History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016 and Railways, SSC CPO ,SSC CHSL.

Dear Readers,We are providing you a History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016 and Railways, SSC CPO ,SSC CHSL .

1.  Who among the following gurus introduced the Gurmukhi script for the spoken language of the Punjabis? 

(a) Guru Nanak 

(b) Guru Angad 

(c) Guru Amardas 

(d) Guru Ramdas

2.  The Sufi order, which was popularised in India by the first Mughal emperor Babur, was: 

(a) Naqshbandiya 

(b) Qadiriya 

(c) Suhrawardi 

(d) Chishtiya 

3.  The Bhakti saint, who was not a worshipper of Krishna, was: 

(a) Vallabhacharya

(b) Mirabai 

(c) Surdas

(d) Ramananda 

4.  Who said, "If by worshipping stones, one can find God, I shall worship a mountain" : 

(a) Kabir 

(b) Nanak 

(c) Tuka Ram 

(d) Chaitanya. 

5.  Horse shoe arch is a distinctive feature of one of the following buildings. Identify it. 

(a) Alai Drwaza 

(b) Tomb of Iltutmish 

(c) Sultan Garhi 

(d) Tomb of Balban 

6.  Which famous poet was given the name of Sadi ? 

(a) Hasan-i-Dehlwi 

(b) Shaikh Jamali Kambo 

(c) Aziz-ud-din Khalid 

(d) Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi 

7.  Lilavati a work written by Bhaskara. It deals with 

(a) Astronomy 

(b) Mathematics 

(c) Chemistry 

(d) Metallurgy 

8.  Match the works with their authors 

                Works                                       Authors 

A. Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi                  I. Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

B.  Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi              II. Yahya-bin-Sirhindi 

C. Tarikh-i-Alai                            III. Zia-ud-din Barani 

D. Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi          IV. Khusrau 

9.  Who of the following leaders of the Bhakti movement was greatly influenced by Islam? 

(a) Ramanuja 

(b) Namdeva 

(c) Chaitanya 

(d) Ramananda. 

10. In which building do Arches constructed on the true scientific principles (True arches) appear for the first time ? 

(a) Tomb of Iltutmish 

(b) tomb of Balban 

(c) Sultan Garhi 

(d) Alai Darwaza 

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