India Quiz 32: History Quiz

Indian History Quiz

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1. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?

Muhammad Azam Shah
Aurangazeb
Jahangir
Bahadur Shah II

2. Who is the founder of Lodi dynasty in India?

Ibrahim Lodi
Sikander Lodi
Bahlul Lodi
Mahmud Lodi

3. Who founded the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism?

Santaraksita
Vasubandhu
Nagarjuna
Bhadrabahu

4. The Kalpa Sutra is an ancient text containing the biographies of

Jain Tirthankaras
Lord Budha and his disciples
Ancient Indian Sages
Sikh Gurus

5. Name the Sikh guru who inaugurated the Khalsa, the Sikhs who have undergone the sacred Amrit Ceremony

Guru Arjunn
Guru Nanak
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Tegh Bahadur

6. Which one of the following was used to make houses during Indus Valley Civilisation?

Bricks
Bamboos
Stone
Reeds

7. The "Hathimgumpha Inscription" on Udayagiri Hills, Bhubaneswar is the main source of information about which one of the following rulers?

Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Kharvela
Harsha

8. Which one of the following is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur?

Gol Gumbaz
Bahauddin Makbara
Barakhamba
Hazira Makbara

9. In which Indian city was the famous Black Hole, the small dungeon where British prisoners of war were held?

Delhi
Agra
Calcutta
Ahmedabad

10. Tripiṭaka is the traditional term used to refer to the scriptures of which religion?

Jainism
Sikhism
Budhism
Hinduism

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