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GK Questions: Indian History – Set 25

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Welcome to Online General Knowledge section in Affairs cloud, which is important for all the competitive exams. We have created Some questions related to India Gk(Indian History) !!!

  1. First Buddhist council is held at ……………
    1.Kashmir
    2.Vaishali
    3.Patliputra
    4.Rajgriha
    5.None of these
    Answer –
    4.Rajgri
    Explanation :
    The First Buddhist council was convened just after the Buddha’s passing away in 404 BCE. Description. The Saptaparni Cave in Rajgir, where the First Buddhist Council may have been held.

  2. Who was the 24th Tirthankara ?
    1.Mahavira
    2.Rishabhnath
    3.Arishtanemi
    4.Priyadarsena
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Mahavira
    Explanation :
    Mahavira. 24th Jain Tirthankara. Mahāvīra. The famous idol of Mahavira at Shri Mahavirji, Rajasthan.

  3. The Chinese Pilgrim Hiuen Tsang was visited India during whose period ?
    1.Mauryan
    2.Harsha
    3.Gupta
    4.Magadha
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Harsha
    Explanation :
    Hiuen-Tsang (or Yuan Chwang), a Chinese Pilgrim, visited India during the reign of Harsha

  4. Zend Avesta is the holy book of
    1.Islam
    2.Hindu
    3.Parsi
    4.Christianity
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Parsi
    Explanation :
    The Avesta  is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism(Parsi), composed in the otherwise unrecorded Avestan language.

  5. Jain Temple of Dilwara was built by
    1.Vimala Shah
    2.Krishna
    3.Narshingdev
    4.Narasingh Varman
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Vimala Shah
    Explanation :
    The first Jain temple of Dilwara,the Vimala Vasahi was built in 1032A.D. by Vimala Shah

  6. The biography of Chalukya King VikramdevaVI ‘ Vikramdeva Charita’ was compiled by whom ?
    1.Somadeva
    2.Bilhana
    3.Suryavarman
    4.Jayadeva
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Bilhana
    Explanation :
    Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet.

  7. First battle of Tarain was held in …………………..
    1.1190
    2.1181
    3.1191
    4.1196
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.1191
    Explanation :
    The Battles of Tarain, also known as the Battles of Taraori, were fought in 1191and 1192 near the town of Tarain (Taraori), near Thanesar in present-day Haryana, between a Ghurid force led by Mu’izz al-Din and a Chauhan Rajput army led by Prithviraj Chauhan.

  8. Alai Darwaza is located in …………..
    1.Ahmedabad
    2.New Delhi
    3.Pune
    4.Mumbai
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.New Delhi
    Explanation :
    The Alai Darwaza is a magnificent gateway built by Ala-ud-din Khilji of the Delhi Sultanate, having exquisite inlaid marble decorations and latticed stone screens. built to honor the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki.

  9. Which dynasty is considered as the first Afghan dynasty ?
    1.Satavahana dynasty
    2.Maratha dynasty
    3.Lodhi dynasty
    4.Mughal dynaty
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Lodhi dynasty
    Explanation :
    The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan Pashtun dynasty that ruled Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty

  10. Astha Pradhan consists of how many ministers ?
    1.9
    2.7
    3.6
    4.8
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.8
    Explanation :
    The Ashta Pradhan was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire.





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