Indian History - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

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

Correct Answer : Trajan

2 .

Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is

A)

Kunala

B)

Tivara

C)

Mahendra

D)

Jalauka

Correct Answer : Tivara

3 .

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

Correct Answer : Japan

4 .

Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of

A)

Assam

B)

Bihar

C)

Madras

D)

Punjab

Correct Answer : Punjab

5 .

The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in

A)

Telugu

B)

Sanskrit

C)

Tamil

D)

Kannada

Correct Answer : Telugu

6 .

The Kalinga was fought in

A)

321 BC

B)

301 BC

C)

261 BC

D)

241 BC

Correct Answer : 261 BC

7 .

Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?

A)

Dannayaka

B)

Sumanta

C)

Nayaka

D)

Mahanayakacharya

Correct Answer : Mahanayakacharya

8 .

The term Nirgrantha is associated with

A)

Ajivikas

B)

Charvakas

C)

Jainas

D)

Pasupatas

Correct Answer : Jainas

9 .

The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year

A)

1833

B)

1853

C)

1858

D)

1882

Correct Answer : 1853

10 .

The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

A)

Agra

B)

Dhar

C)

Gulbarga

D)

Delhi

Correct Answer : Delhi

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