UPSC/SSC G.K. History Quiz 4

1. Who has been described by Elliot as the ‘Akbar of the Sultanate’ ?
(a) IItutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoz Tughlaq
1. (d)

2. The original name of Mumtaj Mahal was-
(a) Arjumand Bano Beghum
(b) Ldli Beghum
(c) Mehrunnisa
(d) Roshan Ara
2. (a)

3. Who was conferred the title of ‘Gunjar Khan’ ?
(a) Bipradas Pipilai
(b) Maladhar Basu
(c) Kavi Jaydeva
(d) Sri Chaitanya
3. (b)

4. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal ?
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) William Bentick
(d) Cormwallis
4. (b)

5. The last Mauryan emperor was-
(a) Jalok
(b) Avanti Varma
(c) Nandi Vardhana
(d) Brihadratha
5. (d)

6. During which Gupta king’s reign did the chinese traveller Fahien visit India ?
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Kumaragupta
6. (b)

7. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty ?
(a) Maurya
(b) Glupta
(c) Kushan
(d) Kanva
7. (a)

8. Alberuni lived during the period of which one of the following ?
(a) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(b) Mohammad Ghori
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Furuzshah Tughlaq
8. (a)

9. Which one among the following religions was patronised by Rashtrakutas ?
(a) Jainism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Saivism
(d) Vaishnavism
9. (a)

10. Who abolished Iqta system ?
(a) Babur
(b) Muhammad-bin-tughlaq
(c) IItutmish
(d) Alauddin Khalji
10. (a)