This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > General > Famous – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Famous Quiz 1 (57 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following places was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning? A) Sarnath. B) Taxila. C) Varanasi. D) Nalanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarnath. 2. The famous astronomer who wrote Brihat Samhitha A) Pliny. B) Varahamithra. C) Parrin. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varahamithra. 3. Which edict of Ashoka contains the famous pronouncement: "at all times, whether I am eating, or I am in the women's apartments, or in my inner apartments, or at the cattle shed, or in my carriage, or in my gardens-wherever I may be-my mahamatta should keep me in touch with public business" ? A) Rock Edict II. B) Rock Edict VI. C) Rock Edict IV. D) Rock Edict VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rock Edict VI. 4. The famous king of the Kushana dynasty was A) Harisha Vardhana. B) Pushya. C) Kuvishka. D) Kanishka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kanishka. 5. Who was the author of famous Ayurvedic text Ashtanghriday? A) Vagbhatta. B) Charaka. C) Nagarjuna. D) Dhanvantari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagbhatta. 6. The famous conversation between uddalka Aruni & his son Svetaketu regarding the identity of the Brahman & the Atman figures in the A) Svetasvatra upnishad. B) Mandukya Upanishad. C) Mundak Upanishad. D) Chhandogya Upanishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chhandogya Upanishad. 7. To which of the following dynasties did Karikala, the famous king of this period, belong? A) Chera. B) Chola. C) Pandya. D) Pallava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chola. 8. Taxila was a famous site of A) Mauryan Art. B) Gupta Art. C) Early Vedic Art. D) Gandhara Art. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gandhara Art. 9. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler to rule over India, noted for his justice and popularity with his subjects, was A) Menander. B) Demetrios. C) Eukratides. D) Rudradaman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Menander. 10. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the: A) Kenopanishad. B) Mundakopnishad. C) Chhandogyopanishad. D) Kathopanishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kathopanishad. 11. The famous historical monument, Atala Mosque, is associated with the A) Mughal rulers. B) Rohilla rulers. C) Sharqi rulers. D) Sultans of Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sharqi rulers. 12. The famous 3rd June Plan is also known as? A) Cabinet mission plan. B) Mountbatten Plan. C) Rajagopalachari Formula. D) Wavell Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountbatten Plan. 13. Who has written famous book Padmavat? A) Nakhshabi. B) Hasan Nizami. C) Malik Muhammad Jayasi. D) Al Biruni. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malik Muhammad Jayasi. 14. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz? A) Alauddin Khalji. B) Firuz Tughlaq. C) IItutmish. D) Balban. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balban. 15. Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar? A) Shahjahan. B) Humayun. C) Jahangir. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jahangir. 16. In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book, 'Brihat Samhita.' It was a treatise on A) Statecraft. B) Ayurvedic system of medicine. C) Economics. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astronomy. 17. Who authored 'Rajtarangini' the famous history of kashmir? A) Atharvana veda. B) Jaganik. C) Bilhan. D) Kalhan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kalhan. 18. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book, Geet Govinda? A) Jayadeva. B) Kalidas. C) Panini. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayadeva. 19. The famous Vedic saying, "War begins in the minds of men" , is stated in the: A) Yajurveda. B) Upanishad. C) Samaveda. D) Atharvaveda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yajurveda. 20. Nearly one third of soldiers of the famous Bengal Army had their homes in- A) Avadh. B) Maharashtra. C) Bengal. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharashtra. 21. Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza? A) Allaudin Khilji. B) Babur. C) Ibrahim Lodi. D) Shahjahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allaudin Khilji. 22. Which one of the following sites is famous for prehistoric paintings? A) Ajanta. B) Amrawati. C) Bagh. D) Bhimbetka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhimbetka. 23. Who built the famous temples at Khajuraho? A) Chandelas. B) Senas. C) Palas. D) Gahadvalas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandelas. 24. The Chandela ruler who built famous temple at Khajurao? A) Jayadeva. B) Chandradeva. C) Dhanga. D) Bhimadeva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhanga. 25. The famous commentator of Vedic literature, associated with the Paramaras was A) Uvata. B) Apararka. C) Soyana. D) Kshirasvamin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uvata. 26. Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind? A) Amir Khusrau. B) Abul Fazl. C) Al Biruni. D) Firdausi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Al Biruni. 27. The most famous Saka ruler in India was A) Kadphises II. B) Rudradaman I. C) Gautarniputra Satakarni. D) Ivienander. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rudradaman I. 28. Akbar's buildings at Fatehpur Sikri are famous for A) Construction of the first bulbous dome in India. B) Frequent employment of pietra dura. C) The use of marble on an extensive scale. D) Synthesis of trabeate and accurate styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synthesis of trabeate and accurate styles. 29. Who among the following leader made the famous 'Objectives Resolution', in the Constituent Assembly? A) Vallabhbhai Patel. B) C. Rajagopalachari. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Dr John Mathai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru. 30. Panini was a famous scholar of? A) Ayurveda. B) Astronomy. C) Biology. D) Language and grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Language and grammar. 31. In which of the following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration, 'All men are my children'? A) Lumbini Pillar Edict. B) Separate Kaling Rock Edict I. C) Pillar Edict VII. D) Minor Rock Edict (Ahraura). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separate Kaling Rock Edict I. 32. Who built the famous Charminar of Hyderabad? A) Krishndev Rai. B) Aurangzeb. C) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. D) Nadir Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. 33. Which famous social reformer wrote the books 'Jnana Yoga', 'Karma Yoga' and 'Raj Yoga'? A) M. G. Ranade. B) Ramkrishna Paramhansa. C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. D) Swami Vivekanand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swami Vivekanand. 34. Who has Written the Famous work " Historica ''? A) Arrian. B) Shylak. C) Herodotus. D) Justin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herodotus. 35. The Romans were famous for fights between man-man and man-animal which took place in A) Amphy theatres. B) Open areas. C) Stadiums. D) Arenas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arenas. 36. To which Sufi did the famous saint of Bihar, Makhdum Shrouding Maneri belong? A) Firdausi. B) Chisti. C) Suhrawardi. D) Kubrawi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firdausi. 37. Which Pala ruler founded the famous Vikramashila University for the Buddhists'? A) Devapala. B) Dharmapala. C) Gopala. D) Mahipala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharmapala. 38. Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronised by : A) Parmara rulers. B) Vijaynagar rulers. C) Vakataka rulers. D) Satvahana rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vijaynagar rulers. 39. Who was the infamous Qazi Fazihat or Qazi Fazilat during the reign of Sher Shah? A) Governor of Bengal. B) Qazi-ul-Qazzat. C) Qazi-i-lashkar. D) Qazi of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Governor of Bengal. 40. Bishandas a famous portrait painter resided in the court of? A) Jahangir. B) Humayun. C) Aurangzeb. D) Babur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jahangir. 41. In the age of Cholas Uraiyur was famous for A) Cotton. B) Spices. C) Ship building. D) Pearls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spices. 42. Who was famously known as the Tuti-e-Hindustan? A) Amir Khusarau. B) Tansen. C) Nakhshabi. D) Utbi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amir Khusarau. 43. According to which famous political leader of Britain the revolt of 1857 is described as a 'National Rising'? A) Palmerstone. B) Disraeli. C) Gladstone. D) Canning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disraeli. 44. With which Sufi saint of Delhi is associated the famous saying 'Hanooz Dilli Door Ast'? A) Bhakhtiyaruddin Kaki. B) Mohammad Ghaus. C) Nizamuddin Aulia. D) Sheikh Salim Chisti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nizamuddin Aulia. 45. Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama? A) Abul Fazl. B) Amir Khusrau. C) Hasan Nizami. D) Nakhshabi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nakhshabi. 46. Ibn Batuta, the famous traveller of 14th Century, lived in? A) Spain. B) Venice. C) North Africa. D) Geneva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spain. 47. Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court? A) Mihira Bhoja. B) Mahipala. C) Nagahhatta-II. D) Vatsaraja. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahipala. 48. The famous temple of Kailasa, hewn out of the rock, is at A) Badami. B) Mahabalipuram. C) Elephanta. D) Ellora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ellora. 49. Which of the following governor general was responsible for passing the famous Regulation XVII of 1829 which declared sati illegal and punishable by courts? A) Amherst. B) William Bentinck. C) Auckland. D) John Adam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Bentinck. 50. The main cause of the tribal wars among the early Aryan settlers, the most famous of Which is mentioned in Rigveda as "Battle of Ten King" , was: A) Intrigues of the leaders. B) Foreign invasions. C) Cattle and land disputes. D) Showing supremacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cattle and land disputes. 51. Which one of the following kings controlled the famous silk-route of Central Asia? A) Chandragupta-II. B) Ashoka. C) Kanishka. D) Harsha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kanishka. 52. Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India? A) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. B) Humayun. C) Alauddin Khilji. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humayun. 53. Al-Idrisi was a famous A) Musician. B) Poet. C) Geographer. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Musician. 54. In which century, did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visit India? A) 4th century AD. B) 6th century AD. C) 7th century AD. D) 5th century AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5th century AD. 55. The most famous bronze image of the Chola period belongs to A) Nataraja. B) Vishnu. C) Venkateshwar. D) Murugan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nataraja. 56. Which famous painter among the following did not remain in the court of Akbar? A) Aga Reza. B) Farrukh Beg. C) Basawan. D) Dasawanth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farrukh Beg. 57. Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler? A) Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak. B) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. C) Alauddin Khilji. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak. Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesEstablished Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books