Quiz: Indian History - Answers

Hi Folks,

Here are the answers to the questions on Indian History:


The Hindu kingdom of Champa flourished outside the present boundaries of India. Where would the kingdom be located in today’s context?
Vietnam.

A certain Ramtanu Mishra was in the employment of the Raja of Rewah. He later moved to another court for employment. How do we better know him?
Tansen

King Charles II of England married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. How did this event affect Indian history?
The Portuguese transferred the islands that make up modern day Mumbai to the British as the dowry of Catherine.

“A boy is born, A boy is born, A boy is born”. What message was being conveyed here?
The signing of the Simla Agreement.

What was unique about the personal bodyguards of the Maurya rulers?
They were all women.

There were a 105 entries for this quiz as opposed to 166 for the quiz on Current Affairs. Was it because the questions were so tough or was it because history is not exactly everyone’s favourite topic??? But the number of all-correct entries suggests that I probably made it a bit too tough. What say? Lemme know your opinion in the comments section and I will work on the level of difficulty accordingly.

And now to the people who have got all the answers right:
Jino Peechanatt
vaibhav katiyar
Anmol Sharma
Ratan Rajpurohit
Balaji Damodaran
Swara
Very well done and looking forward to the same level of performance next time too.


Ciao
Gautam

GK: Indian History

Hi Folks,

Here is a short quiz on Indian History. The usual requests, NO Googling and answers in the Comments section.

Happy Quizzing.


1. The Hindu kingdom of Champa flourished outside the present boundaries of India. Where would the kingdom be located in today’s context? Ans. Vietnam. During this period the country was considered a great centre of Vedic learning.

2. Ramtanu Mishra was in the employment of the Raja of Rewah. He later moved to another court. How do we better know him and who was his very famous patron? Ans. Tansen and Akbar

3. What is the Doctrine of Lapse? Ans. When the ruler of a protected state died without an heir, the adopted heir would not be able to succeed him. In such a case the state would be annexed by the British. The only exception being if the British authorities approved of the adoption before hand.

4. In modern Indian history one often comes across the term European Factories. What are these factories that the European powers established in India? Ans. They were fortified trading stations established by the European powers.

5. He was born in Cuttack in 1897. He ranked 4th in the ICS (the IAS examination of those days) exam but resigned. He was elected President of the Indian National Congress in 1938 and 1939, in spite of opposition from Gandhiji. Who is he? Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose


And that is the end of the round.

Ciao

I will be putting up the answers for the last three quizzes by tomorrow morning.

Quiz: Indian History

Here is another quiz on Indian History. I will be giving out the answers of all the quizzes so far, tomorrow. As usual put down your answers in the Comments section. And don’t Google for the answers. ;-)

Your time starts now…

1. Bosons are a set of sub-atomic particles. Who are they named after?

Satyendranath Bose. He was a mathematician and physicist who extended Einstein's theory on the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic radiation.

2. King Charles II of England married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. How did this event affect Indian history?
The Portuguese transferred the islands that make up modern Mumbai to the British as the dowry of Catherine.

3. Connect “Ass-Lip” and emperor Ashoka.
Ashoka used the Kharoshti script in the inscriptions of the Northwest of India. The literal meaning of Kharoshti is "ass's lip", because of the supposed resemblance of the characters to the elongated lower lip of that animal.

4. Who was the Sultan of Delhi when the Vijayanagara empire came into existence?
Md. Bin Tughlaq

5. “A boy is born, A boy is born, A boy is born”. What message was being conveyed here?

The signing of the Simla Agreement.

Quiz: Freedom Struggle

Hi Everyone,

A Happy Independence Day to all of you. On this occasion I thought that I would put together a quiz on India’s struggle for independence, our salute to the great men and women who participated in the struggle.

1. Na Iran ne kiya, na Shah Roos ne
Angrez ko tabah kiya kartoos ne
What is this reference to the kartoos as far as the First War of Independence is concerned?
The bullets of the new Enfield rifle were supposedly coated with the fat of pigs and cows. (Both of them anathema to Muslims and Hindus.) And the sepoys were supposed to bite the bullet before being able to use it.

2. What minor but interesting role did Lt. Baugh, Adjutant to the CO of Barrackpore play in India’s independence struggle?
Mangal Pandey severely wounded him on 29th May 1857. This incident is seen as the spark to the First War of Indian Independence.

3. The names of Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal will forever be associated with an event in Indian history. What is that event?
Their arrest by the British government in India led to a protest meeting at the Jallianwallah Bagh. The events after that lives on in infamy.

4. Who established the Vanar Sena during the freedom struggle?
Indira Gandhi

5. He launched a systematic criticism of moderate politics while serving as a lecturer in Baroda. He was the editor of the Bande Mataram. He was arrested by the British for his involvement in the Kennedy murders following which he escaped to Pondicherry in 1910 and concentrated on philosophical, spiritual and literary activities. Who is he?

Sri Aurobindo

Please put down your answers in the comment section.

Happy quizzing.

Quiz - Indian History

What with the IIFTs and SNAPs of the world asking questions on G.K. I thought it might be a good idea to put together a set of quizzes on different topics. I will cover Indian History, Politics and Business; International Affairs and Sports. Let me know if you want any other topic to be covered. I am also debating whether I should provide the answers immediately or wait for a couple of days before I do so. Your inputs on the same are most welcome. Use the comments section to let me know your views and your answers.

Here is the first set of Questions. This set is on Ancient Indian History.

1. “Beloved of the gods” and “of amiable appearance”. Which emperor used these titles in his inscriptions?

Ashoka

2. What was unique about the personal bodyguards of the Maurya rulers?

They were all women.

3. Name the trading station of the Indus Valley Civilisation.

Lothal

4. Why was a fire kept burning continuously in Vedic homes?

There are many interpretations to it and no one can claim to know the exact reason, but one of the reasons that is popularly accepted is that since Agni was the messenger of the gods this was a good way to always be in touch with the divine.

5. Which Gupta ruler is represented on coins as playing a musical instrument?

Samudragupta