Indian History - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

Who among the following rulers provided financial help for the restoration of a demolished Mosque in Khambhat?

Chamuaraja

Kumarapala

Bhoja Paramara

Mihira Bhoja

Correct Answer : Chamuaraja

2 .

After Hastinapur was swept away by floods the Pandavas shifted their capital to

Ahichchhatra

Kausambi

Indraprastha

Kurukshetra

Correct Answer : Kausambi

3 .

Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?

Rudradaman

Nahapana

Maltendravartnan

Gautamiputra Satakarni

Correct Answer : Gautamiputra Satakarni

The Satavahana power was revived by Gautamiputra Satakarni , who is considered the greatest of the Satavahana rulers. Charles Higham dates his reign c. 103 – c. 127 CE.

Satavahana dynasty ruled from Pune in Maharastra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the 2nd century BC onwards.The coins issued by Satavahanas had Bilingual legends. The name of the Kings was mentioned in Prakrit as well as some south Indian Language. Satavahana Kings promoted Buddhism. Satkarni I was the first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the coins.

Vasishthiputra Pulumavi was a Satavahana king, and the son of Gautamiputra Satakarni. The new consensus for his reign is ca. 85-125 CE, although it was earlier dated variously: 110–138 CE or 130–159 CE. He is also referred to as Vasishthiputra Sri Pulumavi.

4 .

‘Svayamvara’ is special from of

Rakshasa marriage

Paisacha marriage

Brahma marriage

Gandharva marriage

Correct Answer : Gandharva marriage

Swayamvara is a form of marriage (Gandharva marriage) in which the bride had the opportunity to select a husband amongst several suitors. The royalty of old times wanted to select a brave and righteous person.

5 .

Pietra dura, a decorative style, was adopted in the Mughal architecture from the reign of

Humayun

Aurangzeb

Jahangir

None of the above

Correct Answer : Jahangir

6 .

Identify the foreign traveller who gives an account of the Bahamani Kingdom

A. Nikitin

Nicolo Conti

Ralph Fitch

F. Nuniz

Correct Answer : Nikitin

Athanasius Nikitin traveled this kingdom. He contrasts the huge wealth of the nobility with the wretchedness of the peasantry and the frugality of Hindus. Vincent Smith and Nilakanta Sastri stated that the Bahmani Sultans were fanatics and did not show any interest in general welfare of their subjects.

7 .

In the Mughal System of administration, Mir Bakshi was

Incharge of the imperial mint

Paymaster General

Minister-in-charge of Treasury

Commandar-in-chief of the Mughal army

Correct Answer : Paymaster General

During Mughal Era, Mir Bakshi was in charge of military pay and accounts office. Since civil service was based on Mansabdari system and all Mansabdars received their pay from Military accounts office, the post of Mir Bakshi was of utmost importance as imperial paymaster.

8 .

Babur assumed the title of “Ghazi” after the

Battle of Ghagra

Battle of Khanwah

Battle of Panipat

None of the above

Correct Answer : Battle of Khanwah

After his victory over Rana Sanga (1527) on the battlefield of Kanwaha, Babur assumed the title of Ghazi (warrior of the faith).

9 .

The censorship of the Press Act was passed in

1773

1775

1777

1779

Correct Answer : 1779

But, in 1799, Lord Wellesley brought the Censorship of Press Act, 1799. The idea was to stop the French from publishing anything which could harm British in any way. This act brought all the newspapers under the Government scrutiny before their publication.

10 .

In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that “the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”:

Palme Dutt

Dadabhai Naoroji

William Bentinck

R.C. Dutt

Correct Answer : William Bentinck

William Bentinck, the Governor-General, reported in 1834-35 : "The misery hardly finds a parallel in the history of commerce. The bones of the cotton-weavers are bleaching the plains of India".