| Questions |
Answers |
| 1. Who was the first ruler of India? |
Chandragupta Maurya |
| 2. Who found India? |
Vasco da Gama |
| 3. Who found India flag? |
Pingali Venkayya |
| 4. Which rulers built the Ellora temple? |
Rashtrakuta |
| 5. Who made Ajanta caves? |
Upendragupta |
| 6. Which is the oldest civilization in the world? |
Sumerian civilization |
| 7. What is the oldest language in the world? |
Tamil |
| 8. What does BC stand for? |
before Christ |
| 9. What does AD stand for? |
anno domini |
| 10. Which is the oldest religion? |
Hinduism |
| 11. Who is the Napoleon of India? |
Samudragupta |
| 12. Which book was written on statecraft by Kautilya during the Maurya period? |
Arthashastra |
| 13. When was final version of Arthashastra written? |
4th century B.C |
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| 14. Which book is known as Arthasastra of Gupta Age? |
Kautilya’s Arthashastra |
| 15. When was the dharmashastras compiled? |
Between 600 and 200 B.C |
| 16. Who was the founder of Mohenjo Daro? |
In 1922 by R. D. Banerji |
| 17. When did Mohenjo Daro end? |
About 1500 BCE |
| 18. Sanskrit is derived from which family of language? |
Indo-European family |
| 19. What language was spoken in the Indus Valley? |
Harappan language (Language of Bronze Age) |
| 20. Who is the first king of Magadha? |
King Bimbisara |
| 21. Who is the founder of buddhism? |
Siddhartha Gautama |
| 22. Who prepared grammar for Sanskrit? |
Panini |
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| 23. Where was the first technique of making silk invented? |
Ancient China |
| 24. Who was the first Chinese Traveller to India? |
Fa Hien, in search of great Buddhist scriptures |
| 25. Who brought Buddhism from India to China? |
Xuanzang |
| 26. Who were lords of Dakshinapatha? |
Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni |
| 27. Who is the father of surgery in the world? |
Sushruta |
| 28. Who invented paper and when? |
Cai Lun, around 100 BC in China |
| 29. What is the biggest stupa in the world? |
Borobudur’s |
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| 30. Which is the oldest stupa in India? |
The Great Stupa at Sanchi |
| 31. Who wrote the Rig Veda? |
Vyasa |
| 32. Who is called the Indian parrot? |
Amir Khusro |
| 33. Who was the greatest Chauhan ruler? |
Prithviraj Chauhan (1178–1192 CE) |
| 34. Who wrote Prithvirajraso? |
Chand Bardai |
| 35. Who conquered Ajmer in eleventh century? |
Mughal emperor Akbar |
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| 36. Who is father in law of Prithviraj Chauhan? |
Ramchandrarao Narsimharao Ghorpade |
| 37. Who was the king of Delhi after Prithviraj Chauhan? |
Muhammad Ghori |
| 38. What is the oldest name of Delhi? |
Shahjahanabad (by Mughals in 1640) |
| 39. When did Alauddin Khilji came to India? |
In 1304 |
| 40. Who is the founder of Lodi dynasty? |
Bahlul Khan Lodi |
| 41. What was the original name of Sikandar Lodi? |
Nizam Khan |
| 42. Who is regarded as the most powerful Lodi ruler? |
Sikandar Lodi |
| 43. Who was the last ruler of Lodi dynasty? |
Ibrahim |
| 44. Who lost the first battle of Panipat? |
Babur (In 1526) |
| 45. Who was last Mughal king? |
Bahadur Shah II (Zafar) |
| 46. Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi? |
Ananga Pala |
| 47. Who wrote Akbarnama? |
Abul Fazl |
| 48. Who translated Akbarnama in English? |
Henry Beveridge |
| 48. Who started the construction of the Qutub Minar? |
Qutab-ud-din Aibak |
| 49. Who built the Red Fort and when? |
Shah Jahān, in mid-17th century |
| 50. Which rock is used in Red Fort? |
Dholpur Red Sandstone rock |
