History interview questions

Kapila was the earliest exponent of the

1. Sankhya school 
2. Mimansa school
3. Vedanta school
4. Vaisheshika school

The Muslim scholar who accompanied Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was

1. Alberuni 
2. Amir Khusro
3. Firishata
4. Ibn Batuta

Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a

1. Brahmana
2. Kshatriya
3. Shudra
4. Vaisya

Who amongst the following is renowned in Hindustani classical music (Vocal)?

1. M.S. Subbalakshmi 
2. Shovana Narayan
3. M.S. Gopalakrishnan
4. Pt. Jasraj

The revival of the Vedas is attributed to

1. Ramkrishana Paramhansa 
2. Swami Dayananda
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Ramanuja

Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of

1. The Chalukya Dynasty     
2. The Rashtrakuta Dynasty
3. The Hoysala Dynasty
4. The Pallava Dynasty

Which city was the home of three scholar sages – Gargi, Maitreya and Kapila?

1. Mithila 
2. Vidisha
3. Ujjain
4. Pataliputra

Arundhati Roy, who was in the forefront in the Narmada Bachao Andolan, is a

1. Social Worker 
2. Politician
3. Writer
4. Doctor

Who among the following initially fought back the barbaric Huns and recovered most of the imperial provinces?

1. Skandagupta
2. Chandragupta
3. Samudragupta
4. Ramagupta

The Mughal School of painting formed the spinal column of the various schools of Indian miniature art. Which one of the following painting styles was not affected by Mughal painting?

1. Kangra 
2. Pahari
3. Rajasthani
4. Kalighata

Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?

1. Shakas 
2. Greeks
3. Parthuans
4. Kushans

The foundation of modern education system in India was laid by

1. Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835 
2. The character Act of 1813
3. Wood’s Despatch of 1854
4. The Hunter Commission of 1882

The conquest of South India was completed during the reign of

1. Alauddin Khilji
2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
3. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq 
4. Mubarak Shah Khilji

The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in

1. Afghanistan 
2. Turkey
3. Mongolia
4. Persia

Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?

1. Kumaragupta
2. Vikramaditya
3. Harshavardhana 
4. Kanishka

In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of the principles of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be place in perspective. This was due to the influence of the

1. Portuguese 
2. Danish
3. Dutch
4. British

Teejan Bai is associated with which field?

1. Journalism 
2. Folk music
3. Folk dance
4. Balle

The Ryotwari settlements was introduced by the British in the

1. Madras and Bombay Presidencies
2. Madras Presidency
3. Bombay Presidency
4. Bengal Presidency

Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world?

1. Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, Delhi 
2. Jama Masjid, Delhi
3. Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram
4. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur

Where was the birth place of the exponent of Jainism, Mahavir Swami?

1. Vikramshila
2. Vaishali
3. Kundgram
4. Pippalivan

The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

1. The Romans
2. The Arabs
3. The Greeks
4. The Portuguese

Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of

1. Harsha
2. Chandragupta Vikramaditya 
3. Samudragupta
4. Chandragupta Maurya

The dynasty founded by two brothers Harihara and Bakka of Vijayanagar Empire was called

1. Saluva Dynasty 
2. Tuluva Dynasty
3. Sangam Dynasty
4. Vijaynagar Dynasty

Chanakya was known as

1. Vishnugupta 
2. Visakhadatta
3. Rajasekhara
4. Bhattasvamin

In Jainism ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as

1. Nirvanas
2. Ratna
3. Kaivalya 
4. Jina

Kanishka ascended the throne in about

1. 120 B.C.
2. 120 A.D.
3. 130 A.D.
4. 130 B.C.

Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi?

1. Tamralipti 
2. Tripuri
3. Tagara
4. Sripura

‘Khalsa’ was founded by

1. Guru Ramadas
2. Guru Govind Singh
3. Guru Arjun Dev
4. Guru Nanak

Timur invaded India in

1. 1396 A.D.
2. 1498 A.D.
3. 1450 A.D.
4. 1398 A.D. 

The effects of the Kalinga War on King Ashoka are found in

1. Excavations 
2. Paintings
3. Rock Edicts
4. Pillar Edicts