Indian History Notes

1. In which nomad man started settling? – Neolithic Age 
2. What was the name of the learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya? – Gargi 
3. In which religion extreme form of Ahimsa or non-violence is practised? – Jainism 
4. Which ruler was known as Amitraghata, the 'destroyer of foes' ? – Bindusara 
5. Which were the contemporaries of Kanishka ? – Nagarjuna, Asvaqhosha, Vasumitra 
6. which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of 'Indian Shakespeare' ? – Kalidasa 
7. Which region of northern India was not included in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji ? – Kashmir 
8. From which ruler did Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond? – The ruler of Gwalior 
9. Which was the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India? – Buxar 
10. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress? – 1896

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