History Quiz II

1. What was the name of Tipu Sultan's father?
a) Haydar Ali
b) Pandit Purnia
c) Ghazi Khan
d) Mir Sadiq

2. Which art was patronised by jahangir ?
a) Architecture
b) Sculpture
c) Painting
d) Music

3. Which caves dating back to 600 A.D. are located on Gharapuri Island in Mumbai’s harbour?
a. Elephanta Caves
b) Ajanta Caves
c) Kanheri Caves
d) Ellora Cave

4. Which museum is the largest in India?
a) Indian Museum
b) Tagore Museum
c) Calcutta Museum
d) Subhash Chandra Bose Museum

5. Which of the following places in India was ruled by the Ahoms for more than 600 years?
a) Bihar
b) Assam
c) Tripura
d) Arunachal Pradesh

6. Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical monuments?
a) Kolkata
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Punjab

7. Which dynasty was ruling in Delhi and was defeated by Babur when he invaded India?
a) Slave dynasty
b) Tughlaq dynasty
c) Khilji dynasty
d) Lodhi dynasty

8. Samudragupta, one of India's greatest empire builders, of the Gupta period, his son and father both had the same name what was it?
a) Chandragupta
b) Maurya
c) Asoka
d) Skandagupta

9. Which Pallava ruler founded the city of Mahabalipuram and built several temples there?
a) Narasimhavarman
b) Simhavishnu Avanisimha
c) Siva-Skandavaram
d) Mahendra Vaarman

10. In 1857 there was a major rebellion against the British. It began in which city?
a) Bangalore
b) Calcutta
c) Meerut
d) Bombay