History Flashcards
Who introduced the Token Currency system?
Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
From which ancient trade centres, agate, carnelian muslin and mallow clothes were exported?
Ujjain
Which Indian National Congress leader is known for his advocacy of Drain Theory?
Dadabhai Naoroji
The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in
1875 in Mumbai
First Vedic School was founded in
Farrukhabad in 1869
Megasthenes was an ambassador in the court of
Chandragupta Maurya
Who was known as the Lord of the Plough during the later Vedic age in which use of iron plough was an important part agricultural practice
Indra aka Purandar(Destroyer forts)
The plough was known as Sira
Who was popularly known as Lokhitwadi
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Key player in Social Reform Movement
Treaty of Bassein that resulted in second Anglo Maratha War
1802
Ahmadullah Shah a freedom fighter in Indian Rebellion of 1857 was also known as
Maulavi of Faizabad
Lighthouse of Rebellion in the Awadh region
Kind Harshavardhan established a large centre of knowledge which was called as Bhadra Vihar in
Kannauj
Which British retired civil service officer took the initiative to convene the first meeting of the Indian National Union
Allan Octavian Hume
He founded Indian National Union in 1884
Called for a conference in Pune, later shifted to Bombay in December 1885
First session of the Indian National Congress was held in
Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay under the presidentship of W. C. Bannerjee
Who was the viceroy during the foundation of Indian National Congress
Lord Dufferin
What is the original name of Sri Ramakrishna paramhans
Gadadhar Chattopaadhyaay
Known as The Saint of Dakshineshwar
Capital of Pushyabhuti dynasty
Thaneshwar
Founded by Narvardhan
Which Pushyabhuti ruler was known as Maharajaadhiraj
Prabhakarvardhan the father of Harshavardhan
Harshavardhan was also known as
Sakalottarapathanatha
Period of Harshavardhan is well documented in Harshacharita written by
Banabhatta
Which Chinese scholar visited Harshavardhan’s court
Hiuen Tsang
Who was the last ruler of Pushyabhuti dynasty
Harshavardhan
How many sanskrit plays did harshavardhan write
3
Nagananda, Ratnavali, and Priyadarshika
Mahamoksha Harishad a religious festival by Harshavardhan was organised at
Prayagraj
Tajul Ma’asir is written by
Hasan Nizami
During the reign of Qutb ud din Aibak
Khazain-ul Futuh aka ‘The treasure of Victory’ is written by
Amir Khusro
About military campaigns of Alauddin Khilji
Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi is a historical account from Balban to Firuz Shah Tughlaq, is written by
Ziauddin Barani
Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi is written by
Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi
The capital of Pandya kingdom was
Madurai
Pandya kingdom was famous for pearls according to Megasthenes
The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji 1307-08 led to
Devgiri, capital of Yadava king Ramachandra
Khilji sent Malik Kafur
Samata Sainik Dal was formed by
BR Ambedkar in 1927
In 1927, he also led temple entry movement, Kalaram Temple Satyagrah in Nashik
In 1936, Ambedkar established
Independent Labour Party in Bombay
When was the Madrasa opened in Kolkata
1781 by Warren Hastings
