Gk Questions interview questions – page 17

Which of the following Indians was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive?

1. Raja Shitab Rai
2. Rai Durlabh
3. Manic Chand
4. Omi Chand

Who was the responsible for the introduction of the Vernacular Press Act?

1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Ripon
3. Lord Lytton
4. Lord Mayo

Who is known as ‘Nightingle of India’?

1. Nor Jahan
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Lata mangeshkar
4. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

Who was the first ruler of the Slave dynasty?

1. Balban
2. Sultan Mahmud
3. Iltutmish
4. Qutubuddin Aibak

Nizamuddin Junaidi was the Wazir of

1. Muizzuddin Ghori
2. Qutubuddin Aibak
3. Iltutmish
4. Balban

Who among the following were called “Neo-Muslims” during the reign of Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji?

1. Abyssinians
2. Indian Muslims
3. Tazikh
4. Mongols

Ibn Battuta visisted India during the reign of

1. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
3. Alauddin Khilji
4. Jalaluddin Firoz Shah

Who was Arghatta?

1. A type of cloth 
2. A device to lift water
3. An irrigation canal
4. A machine to break forts

Who among the following foreign historians is considered an authority on his history of the Delhi Sultanate?

1. Aden Southall
2. Richard Fox
3. Peter Jackson
4. Chris Bayly

Who among the following established Delhi as the capital of Sultanate?

1. Muizzuddin Ghori
2. Qutubuddin Aibak
3. Razia
4. Iltutmish

Who of the following was the first woman ruler of medieval India?

1. Noorjahan
2. Durgavati
3. Chand Bibi
4. Razia Sultan

When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagar empire in south India?

1. Sadashiva Raya
2. Krishnadev Raya
3. Devaraya I
4. Devaraya II

Who of the following Sultans of Delhi had abolished the tax on grain (also called Zakat on grain)?

1. Sikandar Lodi
2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
4. Alauddin Khilji

What was the nationality of Marcopolo who visited India in the last decade of 13th century?

1. Portuguese
2. Dutch
3. Spanish
4. Italian

The term ‘Sondhar’ as loans to peasants was used during the time of

1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Muhammad Tughlaq
3. Firoz Tughlaq
4. Balban

The land which directly yielded revenue to the Sultan was known as

1. Waqf
2. Iqta
3. Inam
4. Khalisa

The Turkish brought with them musical instruments

1. Tanpura and Mridanga
2. Veena and Tabla
3. Rabab and Sarangi
4. Sitar and Flute

The first Silver Tanka of Delhi Sultanate was issued by

1. Ghiyasuddin Balban
2. Razia Sultan
3. Iltutmish
4. Qutubuddin Aibak

The famous poet Amir Khusrow was associated with the court of

1. Akbar
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. Sikandar Lodi
4. Qutubuddin Aibak

Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located?

1. Bhadrachalam
2. Chidambaram
3. Srikalahasti
4. Hampi

Which one of the following was NOT a French settlement in India?

1. Chandranagar
2. Pondicherry
3. Mahe
4. Goa

Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings?

1. Amrawati
2. Ajanta
3. Bagh
4. Bhimbetka

Ijaradari system was first introduced in

1. Khalisa lands
2. Jagir lands
3. Both a and b
4. None of these

The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of

1. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3. Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq
4. Jalaluddin Khilji

Which one of the following places has been referred by Arab travellers as the “House of Gold”?

1. Mysore
2. Rajasthan
3. Multan
4. Gujarat

Gita Govinda was written by

1. Jayachandra
2. Jayasimha
3. Jayadeva
4. Jayant

Vidyaranya was associated with

1. Sayan
2. Devaraya II
3. Ramraj
4. Harihar II

Who founded Agra?

1. Ibrahim Lodhi
2. Sikander Lodi
3. Iltutmish
4. Firoz Tughlaq

The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by

1. Vijayraj
2. Devaraya
3. Harihar and Bukka
4. Krishnadeva Raya

The Lodi dynasty was founded by

1. Sikandar Lodi
2. Mubarak Lodi
3. Ibrahim Lodi
4. Bahlol Lodi