India History Quiz-10 {Delhi}Mani YadavMarch 7, 2025India History Welcome to your India History Quiz-10 {Delhi} What was the ancient name of Delhi mentioned in the Mahabharata? Hastinapur Kannauj Takshashila Indraprastha None Who is believed to have founded Indraprastha? Pandavas Kauravas Chandragupta Maurya Harshavardhana None Which Mauryan emperor is associated with Delhi due to his edicts found in the region? Ajatashatru Bindusara Ashoka Chandragupta Maurya None Who was the first recorded ruler of Delhi in the 8th century? Harshavardhana Pulakesin II Anangpal Tomar Rajaraja Chola None The Iron Pillar of Delhi, known for its rust-resistant composition, was erected by which ruler? Harsha Ashoka Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) Kanishka None Who established the Delhi Sultanate in 1206? Iltutmish Muhammad Ghori Qutb-ud-din Aibak Balban None The Qutub Minar was started by which ruler? Alauddin Khilji Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq Qutb-ud-din Aibak Sher Shah Suri None Who shifted the capital of the Delhi Sultanate from Delhi to Daulatabad? Bahlul Lodi Balban Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq Alauddin Khilji None Who built the Hauz Khas complex in Delhi? Iltutmish Alauddin Khilji Balban Sikandar Lodi None Who was the first and only woman ruler of Delhi? Noor Jahan Chand Bibi Razia Sultana Mumtaz Mahal None The Tughlaqabad Fort was built by? Bahlul Lodi Firoz Shah Tughlaq Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq None Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi? Akbar Shah Jahan Babur Aurangzeb None Which Mughal emperor shifted his capital back from Agra to Delhi? Aurangzeb Shah Jahan Akbar Jahangir None Who defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi (1739) and plundered the city? Nadir Shah Ahmad Shah Abdali Shivaji Maharaja Ranjit Singh None Which famous Mughal-era marketplace was built by Shah Jahan's daughter, Jahanara Begum? Sadar Bazaar Meena Bazaar Chandni Chowk Daryaganj None Who captured Delhi from the Mughals in 1803? Marathas Sikhs British East India Company Afghans None During the 1857 Revolt, which Mughal emperor was declared the leader? Akbar II Shah Alam II Bahadur Shah Zafar Jahandar Shah None Which colonial power shifted India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911? French Portuguese British Dutch None Who designed New Delhi during the British era? Herbert Baker Edwin Lutyens George V Lord Curzon None What event took place at the Jallianwala Bagh in 1919 that affected Delhi's political climate? British massacre of unarmed civilians Quit India Movement Salt March Chauri Chaura incident None Which Indian leader gave his famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech at the Red Fort? Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Sardar Patel Subhas Chandra Bose None In which year did Delhi become the capital of independent India? 1950 1947 1961 1971 None The India Gate in Delhi is a war memorial dedicated to soldiers who died in which war? World War II World War I Indo-Pak War 1947 Kargil War None The Parliament House in Delhi was designed by? Charles Correa Le Corbusier Edwin Lutyens & Herbert Baker B.V. Doshi None The First Asian Games (1951) were held in which Indian city? Mumbai Kolkata Delhi Chennai None Delhi became a Union Territory in which year? 1971 1965 1956 1947 None Which Indian Prime Minister was assassinated in Delhi in 1984? Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Morarji Desai None Which year saw the Commonwealth Games being hosted in Delhi? 2008 2012 2010 2014 None What is the official status of Delhi as per the Constitution of India? National Capital Territory State Union Territory Special Administrative Region None The Delhi Metro was inaugurated in which year? 2002 2005 2010 1999 None 1 out of 30 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 73
