Indian History Top One Liner

Que 1. Where is the Hoysala Memorial?

 Ans – In Mysore and Bangalore

Que 2. Who was the last ruler of Hoysala dynasty?

 Ans – Ballal

Que 3. Where was the capital of the Hoysalas?

 Ans – Dwarsamudra

Que 4. When did the Home Rule Movement begin?

 Ans – 1916 AD

Que 5. When did the Ho Rebellion take place?

 Ans – During 1820-21 AD

Que 6. When did Hyder Ali become the ruler of Mysore?

 Ans – 1761 AD

Que 7. Who wrote Humayunnama?

 Ans – Gulbadan Begum

Que 8. What is the sequence of the four wars fought by Humayun?

 Ans – Debra (1531 AD), Chausa (1539 AD), Bilgram (1540 AD) and Sirhind (1555 AD).

Que 9. When did Humayun sit on the throne?

 Ans – 1530 AD

Que 10. Against which king of the Hindushahi dynasty did Subuktagin take part in the struggle?

 Ans – Jaipal

Que 11. Where was the capital of the Hindushahi state?

 Ans – Udbhandpur/Ohind

Que 12. Who wrote the book Mitakshara on Hindu Law?

 Ans – Vigyaneshwar

Que 13. Who wrote the famous book of Hindu law, Dayabhaga?

 Ans – Geemutvahan

Que 14. When was the Hindustan Socialist Republic Association Party established?

 Ans – In 1928

Que 15. Where is Hawa Mahal situated?

 Ans – Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Que 16. Who led the Mughal army in the Battle of Haldi Ghati?

 Ans – Raja Mansingh

Que 17. What was the purpose of Akbar in the battle of Haldi Ghati?

 Ans – Bringing Rana Pratap under his control.

Que 18. Between whom was the battle of Haldi Ghati fought?

 Ans – Between Mughals and Rana Pratap

Que 19. When did the battle of Haldi Ghati take place?

 Ans – 1576 AD

Que 20. Under the influence of which saint Harihara and Bukka established the Vijayanagara Empire?

 Ans – Madhav Vidharanya

Que 21. Who was the President of Harijan Sevak Sangh?

 Ans – Ghanshyam Das Birla

Que 22. Who composed Harvilasam?

 Ans – Srinath

Que 23. Who is known as Hermit of Shimla?

 Ans – A. O. Hume

Que 24. What is the junior Harappan culture?

 Ans – Katha Culture

Que 25. In which state is the open museum of Hampi?

 Ans – Karnataka

Que 26. After which case was the Hunter Commission appointed?

 Ans – After Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Que 27. Which book describes the thoughts of Swami Dayanand Saraswati?

 Ans – Satyarth Prakash (1875)

Que 28. What was the original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati?

 Ans – Moolshankar

Que 29. Swaraj is my birthright, who said that I will have it?

 Ans – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Que 30. Where was the Swaraj Party founded?

 Ans – Allahabad (Prayagraj)

Que 31. Who founded the Swaraj Dal?

 Ans – Motilal Nehru and V. R. Slave

Que 32. Why was the Swadeshi Movement started?

 Ans – Against the partition of Bengal

Que 33. Sabarmati Ashram was near which city during the freedom movement?

 Ans – Ahmedabad

Que 34. Who was the first Governor General of independent India?

 Ans – Lord Mountbatten

Que 35. Who was the first Indian Governor General of independent India?

 Ans – C. Rajagopalachari

Que 36. Who gave the principle of Permanent Settlement?

 Ans – Lord Cornwallis

Que 37. Under the Permanent Settlement, what percentage of the entire revenue to the Zamindar was decided to be given to the state?

 Ans – 89%

Que 38. Sohan valley is related to which period?

 Ans – From the following complete Paleolithic sites.

Que 39. Where is the Sohan river valley located?

 Ans – Punjab (Pakistan)

Que 40. Who had attacked Mohammad and looted some property in order to take away the Somnath temple?

 Ans – Jats

Que 41. Who was the ruler of Gujarat at the time of Muhammad Ghaznavi’s attack on Somnath temple?

 Ans – Bhimdev

Que 42. Where is the Somnath temple located?

 Ans – On the sea coast in Kathiawar district of Gujarat.

Que 43. In whose time did the Sayyid brothers fall?

 Ans – Muhammad Shah

Que 44. Who founded the Sen dynasty?

 Ans – Samant Sen

Que 45. Who founded the Central Hindu College?

 Ans – Dr. Annie Besant

Que 46. When was the Surat session held?

 Ans – 1907 AD

Que 47. Who was the founder of the Sur Empire?

 Ans – Sher Shah Suri

Que 48. Which of the following was against music in Sufi lines?

 Ans – Naqshbandi

Que 49. Sufi silsila is related to which religion?

 Ans – Islam

Que 50. Where did Sufi Salim lived?

 Ans – Fatehpur Sikri

Que 41. Who was the ruler of Gujarat at the time of Muhammad Ghaznavi’s attack on Somnath temple?

 Ans – Bhimdev

Que 42. Where is the Somnath temple located?

 Ans – On the sea coast in Kathiawar district of Gujarat.

Que 43. In whose time did the Sayyid brothers fall?

 Ans – Muhammad Shah

Que 44. Who founded the Sen dynasty?

 Ans – Samant Sen

Que 45. Who founded the Central Hindu College?

 Ans – Dr. Annie Besant

Que 46. When was the Surat session held?

 Ans – 1907 AD

Que 47. Who was the founder of the Sur Empire?

 Ans – Sher Shah Suri

Que 48. Which of the following was against music in Sufi lines?

 Ans – Naqshbandi

Que 49. Sufi silsila is related to which religion?

 Ans – Islam

Que 50. Where did Sufi Salim lived?

 Ans – Fatehpur Sikri

Que 51. During whose reign did Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti come to India?

 Ans – Prithviraj Chauhan

Que 52. What is the spiritual originator of Sufism called?

 Ans – Pir

Que 53. What was the ashram of Sufis called?

 Ans – Khanqah

Que 54. Who was the first Ottoman ruler to assume the title of Sultan?

 Ans – Mahmud Ghaznavi

Que 55. What is the Security Cell Policy related to?

 Ans – Warren Hastings

Que 56. When did Subhash Chandra Bose give the slogan of Delhi Chalo in Singapore?

 Ans – 1945 AD

Que 57. When did Subuktagin conquer Ghazni?

 Ans – In 977 AD

Que 58. Who was Subuktagin?

 Ans – Son-in-law of the youngest

Que 59. Who succeeded Subuktagin after his death?

 Ans – His son Mahmud Ghaznavi

Que 60. When were Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hanged?

 Ans – March 23, 1931 AD

Que 61. When was Direct Action Day observed?

 Ans – 16 August, 1946 AD

Que 62. Who was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs?

 Ans – Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Que 63. Which is the main festival of Sikhs?

 Ans – Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)

Que 64. Which Sikh Guru is considered the founder of Sikhism?

 Ans – Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Que 65. When was the Sikh Gurdwara Act passed?

 Ans – 1925 AD

Que 66. Which Sultan was considered the Naib of the Caliph on coins?

 Ans – Firoz Shah-Tughlaq

Que 67. Who is credited for the conquest of Sindh?

 Ans – Sir Charles James Napier

Que 68. Where are Singi Talab and 16-R Purasthal located?

 Ans – Nagaur (Rajasthan)

Que 69. Blade made tools were the main feature of which period?

 Ans – Late Upper Palaeolithic (LUP)

Que 70. When did the battle of Samugarh take place?

 Ans – 1658 AD

Que 71. When did the Simon Commission visit India?

 Ans – 1928 AD

Que 72. Who killed Saunders?

 Ans – Sardar Bhagat Singh

Que 73. Who introduced the sign currency?

 Ans – Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

Que 74. Who was the father of subsidiary alliance system?

 Ans – Lord Wellesley

Que 75. Who gave a definite and comprehensive form to the subsidiary treaty?

 Ans – Lord Wellesley (1798–1805)

Que 76. Who was the highest rural official of land revenue during the Sultanate period?

 Ans – Chieftain (Chaudhary)

Que 77. Who defeated the Mughal army in the battle of Salhar?

 Ans – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Que 78. When did the battle of Salhar take place?

 Ans – 1672 AD

Que 79. Where was the first iron and steel industry established?

 Ans – Bihar

Que 80. Who is credited with the introduction of Jizya tax first?

 Ans – Mohammad Bin Qasim

Que 81. With whom is the Serajami system related?

 Ans – Maratha Land Revenue System

Que 82. Sir Thomas Munro is related to which land revenue settlement?

 Ans – Ryotwari Settlement

Que 83. With which the subject of Samarangan Sutradhar is related?

 Ans– Architecture

Que 84. In which period did man get the knowledge of fire?

 Ans – In the Paleolithic Period

Que 85. Which is the oldest musical instrument?

 Ans – Veena

Que 86. The earliest human-like animal that was ethnically distinct from Homosapiens is commonly known as?

 Ans – As Pithacanthopus

Que 87. By what name is modern man known?

 Ans – Homo Sapiens

Que 88. Who wrote Satyarth Prakash?

 Ans – Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati

Que 89. Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj?

 Ans – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Que 90. Who made the most effort to end the practice of Sati?

 Ans – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Que 91. Who was the Mughal emperor who condemned the practice of Sati?

 Ans – Akbar

Que 92. When did the practice of Sati end?

 Ans – 1829 AD

Que 93. Who was the editor of Samvad Kaumudi Patra?

 Ans – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Que 94. In which novel Sanyasi rebellion is mentioned?

 Ans – Anand Math

Que 95. Where is the tomb of musician Tansen located?

 Ans – In Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

Que 96. Who is the originator of Hindustani style of music?

 Ans – Amir Khusro

Que 97. Who was the main ruler of the Sangam dynasty?

 Ans – Devaraya First

Que 98. Who was the famous king who conquered Sri Lanka?

 Ans – Rajendra Chola

Que 99. By whom are the Shalimar Bagh and Nishant Bagh located in Srinagar built?

Ans – By Jahangir

Que 100. Who is known as Ajanta of Shaivas?

 Ans – To Lipakshi

Que 101. By whom was the ‘Rupee’ of pure silver issued?

 Ans – Sher Shah Suri

Que 102. Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri situated?

 Ans – Sasaram (Bihar)

Que 103. What was the land revenue rate during Sher Shah’s time?

 Ans – 1/3 of the yield

Que 104. Who composed ‘Shringarth Deepika’?

 Ans – Venkat Madhav

Que 105. Who started the Shuddhi Movement?

 Ans – Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati

Que 106. Which Mughal ruler sent Jai Singh to fight Shivaji?

 Ans – Aurangzeb

Que 107. Who was most influenced by Shivaji?

 Ans – Jijabai

Que 108. Who called Shivaji a hill rat and a brave robber?

 Ans – Aurangzeb

Que 109. Where was the capital of Shivaji’s empire?

 Ans – Raigarh (Maharashtra)

Question 110. How much revenue was collected during Shivaji’s time?

 Ans – 33% of Land Revenue

Que 111. Who was the patron and political guru of Shivaji?

 Ans – Dada Ji Kond Dev

Que 112. Who was called Peshwa during the rule of Shivaji?

 Ans – Prime Minister

Que 113. Who was the spiritual teacher of Shivaji?

 Ans – Ramdas

Que 114. What was the name of the member of the Ashta Pradhan of Shivaji who looked after foreign affairs?

 Ans – Sumant

Que 115. When did Shivaji die?

 Ans – In April 12, 1680

Que 116. What was the main source of income in the kingdom of Shivaji?

 Ans – Chauth and Sardeshmukhi (tax to be collected every year).

Que 117. Where did the coronation of Shivaji take place?

 Ans – Raigarh (Maharashtra)

Que 118. When was the coronation of Shivaji?

 Ans – In 1674

Que 119. Where was Shivaji born?

 Ans – In Shivner Fort

Que 120. Which was the last military campaign of Shivaji?

 Ans – Karnataka Campaign

Que 121. What was the treaty between Shivaji and the Mughals?

 Ans – Treaty of Purandar (1665 AD)

Que 122. When did Shivaji appear in Aurangzeb’s Agra court?

 Ans – 1666 AD

Que 123. When did Swami Vivekananda participate in the Chicago World Religions Conference?

 Ans – 1893 AD

Que 124. Who was Shardamani?

 Ans – Wife of Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Que 125. Who is the author of Shahnama?

 Ans – Firdausi

Que 126. The salak-made tools were the main feature of which period?

 Ans – Middle Palaeolithic

Que 127. Which place was called Shiraz of the East or Shiraj-e-Hind during the reign of Shark Sultans?

 Ans – Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

Que 128. Whose statement is this that the complete truth is contained in the Vedas?

 Ans – Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Que 129. Who gave the slogan of lots towards the Vedas?

 Ans – Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Que 130. Who founded the Vedanta College?

 Ans – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Que 131. What were megalithic monuments or megaliths?

 Ans – Place of burial of the dead

Que 132. What is the meaning of ‘Veer Panchala’?

 Ans – Elite

Que 133. Which bird was there in the world that used to fly away after hitting a huge animal like elephant, what was its name and where was it found?

 Ans – Sahdul or Ukat Birds (Soviet Russia)

Que 134. Which is the hill in the world which keeps changing its color every day?

 Ans – Uluru or Ayers Rock (Australia)

Que 135. Which bird has nine colors in the world and where is it found?

 Ans – Pitta Bird (Australia)

Que 136. Which is the lake of the world which keeps on changing into sweet and salt water after every 12 years?

 Ans – Urussi or Urotso Lake of Tibet

Que 137. Which river in the world does not have a single fish?

 Ans – Jordan River (Palestine, Israel & Syria)

Que 138. Which is the country in the world where not a single snake is found?

 Ans – Ireland and New Zealand

Que 139. Name the country in the world where there is only male and what is its population?

 Ans – Vatican City, Continent of Europe (Population 1000).

Que 140. Who and when was the Visva Bharati University established?

 Ans – Rabindranath Tagore (1921)

Que 141. Which is the longest road tunnel in the world?

 Ans – Italy is 72 km from Mount Block France.

Que 142. Where is the longest bus in the world?

 Ans – 101 feet long, 256 passengers can sit in the city of London, England by the Auto Tram Extra Grand Company.

Que 143. Which is the longest canal in the world?

 Ans – Suez Canal, Egypt (Length 193.3 km).

Que 144. Who is the tallest woman in the world?

 Ans – Rumesa Gelgi of Turkey is 7 Feet 0.7 Inches.

Que 145. Which is the largest library in the world?

 Ans – In Washington city of America, where there are 162 million books under the name ‘Library of Congress’.

Que 146. Which is the largest stadium in the world?

 Ans – Motera Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad (India).

Que 147. Which is the largest army in the world?

 Ans – People’s Liberation Army, China (2,185,000).

Que 148. Which is the largest palace in the world?

 Ans – Vatican City (Rome), Italy (Europe Continent).

Que 149. Where is the world’s largest airport?

 Ans – King Fahd International Airport, Dammam (Saudi Arabia).

Que 150. Which is the highest peak in the world?

 Ans – Mount Everest, Nepal (8848 Meter)

Que 151. Who was the world’s first woman astronaut?

 Ans – Valentina Tereshkova (16 June 1963)

Que 152. Which is the largest museum in the world?

 Ans – Louvre Museum, Paris (France)

Que 153. Which is the largest monkey in the world?

 Ans – Port of Shanghai, China (40.23 Volume Million TEU).

Que 154. In which country did the world’s first airplane fly, and who was the driver?

 Ans – On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers Orville and Wilbur made a successful flight in North Carolina in an aircraft named Wright Flyer.

Que 155. How many languages ​​are spoken in the world?

 Ans – 6,500 Languages

Que 156. Which is the country in the world where newspaper is printed on cloth?

 Ans – Spain (European Country)

Que 157. Which animal of the world survives without drinking water for the rest of its life?

 Ans – Kangaroo Rat of North America

Que 158. At which place did Swami Vivekananda become famous in the World Conference of Religions?

 Ans – Chicago Conference, America (11 September 1983).

Que 159. Who built the Virupaksha temple?

 Ans – Chalukya Ruler King Vikramaditya II

Que 160. Where did the foreign traveler Ibn Battuta come from?

 Ans – Morocco (Abu Abdullah Muhammad)

Que 161. By what name was the military department known in the Vijayanagara Empire?

 Ans – Misconduct

Que 162. Where were the remains of Vijayanagara Empire found?

 Ans – Hampi

Que 163. When and who founded the Vijayanagara Empire?

 Ans – 1336 AD, by Harihara and Bukka

Que 164. What was the financial feature of the Vijayanagara Empire?

 Ans – Land Revenue

Que 165. Who was the most influential ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire?

 Ans – King Krishna Deva Raya

Que 166. Why is the first dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire known as Sangam?

 Ans – The name of the father of Harihara and Bukka was Sangam .

Que 167. Which place of the Vijayanagara Empire was famous for the manufacture of rugs?

 Ans – Calicut

Que 168. Which ruler of Vijayanagara is known as Andhra Pitamah?

 Ans – King Krishna Deva Raya

Que 169. What was the name of the currency of Vijayanagara?

 Ans – Pagoda

Que 170. On the bank of which river is Vijayanagara situated?

 Ans – Tungabhadra River

Que 171. Where is the famous Vitthal temple of Vijayanagara located?

 Ans – Hampi (Karnataka)

Que 172. Where is the Vijay Stambh located?

 Ans – Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)

Que 173. With whom was the struggle of Vijayanagar always with?

 Ans – With Bahmani Kingdom

Que 174. Which Pallava dynasty ruler adopted the title of Vichitra Chitta?

 Ans – Mahendra Varman First (600-630 AD)

Que 175. Vikramshila University was established?

 Ans – King Dharmapala of Pala Dynasty (8th or 9th early century).

Que 176. When and between whom was the war of Vahind fought?

 Ans – Mahmud Ghaznavi & King Anandpal

Que 177. Where did Vasco da Gama land in India?

 Ans – Calicut or Kolikode (Kerala)

Que 178. When did Vasco da Gama come to India?

 Ans – 20 May, 1498 AD

Que 179. Who welcomed Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut?

 Ans – King Zamorin of Calicut

Que 180. Where was Vasco da Gama from?

 Ans – Village Signs, Portugal

Que 181. When and where was the Vaikom Satyagraha launched?

 Ans – Travancore, Kerala (1924-25 AD)

Que 182. Who brought out the magazine ‘Vama Bodhini’ for women?

 Ans – Keshav Chandra Sen

Que 183. When did the war of Wandiwash take place?

 Ans – January 22, 1760 AD

Que 184. Where was the main center of the Wahhabi movement?

 Ans – Patna (Bihar)

Que 185. Who was the Portuguese who captured Goa?

 Ans – Afonso de Albuquerque

Que 186. Who built the fort named Lohagarh?

 Ans – King Suraj Mal (February 19, 1733 AD)

Que 187. Who was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty?

 Ans – Abraham Lodi (1517-26 AD)

Que 188. When was the partition of Bengal canceled by Lord Hardinge?

 Ans – December 12, 1911 AD

Que 189. When was the Lord Mountbatten Plan launched?

 Ans – June 3, 1947 AD

Que 190. Who founded the Land Holders Society?

 Ans – Dwarka Nath Tagore (1838 AD)

Que 191. Which deity is the temple of Vitthal Swami?

 Ans – Lord Vishnu in the form of Vitthal

Que 192. Who laid the foundation of the Lingaraj temple?

 Ans – Yayati Keshari (11th Century)

Que 193. Where is the Lingaraj temple located?

 Ans – Bhubaneshwar (Odisha)

Que 194. When was the Lucknow Pact signed?

 Ans – 26 to 30 December, 1916 AD

Que 195. When was Rowlatt Act passed?

 Ans – January 26, 1919 AD

Que 196. When was the Ryotwari system introduced?

 Ans – By Tomas Manro (1820 AD)

Que 197. When was the separate railway budget for the railway department started?

 Ans – 1924 AD

Que 198. Rudranwa was a famous female ruler of which dynasty?

 Ans – Kakatiya Dynasty

Que 199. Who wrote the book Tarikh-e-Subuktgeen?

 Ans – Baihaki (Albayhaki Khwaja Abulfazal bin Al Hasan-Ablaihaki).

Que 200. Where is the Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya) located?

 Ans – Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

Que 201. Who had brought down the Rashtrakutas?

 Ans – Tailap

Que 202. Who was the founder of Rashtrakuta Empire?

 Ans – Dantidurga (735-756 AD)

Que 203. Who founded the Rayadasi sect?

 Ans – Raidas (Ravidas)

Que 204. What were the followers of Ramanuja called?

 Ans – Vaishnav

Que 205. Who wrote the book Ramcharitmanas?

 Ans – Goswami Tulsidas ji

Que 206. Who was the contemporary of the author of Ramcharitmanas?

 Ans – Badshah Akbar

Que 207. Who composed the Ramcharit?

 Ans – Sandhyakar Nandi

Que 208. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?

 Ans – Swami Vivekananda

Que 209. When was the Ramakrishna Mission established?

 Ans – 1 May 1897 AD, Belur Math (Calcutta)

Que 210. What was the original name of Ramakrishna Paramahansa?

 Ans – Gadadhar Chattopadhyay

Que 211. What was the original name of Rani Lakshmi Bai?

 Ans – Manikarnika

Que 212. The name of Rani Padmini (Padmavati) is associated with Khilji’s conquest of Chittor. Whose wife was Rani Padmini?

 Ans – Rana Ratan Singh (1302-1303 AD)

Que 213. Who was the founder of Radha Soami Satsang?

 Ans – Shiv Dayal Singh Sahib (1818-1878 AD)

Que 214. Who was the ruler of Bengal at the time of Bengal campaign by Rajendra Chola?

 Ans – Mahipala First (978-1038 AD)

Que 215. Where was Raja Rammohun Roy born?

 Ans – Radhanagar, Vardhman (West Bengal)

Que 216. Raja Rammohun Roy and David Hare Huskies were associated with which organization?

 Ans – Hindu College

Que 217. Who called Raja Rammohun Roy as the messenger of the era?

 Ans – Subhash Chandra Bose

Que 218. Who took over the reins of Brahmo Samaj after Raja Rammohun Roy went to England?

 Ans – Ramchandra Vidyavagish

Que 219. Which was the Persian book of Raja Rammohun Roy which was published in 1809?

 Ans – Tuhfat-ul-Muwahideen

Que 220. Who is considered the father of the history of Rajasthan?

 Ans – Colonel James Todd (father of writing)

Que 221. What was the original name of Rajaraja I?

 Ans – Arimolivarman

Que 222. From when is the Rajput period considered?

 Ans – From 6th century to 12th century

Que 223. Who said the words that political freedom is the lifeblood of the nation?

 Ans – Maharishi Arvind Ghosh

Que 224. From which Neolithic site the ash mounds were obtained?

 Ans – From Sanganaklu and Piklihal

Que 225. To which misal did Ranjit Singh belong?

 Ans – Sukarchakia

Que 226. Which treaty was signed between Ranjit Singh and the British?

 Ans – Treaty of Amritsar

Que 227. After occupying which place did Ranjit Singh assume the title of Maharaja?

 Ans – Lahore

Que 228. Whose daughter was Razia Sultan?

 Ans – Iltutmish

Que 229. Who had a hand in killing Razia Begum (Sultan)?

 Ans – Razia’s bro Muizuddin Bahramshah

Que 230. Who was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement?

 Ans – Henri Louis Vivian Derozio

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