History One liner Part-6

Important History Questions

251. Who constructed the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri? – Anantvarman
252. The Laxman Era was started (in 1119 AD) by which dynasty? – Sens
253. Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time? – Prithviraj III
254. Where did the Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period? – Bhubaneswar
255. Vikramasila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of which dynasty? – Pal Dynasty
256. Who is well known for his contribution in the field of Algebra? – Bhaskara
257. Who founded four mathas in the four comers of India? – Shankaracharya
258. Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a ‘Chela lake’? – Rajendra I
259. Where is the famous Idol of Gomteshwar and famous jain temple situated? – Sravanbelgola
260. Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first? – Rajaraja I
261. By whom was the ‘Ramayan’ the Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana made? – Kamban
262. Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon? – Rajendra I
263. Which religion was patronised by Rashtrakutas? – Jainism
264. Which was the South Indian state famous for its naval power? – Cholas
265. Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler? – Narasinghvarman I
266. Who were the ashta-diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya ? – Eight telugu poets
267. Which Bahmani ruler built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur? – Muhammd Adil Shah
268. Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of which state? – Kashmir
269. Which ruler of Vijayanagar had sent his embassy to the emperor of China? – Bukka I
270. When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South India? – Krishnadeva
Raya
271. The Bahmanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which century? – 14th century
272. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin ? – Kashmir
273. Which Sultan of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh (giver of Lakhs)? – Qutubuddin Aibak
274. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? – Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
275. Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign of which ruler? – Mohammad Shah Tughlaq
276. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to which place? – Daulatabad
277. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India? – Razia Sultan
278. Who witnessed the reign of seven Sultans of Delhi? – Amir Khusarau
279. Which Delhi Sultan is known for introducing market control mechanism? – Alauddin Khalji
280. Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)? – Amir Khusrau
281. The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti came to Rajasthan during the reign of which ruler? – Prithviraj
Chauhan
282. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer rule in the development of which thing? – Khari Boli
283. Where is the Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated? – Delhi
284. Which Sultan of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya? – Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji
285. Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya? – Suddhadvaita
286. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor? – Jahangir
287. Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims? – Sri Chaitanya
288. Who was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message? – Ramananda
289. Which sequence indicates the correct chronological order? – Sankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanya
290. Who was the most radia of the Bhakti Saints? – Kabir
291. In which year was the decree called ‘Mahzar’ issued during Akbar’s reign ? - 1579 A.D.
292. The ‘Razmanama’ which was compiled by several Persian scholars was a translation of — Mahabharata
293. During the Mughal rule the Qazi-ul-Quzat was — Chief judge of the empire
295. Which was the chief or main region of copper mines in Mughal period ? - Rajasthan
294. Sayana is associated with — Vijayanagar Kingdom
295. What was the rate of land revenue in the administration of Shivaji ? - 2/5 portion of the yield
296. When was Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ? - 1668 A.D.
297. Who said that Victory of Plassey was a victory of betrayal ? - H. H. Dodwell
298. Name the English man who tried to obtain from Akbar a Firman for trade in Gujarat ? - John Mildenhall
299. The Dutch established their first settlement in Bengal at — Balasore
300. Who is credited with the following statement regarding the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857
“The Meerut outbreak was sudden and short-lived like a summer gale” ? - S. N. Sen