GK Questions: Indian History – Set 25

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1. First Buddhist council is held at ……………
   1.Kashmir
   2.Vaishali
   3.Patliputra
   4.Rajgriha
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   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 24^th Tirthankara ?
   1.Mahavira
   2.Rishabhnath
   3.Arishtanemi
   4.Priyadarsena
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

   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 & Explanation

    Answer – 4.8
    Explanation :
    The Ashta Pradhan was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire.