Gk Questions interview questions – page 15

Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the Napolean of India?

1. Chandragupta I
2. Srigupta
3. Chandragupta vikramaditya
4. Samudragupta

____ assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’.

1. Samudragupta II
2. Kanishka
3. Chandragupta
4. Ashoka

Who was the first known Gupta ruler?

1. Kumaragupta I
2. Ghatotakacha
3. Chandragupta I
4. Srigupta

Sudraka’s ‘Mrichhakatikam’ is a

1. Short story
2. Drama
3. Poem
4. Novel

Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period?

1. Sanskrit
2. Prakrit
3. Magadhi
4. Pali

Who amongst the following organized Ashwamedha Yajna?

1. Ajatashatru
2. Ashoka
3. Chandragupta
4. Samudragupta

When did Ikhtiyaruddin-bin-bakhtiyar Khalji invade Bengal?

1. 1194 AD
2. 1199 AD
3. 1202 AD
4. 1206 AD

Mohammad–bin–Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Deogiri because he wanted to

1. Escape from the Mongol invasion
2. Punish the people of Delhi
3. Spread Islam in the Deccan
4. Improve trade in the Deccan

Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?

1. Houses
2. Boats
3. Pottery
4. Seals

During the reign of Alauddin khalji, who were Amil?

1. Khurasani and Multani traders of food-grains
2. Government agents to collect land revenue
3. Local landlords at village level
4. None of these

The battle of Tarain (1191 AD) was fought between Muhammad Gori and

1. Rana Hammirdeva
2. Rana Pratap
3. Rana Sanga
4. Prithviraj Chauhan

Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj (Department of Arrears)?

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Balban
3. Razia
4. Qutubuddin Aibak

Malik Kafur was whose General?

1. Firoz shah Tughlaq
2. Mohammad –bin –Tughlaq
3. Alauddin Khalji
4. Balban

Ibn batuta visited India during the reign of

1. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
2. Iltutmish
3. Alauddin Khalji
4. Balban

Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was proficient in

1. Art
2. Philosophy
3. Music
4. Calligraphy

In the Sultanate period, the highest rural authority for land revenue was

1. Patwari
2. Malik
3. Chowdhary
4. Rawat

Who among the following Delhi Sultans is Known for introducing market control mechanism?

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Balban
3. Firoz shah Tughlaq
4. Iltutmish

Where did the traveler Ibn Batuta come from?

1. Central Asia
2. Turkey
3. Morocco
4. Persia

In medieval India, what did the term Jital refer to?

1. Game
2. Diet
3. Weight
4. Coin

Amir Khusaru was a famous court poet of

1. Mahmud Ghazanvi
2. Akbar
3. Alauddin Khalji
4. None of these

Coins of which Muslim ruler been image of Devi Lakshmi?

1. Akbar
2. Alauddin Khalji
3. Muhammad Gori
4. None of these

Which one among the following is regarded as the Manga Carta of Indian Education?

1. Wardha Scheme
2. Sadler Commission
3. Hunter Commission
4. Woods Despatch

The system of Competitive Examination for Civil Services was accepted in principle in the year

1. 1833
2. 1843
3. 1853
4. 1858

In March 1784. On the insistence of whom the treaty of manglore was signed?

1. Lord Macartine
2. Warren Hastings
3. Warren Hastings
4. Col. Fultern

The National Calender, which is based on Saka Era, was introduced in the year

1. 1947
2. 1957
3. 1951
4. 1949

Who amongst the following is the author of the famous classical book ‘A passage to India’?

1. E.M. Foster
2. Nirad C. Choudhuri
3. Nayantara Sehgal
4. Mark Twain

Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary Alliance?

1. Gaikwad of Baroda
2. Dalip Singh of Punjab
3. Nizam of Hyderabad
4. Scindia of Gwalior

Who among the following was not involved in the conspiracy against Sirajuddaulah?

1. Clive
2. Mohanlal
3. Omichand
4. Manikchand

Who among the following was a disciple of Nizamuddin Aulia?

1. Ibrahim Lodi
2. Nasiruddin
3. Alauddin Sabir
4. Amir Khusrow

Who of the following was responsible for the murder of his father?

1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Balban
3. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq