History Questions Part 3

One Liner History Questions

101. Sher Shah died while fighting in which war? – Kalinjar
102. Where was the first Cotton mill in India established? – Bombay
103. By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal? – Lord William Bentinck
104. By whom was the slogan ‘Inquilab Zinda bad’ first raised? – Bhagat Singh
105. On the which bank of river is the site of Harappa located? – Ravi
106. Who was the great Hindu law-giver? – Manu
107. Where had Buddha delivered maximum sermons? – Sravasti
108. Shishunaga dynasty is credited to have destroyed which mahajanpada ? – Avanti
109. Mostly in which form was the literature of the Sangam Age written? – Poetry form
110. who deciphered the Brahmi script? – James Princep
111. Who Cholas was defeated by Krishna-III of Rashtrakutas? – Parantaka-I
112. What was Karaj in the thirteenth century ? – Tax on cultivation
113. Who was the earliest Sufi Saint to have settled at Ajmer? – Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti
114. Who translated Ramayana into Persian? – Badaurii
115. To whom the credit of discovering the sea route of India goes? – Portuguese
116. Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse? – Satara
117. By whom was the All India Muslim League founded? – Agha Khan
118. When the first metal tool came into being why was it used for? – Clearing jungles
119. What are Upanishadas? – books on Yoga 44. In which language did Buddha preach? – Pali
120. In which language did Buddha preach? – Pali
121. Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? – Kharavela
122. To whom the Sarnath's Lion Capital attributed? – Ashoka
123. What was the language of the Satavahana inscription? – Prakrit
124. Kamarupa is the old name of which state? – Assam
125. Who where the Slave Dynasty Sultans? – Ilbari Turks
126. Which Bhakti saint wrote the commentary on Vedanta sutras in Sanskrit? – Vallabhacharya
127. During the Mughal period which trader first came to-India? – Portuguese
128. In 1757, By whom was the Siraj-ud-daula defeated? – Clive
129. Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang ? – Siva Dayal Saheb
130. Who was involved in the Alipore Bomb case? – Aurobindo Ghosh
131. With which period do we associate the 'microlith' implements? – Mesolithic
132. Which is the oldest Veda? – Rigveda
133. Buddha and Mahavira died during which reign? – Ajatashatru
134. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty? – Mahapadma Nanda
135. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital? – Rampurva
136. Which city was regarded as the best producer of silk? – Varanasi
137. Who contributed the Chalukya in Western India? – Guptas
138. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi? – Razia Sultan
139. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? – Shankaracharya
140. Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah? – Sasaram
141. Of which thing were the Indus Valley houses built? – Bricks
142. In which Aryans first settled? – Punjab
143. With which religion is Kalvalya associated? – Jainism
144. Where did Alexander die? – Babylon
145. To whom was the title 'Devanam Priya' given? – Ashoka
146. From when Vikrama era started? – 57 B.C.
147. How was the Gupta administration? – Monarchial
148. Which ruler died while playing 'Chaugan' ? – Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
149. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the which reign? – Akbar
150. By whom was Agra Fort built? – Akbar