Type- MCQs / FAQs
100 MOST REPEATED HISTORY QUESTIONS
8. Who is the 1st Tirthankara of Jain Religion?
Ans. Rishabh Dev
9. Who is the last and 24th Tirthankara of Jain Religion?
Ans. Mahaveer Swami
10. Who was the 23rd Tirthankara of Jain Religion?
Ans. Parsvanatha
11. Who was the 1st disciple of Lord Mahaveer Swami?
Ans. Jamaali [Mahaveer Swami - Founder of Jainism]
12. Which holy place is for Jainism & Buddhism both?
Ans. Kaushambi
13. What is the birthplace of Lord Mahaveer Swami?
Ans. Ambaratej Singh, Vaishali [in 599 BCE]
14. What is the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha?
Ans. Lumbini, Nepal [in 623 BCE]
15. Which metal was used by Humans firstly?
Ans. Copper [Last metal to be used - Iron]
16. The oldest coins was made of which metal in India?
Ans. Copper Coins [Sher Shah Suri - 1st coin in Silver]
17. What is the ancient name of Ujjain?
Ans. Avantika [Ujjain is on the banks of - Shipra River]
18. Paigambar Mohammad was born in which year?
Ans. 571 AD
19. Who was the 1st one to declare Patliputra as its capital?
Ans. Udayin [Patna is on the banks of - Ganga River]
20. Who was the last ruler of the Nanda Dynasty?
Ans. Dhana Nanda [Founder - Mahapadma Nanda]
21. Ajatshatru was the ruler of which dynasty?
Ans. Haryanka Dynasty [Founder - Bimbisara]
22. The battle b/w Alexander and Porus was fought in?
Ans. Battle of Hydaspes -326 BCE on Jhelum River
23. Which Dynasty established while Alexander attacked?
Ans. Nanda Dynasty [in 326 BCE]
24. Who was the founder of Mauryan Dynasty?
Ans. Chandragupta Maurya [Last King - Brihadratha]
25. Who was the founder of the Shunga Dynasty?
Ans. Pushyamitra Shunga [Last King - Devabhuti]
26. What was the childhood name of Chanakya?
Ans. Vishnugupta [Other Name - Kautilya]
27. Who built India's 1st Hospital & Ayurveda Garden?
Ans. Shushrut [Father of Indian Medicine - Shusruta]
28. Who was the 1st to decrypt Ashoka's Inscriptions?
Ans. James Princep [Kalinga War - 13th Rock Edict]
29. Who was the author of 'Prithviraj Raso'?
Ans. Chand Bardai [1st Battle of Tarain - 1191 AD]
30. Who was the 1st Muslim attacker in India?
Ans. Mohammad Bin Qasim [712 AD]
31. How many times had Mahmud Ghazni attacked India?
Ans. 17 [1st Attack - 1000AD, 17th Attack - 1027 AD]
32. What was the name of Prithviraj Chauhan's mother?
Ans. Karpoori [Father's name - Someshwara]
33. In which battle Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated?
Ans. 2nd Battle of Tarain in 1192 AD v/s Mohd Ghori
34. What was the real name of 'Alauddin Khilji'?
Ans. Ali Gurshasp [also known as Alexander of India]
35. Who was nicknamed as 'Hazar Dinaari' by AUK?
Ans. Malik Kaafur [Military Commander of AUK]
36. Who established Agra city in 1504 AD?
Ans. Sikandar Lodhi [Founder of Lodhi Dynasty: Bahlul]
37. Mahmud Ghazni attacked Somnath Temple in year ?
Ans. 1025 AD [16th Attack of Mahmud of Ghaznavid]
38. Which Sultan of Delhi established Biswa System?
Ans. Alauddin Khilji [Iqta was launched by Iltutmish]
39. Who invited Babur to invade Ibrahim Lodhi?
Ans. Daulat Khan [1st Battle of Panipat - 1526AD]
40. Who introduced a silver coin named "Tanka"?
Ans. Iltutmish [Copper coin known as "Jital"]
41. Who is considered as the 'Real Founder of Delhi'?
Ans. Iltutmish [Founder of Delhi Sultanate - QU Aibak]
42. Who introduced the Indian currency "Rupaya"?
Ans. Sher Shah Suri [Real Name - Farid Khan]
43. Farid Khan took the title of Sher Shah Suri in the year of ?
Ans. 1539 AD [After Battle of Chausa against Humayun]
44. Who introduced measuring unit "Gaz-e-Sikandari"?
Ans. Sikandar Lodhi [accepted title of "Shahi"]
45. Who was the 1st Afghan to rule in India?
Ans. Bahlul Lodhi [1st Afghan Dynasty - Lodhi Dynasty]
46. Which Sultan of Delhi established Sultan Ghari?
Ans. Iltutmish in Delhi [Iltutmish - Real Founder of Delhi]
47. Who established "Chor Minar" in Hauz Khas, Delhi?
Ans. Alauddin Khilji [Most Efficient ruler of Delhi Sultans]
48. Where and When was Jalaluddin Akbar born?
Ans. Amarkot in 1542AD [Died in 1605 AD]
49. When and Where was Maharana Pratap born?
Ans. Kumbhalgarh Fort in 1540 AD
50. The biography "Humayunama" is written by?
Ans. Gulbadan Begum [sister of Humayun]
51. The autobiography of Babar was written in?
Ans. Chatagai Turkish [Babarnama]
52. Who translated "Babarnama" into Persian language?
Ans. Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana
53. During whose rule, was there a 'Haram Government'?
Ans. Akbar [during the time of 1560-1562]
54. What was the ancient name of Gujrat?
Ans. Paatan
55. Who was the 1st female ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
Ans. Razia Sultana [1st and last female ruler]
56. Who built the 1st mosque in India by Delhi Ruler?
Ans. Qutubuddin Aibak [Name - Quwwat ul Islam]
57. Where is Moti Masjid situated and who built it?
Ans. Shahjahan in Agra
58. Who built 'Adhai Din ka Jhopra' and where is it?
Ans. Qutub ud din Aibak in Ajmer
59. Where is Humayun's Tomb located?
Ans. New Delhi [Battle of Kannauj - 1540 AD]
60. Who started 'Ibaadat Khana' in 1575AD?
Ans. Akbar [1st Ruler to make new religion - Din-i-Ilahi]
61. Who built 'Jamaiyat Khana' and where?
Ans. Alauddin Khilji in Delhi
62. Which Sultan of Delhi introduced Navroz system?
Ans. Ghiyasuddin Balban [also started Persian culture]
63. Which Sultan of Delhi started Paibos & Sijda system?
Ans. Ghiyasuddin Balban
64. Which Sultan of Delhi started 'Chahalgani'?
Ans. Iltutmish [Chahalgani - A group of 40 nobles]
65. Which Sultan of Delhi demolished 'Chahalgani'?
Ans. Ghiyasuddin Balban
66. 1st Female Sultan of India married to whom?
Ans. Altunia [Ruler of Bhatinda]
67. Who was the founder of Delhi Sultanate in India?
Ans. Qutubuddin Aibak [Title - Laakhbaksh]
68. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between whom?
Ans. Akbar v/s Maharana Pratap in 1576 AD
69. The 2nd Battle of Panipat was fought between whom?
Ans. Akbar v/s Hemu in 1556 AD
70. Who was the Military commander of Akbar?
Ans. Bairam Khan
71. Who was the only Mughal Ruler to lost in a battle?
Ans. Humayun [in Battle of Chausa in 1539 AD]
72. Who wrote poetries with the name 'Gulrukhi'?
Ans. Sikandar Lodhi
73. Which Emperor banned Tobacco in their province?
Ans. Jahangir [Aurangzeb banned Alcohol]
74. Which emperor banned music in their court?
Ans. Aurangzeb [though he was good Veena player]
75. Which Mughal Emperor built the Peacock Throne?
Ans. Shahjahan [Nadir Shah looted the throne to Turkey]
76. Which emperor was known as 'King of Justice'?
Ans. Jahangir
77. Which place is known as 'Black Taj Mahal'?
Ans. Bibi ka Maqbara [in Aurangabad]
78. Who imposed Jiziya Tax that was abolished by Akbar?
Ans. Aurangzeb
79. Which Delhi Dynasty ruled for the least time in India?
Ans. Khilji Dynasty [1296-1316 AD]
80. Which Mughal Emperor abolished 'Pilgrim Tax'?
Ans. Akbar [Built Buland Darwaza in 1602AD]
81. Who built GT Road and what was the real name of it?
Ans. Sadak-e-Azam by Sher Shah Suri
82. Jajiya Tax on Brahmins was re-imposed by?
Ans. Aurangzeb
83. When did the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy took place?
Ans. 13th April 1919 [After the Rowlatt Act, 1919]
84. Who was the founder of Azad Hind Fauz?
Ans. Ras Bihari Bose [Real Founder - SC Bose]
85. Who was present in all 3 Round Table Conferences?
Ans. Dr. BR Ambedkar [signed Poona Pact with Gandhi]
86. When was Muslim League found and where?
Ans. 1906AD by Ali Brothers in Dacca (Bangladesh)
87. Who were the founders of the Swaraj Party in 1923?
Ans. CR Das and Motilal Nehru
88. Who established the Indian Railways in India?
Ans. Lord Dalhousie in 1952 [also started Telegraph]
89. Which was the 1st place to be annexed by Dalhousie?
Ans. Satara in 1848AD [under Doctrine of Lapse]
90. Who was Viceroy of India during Bengal Partition?
Ans. Lord Curzon [1905]
91. Who is the only Viceroy to be assassinated in India?
Ans. Lord Mayo [1872] assassinated by - Sher Ali Afridi
92. Who accompanied Bhagat Singh for throwing bombs?
Ans. Batukeshwara Dutta [on 8th April 1929]
93. When did the Chauri Chaura Incident took place?
Ans. 1922 [and it ended Non-Cooperation Movement]
94. Who was the friend of Gandhiji in South Africa?
Ans. Polak [Gandhiji came India on 9th January 1915]
95.In which year Gandhiji did his 1st Hunger strike in India?
Ans. Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918
96. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in Gujrat?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhai Patel [Iron Man of India]
97. When did INC divide into Moderates & Extremists?
Ans. Surat Session of 1907 [Prez-Rashbihari Ghosh]
98. Who was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?
Ans. Raj Krishna Gokhale
99. Who invited Gandhiji for Champaran Movement?
Ans. Raj Kumar Shukla in 1917
100. Who gave the title of 'Mahatma' to Gandhiji?
Ans. Rabindranath Tagore
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