Q. In 1492, the Spanish navigator who set out on his voyage to discover India but instead landed on the soil of America was :

Correct Answer

Christopher Columbus

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :
    A)A. D. 1336
    B)A. D. 1236
    C)A. D. 1136
    D)A. D. 1390
    Answer: A. D. 1336
  • Q. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:
    A)1782 to 1799
    B)1782 to 1805
    C)1772 to 1799
    D)1782 to 1790
    Answer: 1782 to 1799
  • Q. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
    A)Garba
    B)Nautanki
    C)Kathakali
    D)Bhangra
    Answer: Garba
  • Q. Asoka the great appointed a class of officers vested with judicial power known as :
    A)Rajukas
    B)Dhamma
    C)Chandashok
    D)None of Above
    Answer: Rajukas
  • Q. The Khajuraho temples were built under:
    A)Pauravas Kings
    B)Chandela Kings
    C)Ikshvakus Kings
    D)Haryanka Kings
    Answer: Chandela Kings
  • Q. When did Mahmud of Ghazni attack last on India?
    A)1127 A.D.
    B)1020 A.D.
    C)1227 A.D.
    D)1027 A.D.
    Answer: 1027 A.D.
  • Q. During the Age of Rig Veda, the grains are collectively called:
    A)Anaaj and Dhanya
    B)Yava and Anaaj
    C)Ann and Anaaj
    D)Yava and Dhanya
    Answer: Yava and Dhanya
  • Q. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in:
    A)1624
    B)1524
    C)1724
    D)1824
    Answer: 1724
  • Q. Who died at Pawapuri in 468 B.C. at the age of seventy two?
    A)Chaitnya
    B)Gautam Buddha
    C)Mahavira Jain
    D)Rishabhdev
    Answer: Mahavira Jain
  • Q. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?
    A)Saddat Khan
    B)Alberuni
    C)Daiva Alzajira
    D)None of these
    Answer: Alberuni
  • Q. The first notable Paramara ruler in medieval period of India was:
    A)Bhoja I
    B)Sindhuraja
    C)Vakpati Munja
    D)Sindhuraja
    Answer: Vakpati Munja
  • Q. Chanakya was the chief advisor of which ruler?
    A)Harshvardhan
    B)Ashok
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. The person who established the state of Awadh is :
    A)Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
    B)Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
    C)Osman Ali Khan
    D)Qamaruddin Khan
    Answer: Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan
  • Q. The Loyal Mohammadans of India was the newspaper brought out by :
    A)Azim Jah Bahadur
    B)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
    C)Aram Shah
    D)Azaam Khan
    Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
  • Q. The three great Chinese pilgrims who visited India in search of knowledge, manuscripts and relics between the fifth and seventh centuries A. D. are:
    A)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and Meghasthanise
    B)Meghasthanise, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    C)Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
    D)Fa-Hien, Meghasthanise, and I-Tsing
    Answer: Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang, and I-Tsing
  • Q. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Alamgirpur) was excavated by :
    A)B.B. Lai
    B)J. Joshi
    C)Y. D. Sharma
    D)S.R. Rao
    Answer: Y. D. Sharma
  • Q. Mahabhasya – an outstanding work in the fields of grammar – is a composition by:
    A)Ghosha
    B)Ashwins
    C)Kakshivat
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. Khajuraho temples were built by:
    A)The Chandellas
    B)The Panchalas
    C)The Haryanks
    D)Nandas
    Answer: The Chandellas
  • Q. “Early History of India” in 1904 was written by :
    A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
    B)J. Joshi
    C)V. A. Smith
    D)None of these
    Answer: V. A. Smith
  • Q. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ?
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Aram Shah
    D)Alauddin Khilji
    Answer: Alauddin Khilji

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