History And Culture Gk 1
General Knowledge : Indian History And Culture Gk 1
| "Beloved of the gods" and "of amiable appearance". Ashoka used these titles in his inscriptions. Can you give the original titles? | "Devanampiya" and "Piyadassi" (Devanampriya and Priyadarshin). |
| "Harsha Charit" was written by | Banabatta |
| "Swaraj is my birthright!" was said by | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| A particular dance form gained prominence during the Vijayanagara period. What was the dance form? | Yakshagana. |
| A prominent Naga fighter she spent eighteen years in prison for her role in the freedom struggle. Who was she? | Gidalyu Rani who led the Nagas. She was released in 1949. |
| A ruling dynasty at Thanesar, (in modern Haryana), extended its authority over the feudatories of the Gupta Empire. Who was the ruler who achieved this? | Harsha. |
| According to Buddhist sources, a dreaded dacoit had a transformation of heart and took refuge in Buddha's Dhamma. Who was he? | Angulimala. |
| According to Chinese sources Kaundinya an Indian Prince, formed a kingdom in south East Asia. Where was this kingdom located? | Cambodia. |
| According to legend, who succeeded Samudragupta? | His son Rama Gupta. He was a weak ruler who surrendered his wife to a Shaka tyrant. Her honour was saved by the younger brother of Rama Gupta, Chandra Gupta, who killed the Shaka ruler, replaced his brother on the throne and married Dhruvadevi. |
| According to the Arthashastra the Senapati was an important member of the Mantri Parishad. What was his role? | Commander-in-Chief of the army. |
| According to the Arthashastra, the Purohita was an important member of the Mantri Parishad. What was his role? | He was the High Priest. |
| According to tradition who was the guru of Kabir? | Ramananda. |
| According to tradition who were Harihara I and Bukka I serving before founding the Vijayanagara Empire? | Prataparudra of Warangal. |
| After Akbar secured victory in Gujarat he undertook an activity to commemorate this victory. What was that activity? | He founded the city of Fatehpur Sikri. |
| After Delhi fell to the British during the revolt of 1857 what brutal act did the British officer Hodson commit? | He shot dead the sons of Bahadur Shah at point blank range. |
| After Nadir Shah's death, which of his generals established his authority in Afghanistan? | Ahmad Shah Abdali. |
| After the Revolt, Bahadur Shah II was arrested and deported to a city outside modern India. Name the city. | Rangoon. |
| After whom have the rock-cut temples at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu been named? | The five Pandavas and Draupadi. |
| Agra city was founded by | Sikandar Lodhi |
| Agra was earlier known as | Akbarabad |
| Akbar died in the year | 1605 Ad |
| Akbar sent a series of embassies to Rana Pratap. These were sent to persuade him to accept the suzerainty of the Mughals. Who led these embassies? | Man Singh, Bhagwan Das, Raja Todar Mal. |
| Akbar was crowned in the year | 1556 AD |
| Akbar was succeeded by | Jehangir |
| Akbar, in 1575, built the Ibadat Khana. What was it for? | It was the Hall of Prayer at Fatehpur Sikri. |
| Akbar's tomb is situated at | Sikandrabad |
| Alauddin Khalji was the nephew and son-in-law of a Delhi Sultan whom he later murdered. Who was the sultan? | Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji. |
| Alexander invaded India in | 326 BC |
| Aligarh Muslim University was founded by | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
| Among the other things, what were the precious articles Nadir Shah carried away from India? | The Koh-i-noor diamond and the Peacock throne. |
| Amritsar was founded by | Guru Ram Das |
| An accomplished and rich dancer gave away her mango-grove to the Sangha of Buddha and became his disciple. Name her. | Amrapali. |
| Ashoka died in the year | 232 BC |
| Ashoka invaded Kalinga in the year | 261 BC |
| Ashoka ruled for a period of | 40 years |
| Ashoka was born in | 269 BC |
| At the time of independence, the number of princely states in India were | 552 |
| At what age did Akbar ascend the thorne? | Thirteen years. |
| At what age did Mahavira abandon the world and become an ascetic? | At the age of 30 yrs. |
| At what age did Sher Shah ascend the throne of Delhi? | At 67 years. |
| At which battle did Prithviraj Chauhan defeat Mohammed of Ghori? | In the first Battle of Tarain in 1190-91. |
| At which battle was Humayun defeated by Sher Shah? | The Battle of Chausa (March 1539) and Battle of Kanauj (May 1540). |
| At which session was a resolution passed which declared "Poorna Swaraj" (total freedom) as the Congress objective? | At the session held at Lahore, 1929. |
| At whose request did Alberuni travel to India? | Mahmudof Ghazni. |
| Aurangzeb died in the year | 1707 AD |
| Aurangzeb was the son of | Shahjehan |
| Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the year | 1526 AD |
| Babar died in the year | 1530 AD |
| Babur succeeded to the throne of this kingdom in 1494 at the tender age of 11. Identify the kingdom. | Farghana. Farghana is located in modern Uzbekistan. |
| Babur, after defeating Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga had to deal with the Afghans who had regrouped. Who did the Afghans proclaim as their leader? | Mahmud Lodi, brother of Ibrahim Lodi. |
| Bahadur Shah Zafar died in the year | 1862 AD |
| Battle of Panipat was faught in | 1761 AD |
| Battle of Plassey was fought in | 1757 AD |
| Before the battle of Tarain, Prithviraj Chauhan appealed for help from the rajas of North India. One prominent ruler refused any. Who was this ruler? | Jaichandra of Kanauj. |
| Between 1649 and 1655 Shivaji suspended offensive operations against Bijapur. Why did he do so? | His father had been arrested and was released only on the condition that Shivaji suspend his military activities. |
| Bihar was earlier known as | Magadha |
| Buddhism was divided into two sects. What were they? | Mahayana: - The Great wheel. Hinayana: - The Lesser wheel. |
| By what name was the area of western and northwestern Bengal known? | Gauda. The name was applied both to the people and their country. |
| By which name do we know the ancient city of Prayag? | Allahabad. |
| By which name was Ramtanu Mishra known? | Tansen. He was earlier in the employment of the Raja of Rewah. |
| Chandragupta II was also known as | Vikramaditya |
| Chandragupta Maurya spent the last days of his life at | Sravanabelagola |
| Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by | Bindusara |
| Chandragupta was succeeded by | Samudragupta |
| Dadabhai Naoroji was associated with the theory of | "Drain of Wealth" |
| Dalhousie became the Governor-General in | 1848 AD |
| Din-i-Ilahi was founded by | Akbar |
| discussions with Akbar? | |
| Domingo Paes, the famous Portuguese traveller, described this city as the best provided city in the world. Name the city. | Vijayanagar. |
| During the period of the Delhi Sultanate who was the most important official? | TheWazir. |
| During the reign of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, where was his son Muhammad Tughlaq posted? | Deogir. |
| During the reign of which Mughal Emperor was the peacock throne made? | Shah Jahan. |
| During the rule of Muhammad Shah, who was the ruler of Persia who invaded India? | Nadir Shah. |
| During the rule of Tipu Sultan, what was the capital of Mysore? | Srirangapatnam. |
| During the time of the Vijayanagara rule, (Krishnadevaraya) what was the title adopted by the rulers of Orissa? | Gajapati (1434 to 1541). |
| During whose rule did jizyah become a separate tax? | Firuz Tughlaq. It was a part of the land revenue in earlier times. |
| During whose rule did the Mongols make the first serious attempt to establish their rule over Delhi? | Alauddin Khalji. |
| During whose Viceroyalty was the capital changed from Calcutta to Delhi? | Lord Hardinge (in 1912). |
| East India Company was established in the year | 1600 AD |
| Fahien, a Chinese traveller visited india during the reign of | Chandragupta II |
| For a while, Bhagavatism and Brahmanism were separate sects. How did the two merge into one? | When Krishna, the main deity of Bhagavatism, began to be identified with Vishnu, the main deity of Brahmanism, the two sects merged into one. |
| For how long did Razia rule? | About three and a half years. |
| From where did the Hoysala dynasty rule? | Dorasamudra (or Dwarasamudra). The Hoysalas succeeded the Chalukyas of Kalyana as the leading power of the Mysore area. |
| From which area have the potato and tobacco been introduced into India? | Central America. By the Portuguese. |
| From which language is the word 'Sindoora' (vermilion) derived? | Chinese. (From the Chinese word Tsin-sung.) |
| From which source have historians got some details of the overthrow of the Mauryan dynasty? | Bana's Harshacharita written almost eight centuries after the event. |
| From whom did some sections of the Hindus adopt the concept of the purdah? | The Turks. |
| From whom did the Portuguese capture Goa? | Sultan of Bijapur. |
| Gandhiji's mother was | Puthali Bai |
| Gautama Buddha was the son of | Shuddhodan |
| Golconda, the world famous kingdom was built on the ruins of an old Hindu Kingdom. Which one? | Warangal. |
| Greek sources refer to him as Sandrocottus (Androcottus). How do we know him? | Chandragupta Maurya. |
| Guru Gobind Singh was born in | 1666 AD |
| Harihara and Bukka rebelled against Muhammad Bin Tughlaq and founded a kingdom. What was it? | The Vijayanagara Kingdom. |
| Harshavardhana ascended the throne at the age of | 16 years |
| Harshavardhana was defeated by | Pulakeshin II |
| He entered politics with the Kheda Satyagraha. In 1922 he played a leading role in the Bardoli Satyagraha. He was Independent India's first home minister. Name him. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. |
| He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. He was sentenced to death for his role in the Kakori train conspiracy. He composed the revolutionary song, "Sarfaroshi ki tamana ab hamare dil mein hai....." Name him. | Ram Prasad Bismil. (1897-1927). |
| He was a revolutionary, who was arrested by the British in the Maniktala bomb conspiracy. In 1910, he went to Pondicherry and led a life of a spiritualist. Who was he? | Aurobindo Ghosh. |
| He was a watchmaker by profession and had come to India from Netherlands in 1800. He however spent his entire life promoting education in India. He founded the Hindu College in Calcutta to take forward his ideas. Who was he? | David Hare. |
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