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HISTORY QUIZ : 01 :: 02 :: 03 :: 04 :: 05

History Quiz 02

  1. Which dynasty was ruling in Delhi and was defeated by Babur when he invaded India?

    Slave dynasty

    Tughlaq dynasty

    Khilji dynasty

    Lodhi dynasty

  2. Samudragupta, one of India's greatest empire builders, of the Gupta period, his son and father both had the same name. What was it?

    Chandragupta

    Maurya

    Asoka

    Skandagupta

  3. Which Pallava ruler founded the city of Mahabalipuram and built several temples there?

    Narasimhavarman

    Simhavishnu Avanisimha

    Siva-Skandavaram

    Mahendra Vaarman

  4. In 1857 there was a major rebellion against the British. It began in which city?

    Bangalore

    Calcutta

    Meerut

    Bombay

  5. In what year did Queen Victoria become Empress of India (in addition to being Queen of England)?

    1877

    1857

    1867

    1887

  6. Which city was captured from the British by local ruler Siraj-ud-Daula in 1756?

    Bombay

    Madras

    Calcutta

    Delhi

  7. Why was the Mughal empire weakened, and less able to prevent the British from expanding their power base in India?

    The local rulers had gained individual power

    The emperors were running short of money

    The empire had been attacked from Persia and Afghanistan

    All of these reasons

  8. Which Indian cities were the first trading posts for this company?

    Delhi and Bombay

    Calcutta and Delhi

    Madras and Calcutta

    Madras and Bangalore

  9. What was the name of the company founded in 1600 as a joint stock company, with the intention of trading in India?

    British India Company

    East India Company

    East Indian Trading Company

    British-Indian Trading Company

  10. Name the person who built Fort Necessity.

    Edward Braddock

    James Wolfe

    Jeffrey Amherst

    George Washington

  11. The fourth and final phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1756-1763. What is the name of the fourth phase?

    King George's War

    The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)

    King William's War

    Queen Anne's War

  12. The third phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1744 to 1748. What is the name of the third phase?

    Queen Anne's War

    King William's War

    King George's War

    The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years' War)

  13. The second phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1702 to 1713. What is the name of the second phase?

    King George's War

    The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)

    King William's War

    Queen Anne's War

  14. The first phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1690 until 1697. What is the name of the phase?

    Queen Anne's War

    King William's War

    King George's War

    The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years' War)

  15. The French and Indian Wars were triggered when French and Algonquian Indians massacred the inhabitants of this city in 1690. Which?

    Rochester

    Albany

    Schenectady

    Salam

  16. During his time of life in the Gupta empire, which of these is a famous play that the Gupta poet Kalidasa wrote?

    Mohenjo-Daro

    Shakuntala

    Kshatriya

    Ramayana

  17. Which of these remains of the Gupta empire is the western Indian city of Ajanta most notable for?

    Buddhist Monastery

    Stone Carvings

    Cave Painting

    Large Temple

  18. Which of these important inventions that is used all around the world was created by the Gupta civilization?

    Leather Belts

    'Arabic' Numeral System

    Farm Tractor

    Newspaper

  19. After the fall of the Maurya empire in India, what was the next major empire to unite many kingdoms in India?

    Gupta

    Dravidians

    Tamil

    Pandava

  20. Which of these was not one of the things Asoka did for his people during his rule?

    Make stone pillars across India

    Send missionaries to Sri Lanka

    Plant banyan trees by the roads

    Set up food banks in poor towns

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