Indian History Questions

Q:

Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of_____.

A) Persia B) Ghazni
C) Lahore D) Arab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ghazni

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 1503
Q:

Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?

A) Rashtrakutas B) Chalukya
C) Samantas D) Brahmanas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Samantas

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1499
Q:

Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?

A) Kalhana B) Maitreyi
C) Kalidasa D) Panini
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Panini

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 1498
Q:

 Damdama lake is in which state? 

A) Punjab B) Rajasthan
C) Haryana D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Haryana

Explanation:

Damdamaa reservoir in Sohna, district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is one of the biggest lakes in Haryana and with an area of 3,000 acres. Damdama Lake was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rain water harvesting in 1947. 

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT

1 1496
Q:

Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature?

A) Nayakas B) Chandellas
C) Pandyas D) Solankis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pandyas

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History

1 1495
Q:

Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?

A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq D) Mahmud Tughlaq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 1493
Q:

In which year (in AD) was the East India Company established?

A) 1664 B) 1632
C) 1600 D) 1608
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1600

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1491
Q:

Which of the following was not mentioned in the Dhamma?

A) Obedience to parents B) Charity
C) Paternalism D) Faith in Sangha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Faith in Sangha

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1485