Indian History

                                        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...

  Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is organizing a two-day international conference ‘Devayatanam – An odyssey of Indian temple architecture’ on 25th - 26th February, 2022 at the World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka.   The chosen venue, Hampi served as the capital of the great medieval era empire of Vijayanagara for more than two centuries from 1336 to 1556 CE.                                                              Lighting of the lamp The conference aims to deliberate upon the philosophical, religious, social, economic, technical, scientific, art and architectural aspects of temple. It also intends to initiate a dialogue on the evolution and development of the various styles of temple architecture such as the Nagara, Vesara, Dravida, Kalinga and others. The conference is attr...

Matangini Hazra was a woman revolutionary and brave freedom fighter who fought for the independence of India from the British and laid down her life for it.  She was from a small village called Hogla located near Tamluk, the headquarters of the Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. Hazra was born on October 19, 1870. Matangini Hazra was one of the protagonists of the Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamralipta National Government), a parallel government established during the Quit India Movement.  Matangini Hazra was shot dead by the police in front of the Tamluk Police Station on 29 September 1942.  Matangini Hazra was  affectionately known as Gandhi buri, Bengali for old lady Gandhi.  The famed Hazra Road in Kolkata is also named after her.