Q. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was founded by :

Correct Answer

Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah

More Questions on Indian Culture

  • Q. The Sabha and Samiti have been called two daughters of Prajapati in :
    A)The Rig Veda
    B)The Artharvaveda
    C)The Sama Veda
    D)The Yajur Veda
    Answer: The Artharvaveda
  • Q. Jayadeva, composer of the Gita Govinda adorned the court of Lakshmanasena who was the last Hindu ruler of:
    A)Bihar
    B)Oddisa
    C)Bengal
    D)Gujrat
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The only Indus site where the remains of a horse have actually been found is:
    A)Surkotada
    B)Lothal
    C)Kalibagan
    D)Banawali
    Answer: Surkotada
  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted as India’s National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted?
    A)The whole song
    B)Only the first stanza
    C)Third and Fourth stanza
    D)First and Second stanza
    Answer: Only the first stanza
  • 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 Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:
    A)Sir Robert Chambers
    B)Charles Wilkins
    C)Alexander Hamilton
    D)Sir William Jones
    Answer: Sir William Jones
  • Q. The single biggest item of import to the Vijaynagar empire was:
    A)Rice
    B)Gold
    C)Horses
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Horses
  • 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. The capital cities of Indus Valley Civilization were:
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Harappa and Mohenjodaro
    C)Banawali
    D)Lothal
    Answer: Harappa and Mohenjodaro
  • Q. The Dutch established their earliest factory at:
    A)Chennai
    B)Surat
    C)Hydrabad
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:
    A)1575
    B)1565
    C)1581
    D)1583
    Answer: 1581
  • Q. Mughal emperor Akbar the great established Manasab system in the year:
    A)AD 1555
    B)AD 1550
    C)AD 1560
    D)AD 1575
    Answer: E
  • Q. The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:
    A)Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
    B)Rishabhanath and Mahavira
    C)Mahavira and Aristhanemia
    D)Ajitnath and Mahavira
    Answer: Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia
  • Q. The rise of two independent states in the South namely The Vijyanagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) witnessed by:
    A)Qutbuddin Aibak
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Raziyat ud din Sultana
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. During the Sultanate period the highest category of peasants were:
    A)Khud-kasht
    B)The Khots and Muqaddams.
    C)Pahi-kasht
    D)Muzarian
    Answer: The Khots and Muqaddams.
  • Q. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was :
    A)Chandragupta II
    B)Chandragupta I
    C)Samundra Gupta
    D)Kumargupta
    Answer: Chandragupta I
  • Q. Who wrote the book ‘Early History of India’ in 1904?
    A)Rakhal Das Bannerjee
    B)V.A. Smith.
    C)R. K. Mehta
    D)None of these
    Answer: V.A. Smith.
  • Q. The author of the famous play Mrichchakatika (मृच्छकटिकम्) considered one of the best plays of ancient India is:
    A)Charudatta
    B)Samsthanaka
    C)Vasantasena
    D)Sudraka
    Answer: Sudraka
  • Q. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Lucknow
    C)Jaipur
    D)Mysore
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. Under which Delhi Sultan’s rule, was the Kharaj in the form of a proper land tax levied over large parts of northern India?
    A)Alaudin Khilji
    B)Firoz Shah Tughluq
    C)Qutbuddin Aibak
    D)Mahmood Shah
    Answer: Alaudin Khilji

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