Basic History Quiz

Who built Taj Mahal?

• Shah Jahan

• Ustad Ahmad Lahori

• Jahangir

• None of these

Answer explanation

Taj Mahal was built by Ustad Ahmad Lahori between 1631 and 1648. It is a myth that Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal. He only gave orders and the architect of it was Ustad Ahmad Lahori.

Vikramaditya was the son of _____

• Samudragupta

• Chandragupta 1

• Chanakya

• Dhananand

Answer explanation

Chandragupta 2, was son of Samudragupta. Chandragupta 2 was also known as Vikramaditya.

Chanakya was humiliated by whom?

• Dhanpati

• Sampati

• Dhananand

• None

Answer explanation

Chanakya was humiliated by Dhanananda because Chanakya called Dhanananda incompetent and not rightful for the throne. To avenge his insult, Chanakya trained Chandragupta Maurya to become a rightful king.

Which books did Chanakya and Megasthenes wrote, that describes the Mauryan administration?

• Indica & Arthashastra

• Kautil & Megas

• Arthashashtra & Indica

• Kautilya Neeti and Megasthenes Writings

Answer explanation

Arthashastra was written by Kautilya (Chanakya), which describes the administration of Mauryan Empire.

Indica was written by Megasthenes, which describes the socio-politics of the Mauryan Administration

Which war made Ashoka become a Buddhist?

• Kalinga War

• French Revolution

• War against Guptas

• All of these

Answer explanation

Kalinga was the present-day Odisha. Ashoka invaded Kalinga in 261 BCE, which, he ultimately won, but, at the cost of 100,000 deaths of soldiers and 150,000 deportations. Ashoka became unhappy and became a Buddhist.

Which empire was the largest empire in the history of India?

• Mauryan Empire

• Gupta Empire

• British Raj

• None

Answer explanation

During the reign of Ashoka, Mauryan Empire, was India's first and last empire, where the whole Indian subcontinent, except the extreme south, was under a single ruler.

Qutub-ud-din Aibak built the Qutub Minar in

• 1192

• 1193

• 1234

• 1940

Answer explanation

Qutub-ud-din Aibak built Qutub Minar in 1192 as a symbol of victory of Muhammad Ghori over the Rajput king, Prithviraj Chauhan.

Who is known as the "Father of Indian Surgery"?

• Aryabhatta

• Varahmira

• Charaka

• Sushruta

Answer explanation

Sushruta is best known for his book, Sushruta Samhita, which is the foundation of Ayurveda. Sushruta is considered to be the father of indian surgery, where he used natural herbs as anesthesia and do surgeries.

Which statement(s) is/are incorrect about Mahabharat?

• There were 6 Pandavas, namely, Arjun, Bheem, Yudhishtir, Nakul, Sahadev and Krishna

• Ganga was the wife of Shantanu

• Bhagwad Gita was taught to Arjun by Krishna during the war

• Subhadra was the wife of Krishna

Answer explanation

There were only 5 Pandavas.

Subhadra was the wife of Arjun

Ramayan is famous

• All over the world

• Only in India

• Only in Sri Lanka

• It is not famous