Vedic Period Quiz

 Q.1. - Which of the following was the much talked about river in the Rig Veda?

(A) Sindhu

(B) Ganga

(C) Yamuna

(D) Godavari

Q.2. - The early Vedic god Indra was the god of 

(A) Fire 

(B) Wind

(C) Rain and Thunder

(D) None of the above

Q.3. - Gayatri Mantra has been taken from which Veda?

(A) Samveda

(B) Rigveda

(C) Atharva Veda

(D) Yajur Veda

Q.4. - Mundaka Upanishad and Prashna Upanishad were part of which Veda?

(A) Yajurveda

(B) Samveda

(C) Atharva Veda

(D) Rig Veda

Q.5. - The term Gotra was first used  in_? 

(A) Rig Veda

(B) Sam Veda

(C) Yajur Veda

(D) Atharva Veda

Answer 

Q.1.- A 

Sindhu river or Indus River has been mentioned in the Rig Veda.

Q.2.- C

Indra is one of the main gods of the Rigveda. He was known as the protector of cows and priests in the Vedic religion. Indra brought rain as god of the thunderbolt. 

Q.3.- B

The Gayatri Mantra first appeared in the Rig Veda

Q.4.- C

Atharva Veda comprises three fundamental Upanishads – Mundaka Upanishad, Mandukya Upanishad, and Prashna Upanishad. 

Q.5.- A

The term Gotra first appeared in the Rig Veda where it is used to refer to cattle sheds. 

Delhi Sultanate Quiz

Q.1. Which of the following was the leading disciple of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti?] Iltutmish?

[A] Ahmad Sirhindi 

[B] Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

[C] Nizamuddin Auliya

[D] Fariduddin Ganj-i- Shakar

Q. 2. Alauddin Khilji attacked and captured Chittorgarh in Mewar (in Rajasthan) in 1303 AD and changed its name to

[A] Khizrabad

[B] Shadiabad 

[C] Khairabad

[D] Kasganj

Q. 3. Who among the following is considered as the “mixture of opposites”.?

[A] Balban 
[B] Mohammed bin Tughlaq
[C] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[D] Firuz Tughlaq

Q. 4. Who among the following led a military expedition campaign to Warangal in 1309? 

[A] Mohmmad bin Tuglaq

[B] Firoz Shah Tughlaq

[C] Malik Kafur

[D] Khusrav Khan 

Q.5. Bahmani Sultanate was established during the period of which Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?

[A] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 

[B] Mohammed bin Tughlaq
[C] Firoj Shah Tughlaq

[D] Muhammad Shah

Answer

Q.1- [B]

Muinud-din-Chisti was the founder of the Chisti Sufi order in India. Headquartered in Ajmer in Rajasthan, Chisti Sufi order attracted devotees from both Muslims and Hindus and continue to do so. Moinuddin Chishti came from Sistan with the Muslim invasion, eventually arriving in Ajmer where he died in 1236.

Disciples of Moinuddin Chisti 

Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

The most important disciple of Moinuddin Chisti, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki popularized the Chisti order in Delhi. He had come to Delhi some time after 1221. He died in 1235. His tomb is in Mehrauli in Delhi and it is said that Qutub Minar takes its name from this Sufi saint. 

Hamiduddin Nagauri

Another prominent disciple of Moinuddin Chisti, Hamiduddin Nagauri was instrumental in initiating Chisti order in Nagaur in Rajasthan.

Q. 2 - [A] 

Alauddin attacked Chittor, the capital of the powerful kingdom of Mewar, in 1303. After the subjugation of Mewar army, Chittor was captured and named Khizrabad, after the name of Alauddin’s eldest son Khizr Khan.

Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s idiosyncratic behaviour had earned him several epithets including “Mixture of opposites”. 

Q. 3- [B]

Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s idiosyncratic behaviour had earned him several epithets including “Mixture of opposites”. 

Q. 4. - [C] 

Malik Kafur had defeated Kakatiya King Pratap Rudra Deva II in 1309-10. Warangal was the capital of Kakatiya dynasty. 

Q.5- B - In 1347 AD, the  Bahmani kingdom was founded by Hasan Gangu. During the reign of Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, new kingdoms came into being in south India and the Deccan like Vijayanagara Empire and the Bahmani kingdom. 

Kushana Empire Quiz

 Q.1. Who was the founder of the Kushana dynsty?

[A] Kujula Kadphises

[B] Kanishka

[C] Vasudeva

[D] Vāsishka

Q.2. During the reign of which Kushana ruler, the Fourth Buddhist Council was held?

[A] Kanishka I

[B] Huvishka

[C] Vasudeva I

[D] Vāsishka

Q.3. Who among the following patronised Buddhist scholars Vasumitra and Asvaghosha?

[A] Ashoka

[B] Kanishka I 

[C] Chandragupta I

[D] Harshavardhan

Q.4. Who among the following was not ruler of the Kushana dynasty?

[A] Sadashkana 

[B] Huvishka

[C] Nahapana

[D] Vāsishk

Q.5. Which of the following cities emerged as the second capital of the Kushanas?

[A] Mathura

[B] Kannauj

[C] Purushpur

[D] Patliputra

Answers

Q.1 [A] 

Kujula Kadphises

Q.2 [A] 

The Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kundalvana, Kashmir in 72 AD during the reign of Kushan king Kanishka. It was held under the Presidentship of Vasumitra to compose commentaries on the Tripitika. Here at this council Savastivadin doctrines were codified in a summary, the Mahavibhasa ("Great Exegesis"). The convening of this council led to the division into two broad sects, namely the Mahayana (great Vehicle ) and the Hinayana (lesser Vehicle). 

Q.3. [B] 

Q.4. [C] 

Q.5. [A] 

Mughal Empire Quiz

Q.1. Which of the following women authored the biography of Humayun during Mughal period? 

[A] Gulbadan Begum

[B] Jahanara Begum

[C] Zebun-nissah Begum

[D] Noorjahan Begum

Q.2. Who among the following Mughal emperors discontinued the practice of inscribing Islamic creed (Kalima) on coins? 

[A] Akbar

[B] Jahangir

[C] Shahjahan

[D] Aurangzeb

Q.3. Who among the following assumed the title of Islam Shah Suri?

[A] Jalal Khan

[B] Sikandar Shah Suri 

[C] Firuz Shah Suri

[D] Sher Shah Suri

Q.4. Who had introduced Ain-i-Dahsala system of land revenue assessment during the reign of Akbar?

[A] Raja Todar Mal

[B] Birbal

[C] Raja Man Singh

[D] Murshid Quili Khan

Q.5. Who among the following accepted Din-i-Ilahi?

[A] Raja Man Singh

[B] Birbal

[C] Raja Tansen

[D] Raja Todarmal

Answer: 

Q.1 (A) 

Ahval-i-Humayun Badshah or Humayun-Nama was written by Babur's daughter and Humayun’s half- sister, Gulbadan Begam, who stayed with Akbar, son and successor of Humayun, from 1556 to 1603 at Agra.  

Written at the instance of Akbar, Humayun-Nama, which contains Gulbadan’s personal reminiscences of her father and brother, was composed between 1580 and 1590 A. D.

Humayun-Nama was translated into English by Mrs. Beveridge.

Q.2 [D] 

Kalima is a sacred Islamic expression of faith .  

Q.3 [A]

After the death of Sher Shah Suri in 1545, he was succeeded on the throne by his second son Jalal Khan on 25th May 1545 AD. Jalal Khan ascended the throne with the title of Islam Shah though he is more popularly known as Salim Shah.  

Q.4 [A]

Raja Todar Mal had introduced the new system of revenue known as ‘zabt’ and the system of taxation called ‘dahshala’. 

Q.5 [B]

In 1582, the Mughal emperor Akbar created an order known as Din-I-Ilahi ("the religion of God") .

Today in Indian History (24th April)

Birth of Suraj Mahal, the ruler of the Rathore kingdom of Marwar, on 24 April in 1571. He was the brother of Jagat Gosain, the consort of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Jagat Gosain was the mother of Shah Jahan, the successor of Jahangir. 

Tabaqat-i-Akbari of Nizamuddin Ahmad

Khwajah Nizamuddin Ahmad was a medieval writer who has written Tabaqat-i-Akbari, dealing with the event from early Muslim invasions to the 38th year of the reign of Akbar (1593-4). He held the military title of Mir Bakhshi during Akbar's region.

Tabaqat-i-Akbari was translated into English by Dr.Brajendranath De (1852-1932). 

Udupi

Some 60km from Mangalore in Karnataka is the Vaishnavite pilgrimage town of Udupi, a sanctum of Madhvacharya, founder of Dvaita school of philosophy. A 13^th century Sanskrit philosopher, Madhvacharya called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint". He had authored several texts including Tantrasara Sangraha. 

Also known as Rajata Peetha (silver seat) and Shivalli, Udupi is famous for its Krishna Temple.

The main attraction at this temple is the 'Kanakana Kindi (Kanaka's window),' - a small window through which Krishna is believed to have given darshan to his ardent devotee, Kanakadasa, the sixteenth century Bhakti saint and philosopher. Kanakadasa belonged to Kuruba (shepherd) community.