SSC – CHSL Railway Tier – II & Other Exams - History-PART-9

 1. Who deserves the credit for contruction of Lal Quila?
Shahjahan

2. Who was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
Zebunnisa

3. Which veda contains the Gayatri Mantra?
Rigveda

4. The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which deity?
Savitri

5. With which religion is Kalvalya associated?
Jainism

6. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical
literature?
Ashvaqhosha

7. During the Sangam Age which dynasty was not in power?
Pallavas

8. With which external trade of the Sangam were people carried on?
Romans

9. Which Chola king fought against the Shailendia king of Shri Vijaya and defeated
him?
Rajendra Chola I

10. The titles of ‘Mummadi Chola’, ‘Cholamartanda’ and ‘Raja Kesari Aromoli’
were assumed by which Chola ruler?
Rajaraja

11. In which field did Indians in ancient time learn a lot from the Greeks?
Music

12. Which ruler died while playing ‘Chaugan’?
Jalal-ud-din-Khilji

13. Who ruler was the builder of Jahan-Panah, Delhi’s fourth city?
Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

14. Which Kingdom was annexed by Bahlol Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in 1484 AD?
Jaunpur

15. When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which king?
Raja of Amarkot

16. The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during which reign?
Aurangzeb I

17. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji was executed during which reign?
Aurangzeb

18. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English?
Charles Wilkins

19. By whom was the Asiatic Society established in Calcutta?
Sir William Jones

20. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi?
Gopal Hari Deshmukh

21. Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857?
Meerut

22. By whom was the Civil Disobedience Movement led in the North-West Frontier
Province?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

23. What was the capital of Kakatiya dynasty?
Warangal

24. During the freedom struggle, who established ‘The Deccan Educational
Society’?
M. G. Ranade

25. With whom was the last opportunity to avoid the partition of India lost?
Cabinet Mission

26. Which ruler in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or Muslim clergy?
Alauddin Khilji

27. Who organised Ashwamedha Yajna in Gupta Period?
Samudragupta

28. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on Hindus?
Akbar

29. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540?
Humayun

30. Where was first Madarasa set up by the British in India?
Calcutta