UPSC/SSC G.K. History Quiz 7

1. Who among the following was an Illiterate ?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
1. (c)

2. Who among the following historical personalities of India is also known as Vishnugupta ?
(a) Bilhana
(b) Kalidasa
(c) patanjali
(d) Chanakya
2. (d)

3. Which one of the following dynasties was associated with Gandhara school of Art ?
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Guptas
(c) Kushans
(d) Mauryas
3. (c)

4. Harshavardhan was defeated by-
(a) Prabhakaranvardhana
(b) Pulkeshin II
(c) Narasimhavarmana
(d) Sasanka
4. (b)

5. Which one of the following chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first ?
(a) Aditya I
(b) Rajaraja I
(c) Rajendra
(d) Vijayalaya
5. (b)

6. Who was the first ruler of the slave dynasty ?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) IItutmish
(c) Razia
(d) Balban
6. (a)

7. Name the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title Gunarj Khan in the Sultanate period ?
(a) Jnanadas
(b) Gobindadasa
(c) Maladhar Basu
(d) Chandi Das
7. (c)

8. Dara Shikoh finally lost the war of succession to Aurangzeb in the battle of-
(a) Dharmat
(b) Samugarh
(c) Deorai
(d) Khanua
8. (b)

9. Where is the mausoleum of Shershah ?
(a) Sasaram
(b) Delhi
(c) Kalinjar
(d) Sonargaon
9. (a)

10. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was-
(a) Vishnu Gupta
(b) Upa Gupta
(c) Brahma Gupta
(d) Brihadrath
10. (b)