History: Most Important History One Liner Question and Answer part 1
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History: Most Important History One Liner Question and Answer part 1
Which civilization is famous for its city/town planning - Indus Valley Civilization
Swadeshi Movement started In India during - Anti-Bengal Partition Agitation
Where did Mahavira attain Nirvana - Pavapuri
The famous Khajuraho Group of Monuments was constructed by the - Chandelas
What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana - Banbhatt
Harshvardhana was defeated by - Pulakesin II
The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of - Gujarat
Todarmal was the famous revenue minister of which Mughal Emperor - Akbar
Who among the following was the first to offer Individual Satyagraha - Vinobha Bhave
Which organisation was formed by Dadabhai Naoroji - East India Association
Which Moroccan traveller acted as the Qazi in Delhi - Ibn Battuta
Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in Chittorgarh - Rana Kumbha
Who was the first Viceroy of India - Lord Canning
Who wrote 'Nyaya Sutra' - Gautam
Where does the early period of history go - Paleolithic period
In which period stone tools were first found - Paleolithic period
Which civilization is famous for its city planning - Indus Valley Civilization
The mouth of the Indus Valley Civilization was located on the banks of the Indus River- Mohenjo-Daro
What was the local name of Mohenjo-Daro - mound of the dead?
Where was the huge bath found- Mohenjo-Daro
Worship of Mother was related to- Indus Valley Civilization.
Which civilization had the ship Malghat at the place called Lothal – Indus Valley
In the Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibanga was famous for - ceramics
The main food of the Vedic Aryans was- milk and its products.
Which metal was first used by Vedic people- copper
Which three Vedas are jointly called 'Vedatrayi' - Rig-Veda, Samaveda, Yajurveda
Arya was successful in his struggles with the Aryans, as he- used the chariot run by the horse.
This is confirmed by the fact that the Rig-Veda Aryans were pastoralists - there are numerous references to cows in the Rig-Veda, most of the wars were fought for cows, gifts given to priests were often cows and not land.
Where is the oldest settlement of Aryan Janjans - Sapta Sindhu
In which details of the coronation ceremony have been done - Aitareya Brahmin
Where is the famous Gayatri Mantra derived from - Rigveda
Which Vidushi challenged the invincible Yajnavalavya in the debateM- Gargi
The birthplace of Gautama Buddha is inscribed by- "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
Where was the first Buddhist council held - Rajgriha
Buddha means - enlightenment
Buddhism left an important influence by connecting two sections of the society with them - women and Shudra.
What beliefs does Buddhism believe - the world is full of sorrows, if desires are overcome, nirvana will be attained, people suffer due to their desires.
In which early Buddhist texts were composed - Pali text
The earliest Buddhist treatise in India isM- Vamsathapakasini
Where did Buddha get enlightenmentM- Realized
"Desire is the cause of all miseries" Which is the religion promoting it - Buddhism
Who was Mahavir - 24th Tirthankara
Who is believed to be the first Tirthankara of Jainism - Rishbhadeva
What is Jain literature - Ang
Famous Jain centers are located in South India- Shravanabelagola
The oldest iron era in India is associated with - painted gray pottery.
Which first ruler was responsible for the rise of Magadha - Bimbisara
In the ancient times, the language used to write the source material was - Sanskrit
Alexander (Alexander) and Porus fought - Jhelum
The name of the religious text of the Jews is - Musa Sahib
Mahabhashya wrote - Pantjali
Who was to bring the Greeks out of India - Chandragupta Maurya
Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya - Bindusara
Where was the disturbance in the time of Bindusara - in Taxila
Which event brought about a huge change in Ashoka's administrative policy - Kalinga war
Who is famous by the name of Devanampriya - Ashoka
After the Kalinga war, major transformation of King Ashoka was recorded in - Rock Edict
The Greek ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya was - Megasthenes
Who has written Indica - Megasthenes
Chandragupta Maurya's famous Guru Chanakya was related to which center of learning - Taxila
Who’s contemporary was the author of economics - Chandragupta Maurya
In which script is Ashoka's Shilakh engraved - Brahmi
Which famous ruler was called the 'father of inscriptions' – Ashoka
Who was endemic during the rule of Maurya dynasty – District Administrator
Who was the last ruler of Maurya dynasty- Brihadratha
What is Milindapanho - Buddhist text
By what name is the art school developed in - the Kushan period
Developed from the mixture of Indian and style - Gandhara art
Name the famous king of Kushan dynasty- Kanishka
Who and when did the Shank Samvat begin - Kanishka in 78 CE
Under whose reign the Gandhara style of art flourished – Kanishka
King Kharvel was the greatest ruler of which Chedi dynasty- Kalinga
Who was the greatest ruler of Satavahana - Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Who installed a rust-free iron pillar in Mehrauli – Gupta
Chandragupta Dwitiya and by what name was he known – Vikramaditya
Harishen was the king of which king- Samudragupta
India's trade with the Roman Empire ended with the invasion of Rome by- the Huns.
Most metal coins were issued during the Gupta period – Gold
Where does Napoleon of India go because of his victories – Samudragupta
Whose achievements are described in the Allahabad Pillar inscription- Samudragupta
Fahman came to India during whose reign- Chandragupta Dwitiya
Who is the author of Meghdoot – Kalidas
In whose court Dhanvantari, the famous physician of ancient India, gave his advice- Chandragupta II
During whose reign Ajanta caves were built – Gupta
Describe the center of Roman trade during the Sangam period – Arikamedu
Which Chola king Rajendra held the title- Pandit Chola, Mudikond, Gangaikad
According to the different categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions, whom were donated to Jain institutions – Pallichandam
Which Chola king had first conquered Lanka - Rajaraja I
Information related to whose administration is found in the Uttammerur inscription - Chola
Chola kings ruled - Tamil Nadu.
Which was the early capital of Rashtrakutas – Ellora
Who built the famous Shiva temple of Ellora - Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna.
Which book was written by King Amoghavarsh of Rashtrakuta - Kaviraj Marg
The most enduring contribution of Rashtrakutas was - the three poets of Kannada poetry, Pampa, Ponna and Ranna, and the Kailash temple.
During which dynasty Mahabalipuram temple was built - Pallava dynasty
Pulakeshin III was the greatest ruler of which - the Chalukyas of Vatapi
Ravikirti, who was a Jain and who composed the Aihole Commendation, was patronized by - Pulakeshin II.
The famous Dilwara temples are located - in Rajasthan
Who wrote the book 'Kathasritasagar' – Somdev
Who was the author of Harsha Charitra – Banabhatta
Who built Khajuraho temples - Chandel Rajput
Which Pratihara king took the title of proof - Mihir Bhoja
Who was the greatest king of Pratihara dynasty - Mihir Bhoj
What was the name of the Chinese traveler who came to the court of Harsha Vardhan – Hannsang
Who was given the name Pins of Pilgrims – Hensang
Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harsh Vardhan - Pulakeshin II
The Sanskrit drama Nagananda was composed by which ruler – Harshavardhana
Nalanda University in India is located in which state – Bihar
The Muslim invader who destroyed Nalanda University was- Muhammad bin Bakhtiar
Sanchi has great stupas - in Madhya Pradesh
Who is the author of Geet Govind- Jaidev
The queen named Didda ruled which part of India till 980-1003 AD – Kashmir
Name the commander of the Arab army who conquered Sindh- Muhammad bin Qasim
Who had defeated Prithviraj in the second battle of Tarain- Muhammad Ghori
Which fight opened Delhi area for Muhammad Ghori - second battle of Tarain
When did Delhi Sultan's rule begin - 1206 AD
Who built a two and a half day hut in Amjer - Qutubuddin Aibak
In which century Delhi's Qutub Minar was built - 13th century
Before taking over as the Sultan of Delhi, Balban was the Prime Minister of which Sultan- Nasiruddin
Who was the savior of Delhi Sultanak – Iltutmish
Genghis Khan invaded the borders of India during the reign of -Jalaluddin, Iltutmish
Who introduced the famous Persian festival Nauroz – Balban
Whose daughter was Razia Sultan - Altamash (Iltutmish)
Who were the two descendants who ruled immediately before and after the Khilji rulers - Syed and Lodi
Sultan to call himself the second Alexander (Alexander-e-Sani) was- Alauddin Khilji
What mission did Alauddin Khilji entrust to the mission of conquering the south - Malik Kapur
Who was the Sultan who refused to accept the authority of the Khalifa - Alauddin Khilji
The present Daulatabad, where Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq moved the capital from Delhi, is situated near- Aurangabad
Who is called the prince of Maniyars - Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq
Ibn Batuta came to India under whose reign- Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Arrange the given dynasties of Delhi Sultans in chronological order- Ghulam, Khilji, Tughlaq, Syed
Who was the founder of Lodi dynasty- Bahlol Lodi
What was the last dynasty of Delhi Sultanate - Lodi dynasty
In Sufi tradition, what does Pir mean- Guru of Sufis
By what name Sufi orders were known – Continuation
The devotional preacher Shankaradeva had popularized him using which of the following regional languages – Assamese
Analects is the holy book - of Confucianism (Confucian religion)
Who founded the Vijayanagara kingdom - the Sangam dynasty
Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to snatch the important fort of Goa from Bahmanis - Harihar 11
Krishnadeva Raya was the ruler of which dynasty – Vijayanagar
Who was the author of the Telugu work Akshit Malyad - Krishnadeva Raya
Akshit Malyad whose work is- Krishnadeva Raya
Who built the group of monuments of Hampi - 1565 AD
From which ruler was the Gol Gumbaz constructed from the marmar-Vithi - Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Where is Gol Gumbaz – Bijapur
Who built the Kirti Stambh of Chittor - Rana Kumbha
In which year (in AD) Babur invaded India – 1526
Who was the first Mughal emperor of India- Babur
The first battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies - Babur and Lodi Empire
The fight that resulted in the foundation of the Mughal Empire in Delhi - the first battle of Panipat
Who used the first artillery in India – Babur
Where Babur died- Agra
1540 AD Humayun was thrown out of India after the war in which – Kannauji
In which year Kannauji's war was fought – 1540
Who was the architect of Humayun's Tomb - Mirak Mirza Ghiyath
Akbar became Emperor at the age of - 13
Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies - Akbar and Hemu
Who translated the Ramayana into Persian - Badauni
Who is the author of the book 'Ain-Akbari' - Abul Fazal
Who was that famous Jain school, which Akbar respected so much - Harivijay
The battle of Haltighati was fought between- Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
Where is Buland Darwaza - Uttar Pradesh
Who gave Allahabad city to Prayag city – Akbar
Who was the custodian of Akbar - Bairam Khan
Todarmal, the famous revenue minister of which Mughal ruler was - Akbar
Din-i-Ilahi, a new religion was started by- Akbar
Which courtier, a son of Akbar, accepted Din-i-Ilahi – Birbal
When the East India Company was formed, who was the Mughal Emperor of India at that time – Akbar
In whose reign Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas - Akbar
What is the meaning of Jahangir - world conqueror
Who was sent by the then King of England James as ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir - John Hawkins
Prince Khurram later came to be called Emperor - Shahjahan
Who took Shah Jahan's famous Takht-e-Taus in 1739 AD - Persian aggressor Nadir Shah
Moti Masjid is situated in which city- Agra
Music and dance were banned by the Mughal ruler - Aurangzeb
Who was the successor of Aurangzeb - Muazzam
Who built the Red Fort - Shah Jahan
Among the Mughal buildings, in which this unique feature is told, that it is exactly equal in length and width - Taj Mahal
Who was the author of Taj Mahal - Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Sher Khan had defeated Humayun in 1539 and 1540 respectively at which two places - Chaisa and Kannauj
The Grand Road, built by Sher Shah, connected Punjab with- East Bengal
The original name of Nana Fadnavin was - Balaji Janardan Bhanu
Name the Maratha king who fought bravely with Aurangzeb – Shivaji
Which general was sent by Aurangzeb to capture Shivaji - Shaista Khan
1700 AD After Rajaram's death in the Marathas, the war against the Mughals continued under the leadership of his brave wife - Tarabai
Where was the state capital of Shivaji's kingdom - Raigad
The fighter was called Peshwa - Bajirao I
Who was the founder of Peshwas - Balaji Vishwanath
First Anglo-Maratha war was concluded by which treaty - Salabai
What was the name of the fort built by the British in Kolkata - Fort William
Where was the Dutch earliest colony in India - Masusalpatnam
British ruler Charles II was given in Bombay dowry to marry whose princess - Portugal
The name of the Indian king who gave a grand welcome to Portuguese traveler Vasco di Gama when he came to Calicut was - Jamorin
India was the first and the next to go – Portugal
Calicut cotton clothes carried by the Portuguese from Calicut were commonly said in Europe - Calico
During his rule, forcing British farmers to grow in Assam- Tea
In which year Khalsan Panth was founded by Guru Govind Singh – 1699
Which was the birthplace of Guru Nanak - Talwandi
Who was the successor of Guru Nanak - Guru Angad
Who was the last Guru of the Sikhs - Guru Govind Singh
Who gave the title of King to Ranjit Singh - Zaman Shah
Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of Nadir shah’s invasion - Muhammad Shah
Who was the founder of the autonomous state of Awadh - Saadat Khan
Where was the ruler of Tipu Sultan - Mysore
What does the so-called dungeon accident refer to - 123 The so-called imprisonment of the British in a small room which resulted in the death of most of them.
Who betrayed Siraj-ud-daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757 -Mir Jafar
Between whom was the battle of Plassey fought - Siraj-ud-daula and Robert Clive
Where are the remains of Portuguese culture found in India – Goa
From which war the fate of the French was decided in India - the battle of Vandiwash
Where was Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the first Arya Samaj in 1875 AD in - Bombay
Who was the founder of Arya Samaj in colonial India - Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission - Vivekananda
When did English make English the medium of instruction in India - 1835
Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Where does the Prophet of New India go - Raja Rammohan Roy
The founder of Brahma Samaj was - Raja Rammohan Roy
Who was the founder of Prarthana Samaj - Atmaram Pandurang
The Ayong who first paid attention to primary and secondary education in India - Charles Commission
Which was the first reform movement to be started in the 19th century - Brahmo Samaj
The Satya shodhak Samaj was founded by - Jyotiraba Phule
"Years ago, we made a promise with destiny and now the time has come to fulfill that promise". Who said those words on the night of 14 August 1947 - Jawaharlal Nehru
Who said, "The real place of taste is not the living, but the mind" -Mahatma Gandhi
Who said, "Truth is the ultimate element and that is God" -Mahatma Gandhi
Who among the Congress leaders was called 'great old man' - Dadabhai Naoroji
Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament - Dadabhai Naoroji
Who propounded the principle of 'drainage of property' from India to Britain - Dadabhai Naoroji
When Mahatma Gandhi was killed, who said, "No one would believe that a man with such a body and soul ever walked this earth" - Albert Einstein
'Will or will die' - On what mass movement did Gandhiji give this mantra to the nation - Quit India Movement
Who gave the slogan "Inqilab Zindabad" - Bhagat Singh
Who was the founder and editor of the famous newspaper 'Kesari' during the national struggle- Lok manya Tilak
Which religious book Gandhiji has called his mother - Bhagavad Gita
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started Al Ur Hilal, an Urdu weekly in 1912, but founded al-Balag after the government banned it - in 1915
Swaraj is my birthright and I will be the only one after receiving it. Whose slogan was this - Lokmanya Tilak
Who was associated with the post 'Frontier Gandhi' - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Who is famous as "Lady with the Lamp" - Florence Nightingale
Who is the author of the book 'Life Divine' - Arvind Ghosh
'The Loyal Muhammadans of India had a newspaper- Syed Ahmed Khan
Who was the editor of Young India and Harijan- Mahatma Gandhi
Who wrote the famous drama "Neeladarpan" describing the atrocities of the British Indigo planters - Deenbandhu Mitra
The song 'Jana Gana Mana' written by Rabindranath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the name Bharat Bhagya Vidhata.
Which rebellion of Bengal is mentioned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Annad Math' - Saints Rebellion
In which case Arvind was arrested - Alipur bomb case
Who founded the institution named Abhinav Bharat - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Lahore Conspiracy Case was registered against whom - Bhagat Singh
Who established Naunjwan Bharat Sabha - Sardar Bhagat Singh
S.A. Who founded the Ghadar Party in San Francisco - Lala Hardayal
Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 - in Barrackpore
The administrative dimension of the Revolt of 1857 was the transfer of power - from the East India Company to the British Emperor
Who was the Governor General of India during the Revolt of 1857 - Lord Canning
