Saturday 18 February 2012

Indian History

Which battle opened the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
- Second Battle of Tarain


Where were Chola Kings ruling over?
- Tamil Nadu


Where did coins made of metal first appeared?
- Later Vedic Age


What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?
- Hunting


Who founded the Saka Era?
- Kanishka


Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?
- Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas


Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?
- Allauddin Khilji

Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?
- Amir Khusru


Who led the first Muslim invasion of India?
- Mohammad bin Kasim


Whose influence is reflected in the sculptures of the Gandhara school ?
- Greeks


Name the famous ruler of ancient India, who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?
- Chandragupta


Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?
- Mathura


Who was the founder of the Khalsa?
- Guru Gobind Singh


Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?
- Hampi


Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?
- Akbar


During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?
- Vasudeva


During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?
- Kushans


Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?
- Kauravas and Pandavas 

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