History: Most Important History One Liner Question and Answer part -4

Most Important History One Liner Question and Answer part -4

• Which of the following cities was capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh – Lahore
• At which age Gautam Buddha got Nirvana – 35
• What was the capital of Kanishka – Purushpur
• Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ – DadabhaiNaoroji
• Tipu sultan was the ruler of – Mysore
• Where is the first Vedic school was established –Farrukhabad
• The first Europeans to come to India were – Portugese
• Which was the first linguistic state to be created – AndhraPradesh
• Which of the following Buddhist followers believes in the idol worship –Mahayana
• The word "India" derives name from – The IndusRiver
• Vedas deals with magic spell and witchcrafts –Atharvaveda
• The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of –Saptasindhu
• Who was appointed the first honorary president of the Muslim League– Sultan Muhammad Shah
• Which year did Bankim Chadra Chatopadhyay write Anandmath –1882
• In which year the non-cooperation movement ended –1922
• August offer announced by Viceroy of India in –1940
• Who is the author of the autobiography ‘the Indian Struggle – Subhash Chandra Bose
• Gandhi ji started the Non-Cooperation Movement in –1920
• Who was the first woman chief minister of an Indian State – Sucheta Kriplani
• In 1617 British East India Company was given permission by – Jahangir to trade in India
• In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place –1925
• The only viceroy to be assassinated in India was – Lord Mayo
• The first woman president of the Indian National Congress – Annie Besant
• Who did Gandhi Ji Regard as his political Guru – Gopal Krishn Gokhale
• Gandhi’s ‘Satyagrah’ meant an attachment to the two elements – Truth and Non –Violence
• Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress – WC Banerjee
• Who was the first Indian to be elected as member of the British House of Commons – Dada Bhai Naoroji
• Who raised the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’
• Who composed the Gayatri Mantra –Vishamitra
• The title “Sparrow” is given to – Rajinder Singh
• Which state is called the “Cradle of Buddhism –Bihar
• Chinese traveler Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of –Nalanda
• Buddha’s preaching were mainly related to – purity of thought andconduct
• The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was – The Nizam of Hyderabad
• Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state – Akbar
• In the integration of the princely states, the following played a major role – Vallabhbhai Patel and VP Menon
• The split between the ‘Extremists’ and the ‘Moderators’ came up in the open at the Surat Congress Session in the year –1907
• Who among the following was a lady Alvar Saint – Andal
• When was the all India Women’s Conference founded – 1927
• The Indian Independence League was set up by – Rash Behari Bose
• The leader of the Young Bengal Movement – Henry Vivian Derozio
• The temples of Khajuraho were built by - Chandelas
• In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded? –1905
• Which great war was fought between the years 1914 and 1918? – the first world war
• The revolt of 1857 had its beginnings in –Meerut
• On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British - February 20,1947
• would quit India by June,1948?
• On August 6, 1945, the first nuclear bomb was dropped in which city? –Hiroshima
• In which state was the ancient Nalanda University located in India? –Bihar
• What was the other name of Bimbisara – Srenika
• Which one of the following began with the Dandi March - Civil Disobedience Movement
• When was Mahavira born – 599
• Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire – SriGupta
• Dhanvantri and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor – Chandra GuptaII
• The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of the ‘Maharajadhiraj’ was – Chandra GuptaI
• Which period is called as ‘Golden Age’ in Indian History – GuptaPeriod
• Who is considered the real founder of the Gupta Empire - Chandra GuptaI
• Ajanta Caves were built during period of – Gupta
• In which year Gandhi began "Indian Opinion Newspaper” – 1903
• The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year – 1921
• Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan – Qutubuddin Aibak
• Who built the fifth storeys of Qutub Minar – Firoz Shah Tughlaq
• Where is Tansen’s tomb located – Gwalior
• Who was Akbar’s guardian – Bairam Khan
• Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under –Akbar
• The person who was named as ‘Tiger of Mysore’ – TippuSultan
• Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at – Champaran
• The national song ‘Vande Matram’ was taken from which book – Anandmath
• Whom did Bal Gangadhar Tilak refer to as his Political Guru – Dadabhai Naoroji
• Under which tree Gautam Buddha attained 'Nirvana' – Peepal
• Which of the following was not known during the Rigvedic period – Caste
• Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi –Shahjahan
• Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing –Aurangzeb
• Tulsidas wrote 'Ramcharita•manas' during the reign of which ruler –Akbar
• Which Mughal emperor is known by the name of ‘Rangila’ - MuhammadShah
• Who was the good player of veena among Mughal – Aurangzeb
• Which of the following Mughal Emperors introduced educational reforms –Akbar
• The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was - Malik Muhammad Jayasi
• The court language of Mughals was –Persian
• Bibi Ka Maqbara was built by – AzamShah
• What is the meaning of Shah Jahan – King of TheWorld
• Who built the Red Fort – ShahJahan
• Which throne was built by Shah Jahan – PeacockThrone
• In childhood, Jahangir was called by the name – Salim
• Tipu Sultan lost his lifein the Anglo-Mysore war – Fourth
• Who was the Nawab of Bengal during “Battle of Plassey” - Sirajud-Daulah
• oldest veda of india - Rigveda
• from where gayatri mantra taken - Rigveda
• Veda which is partly in prose and partly inversesis - Yajurveda
• who is known as light of asia – Gautam Buddha
• who started din i ilahi - Akbar
• which age is called golden age – Guptas Period
• The source of Swastika symbol – Indus Valley
• Who is considered as the father of Indian archaeology – Alexander Cunningham
• Meter scale has been discovered from -Harappa
• During Gupta Period, Gujarat, Bengal, Deccan and Tamil is centre of – Cloth Production
• The first nuclear test in India took place in 1974. What was it called - Smiling Buddha
• What does Jahangir mean - worldconqueror
• ‘Prince of Pilgrims’ was the name attributed to - HiuenTsang
• Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of ‘Sijda’ –Balban
• Who among the following boycotted the first-round table conference –Congress
• Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India - Lord William Bentinck
• The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and – B.R.Ambedakar
• Chandragupta Maurya was born in Pataliputra, which is now in –Bihar
• Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in –1942
• The first woman to preside over the UN General Assembly - Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
• Who was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services? – Satyendra Nath Tagore
• The Lodi dynasty was founded by – Bahlol Lodi
• The name of the horse of Gautam Buddha was –Kanthak
• Adi Dharam was referred to which religion – Brahmo Samaj
• The 'Cabinet Mission' of 1946 was led by – Lord Pethick Lawrence
• Who discovered the flying shuttle – John Kay
• Who gave the slogan 'back to the Vedas (Vedo ki aur lauto)' – Dayanand Saraswati
• Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in – 1933
• The First President of America was – George Washington
• The first metal used by man was – Copper
• Vikramsila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of – Pala Dynasty
• Teacher’s Day is celebrated on the Birthday of – S Radha Krishnan
• Kalinga war was fought in which year – 261BC
• Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of – Chandragupta II
• Iltutmish established a centre of learning at – Patna
• Who constructed Humayun's tomb in Delhi – Haji Begam
• Who founded the Indian national Party in Berlin during 1914 – Chempa karaman Pillai
• Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which of the following rulers –Harsha
• In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written –Sanskrit
• Vikrama era started from – 57BC
• Upanishads are books on – Philosophy
• Who was the first ruler to issue gold coins in India – Indo Greeks
• India War of Independence 1857' is written by - India War of Independence 1857' is written by
• Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the – Rowlatt Act
• Taj Mahal was designed by – Ustad Ahmed
• Mohenjo-Daro is situated in - Sindh, Pakistan
• Who founded the Vikramasila University –Dharmpal
• During which viceroy, Queen Victoria was crowned with ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ in Delhi Durbar –Lytton
• In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists –1907
• Weapon never used by the - Indus people -Sword
• What was the major industry in Chanhudaro - Beadmaking
• The word ‘Sindhan’ used by the Indus people denoted - Cotton
• Evidence of fractional burial has been excavated from - Harappa
• The word ‘godhume’ used in the vedic period denote - Wheat
• ‘Yava’ denoted -Barley
• Term used to denote rice in the vedic text - Vrihi
• Vedic term sita denoted - Ploughed field
• Which veda mentions about wheel -Rigveda
• Vedi terms ‘Urvara’ or ‘kshetra’ denoted – Cultivated field
• The famous frog hymn in Rig Veda throws light to – Vedic education
• Who was considered as the god of the vedas -Varuna
• Rigvedic term ‘Duhitri’ denoted - Milker of cows
• Method used to calculate the number of cows in the Vedic period - Ashtakarni
• Part of which Veda has prose part – Yajurveda
• Who spread Aryan religion in South India - Agasthya
• Vedic term ‘Aghanya’ denotes - Cows
• The term ‘Bharata’ and ‘Bharatavarsha’ were first used in - Rig-Veda
• Upanishad which mentions the four Ashramas of Vedic period – Jabala Upanishad
• Largest number of hymns in Rigveda a are in praise of - Indra
• Edict which mentions about the relation between India and China -Nagarjunakonda
• First town in the Vedic period to use burned bricks -Kausambi
• First reference about lending money for interest can be found in – Satpatha Brahmana
• Rigvedic paintings have been discovered from Bhagvanpura. It is in which state Haryana
• Upanishad which mentions about police system – Brihadaranyaka Upanishads
• God who was considered as God of Gods - Varuna
• Community which was considered as untouchables by the Buddhists. -Chandalas
• The language used by the Jains to spread their religion - Prakrit
• Who is considered as the St. John of Buddhism - Ananda
• Who is considered as Devil by the Buddhists - Mara
• Three daughters of ‘Mara’ - lust, emotion and desire
• The ruler who persecuted Buddhists - Pushyamitrasunga
• Major philosophic school of Bhagvatism - Vishishtadvaita
• Earliest reference about Srikrishna can be found in - ChandoghyaUpanishad
• Hindu God who found place in Greek literature - SriKrishna
• Jain Thirthankara, who was related to Sri Krishna - Rishabh deva (IstThirthankara)
• Tamil god of the Sangham age for War and Victory - Kottavai
• Saint who founded the Saivism - Lakulisa
• Tamil kingdom of the Sangham Age which sent an ambassador to the court of Roman Emperor - Augusts Pandyas
• First Sangham was founded by - SaintAgasthya
• Famous poetess of the Sangham period - Avvaiyar
• Greco-Roman traders who visited South India during the Sangam period were denoted with the term - Yavanas
• Sangam work which describes about Buddhism - Manimekhalai
• The word used by Ashoka to denote Buddha - Bhagavati
• Ashokan inscriptions were deciphered by James prince in the year - 1837
• Indo-Greek ruler who had his boundaries up to Pataliputra - Menander
• Yuchi ruler who introduced gold coins for the first time – Vima Kadphesus
• During the time of which mughal emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India – Jahangir
• Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of – Mumtaj Mahal
• Prithviraj Chauhanmarried. She was the daughter of his enemy Jai chandra Gahadwal – Somyukta
• Aurangzeb puthis father under house arrest in Agra Fort. – Shah Jahan
• Akbar was born in the year – 1542
• The battle of Tarain was fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and – Muhammad Ghori
• Brihadratha was the ruler of which dynasty – Maurya
• Who built Jodhpur Fort – RaoJodha
• Which was first Newspaper to be published in India – Bengal Gazette
• The Peshwa’s office was most powerful under – BajiRao
• Pushyamitra Was the ruler of which dynasty – Shunga
• Ajmer Sharif or Dargah Sharif is a Sufi shrine (Dargah) of which Sufi saint – Moinuddin Chisti
• Ranthambhore was- A Rajput fort
• Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India – Persian
• Where was saint Kabir born – Varanasi
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared which day as ‘Direct Action Day’ – 16August
• Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place – Calcutta
• The GT road was renovated and named as Grand Trunk Road by – British
• The gold coins of Gupta period were called – Dinara
• Who was the founder of Jainism –Rishabhanatha
• Who was known as the father of Indian Railways – Lord Dalhousie
• The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was – Mul Shankar
• Valentine Chirol called whom as the “Father of Indian Unrest” - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal – Lord Cornwallis
• The Danish East India company was formed in – 1616
• ‘August Offer’ formally issued by – Lord Linlithgow
• The Ilbert Bill was introduced in –1883
• Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council – Lord Mountbatten
• Who is the author of the book ‘India After Gandhi’ – Ramachandra Guha
• “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of - Abdul Kalam Azad
• In which state was the first non-Congress Government set up in independent India – Kerala
• The moderates and extremists in Congress came on common platform again in 1916 at – Lucknow session
• The tax collected by Marathas was – Chauth
• Who planted the “Tree of Liberty’ at Srirangapatnam – Tipu Sultan
• The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by the British in the — Madras Presidency
• The first Famine Commission was constituted under - Sir Richard Strachey
• Who among the following had repealed the Vernacular Press Act – LordRipon
• A clay model of plough has been found from - Banawali
• Who was the last ruler of Delhi Sultunate – Ibrahim Lodi
• Todar Mal was associated with - Finance
• Where is Ibadat Khana situated – Fatehpur Sikari
• Name of the university famous in the post-Gupta Era was - Nalanda
• The paintings of Ajanta inspired by – Compassionate Buddha
• The Brihadeshwar Temple situated in Thanjavur dedicated to – Shiva
• The earliest city discovered in India was — Harappa
• A copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered at — Daimabad
• In the Maratha Empire the Prime Minister in the council of ministers was called – Peshwa
• The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in –Golconda
• The Khilji Sultans of Delhi were – Turks
• In ancient times which Indian city was known as Avantika –Ujjain
• King Kharvela was the greatest ruler of – Chedi Dynasty
• Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne –Ajatshatru
• Elephants first used in wars by which kingdom in India –Magadha
• Nalanda Mahavira site is in – Bihar
• Alexander the great was tutored by – Aristotle
• Which one of the following is the Buddhist scriptures – Tripitakas
• The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in - Palitexts
• Gautama buddha belonged to which clan – Shakya
• Who was the mother of Mahavira – Trishala
• Who constructed the 84 thousand Stupa - Ashok
• Gandhara School of art developed during the time of – Kushans
• The Kushans ruled in – 1stCenturyAD
• The foreign traveller who visited India during the rule of the Guptas was – Fa-Hein
• Kakori conspiracy case took place in the year - 1925
• Which one of the following began with the Dandi March – Civil disobedience Movement
• Who was the British Prime Minister who convened the First Round Table Conference in London – Ramsay Mc Donald
• Who among the following led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi - Syed Haider Raza
• Diarchy was first introduced under - Diarchy was first introduced under
• The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called -Apartheid
• When was the railway system established in India –1853
• Which of the following treaty was the result of American Revolutionary War – Paris Treaty
• Kawal Tiger Reserve is in which state – Telangana
• After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaullah was assassinated and was made the nawab. – Mir Zafar
• The main capital of the Rashtrakutas was - Manyakheta
• Fort William was named after the King - William III of England
• Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus Nikator in which year – 305BC
• Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on – Religious pluralism
• Mughal emperor Akbar introduced a land revenue system during his reign. It was known as – Zabti System
• Who among the following was the first to term the region ‘Rajputana Agency’ – George Thomas
• The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the case of – Wheat
• Who among the following first discovered that “The Sun does not move” - Leonardo DaVinci
• Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of –Bengal
• The battle of Dharmat was fought between - Aurangzeb and DaraShikoh
• In which year, the branches of East India Association were opened in Bombay, Kolkata and Madras – 1869
• Gautama Buddha was born in 563 BC in which Kshatriya family? - Shakya Kshatriya family
• Where was first Buddhist Council held – Rajagir
• Who among the following presided the first Buddhist Council – Mahakasapa
• Gautama Buddha got enlightenment at the age of under a Bodhi Tree – 35
• When did M. K. Gandhi arrive in Champaran – April1917
• Who among the following told Rajkumar Shukla about Gandhi's work in Africa – Ganesh Vidyarthi
• Who was the Governor General and Viceroy of India during Champaran Satyagraha – Lord Chelmsford
• Which was forced by the government to cultivate in 1917 Champaran (Bihar) – Indigo
• In which place in Bihar, Gandhiji established the first basic school - Barharwa Lakhansen village
• Which cave paintings is documented as the Chitrasutra of the Vishnu dharmottara Purana – Ajanta Caves
• Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India for the first time during the reign of which among the following Mughal Emperors – Shah Alam-II
• Who among the following was the religious guru of Shivaji – Ram Das
• The silver coin which was introduced by Sher Shah and continued by the Mughals was -Rupaya
• Which among the following Mughal emperors prohibited the use of tobacco? –Jahangir
• Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors - Bahadur Shah Zafar
• In which year Akbar’s reign ended –1605
• Who among the following introduced Kabuliyat and Patta – Shershah
• Which of the following Mughal emperor was known as Prince Khurram –Shahjahan
• Which of the following Mughal emperors was famous as Shah-i-Bekhabar - Bahadur Shah I
• Two highest, gods in the Vedic religion were – Indra and Varun
• Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the – Purusa-sanykta of Rigveda
• When was the Santhal Rebellion started – 1855
• Where was the revolt of Ramosi started - Maharashtra