1. What was the real name of Shahjahan?
KHURRAM
2. Who saved the life of Udai Singh?
PANNA DHAI
3. Who established the Slave Dynasty in India?
QUTAB-UD-DIN-AIBAK
4. Who got G.T. Road constructed for the first time?
SHER SHAH SURI
5. Between whom the famous Tarain war was fought?
PRITHVI RAJ & MOHD. GAURI
6. Name the invader who looted the diamond 'Kohinoor' and took it to Iran.
NADIR SHAH
7. Name the king of Chittore who defeated and captured Mohd. Tughlaq for three months?
HAMIR
8. Name the state which literally means 'house of clouds'.
MEGHALAYA
9. Who got victory tower (Vijay Stambh) built in the fort of Chittaur?
RANA KUMBHA
10. Where was the capital of Chandra Gupta Maurya established?
PATALIPUTRA
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11. Who founded the Shung dynasty?
PUSHYAMITRA
12. Who founded Sena Dynasty?
SAMANT SENA
13. Nepolean compared with which ancient Indian emperor?
SAMUDRA GUPTA
14. Which was the political and cultural center for Pandyas?
MADURAI
15. Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor, exiled by the British Govt.?
RANGOON
16. Which two cities were unearthed in the excavation of Indus Valley?
MOHANJO DARO AND HARAPPA
17. Whom did Guru Gobind Singh help to get the crown?
BAHADUR SHAH (MUAZZAM)
18. In which year Nagaland was made 16th State of India?
1963
19. By what name was Mizoram known earlier?
LUSHAI HILLS
20. Who made an attempt to kill Rana Udai Singh in his childhood?
BANBIR (HIS COUSIN)
21. Who gave poison to Meera Bai?
VIKRAMADITYA (HER BROTHER-IN-LAW)
22. Who was reigning Delhi at the time of Nadir Shah's attack?
MOHD. SHAH RANGILA
23. Who established Sikh Raj in Punjab?
MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH
24. Name the husband of Rani Padmini?
RATAN SINGH
25. Which Indian king had the privilege to merge Iran into his kingdom?
BAPPA RAWAL
26. Who came to the court of Jahagir in 1608 with a letter from James |, King of England seeking permission to trade with India?
Captain Hawkins
27. Who performed third Shaka of Chittore?
PHOOL KUNWAR (QUEEN OF PATTA)
28. Name the great warrior of Assam who defeated Aurangzeb.
LACHIT BARHFUKAN
29. Which ruler of Punjab possessed KOHINOOR?
MAHARAJA RANJEET SINGH
30. Where were Prithvi Raj's ashes kept?
AFGHANISTAN
31. Which place was first made his capital by Rana Pratap?
KUMBHALGARH
32. Name the popular University during the reign of king Harsh?
NALANDA
33. Who established Mughal empire in India?
BABAR
34. At which age Harshvardhan ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj?
16 Years
35. Which Peshwa brought the Maratha empire to its zenith after Shivaji?
BALAJI BAJIRAO
36. In which year did the British Queen take over the administration of India in her hands?
1858
37. Where did Shivaji establish his capital after assuming the title of 'Chhatrapati'?
RAIGARH
38. Who was the greatest king of Sena Dynasty?
VIJAY SENA
39. Who was the last king of Sena Dynasty?
LAXMAN SENA
40. Where is the tomb of Akbar situated?
SIKANDARA (AGRA)
41. Who built the Kailash Temple of Ellora?
KRISHNA 1st (RASHTRAKUTS)
42. What was the full name of Rana Sanga of Mewar?
RANA SANGRAM SINGH
43. Who destroyed the Gupta dynasty?
THE HUNS
44. Who founded 'Din-E-Ilahi'?
AKBAR
45. Which material was used to build houses in Mohanjo-Daro?
BAKED BRICKS
46. Who invited Babar to invade india?
DAULAT KHAN LODI
47. Name the first king of Mewar?
GUHIL
48. Who is said to be the best king in Chalukya dynasty?
PULAKESHIN II
49. Where is Jahangiri Mahal built?
IN AGRA FORT
50. Name the brother of Rani Padmini who gave away his life to release his brother in law Ratan Singh from the captivity of Allahuddin?
GORA
51. In the court of which king Ibn Batuta came to India?
MOHAMMAD BIN TUGHLAQ
52. Name the king of Mewar who was good in Sanskrit language, was a good ruler as well as a good architect?
RANA KUMBHA
53. Which Mughal king abolished Jazia (Tax) from Hindus?
AKBAR
54. To which dynasty Kanishk belong?
KUSHAN
55. Whom did Udai Singh declare as his successor?
JAGMAL SINGH
56. Which was the first Indian king, who welcomed Alexander and accepted his kingship?
AMBHIK
57. Name the elder son of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
SAMBHA JI MAHARAJ
58. In whose reign Etmat-ud-daula Tomb got built?
JAHANGIR
59. Between which two rivers was the empire of Porus who fought Alexander?
JHELAM AND CHINAB
60. Whose cabinet of ministers was called 'Asht Pradhan'?
SHIVAJI
61. Which part of India was attacked by the Arabs for the first time?
SINDH
62. Whom did the people of Indus valley civilization worship?
PRAJAPATI
63. Which Indian king provoked Mohd. Gauri to attack Prithvi Raj?
JAI CHAND
64. During the reign of which king was Sanchi-Stup (Tower of Sanchi) built?
ASHOKA
65. Under whose guidance did Chandra Gupta Maurya establish his regime?
CHANAKYA
66. Who ended Slave dynasty?
JALALUDDIN KHILJI
67. Who was the last king of Slave dynasty?
KAIKOBAD
68. Who was the first king to circulate copper coins in India?
ALTAMASH
69. Who was the father of Ashoka the great?
BINDUSAR
70. Name the ancestor of Vir Shivaji who left Chittore?
SAJJAN SINGH
71. Which persian scholar called India the heaven on earth?
AMIR KHUSRO
72. To which dynasty belonged Razia Beghum, the only Muslim lady ruler in India?
SLAVE DYNASTY
73. Name the first Muslim invader who attacked India.
MOHD. BIN KASIM
74. Name the mother of Rana Pratap Singh?
JAYVANTI BAI
75. Name the king of Gupta dynasty whose reign is known as golden period?
CHANDRA GUPTA-II
76. Name the ancient ruling race from which the name Assam is derived?
AHOMS
77. What does Mohanjo-Daro mean in Sindhi language?
THE MOUND OF THE DEAD
78. Who was the first Muslim Sultan to attack Hindu kings of South India?
ALLAUDDIN KHILJI
79. Name the Rajput queen who sent rakhi to Humayun.
KARMVATI
80. Who among the nine jewels (Nav Ratnas) of Akbar's court recited poems under the pen-name Brahmdas?
BIRBAL
81. During the reign of which king Pallav dynasty flourished?
NARSIMHA VARMAN
82. The reign of which king is known as golden era of Mewar?
RANA KUMBHA
83. Which was the first capital of British empire in India?
KOLKATA
84. Who took charge to save Chittore when Akbar attacked Udai Singh?
JAIMAL AND PATTA
85. In the court of which king Ashwaghosh, the author of Budh Charitam lived?
KANISHKA
86. Who founded Sayyed dynasty?
KHIZRA KHAN
87. Who was the last king of Sayyad dynasty?
ALAM SHAH
88. Which place was the centre of power of Pallavas?
KANCHIPURAM
89. Who has been called Hindu Surtana (King of Hindus) in Mewar?
MAHARANA KUMBHA
90. How many times Mahmud Gazhnavi invaded India?
SEVENTEEN TIMES
91. Whose daughter was Jodhabai (the wife of Akbar)?
RAJA BHAR MAL OF AMER
92. Who was the ruler between the Chandra Gupta I and the Chandra Gupta II?
SAMUDRA GUPTA
93. How many times did Prithvi Raj defeat Mohd. Gauri?
SIXTEEN TIMES
94. Name the king of Slave dynasty who was called Darvesh King?
NASIRUDDIN MAHMUD
95. Which king preferred to eat grass bread rather than surrender to the Mughals?
MAHARANA PRATAP
96. Where did Udai Singh establish his kingdom after being defeated by Akbar?
IN GOGUNDA
97. At which place did Vasco-De-Gama first land in India?
CALICUT
98. For how many years did Portugese rule Goa?
451 Years (1510-1961)
99. Which Rajput king fought against Babar at Khanwa?
RANA SANGA
100. Who interrupted the Mughal domain for almost 15 years?
SHER SHAH SURI
101. When was Indus Valley civilization unearthed?
1922-23
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