Ultimate Trivia Quiz On Indian History!

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

    • Telugu
    • Sanskrit
    • Tamil
    • Kannada
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Ancient India is often called the Harappan Civilization because of one of the first cities it had. These cities were the first in the world, and the other countries formed their cities later. Other than being the first country with a city do you know what records India has broken? Take this quiz and learn more about India and its achievements.

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  • 2. 

    The Battle of Plassey was fought in

    • 1757

    • 1782

    • 1748

    • 1764

    Correct Answer
    A. 1757
  • 3. 

    The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

    • Jawaharlal Nehru

    • Dadabhai Naoroji

    • R.C. Dutt

    • M.K. Gandhi

    Correct Answer
    A. Dadabhai Naoroji
  • 4. 

    The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

    • Sutlej and Beas

    • Jhelum and Chenab

    • Ravi and Chenab

    • Ganga and Yamuna

    Correct Answer
    A. Jhelum and Chenab
  • 5. 

    Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

    • Military affairs

    • The state treasury

    • The royal household

    • The land revenue system

    Correct Answer
    A. Military affairs
  • 6. 

    Tripitakas are sacred books of

    • Buddhists

    • Hindus

    • Jains

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Buddhists
  • 7. 

    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?

    • China

    • Germany

    • Italy

    • Japan

    Correct Answer
    A. Japan
  • 8. 

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

    • 1833

    • 1853

    • 1858

    • 1882

    Correct Answer
    A. 1853
  • 9. 

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

    • Dannayaka

    • Sumanta

    • Nayaka

    • Mahanayakacharya

    Correct Answer
    A. Mahanayakacharya
  • 10. 

    The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with

    • Central Asia

    • Iran

    • Greece

    • China

    Correct Answer
    A. Greece
  • 11. 

    Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of
    1. brahman
    2. purusha
    3. prakriti
    4. satya
    5. achyuta
    6. aniruddha

    • I, II, III, IV and V

    • II, III, IV, V and VI

    • I, II, IV, V and VI

    • I, III, IV, V and VI

    Correct Answer
    A. I, III, IV, V and VI
  • 12. 

    The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

    • Nirvana

    • Sangha

    • Buddha

    • Dhamma

    Correct Answer
    A. Nirvana
  • 13. 

    The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

    • Robert Clive

    • Cornwallis

    • Dalhousie

    • Warren Hastings

    Correct Answer
    A. Cornwallis
  • 14. 

    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

    • Cartius

    • Trajan

    • Nero

    • Brutus

    Correct Answer
    A. Trajan
  • 15. 

    The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as

    • Walashahi

    • Barawardi

    • JCumaki

    • Dakhili

    Correct Answer
    A. Dakhili

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