HISTORY QUIZ 2015

ROUND 1

RAPID FIRE

SET 1

CIVILIZATIONS

Q 1.THE MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION WAS HABITUATED ALONG WHICH RIVER??

Q2.NAME THE GREATEST QUEEN OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION. Q 3.NAME THE TWO IMPORTANT CITIES OF INDUS VALLEY

CIVILISATION. Q4.NAME the most recognizable symbols of the civilization of

ancient Egypt.

ANSWERS

TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES CLEOPATRA HARAPPA AND MOHENJO DARO THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA

SET 2

THE PRESIDENTS AND PRIME MINISTERS

Q 1.NAME THE LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENT OF INDIA. Q2.WHO IS THE FIRST LADY PRESIDENT OF INDIA?? Q3.NAME THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA. Q4.WHICH FAMOUS PERSONALITY RESIDES IN 7RCR IN NEW

DELHI??

ANSWERS

1.S RADHAKRISHNAN 2.PRATIBHA PATIL 3.JAWAHARLAL NEHRU 4.THE PRIME MINISTER

SET 3

THE MONUMENTS

Q1.Which famous monument is in Raisen District of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, it is located 46 km north-east of Bhopal.

Q2. Name the 73 m-high tower of victory, built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom.

Q3.WHERE IS SHER SHAH SURI’S TOMB LOCATED??? Q4.the name of which building means “palace of winds”?

ANSWERS

1.sanchi stupa 2.qutub minar 3.sasaram,bihar 4.hawa mahal

ROUND 4.

CAPITALS

NAME THE CAPITAL OF BRITISH INDIA UNTIL 1911. Q2.WHICH CITY WAS DECIDED BY AKBAR AS HIS CAPITAL?? Q3.WHICH WAS THE CAPITAL OF MAURYAN EMPIRE?? Q4.NAME THE CAPITAL OF MARATHA EMPIRE

ANSWERS

1.KOLKATA 2.FATEHPUR SIKRI 3.PATLIPUTRA 4.RAIGADH

Round 2THE INDIAN MYTHOLOGY

QUESTION 1.

In Hindu mythology, what do the following guard - Kubera, Yama, Indra,Varuna, Isana, Agni, Vayu, Nirruti, Vishnu and Brahma?

AND THE ANSWER IS.

THE TEN DIRECTIONS

QUESTION 2.

. What we see here is a stringed instrument which takes its name from a musically-inclined mythical character. It is a two-string stick fiddle from Northwest India used by bhopa singers to accompany the epic tales of Pabuji, a fourteenth century hero.

Either identify the instrument or the character after whom it is named. (Visual follows.)

AND THE ANSWER IS…..

RAVANHATTA NAMED AFTER RAVAN

QUESTION 3.

IDENTIFY THE KING SHOWN ON THIS NEPALESE STAMP.

AND THE ANSWER IS…

RAJA JANK,FATHER OF SITA

QUESTION 4.

" Exploration activity in the northern region of India in 2007 uncovered a skeletal remains of a human of phenomenal size.

The story went on to say the discovery was made by a "National Geographic Team (India Division) with support from the Indian Army since the area comes under jurisdiction of the Army.“

This skeleton is considered to be of someone of huge mythological importance.

Identify him

ANSWER IS…

GHATOTKACH

ROUND 3.

THE INDIAN

TOUR

QUESTION1.

. Establishments founded by Pandit Gayaprasad Shivcharan (1872), Kanhaiyalal Durgaprasad Dikshit (1875) and Pandit Babu Ram Devi Dayal (1888) still survive of the original nine establishments that gave this location in Delhi its name. These three outfits continue to draw tourists and foodies.

Which location?

AND THE ANSWER IS……

PARATHEWALI GALI

QUESTION 2

The Bania (otherwise known as Baniya, Vani and Vania) is an occupational community of merchants, bankers, money-lenders,

dealers in grains or in spices, and in modern times numerous commercial enterprises. The term is used in a wider sense in

Bengal than it is elsewhere in India, where it is applied to specific castes.

Bania is derived from the Sanskrit word vaṇij or baṇij, which means merchant.In western India the caste is called Vani or

Vania. Although in Bengal the term is applied to all people who are involved in moneylending and similar activities, elsewhere in India it is used in the more limited sense of referring to specific

castes. A few of them started selling perfumes and what evocative

term/word evolved because of this?

AND THE ANSWER IS…

GANDHI

QUESTION 3.

The Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics(IUCAA) has this statue.simple one.Who is he???

AND THE ANSWER IS….

ARYABHATTA

QUESTION 4.

X formed one of the sixteen maha-janpadas.The core of the kingdom was Bihar, south of Ganges , its first capital was Rajgriha,modern rajgir, then Y.

X xpanded to include most of Bihar and Bengal with the conquest of Licchavi and Anga respectively.

Identify X and Y

AND THE ANSWER IS…

MAGADHA AND PATALIPUTRA

ROUND 4

THE MUGHALS

QUESTION 1.

The modern name of this city is derived from the name given to the city by Mughal King AKBAR in 1583.the name can be split into two parts

1.Arabic for “Lord” or”GOD” 2.Persian for “to build or create a garden”

AND THE ANSWER IS….

ALLAHABAD

QUESTION 2.

An accomplished woman whose talents ranged from cooking,sewing,painting,dancing,fashion designing and who wrote poetry under the name of Makhfi.

She is said to have killed 4 tigers from 6 bullets while on a hunting trip with her husband

AND THE ANSWER IS…

NURJAHAN

QUESTION 3.

This famous coutrier of Akbar’s court was one of the nine gems

He was the poultry head during the period He is known better for creating a famous dish when he

accidently added a lot of onions to a dish Identify him

AND THE ANSWER IS…

MULLAH DO PIAZA

QUESTION 4

After his military victories over Chittor and Ranthambore, Akbar decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new location 23 miles (37 km) W.S.W on the Sikri ridge, to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. Here he commenced the construction of a planned walled city which took the next fifteen years in planning and construction of a series of royal palaces, harem, courts, a mosque, private quarters and other utility buildings.

NAME THE CITY .

AND THE ANSWER IS…

FATEHPUR SIKRI

ROUND 5

KNOW YOUR

CONSTITUTION

QUESTION 1.

Which rights were descrided by Dr. B R Ambedkar as heart and soul of Indian Constitution??

AND THE ANSWER IS…

RIGHT TO CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES

QUESTION 2.

Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India or the “NITI AYOG”??

AND THE ANSWER IS…

THE PRIME MINISTER

QUESTION 3.

Name the longest serving president of Indian history He is the first President to have received Bharat Ratna before

becoming the President

AND THE ANSWER IS….

DR. S RADHAKRISHNAN

QUESTION 4.

THE High Court of which Indian city serves as the high court for maximum number of states and union territories.

It serves for 2 states and 2 union territories

AND THE ANSWER IS…

THE HIGH COURT OF MUMBAI