Indian History Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Marathas were defeated in Panipat because
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62c3f50231b6d20155fc5351- 1Marathas did not fight bravelyfalse
- 2Marathas were not equal to Afghans in powertrue
- 3The Maratha army was short of food suppliesfalse
- 4The local people considered the Marathas as outsidersfalse
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Answer : 2. "Marathas were not equal to Afghans in power"
Q: At which place did Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon?
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610a4242a064c176185e2be2- 1Rajgrihafalse
- 2Sarnathtrue
- 3Vaishalifalse
- 4Vallabhifalse
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Answer : 2. "Sarnath "
Q: There are Nagara, Dravida and Vesara.
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61b313b979954245bc096270- 1The three main ethnic groups of the Indian subcontinentfalse
- 2Three main musical houses prevalent in Indiafalse
- 3Three main language classes into which the languages of India can be divided.false
- 4Three main styles of Indian temple architecturetrue
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Answer : 4. "Three main styles of Indian temple architecture"
Q: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was awarded the Keshar-e-Hind Award in 1915 by Penshurst ________ for his contribution to ambulance services in South Africa.
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6045f6731635cf0e198ce82b- 1Lord Dalhousiefalse
- 2Lord Hardingetrue
- 3Lord Riponfalse
- 4Lord Curzonfalse
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Answer : 2. "Lord Hardinge"
Q: What was the reason for the lack of gold coins during the Gupta period and the lack of coins after the Gupta period?
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602d26329f2a384309075d28- 1Goods become cheaper.false
- 2Gold mining was stopped.false
- 3Mood of recessionfalse
- 4There was a decline in businesstrue
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Answer : 4. "There was a decline in business"
Q: Where is ‘Sher Shah’s Tomb’ located?
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63287f33a323937dac082891- 1Kolkatafalse
- 2Sasaramtrue
- 3Lahorefalse
- 4Jodhpurfalse
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Answer : 2. "Sasaram"
Q: Who was the Muslim general who died while fighting for the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?
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62e10c7357c13128f98aeb1f- 1Babarfalse
- 2Abraham Garditrue
- 3Jahangirfalse
- 4Alauddin Khiljifalse
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Answer : 2. "Abraham Gardi"
Explanation :
1. The Muslim commander who died fighting on behalf of the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat was Ibrahim Gardi.
2. The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, about 60 miles (95.5 km) north of Delhi, between the Northern Expeditionary Force of the Maratha Empire and a coalition of two Indian Muslims, led by King Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan.
3. The decline of the Mughal Empire following the Mughal–Maratha War (1680–1707) led to rapid territorial gains for the Maratha Empire.
Q: Which one of the following dances consists of a solo dance?
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61b315198b0b930f53017fae- 1Kuchipudifalse
- 2Mohiniyattamfalse
- 3Bharatanatyamfalse
- 4Odysseytrue
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