History Quiz – 51

1. Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/0=X; who among the following proved that it was infinity?

2. Babar came to India originally from

3. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the

4. Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?

5. Who of the following Portuguese Viceroys in India captured Goa (1510) from the Adil Shahi Sultan of Bijapur and made it the headquarters of the Portuguese government in India?

6. An elaborate system of municipal administration had been established by

7. The estate of Shivaji’s father was

8. The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was

9. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the strength of the Constituent Assembly would be

10. The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing, temples date from the ______ period?

11. Who had preached “Rama and Rahim are two different names of the same God”?

12. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?

13. The name Buddha means

14. This social reformer most ardently worked for the removal of untouchability and uplift the depressed classes before Gandhiji came on the scene

15. The Tata Iron and Steel Works was completed with the aid of