Indian History Quiz

Answer: Chandragupt Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya founded the empire around 322 BC. He first conquered the Nanda dynasty which ruled Patliputra, located near Bihar. By 316 BC the empire had fully occupied north-western India.

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.

Answer: Shah Jahan

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

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work "Gitanjali" in Bengali. He also wrote the national anthem of India (and of Bangladesh, too). He is one of India's leading authors.

Answer: Guru Nanak Dev

Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak Dev. Sikhism emerged in the fifteenth century AD. The Sikhs had 10 gurus, the last of whom was Guru Gobind Singh, who lived at the time of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707, reigned 1658-1707).

Answer: All of these

The nine gems of Akbar are~

1. Abul Fazal- Akbar's chief advisor and author of "Akbarnama" (Book on the life of Akbar)
2. Faizi- Poet of Akbar's court.
3. Tansen- Legendary musician, well known for his voice and music.
4. Birbal- Celebrated as the "most intelligent person of his time".
5. Raja Todar Mal- Akbar's finance minister.
6. Raja Man Singh- Akbar's trusted general and Commander-in-chief.
7. Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana- Poet and son of Akbar's trusted protector and guardian, Bairam Khan.
8. Fakir Aziao-Din- Mystic and advisor to the Emperor.
9. Mullah Do Piaza- Advisor.

Answer: Ruqaiya Begum

Bakshi Banu was Akbar's sister who married Sariffudin.

Jodha Begum was Akbar's begum and a Hindu princess. She gave birth to Prince Salim (Jahangir).

Salima Begum was Bairam Khan's widow whom Akbar married afterwards.

Ruqaiya Begum was first wife of Akbar and his chief consort. They were married when Akbar was 11 and Ruqaiya was 12.

Answer: Gautam Buddha

Gautam Buddha was born (symbol-lotous and bull) in 563 BC at Lumbini on Vaiskha Purnima Day. He founded the buddhism after he got enlightenment.

Teaching of Buddhism~
a. There are four Noble Truths (known as Arya Satyas in Hindi).
b. There is an Eightfold Path (known as Ashtangika Marga).
c. There are Three Jewels (known as Triratnas in Hindi).
d. There are Codes of Conduct.
e. The Belief in Nirvana.
f. The Belief in Ahimsa.

These were the teachings of Buddhism. Now the types of Buddhism:

1. Vajrayana- Its followers believd that salvation could be attained by magical power, which they call Vajra.
2. Hinayana - Means the Lesser Vehicle.
3. Mahayana - Means the Greater Vehicle.

Nowadays Buddhism is found in many countries of Asia (and elsewhere).

Answer: Qutubuddin Aibak

Originally Qutubuddin Aibak was a slave. Because of his merit and loyal service he was raised to the post of Viceroy of Mohamad Ghori. After Ghori's death, Aibak ruled over Delhi and founded his own dynasty. Lahore (now in Pakistan) and later Delhi was his capitals. For his generosity he was given the title of Lakh Baksh (meaning that he was very kind and generous).

He also constructed two mosques: Quwat-ul-Islam in Delhi and Adhai din ka Jhopra in Ajmer. He ruled Delhi from 1206 to 1210.

Answer: False

No, India gained independence on 15th August, 1947. On 26th January, 1950, India became republic. The date 26th January was chosen to make India a republic because on 26th January in 1930, the INC (Indian National Congress)leaders along with whole country observed Independence Day even though they were not independent at the time.