Indian History Quiz With Answers: Sikandar Lodhi

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Indian History Quiz with Answers

1. Who was the founder of the city of Agra ?


(A) Mohammad Tughlaq
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Sikandar Lodhi
(D) Ibrahim Lodhi
Answer: Sikandar Lodhi

2. Which of the following were known by the popular name of ‘redshirts’?


(A) The Congress Socialists
(B) The Khudai Khidmatgars
(C) The members of the Indian National Army
(D) None of these
Answer: The Khudai Khidmatgars

3. Who is called the 'Nightingale of India' ?


(A) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Aruna Asaf Ali
(D) Sucheta Kriplani
Answer: Sarojini Naidu

4. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce—


(A) Seals
(B) Bronze implements
(C) Cotton
(D) Barley
Answer: Cotton

5. The Megalithic culture (500 B.C.-100 A.D.) brings us to the historical period in South
India. The Megaliths used :
(A) Weapons made of stone
(B) Tools and implements made of stone
(C) Graves encircled by big pieces of stones
(D) Articles of daily use made of stone
Answer: Graves encircled by big pieces of stones

6. Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan's period was—
(A) Fa-hien
(B) I'tsing
(C) Nishka
(D) Hiuen-T-Sang
Answer: Hiuen-T-Sang

7. Chalukya King Pulakesin II was defeated by—


(A) Mahendra Varman I
(B) Narsimha Varman I
(C) Parameshwara Verman I
(D) Jatila Parantaka
Answer: Narsimha Varman I

8. Who among the following sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the
mixture of opposites' ?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq
(D) Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq

9. Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty ?


(A) Bahlol Lodi
(B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Daulat Khan Lodi
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi

10. Which of the following ‘Mughal monarchs’ has vividly described Indian flora and fauna,
seasons, fruits etc., in his diary ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Babur
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer: Jahangir

11. The greatness of Shershah lies in his—


(A) Victories against Humayun
(B) Superior generalship
(C) Administrative reforms
(D) Religous tolerance
Answer: Administrative reforms

12. Greek-Roman Art has found a place in—


(A) Ellora
(B) Gandhara
(C) Kalinga
(D) Buddhist Art
Answer: Gandhara

13. The Ajanta paintings belong to the—


(A) Harappan period
(B) Mauryan period
(C) Buddhist period
(D) Gupta period
Answer: Gupta period

14. The ruins of the glory of Vijayanagar and a place of historical importance for its
architectural style is now found at—
(A) Belur
(B) Hampi
(C) Srirangapatnam
(D) Tanjore
Answer: Hampi

15. The temple built in A.D. 1100 and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is—
(A) Raja Rani temple
(B) Kandariya Mahadev
(C) Thribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
(D) Mukhteswara
Answer: Thribhuvaneswara Lingaraja

16. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by—


(A) Ahmad Shah I
(B) Alauddin Hasan
(C) Mahmud Gawan
(D) Firoz Shah Bahmani
Answer: Alauddin Hasan

17. The Dilwara temples at Mount Abu in Rajasthan were built by the followers of—
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Hinduism
(D) Sikhism
Answer: Jainism

18. In the third Battle of Panipat, the Marathas were defeated by—
(A) The Afghans
(B) The Mughals
(C) The English
(D) The French
Answer: The Afghans

19. Alberuni came to India with—


(A) Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Alexander
(C) Babur
(D) Timur
Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni

20. Where did Aurangzeb die ?


(A) Ahmed Nagar
(B) Aurangabad
(C) Allahabad
(D) Lahore
Answer: Ahmed Nagar

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