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Top 100 Indian History GK Questions

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Q :  

Adi Shankar, who later became Shankaracharya, was born in?

(A) Kashmir

(B) West Bengal

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Kerala

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

By whose teachings were the Bhakti sect spread in Maharashtra?

(A) Sant Tukaram

(B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

(C) Sant Dnyaneshwar

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Under which of the following dynasty did the climax of Vijarat take place?

(A) Ilbury

(B) Lodi

(C) Tughlaq

(D) Khilji

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who has given a detailed account of the postal system prevalent in the Sultanate period?

(A) Amir Khusro

(B) Ziauddin Barani

(C) Ibn Battuta

(D) Angel

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

During whose reign did most Mongol invasions take place?

(A) Firoz Tughlaq

(B) Balban

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

1. During the reign of Alauddin Khilji, Mongols attacked Delhi the most number of times.

2. First in the year 1299 and then in 1302-03. Alauddin Khilji built a new garrison town called Siri for his troops.

3. The administrative measures of Muhammad Tughlaq failed.


Q :  

In which state is the open museum of Hampi?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which sultan wanted to start a new religion but the Ulemas objected?

(A) Balban

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The ruler of Kashmir, who is known as Akbar of Kashmir, is

(A) Hydershah

(B) Zainul Abidin

(C) Alexander Butshikan

(D) Shamsuddin Shah

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Where are the remains of the great empire of Vijayanagara found?

(A) Bijapur

(B) Baroda

(C) Hampi

(D) Golconda

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who built the Charminar?

(A) Tipu Sultan

(B) Oli Qutub Shah

(C) Hyder Ali

(D) Aurangzeb

Correct Answer : B

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