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Top 100 History One Liners
Que 1. In which period stone tools were first found?
Ans: Palaeolithic period
Que 2. Who introduced the famous Persian festival Nauroz?
Ans: Balban
Que 3. Which civilization is famous for its city planning?
Ans: Indus Valley Civilization
Que 4. Genghis Khan invaded the borders of India during the reign of?
Ans: Jalaluddin, Iltutmish
Que 5. What was the local name of Mohenjodaro?
Ans: mound of the dead
Que 6. Where was the huge bath found?
Ans: Mohenjodaro
Que 7. Worship of Mother was related to whom?
Ans: Indus Valley Civilization.
Que 8. Which civilization had the ship Malghat at the place called Lothal?
Ans: Indus Valley
Que 9. In the Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibanga was famous for?
Ans: ceramics
Que 10. The main food of the Vedic Aryans was?
Ans: milk and itsproducts.
Que 11. Which metal was first used by Vedic people?
Ans: copper
Que 12. Which three Vedas are jointly called ‘Vedatrayi’?
Ans: Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda
Que 13. When did Delhi Sultan’s rule begin?
Ans: 1206 AD
Que 14. Which fight opened Delhi area for Muhammad Ghori?
Ans: second battle of Tarain
Que 15. Where is the oldest settlement of Aryan Janjans?
Ans: Sapta Sindhu
Que 16. In which details of the coronation ceremony have been done?
Ans: Aitareya Brahmin
Que 17. Where is the famous Gayatri Mantra derived from?
Ans: Rigveda
Que 18. Which Vidushi challenged the invincible Yajnavalavya in the debate?
Ans: Gargi
Que 19. The birthplace of Gautama Buddha is inscribed by?
Ans: “Rummindei Pillar” of Ashok Maurya
Que 20. Where was the first Buddhist council held?
Ans: Rajgriha
Que 21. What mission did Alauddin Khilji entrust to the mission of conquering the south?
Ans: Malik Kapur
Que 22. Who was the savior of Delhi Sultanak?
Ans: Iltutmish
Que 23. Who built a two and a half day hut in Amjer?
Ans: Qutubuddin Aibak
Que 24. In which early Buddhist texts were composed?
Ans: Pali text
Que 25. The earliest Buddhist treatise in India is?
Ans: Vamsathapakasini
Que 26. Where did Buddha get enlightenment?
Ans: Realized
Que 27. “Desire is the cause of all miseries” Which is the religion promoting it?
Ans: Buddhism
Que 28. Who was Mahavir?
Ans: 24th Tirthankara
Que 29. Who is believed to be the first Tirthankara of Jainism?
Ans: Rishbhadeva
Que 30. What is Jain literature?
Ans: Ang
Que 31. Famous Jain centers are located in South India?
Ans: Shravanabelagola
Que 32. The oldest iron era in India is associated with?
Ans: painted gray pottery.
Que 33. Which first ruler was responsible for the rise of Magadha?
Ans: Bimbisara
Que 34. In the ancient times, the language used to write the source material was?
Ans: Sanskrit
Que 35. Alexander (Alexander) and Porus fought?
Ans: Jhelum
Que 36. The name of the religious text of the Jews is?
Ans: Musa Sahib
Que 37. Who was the Sultan who refused to accept the authority of the Khalifa?
Ans: Alauddin Khilji
Que 38. Who was to bring the Greeks out of India?
Ans: Chandragupta Maurya
Que 39. Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?
Ans: Bindusara
Que 40. Where was the disturbance in the time of Bindusara?
Ans: in Taxila
Que 41. Which event brought about a huge change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
Ans: Kalinga war
Que 42. Who is famous by the name of Devanampriya?
Ans: Ashok
Que 43. After the Kalinga war, who recorded the conversion of Maharaj Ashoka?
Ans: Rock Addix Gpp
Que 44. The Greek ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya was?
Ans: Megasthenes
Que 45. Who has written Indica?
Ans: Megasthenes
Que 46. Chandragupta Maurya’s famous Guru Chanakya was related to which center of learning?
Ans: Taxila
Que 47. Whose contemporary was the author of economics?
Ans: Chandragupta Maurya
Que 48. In which script is Ashoka’s Shilakh engraved?
Ans: Brahmi
Que 49. Which famous ruler was called the ‘father of inscriptions’?
Ans: Ashoka
Que 50. Who was endemic during the rule of Maurya dynasty?
Ans: District Administrator
Que 51. Who was the last ruler of Maurya dynasty?
Ans: Brihadratha
Que 52. What is Milindapanho?
Ans: Buddhist text
Que 53. By what name is the art school developed in?
Ans: the Kushan period
Que 54. Developed from the mixture of Indian and style?
Ans: Gandhara art
Que 55. Name the famous king of Kushan dynasty?
Ans: Kanishka
Que 56. Who and when did the Shank Samvat begin?
Ans: Kanishka in 78 CE
Que 57. Under whose reign the Gandhara style of art flourished?
Ans: Kanishka
Que 58. King Kharvel was the greatest ruler of which Chedi dynasty?
Ans: Kalinga
Que 59. Who was the greatest ruler of Satavahana?
Ans: Gautamiputra Shatkarni
Que 60. Who installed a rust-free iron pillar in Mehrauli?
Ans: Gupta
Que 61. Chandragupta Dwitiya and by what name was he known?
Ans: Vikramaditya
Que 62. Harishen was the king of which king?
Ans: Samudragupta
Que 63. India’s trade with the Roman Empire ended with the invasion of Rome by?
Ans: the Huns.
Que 64. Most metal coins were issued during the Gupta period?
Ans: Gold
Que 65. Where does Napoleon of India go because of his victories?
Ans: Samudragupta
Que 66. Whose achievements are described in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
Ans: Samudragupta
Que 67. Fahman came to India during whose reign?
Ans: Chandragupta Dwitiya
Que 68. Who is the author of Meghdoot?
Ans: Kalidas
Que 69. In whose court Dhanvantari, the famous physician of ancient India, gave his advice?
Ans: Chandragupta II
Que 70. During whose reign Ajanta caves were built?
Ans: Gupta
Que 71. Describe the center of Roman trade during the Sangam period?
Ans: Arikamedu
Que 72. Which Chola king Rajendra held the title?
Ans: Pandit Chola, Mudikond, Gangaikad
Que 73. In which century Delhi’s Qutub Minar was built?
Ans: 13th century
Que 74. Which Chola king had first conquered Lanka?
Ans: Rajaraja I
Que 75. Information related to whose administration is found in the Uttammerur inscription?
Ans: Chola
Que 76. Ibn Batuta came to India under whose reign?
Ans: Muhammad-binTughlaq
Que 77. Which was the early capital of Rashtrakutas?
Ans: Ellora
Que 78. Who built the famous Shiva temple of Ellora?
Ans: Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna.
Que 79. Which book was written by King Amoghavarsh of Rashtrakuta?
Ans: Kaviraj Marg
Que 80. Before taking over as the Sultan of Delhi, Balban was the Prime Minister of which Sultan?
Ans: Nasiruddin
Que 81. During which dynasty Mahabalipuram temple was built?
Ans: Pallava dynasty
Que 82. Pulakeshin III was the greatest ruler of which?
Ans: the Chalukyas of Vatapi
Que 83. Whose daughter was Razia Sultan?
Ans: Altamash (Iltutmish)
Que 84. The famous Dilwara temples are located?
Ans: in Rajasthan
Que 85. Who wrote the book ‘Kathasritasagar’?
Ans: Somdev
Que 86. Who was the author of Harsha Charitra?
Ans: Banabhatta
Que 87. Who built Khajuraho temples?
Ans: Chandel Rajput
Que 88. Which Pratihara king took the title of proof?
Ans: Mihir Bhoja
Que 89. Who was the greatest king of Pratihara dynasty?
Ans: Mihir Bhoj
Que 90. What was the name of the Chinese traveler who came to the court of Harsha Vardhan?
Ans: Hannsang
Que 91. Who was given the name Pins of Pilgrims?
Ans: Hensang
Que 92. Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harsh Vardhan?
Ans: Pulakeshin II
Que 93. The Sanskrit drama Nagananda was composed by which ruler?
Ans: Harshavardhana
Que 94. Nalanda University in India is located in which state?
Ans: Bihar
Que 95. The Muslim invader who destroyed Nalanda University was?
Ans: Muhammad bin Bakhtiar
Que 96. Sanchi has great stupasin?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Que 97. Who were the two descendants who ruled immediately before and after the Khilji rulers?
Ans: Syed and Lodi
Que 98. Who was the founder of Lodi dynasty?
Ans: Bahlol Lodi
Que 99. Name the commander of the Arab army who conquered Sindh?
Ans: Muhammad bin Qasim
Que 100. Who had defeated Prithviraj in the second battle of Tarain?
Ans: Muhammad Ghori
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