History One Liners Quiz (To The Point)
Founders of Dynasties
Kushan Dynasty (West-Northern India) - Kadphises
*Chola Dynasty, Adi (Cholamandalama) - Karikala (190 AD - 600 AD)
*Chalukya Badami Dynasty (Badami) - Pulkeshin I
>>{ Jayasimha _ 1st ruler of Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami) & grandfather of dynasty's first sovereign ruler, Pulakeshin I. }
*Chalukya Vengi Dynasty (Vengi) - Vishnu Vardhana
Pala Dynasty (Bengal) - Gopala
Chola Dynasty (Tamil Region) - Vijayalaya (850 AD - 1279 AD)
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1. Zamindari System
by Cornwallis in 1793 through Permanent Settlement Act.
Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Varanasi.
owner of the lands: Zamindars
2. Ryotwari System
Thomas Munro in 1820.
Madras, Bombay, parts of Assam
British Government collected taxes directly from the peasants.
3. Mahalwari System
introduced in 1833 during William Bentick.
>land was divided into Mahals. Each Mahal comprises one or more villages.
>Ownership rights were vested with peasants.
>villages committee was held responsible for collection of the taxes.
>had many provisions of both Zamindari System & Ryotwari System.
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1. oldest surviving rock-cut cave in India ?
Barabar Caves
2. Ashta Pradhan of Shivaji:
# Pantpradhan (Moropant Trimbak Pingale)- Prime minister, General administration
# Amatya (Ramchandra Neelkanth Mujumdar) also know as (Ramchandra Pant Amatya) – Finance minister, Accounts.
# Sumant (Ramchandra Trimbak Dabir) – Foreign relations.
# Sachiv(Annaji Datto) – secretary, To prepare royal edicts (official order)
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1. Indus Valley Civilization._ 2350 BC and 1750 BC
Vedic period_ 1500 and 600 BC
2. Gautam Buddha born_Lumbini in Kapilavastu (Nepal)_Shakya Kshatriya Clan
Buddha enlightenment_under pipal tree at Bodh Gaya
Buddha first sermon_ Sarnath in U.P.
Buddha died_ Kushinagar in U.P.
3. Vardhamana Mahavira born~ Kundagrama, 540 BC.
Vardhamana Mahavira died~ Pavapuri (present day Bihar)
4. Religious book of Jainism~ Agam (in Pali language).
>Jaina Texts were written in _Prakrit language.
>Triratna concept major teachings of~ Jainism.
5. Religious place of Jainism~ Dilwara temple (Mount Abu)
6. Alexander defeated Porus~ in 326 BC ~Battle of Hydespas
7. kalinga war _ 261 BC.
8. Saka Era in 78 AD~ Kushan king Kanishka.
9. Dhanwanthari, Vetalbhatt, Varahamihira, Amar Simha & Kalidas~ at court of~ Chandragupta II. (Navratna)
>Aryabhatta was NOT among 9 gems (Navratna) of the Vikramaditya’s court.
>Aryabhatta~Gupta Period
10. Capital of Cahalukya dynasty~ Vatapi. (modern Badami).
11. Which inscription ~Pulkeshin II defeated Harshvardhana in 619 AD~ Aihole inscription.
12. Shore temple of Mahabalipuram & Kailashnath temple of Kanchi ~Narsimhavarma II (Pallava dynasty)
13. Kailash temple at Ellora~ Krishna-I (Rashtrakuta king)
14. Who started the persian festival 'Nauroz'? ~ Balban.
15. Coins of brass & copper~ Mohammed-Bin Tughlaq (Token Currency)
16.'Baburnama' written by? Babur in Turkish language.
**17. permanent settlement : Zamindari system, 1793 in Bengal~ Lord Cornwallis.
18. Fort William college at Calcutta? Lord Wellesely.
19. Jallianwala Bagh massacre ~13th April
20. Which Act _responsible for partition of India~ Indian Independence Act, 1947.
21. `Liberty, Equality & Fraternity' _motto of which revolution? French Revolution.
22. first Indian woman president of INC_ Sarojini Naidu.(1925)
>first woman president of INC_ Annie Besant (1917)
23. first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award? Devika Rani (1969)
24. Simla Agreement (2nd July 1972)
Indira Gandhi sign Shimla Agreement with~ Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
>much more than a peace treaty _to reverse consequences of 1971 war.
*25. Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra_ Founded by
Vinoba Bhave.
26. Original name Munshi Premchand~ Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava
27. Tomb of Moinuddin Chishti~Ajmer.
28. first woman President of United Nations General Assembly~ Vijaya Laxmi Pandit. (1953)
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Upto 100 (page 5)
*29. first US president to visit India in December 1959?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
*30. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army_located in
Patna.
*31. Which freedom fighter_known as 'Lokpriya': Gopinath Bordoloi.
32. Which battle_disintegration of Vijayanagar empire~ Battle of Talikota (1565)
33. Tenth & last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh appoint his military deputy~ Banda Bahadur.
34. 'Kalidas' & 'Varahamihira' _courtier of : Chandragupta Vikramaditaya.
{Dhanwanthari, Vetalbhatt, Amar Simha}
35. Chariot-shaped temple _known as 'Black Pagoda':- Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa
# Built by Narasimha Deva I (Ganga dynasty)
36. Muslim League first demanded partition of India in ~1940.
37. Vande Mataram first sung ~ 1896.
>Calcutta Congress Session (1896)
President- Rahimtullah M. Sayani (Second Muslim)
*38. officer responsible for safe custody of land records during Gupta period _known as? Karanika
39. Greatest Bhakti poet of Maharashtra~ Namdeva.
**40. Prakrit text Gaudavaho describes_deeds of~ Yasovarman
*41. That destiny determines everything, man is powerless is propounded by? Ajivakas.
42. word 'Hindu' as reference to people of India_first used by? Arab.
{word Hindu or Indu was used by Greeks to denote the country & people living beyond Indus river.}
43. Gupta Empire
Capital: Pataliputra
Common languages: Sanskrit (literary and academic); Prakrit (vernacular)
{Sanskrit was the official language of Gupta period}
>Gupta rulers issued a large number of gold coins.
44. Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer in?~ Quit India Movement.
45. Prime Minister of England who sent Cripps Mission~Winston Churchill.
46. 'individual Satyagraha' 1940-41
Vinoba Bhave was chosen as first Satyagrahi. Who was second? ~Jawaharlal Nehru.
{Bhoodan Movement by Vinoba Bhave}
*47. Silver coins issued by Guptas~ Rupaka
48. Term 'Yavanapriya' _in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted? Pepper.
*49. Concept of Anuvrata ~ Jainism.
>The anuvratas are vows to abstain from violence, falsehood, and stealing; to be content with one's own wife; and to limit one's possessions.
50. most mentioned river in early Vedic literature~ Sindhu.
51. famous for_work on medicine _ Gupta period? Susrutha.
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52. Murlidhar Devidas_founder of leprosy rehabilitation center 'Anandvan' in Maharashtra_known as~ Baba Amte.
53. Aligarh Muslim University, originally Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875?~Syed Ahmed Khan.
54. National song 'Vande Mataram'? ~ Bankimchandra Chatterjee.
55. First education minister of independent India? ~ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
56. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia _largest Hindu temple in world~ Lord Vishnu.
57. First president of All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920_Lala Lajpat Rai.
{Founded in Bombay}
**58. British lady Madeleine Slade, _disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as~ Meera Ben.
59. Second Battle of Panipat , 1556~ Akbar & Hemu
60. Battle of Haldi Ghati ~ 1576
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**61. Battle of Karnal~ 1739
{Nadir Shah & Muhammed Shah}
62. who returned_ token of honour to Govt of India_ 30 May 1919
Rabindranath Tagore
63. Who accused INC_politics of prayers, petition & protest~ Bal Gangadhar Tilak
64. Resolution for creation of Pakistan _in Muslim League Session of 1940~ Mohammed Ali Jinnah
**65. Anti-British outfit _Abhinav Bharat_founded by~ V. D. Savarkar
66. first President of _All India Trade Union Congress~ Lala Lajpat Rai
67. Prefix Mahatma added _name of Gandhi during~ Champaran Satyagraha
68. Who called Lord Irwin & Mahatma Gandhi 'The two Mahatmas'~ Sarojini Naidu
69. first Muslim ruler of India_ introduce Judicial Reforms ~ Akbar
**70. Rock cut temples known as_ Seven Pagodas situated at ~ Mahabalipuram
71. Type of marriage in Vedic period _token bride of a cow & bull in place of dowry~ Asura
Arsa Vivah ~ A token bride-price of a Cow and a Bull was given
Prajapati Vivah ~ Marriage without dowry
Asura Vivah ~ Marriage by Purchase
Rakshasha Vivah ~ Marriage by abduction
72. Royal Indian Navy Revolt in Bombay ~ 1946
73. Vardhman Mahavira & Gautam Buddha _preached during reign of: Bimbisara
*74. Which Indian State_previously known as North-East Frontier Agency~ Arunachal Pradesh
*75. Main inspiration of_Young Bengal Movement: L. V. Derozio
*76. philosophy of Upanishads emphasises~ Gyan
Kushan Dynasty (West-Northern India) - Kadphises
*Chola Dynasty, Adi (Cholamandalama) - Karikala (190 AD - 600 AD)
*Chalukya Badami Dynasty (Badami) - Pulkeshin I
>>{ Jayasimha _ 1st ruler of Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami) & grandfather of dynasty's first sovereign ruler, Pulakeshin I. }
*Chalukya Vengi Dynasty (Vengi) - Vishnu Vardhana
Pala Dynasty (Bengal) - Gopala
Chola Dynasty (Tamil Region) - Vijayalaya (850 AD - 1279 AD)
___________________________________________
1. Zamindari System
by Cornwallis in 1793 through Permanent Settlement Act.
Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Varanasi.
owner of the lands: Zamindars
2. Ryotwari System
Thomas Munro in 1820.
Madras, Bombay, parts of Assam
British Government collected taxes directly from the peasants.
3. Mahalwari System
introduced in 1833 during William Bentick.
>land was divided into Mahals. Each Mahal comprises one or more villages.
>Ownership rights were vested with peasants.
>villages committee was held responsible for collection of the taxes.
>had many provisions of both Zamindari System & Ryotwari System.
_________________________________________
1. oldest surviving rock-cut cave in India ?
Barabar Caves
2. Ashta Pradhan of Shivaji:
# Pantpradhan (Moropant Trimbak Pingale)- Prime minister, General administration
# Amatya (Ramchandra Neelkanth Mujumdar) also know as (Ramchandra Pant Amatya) – Finance minister, Accounts.
# Sumant (Ramchandra Trimbak Dabir) – Foreign relations.
# Sachiv(Annaji Datto) – secretary, To prepare royal edicts (official order)
______________________________________________
1. Indus Valley Civilization._ 2350 BC and 1750 BC
Vedic period_ 1500 and 600 BC
2. Gautam Buddha born_Lumbini in Kapilavastu (Nepal)_Shakya Kshatriya Clan
Buddha enlightenment_under pipal tree at Bodh Gaya
Buddha first sermon_ Sarnath in U.P.
Buddha died_ Kushinagar in U.P.
3. Vardhamana Mahavira born~ Kundagrama, 540 BC.
Vardhamana Mahavira died~ Pavapuri (present day Bihar)
4. Religious book of Jainism~ Agam (in Pali language).
>Jaina Texts were written in _Prakrit language.
>Triratna concept major teachings of~ Jainism.
5. Religious place of Jainism~ Dilwara temple (Mount Abu)
6. Alexander defeated Porus~ in 326 BC ~Battle of Hydespas
7. kalinga war _ 261 BC.
8. Saka Era in 78 AD~ Kushan king Kanishka.
9. Dhanwanthari, Vetalbhatt, Varahamihira, Amar Simha & Kalidas~ at court of~ Chandragupta II. (Navratna)
>Aryabhatta was NOT among 9 gems (Navratna) of the Vikramaditya’s court.
>Aryabhatta~Gupta Period
10. Capital of Cahalukya dynasty~ Vatapi. (modern Badami).
11. Which inscription ~Pulkeshin II defeated Harshvardhana in 619 AD~ Aihole inscription.
12. Shore temple of Mahabalipuram & Kailashnath temple of Kanchi ~Narsimhavarma II (Pallava dynasty)
13. Kailash temple at Ellora~ Krishna-I (Rashtrakuta king)
14. Who started the persian festival 'Nauroz'? ~ Balban.
15. Coins of brass & copper~ Mohammed-Bin Tughlaq (Token Currency)
16.'Baburnama' written by? Babur in Turkish language.
**17. permanent settlement : Zamindari system, 1793 in Bengal~ Lord Cornwallis.
18. Fort William college at Calcutta? Lord Wellesely.
19. Jallianwala Bagh massacre ~13th April
20. Which Act _responsible for partition of India~ Indian Independence Act, 1947.
21. `Liberty, Equality & Fraternity' _motto of which revolution? French Revolution.
22. first Indian woman president of INC_ Sarojini Naidu.(1925)
>first woman president of INC_ Annie Besant (1917)
23. first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award? Devika Rani (1969)
24. Simla Agreement (2nd July 1972)
Indira Gandhi sign Shimla Agreement with~ Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
>much more than a peace treaty _to reverse consequences of 1971 war.
*25. Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra_ Founded by
Vinoba Bhave.
26. Original name Munshi Premchand~ Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava
27. Tomb of Moinuddin Chishti~Ajmer.
28. first woman President of United Nations General Assembly~ Vijaya Laxmi Pandit. (1953)
__________________
Upto 100 (page 5)
*29. first US president to visit India in December 1959?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
*30. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army_located in
Patna.
*31. Which freedom fighter_known as 'Lokpriya': Gopinath Bordoloi.
32. Which battle_disintegration of Vijayanagar empire~ Battle of Talikota (1565)
33. Tenth & last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh appoint his military deputy~ Banda Bahadur.
34. 'Kalidas' & 'Varahamihira' _courtier of : Chandragupta Vikramaditaya.
{Dhanwanthari, Vetalbhatt, Amar Simha}
35. Chariot-shaped temple _known as 'Black Pagoda':- Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa
# Built by Narasimha Deva I (Ganga dynasty)
36. Muslim League first demanded partition of India in ~1940.
37. Vande Mataram first sung ~ 1896.
>Calcutta Congress Session (1896)
President- Rahimtullah M. Sayani (Second Muslim)
*38. officer responsible for safe custody of land records during Gupta period _known as? Karanika
39. Greatest Bhakti poet of Maharashtra~ Namdeva.
**40. Prakrit text Gaudavaho describes_deeds of~ Yasovarman
*41. That destiny determines everything, man is powerless is propounded by? Ajivakas.
42. word 'Hindu' as reference to people of India_first used by? Arab.
{word Hindu or Indu was used by Greeks to denote the country & people living beyond Indus river.}
43. Gupta Empire
Capital: Pataliputra
Common languages: Sanskrit (literary and academic); Prakrit (vernacular)
{Sanskrit was the official language of Gupta period}
>Gupta rulers issued a large number of gold coins.
44. Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer in?~ Quit India Movement.
45. Prime Minister of England who sent Cripps Mission~Winston Churchill.
46. 'individual Satyagraha' 1940-41
Vinoba Bhave was chosen as first Satyagrahi. Who was second? ~Jawaharlal Nehru.
{Bhoodan Movement by Vinoba Bhave}
*47. Silver coins issued by Guptas~ Rupaka
48. Term 'Yavanapriya' _in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted? Pepper.
*49. Concept of Anuvrata ~ Jainism.
>The anuvratas are vows to abstain from violence, falsehood, and stealing; to be content with one's own wife; and to limit one's possessions.
50. most mentioned river in early Vedic literature~ Sindhu.
51. famous for_work on medicine _ Gupta period? Susrutha.
_______________________________________
52. Murlidhar Devidas_founder of leprosy rehabilitation center 'Anandvan' in Maharashtra_known as~ Baba Amte.
53. Aligarh Muslim University, originally Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875?~Syed Ahmed Khan.
54. National song 'Vande Mataram'? ~ Bankimchandra Chatterjee.
55. First education minister of independent India? ~ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
56. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia _largest Hindu temple in world~ Lord Vishnu.
57. First president of All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920_Lala Lajpat Rai.
{Founded in Bombay}
**58. British lady Madeleine Slade, _disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as~ Meera Ben.
59. Second Battle of Panipat , 1556~ Akbar & Hemu
60. Battle of Haldi Ghati ~ 1576
___________________________________
**61. Battle of Karnal~ 1739
{Nadir Shah & Muhammed Shah}
62. who returned_ token of honour to Govt of India_ 30 May 1919
Rabindranath Tagore
63. Who accused INC_politics of prayers, petition & protest~ Bal Gangadhar Tilak
64. Resolution for creation of Pakistan _in Muslim League Session of 1940~ Mohammed Ali Jinnah
**65. Anti-British outfit _Abhinav Bharat_founded by~ V. D. Savarkar
66. first President of _All India Trade Union Congress~ Lala Lajpat Rai
67. Prefix Mahatma added _name of Gandhi during~ Champaran Satyagraha
68. Who called Lord Irwin & Mahatma Gandhi 'The two Mahatmas'~ Sarojini Naidu
69. first Muslim ruler of India_ introduce Judicial Reforms ~ Akbar
**70. Rock cut temples known as_ Seven Pagodas situated at ~ Mahabalipuram
71. Type of marriage in Vedic period _token bride of a cow & bull in place of dowry~ Asura
Arsa Vivah ~ A token bride-price of a Cow and a Bull was given
Prajapati Vivah ~ Marriage without dowry
Asura Vivah ~ Marriage by Purchase
Rakshasha Vivah ~ Marriage by abduction
72. Royal Indian Navy Revolt in Bombay ~ 1946
73. Vardhman Mahavira & Gautam Buddha _preached during reign of: Bimbisara
*74. Which Indian State_previously known as North-East Frontier Agency~ Arunachal Pradesh
*75. Main inspiration of_Young Bengal Movement: L. V. Derozio
*76. philosophy of Upanishads emphasises~ Gyan
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