The Ultimate Indian History Quiz | Asian

Answer: Tulsidas

The Gupta period produced scholars such as Kalidasa, Aryabhata, Varahamihira, Vishnu Sharma, and Vatsyayana who made great advancements in many academic fields. Among these, Aryabhata was a great mathematician whose major works include "Aryabhatiya", which covers arithmetic, algebra, plane trigonometry, and spherical trigonometry.

Vishnu Sharma was an Indian scholar and author who is believed to have written the Panchtantra collection of fables. The philosopher Tulsidas lived much later, from 1532-1623.

Answer: Razia Sultana

There were very few women who ruled in India in those days. In fact, India society had always been male dominated. However, Razia Sultana was the Sultan (Princess) of Delhi in India from 1236 to 1240.

Answer: Babur

Babur was born in 1483 in Andijan in modern Uzbekistan. A highly successful military adventurer, he established a formidable power base in Kabul from 1504 onwards. From there, he went on to defeat the Lodi dynasty in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, conquer the Delhi Sultanate and establish the Mughal Empire.

Babur wrote his memoirs, the "Baburnama", which are a key source for information on his life. He died in 1531 in his capital at Agra. Nine years later his remains were transferred, in accordance with wishes he had expressed in his lifetime, to Kabul. He had a profound influence on Indian archicture.

Answer: Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan commissioned the famous Taj Mahal (1630-1653) in Agra which was built by the Persian architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri as a tomb for Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their 14th child.

Answer: Battle of Plassey

They took the port city of Calcutta and, from there, their rule spread over much of northern and eastern India.

Answer: Rani Lakshmibai

Born in 1835, Rani Lakshmibai was killed in 1858 fighting the British at Gwalior.

"Bundelon Harbolo ke munh humne suni kahani thi
khoob ladi mardani wo to jhansi wali rani thi."

In English, this quote can be translated as:-
"Her very vividly and widely narrated story:
She was such a brave woman who fought for Jhansi."

Answer: 1915

Gandhi believed in non-violence. Non-violence and Satyagraha were the two weapons used by him to fight the British.

Satyagraha means "the power of truth and the need to search for the truth". It tells us that if the fight is for true reason and is against injustice, then violence is not required to win over the enemy. The enemy should rather be persuaded to see the truth.

Answer: 13 April,1919

It is one of the worst incidents in Indian history. Many people had come to Jallianwala Bagh to celebrate the annual festival of Baisakhi, held at Amritsar. But unfortunately, many never returned.

Answer: Champaran

After his success in the Satyagraha Movements, Mahatma Gandhi also launched Civil Disobedience and Non-Cooperation Movements.
Satyagraha means "the power of truth and the need to search for the truth". It tells us that if the fight is for a true and sound reason and is against injustice, then violence is not required in order to win. Rather, the enemy should rather be persuaded to see the truth.

Answer: 26 January, 1950

The Republic of India. Our pride!