Indian History Quiz

1. Nalanda University was founded during the period of____

1. Guptas
2. Cholas
3. Pandavas
4. Mauryas

2. Which of these was the main occupation of the Aryans?

1. Trading
2. Fishing
3. Agriculture
4. Textile

3. Which of these was the last Hindu ruler of North India?

1. Samudragupta
2. Kanishka
3. Amoghavarsha
4. Harshavardhana

4. Who was the first sultan of the Delhi Sultanate?

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Qutb al-Din Aibak
3. Jalal-ud-din Khalji
4. Iltutmish

5. Which of these was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?

1. Qutb al-Din Aibak
2. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
3. Iltutmish
4. Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq

6. Which Delhi sultan shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra?

1. Sikandar Lodi
2. Harshavardhana
3. Alauddin Khalji
4. Qutb al-Din Aibak

7. ____ was NOT the part of Akbar's Navaratnas.

1. Raja Todar Mal
2. Mulla Do-Piyaza
3. Surdas
4. Tansen

8. Who was sent to foreign countries by Ashoka to preach Buddhism?

1. Devanampiya
2. Sanghamitra
3. Ahalya
4. Harshavardhana

9. Who was the founder of the Khalji dynasty?

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Qutb-ud-Din Mubarak Shah
3. Pulakeshin II
4. Jalal ud din Khalji

10. A great musician Tansen was in the court of ____.

1. Akbar
2. Babur
3. Shah Jahan
4. Aurangzeb