1. Which was the first settlement where the Indus Civilization was discovered?
Ans: Harappa
2. Which is the largest Indus city?
Ans: Mohenjo-Daro
3. Mohenjo-Daro is situated on the bank of which river?
Ans: Indus
4. Which was the Indus Civilization's outpost for sea trade?
Ans: Lothal (Gujarat)
5. In which Indus city was a dockyard has been excavated?
Ans: Lothal
6. The famous Great Bath belongs to _____?
Ans: Mohenjo-Daro
7. Who discovered Harappa in 1921?
Ans: Dayaram Sahni
8. Who excavated Mohenjo-Daro in 1922?
Ans: R.D. Banerjee
9. What is the most important feature of the Harappan civilization?
Ans: Town planning
10. Which is the oldest Veda?
Ans: The Rig Veda
11. The Rig Veda comprises of _____ hymns?
Ans: 1028
12. The suktas of the Rig Veda are grouped in to _____ mandalas?
Ans: 10
13. Which Veda deals with music?
Ans: Sama Veda
14. Who translated Manusmrithi in to English?
Ans: William Jones
15. Who translated Arthashastra to English?
Ans: Shyama Shastri
16. What was known in the names 'Jaya Samhita & Shatasahasri Samhita'?
Ans: Mahabharata
17. What is the total number of Jaina Thirthankaras?
Ans: 24
18. Who is the first Jaina Thirthankara?
Ans: Rishabha
19. Who is the 24th Thirthankara of Jainism?
Ans: Vardhamana Mahavira
20. Vardhamana Mahavira is believed to have born in 540 BC in _____?
Ans: Kundala Grama
21. Mahavira attained nirvana in 468 BC at _____?
Ans: Pavapuri
22. Digambaras & Swethambaras are the two sects of ____?
Ans: Jainism
23. The philosophy of Four Noble Truths & Eight fold path are associated with which religion?
Ans: Buddhism
24. In which language Buddha made his sermons?
Ans: Pali
25. Buddha attained parinirvana in 483 BC at _____?
Ans: Kushinagara
26. Where was the first Buddhist Council held in 483 BC at _____?
Ans: Rajagriha
27. Who was the first to decipher the Ashoka inscriptions in 1837?
Ans: James Prinsep
28. The Jatakas are the previous birth stories of ____?
Ans: Buddha
29. Alexander invaded India in ____?
Ans: 326 BC
30. Megasthenese was the Court ambassador to ____?
Ans: Chandragupta Maurya
31. Who was the father of Ashoka?
Ans: Bindusara
32. In which year Ashoka fought the Kalinga war?
Ans: 261 BC
33. How many Sultan Dynasties ruled Delhi?
Ans: Five
34. What is the descending order of Delhi Sultan Dynasties?
Ans: Slave Dynasty, Khiljis, Tughlaqs, Sayyid Dynasty, Lodis
35. Who was the founder of Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty?
Ans: Qutub ud din Aibak
36. Which ruler of Slave Dynasty known as 'Lakh Baksh'?
Ans: Qutub ud din Aibak
37. The Mongol conqueror Jengizkhan attacked India during the reign of _____?
Ans: Ilthumish (1221)
38. Who was the first Sultan to make Delhi his capital?
Ans: Ilthumish
39. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to get recognition of the Khalif of Bagdad?
Ans: Ilthumish
40. Who was the only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
Ans: Sulthana Razia (1236-40)
41. Raga Sulthana was the daughter of _____?
Ans: llthumish
42. Which Slave Sultan described himself as 'the Shadow of God (Zil-iillahi)'?
Ans: Balban
43. Ali Gurushap was the original name of ____?
Ans: Alauddhin Khilji
44. Who was known as the Second Alexander (Sikhander-i-sani)'?
Ans: Alauddhin Khilji
45. Who was the court poet of Alauddhin Khilji?
Ans: Amir Khusru
46. Who was called as ‘the Parrot of India'?
Ans: Amir Khusru
47. Which Sultan of Delhi made first time market regulations?
Ans: Alauddhin Khilji
48. Who was the founder of Tughlaq Dynasty?
Ans: Ghiazuddi Tughlaq
49. Jauna Khan was the real name of?
Ans: Mohammed Bin Tughlaq
50. Which Delhi Sultan was known as 'Wisest fool'?
Ans: Mohammed bin Tughlaq
