Indian History

Q.1. Who among the following was the Delhi Sultanate ruler when the Vijayanagara Empire came into existence?  (a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (b) Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) Khizr Khan Q.2. Which of the foreign travelers had visited the Vijayanagara empire during the reign of Krishnadevaraya? (a) Duarte Barbosa (b) Domingo Paes  (c) Abdur Razzaq (d) Both a and b  Q.3. Which of the following Vijayanagara rulers had earned the title of Purvapaschima Samudradhishavara? (a) Deva Raya II (b) Virupaksha Raya (c) Krishnadeva Raya (d) Harihara I Q.4. Which of the following was a bone of contention between Vijayanagara empire and Bahmani Sultanate?  (a) Bijapur (b) Gulbarga (c) Raichur Doab (d) Golconda  Q.5. The correct chronological order in which the following dynasties of the Vijayanagara empire were established: (i) Saluva Dynsty (ii) Tuluva dynasty (iii) Sangama Dynasty (iv) Aravidu dynasty (a) II, I,III,IV (b) II, I, IV,III (c) I, II, IV,III (d)...

                                                  Hampi Vijayanagara empire / Image Credit Q.1. Who was the founder of Vijayanagar Empire? (a) Harihara I and Bukka I (b) Krishnadeva Raya (c) Deva Raya (d) Narasimha Saluva Q.2. Vijayanagara kingdom was established on the banks of which river? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Kaveri (d) Tungabhadra Q.3. Which of the following is the ruined capital of Vijayanagara Empire?  (a) Hampi (b) Halebid (c) Pattadakal (d) Madurai  Q.4. The distinction of bringing ruins of Vijayanagar empire at Hampi to light is given to  (a) T. S. Burt  (b) Colonel Colin MacKenzie  (c) C. J. Franklin (d) John Marshal Q.5. Vijayanagara rulers adopted the emblem of the ‘varaha’ or boar. The symbol was earlier a royal insignia of which of the following kingdoms?  (a) Hoysalas (b) Kakatiyas (c) C...

                                                            Mubarak Shah's tomb / Image credit   Q.1. Who was the founder of Sayyid dynasty? (a) Khizr Khan  (b) Mubarak Shah (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Ala-ud-Din Shah Q.2.  When was the foundation of the Sayyid dynasty laid?  (a) 1414 (b) 1421 (c) 1434 (d) 1443 Q.3. Who among the following traced his descent to the Prophet? (a) Khizr Khan (b) Mubarak Shah (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Alauddin Alam Shah  Q.4. Khizr Khan, founder of the Sayyid dynasty, was succeeded by whom in 1421?  (a) Mubarak Shah (b) Alauddin Alam Shah  (c) Muhammad Shah (d) None of the above Q.5. Arrange the following Sayyid rulers in chronological order (i) Khizr Khan (ii) Mubarak Shah (iii) Alauddin Alam Shah   (iv) Muhammad Shah Select the correct answer u...

                                        Fort of Firoz Shah Tughlaq at Hisar (Haryana) / Image Source  Q.1. In which year did Firoz Shah Tughlaq found the city of Hisar-e-Firoza? (a) 1354 AD (b) 1375 AD (c) 1380 AD (d) 1390 AD Q.2. Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate is said to have built the biggest network of canals in his empire? (a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq  (b) Balban (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Sikandar Lodi Q.3. Which Tughlaq Sultan had established Employment bureau? (a)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (b) Muhamamd bin Tughlaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq  (d)None of the above Q.4. Ferozpur (in Punjab) was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. The city is located on the banks of. (a)Chenab river (b)Ravi river (c)Sutlej river (d)Beas river Q.5. Which of the following Tughlaq Sultans increased the land revenue to overcome financial crunch? (a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) Fi...

                                        Tughlaq Dynasty 1321-1398 / Image Credit Q.1. Which Delhi sultan among the following has been described as the “Mixture of Opposites”? (a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (b) Ala-ud-din Khiliji (c) Ghiyasuddin Balban  (d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq Q.2. Who among the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate had introduced the token currency? (a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Ghiyasuddin Balban (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq Q.3. Who among the following has written Futuhat-i-Firozshahi? (a) Ziauddin Barani  (b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif (c) Amir Khusrav (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq  Q.4. Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi has been written by  (a) Ziauddin Barani (b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif (c) Both a and b (d) Yayiha bin Ahmad Sarhindi Q.5. Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate had made Iqtadari system heredity? (a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (b) Firoz Sh...

                                        Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq / Image credit Q.1. Prior to becoming Sultan, Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was the governor of? (a) Dipalpur (b) Badaun (c) Kara (d) Bhatinda  Q.2. Which of the following Tughlaq rulers was responsible for establishing the 'Diwan-e-Amir Kohi' department? (a) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (b) Muhammad bin Tuhglaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) None of the above Q.3. Between whom was the battle of Lahrawat fought in 1320 AD? (a) Guiyas-ud-din Tughlaq and Khusrav Khan  (b) Guiyas-ud-din Tughlaq and Malik Kafur (C) Mubarak Shah Khilji and Khusrav Khan (d) Malik Kafur and Khusrav Khan Q.4. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was well versed in  (a) Astronomy (b) Jurisprudence (c) Medicine (d) All of the above  Q.5. The tomb of Sufi saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan was built by_______. a) ...

                                                                                       Tughlaqabad Fort Q.1. Who was the founder of Tughlaq Dynasty? (a) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq  (d) None of these Q.2. Who among the following Tughlaq Sultans had established Diwan-i-Bandagan (department of slaves)? (a) Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) None of the above Q.3. The last ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty was _____. (a) Nusrat Shah (b) Mahmud Shah (c) Abu Bakr Shah (d) Muhammad Shah lll Q.4. In which year was the Tughluq dynasty founded? (a) 1315 AD (b) 1320 AD (c) 1325 AD (d) 1330 AD Q.5. Who among the following was the ...

Sikander Lodi's Tomb Lodi dynasty was replaced by the Mughal rule in 1526. How much do you know about the Lodi Dynasty which was the last of the dynasties that comprised Delhi Sultanate?  Q.1. After which dynasty did the Lodi dynasty come to rule during the Delhi Sultanate period? (a) Slave Dynasty (b) Khiliji dynasty (c) Tughlaq dynasty (d) Sayyid dynasty Q.2. Who was the founder of the Lodi dynasty? (a) Daulat Khan Lodi  (b) Bahlul Khan Lodhi  (c) Ibrahim Lodhi (d) Sikandar Lodhi Q.3. When was the foundation of the Lodhi dynasty laid? (a) 1414 (b) 1451 (c) 1489 (d) 1526 Q.4. Who was the Lodi sultan when Guru Nanak was born? (a) Bahlul Khan Lodi (b) Sikandar Lodhi (c) Ibrahim Lodhi (d) None of the above Q.5. Bahlul Khan Lodi was the governor of which province/s during the rule of Muhammad Shah of Sayyid dynasty? (a) Lahore  (b) Sirhind  (c) Bhatinda  (d) Both a and b Q.6. Bahlul Khan Lodi, founder of the Lodi dynasty, was succeeded by whom in 1489? (a) Sik...

Test your knowledge of the Sunga dynasty with our history quiz... Q.1. The last Mauryan ruler was killed by the founder of the Sunga dynasty. Who was the founder of Sunga Dynasty? (a)  Pushyamitra Sunga (b)  Agnimitra (c)  Vasumitra (d)  Devabhuti Q.2. Agnimitra was the son of which Sunga king? (a)  Pushyamitra  (b)  Devabhuti (c)  Vasumitra (d)  Bhagvata  Q.3. Which of the following rules did not belong to the Sunga dynasty? (a)  Vasumitra (b)  Vasudeva   (c)  Bhagvata  (d)  Devabhuti Q.4. How many Ashvamedha or horse-sacrifices was/were performed by Pushyamitra, the founder ruler of Sunga Dynasty?  (a)  One  (b)  Two (c)  Three  (d)  None  Q.5. The last ruler of the Sunga dynasty was killed by Vasudeva Kanva who laid the foundation of Kanva dynasty? Who was he? (a)  Vasumitra (b)  Bhagvata  (c)  Devabhuti (d)  Bhagabhadra Q.6. Greek amba...