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Indian history quiz related to ancient history
Indian history quiz:
Q1. The local name of Mohenjodaro is:
a. Mound of the Living
b. Mound of the great
c. Mound of the dead
d. Mound of the bones
Answer: c
Q2. Which is the biggest building at Mohenjodaro?
a. Great bath
b. Great Granary
c. Assembly hall
d. Rectangular Building
Answer: b
Q3. The Great bath was located in:
a. Harrapa
b. Mohanjodaro
c. Lothal
d. Kalibangan
Answer: b
Q4. Which one of the following was the harbour in the Harappan site?
a. Harrapa
b. Mohanjodaro
c. Lothal
d. Alamgirpur
Answer: c
Q5. Which one of the following Harappan sites is thought to have direct sea trade links with Mesopotamia?
a. Dholavira
b. Lothal
c. Kot Diji
d. Ropar
Answer: b
Q6. Which of the following was not known to the Rigvedic period?
a. Joint family system
b. Agriculture
c. Marriage system
d. Varna system
Answer: d
Q7. The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as:
a. Rigveda
b. Yajurveda
c. Samaveda
d. Atharvaveda
Answer: b
Q8. Which Buddhist scriptures describes about 16 Mahajanpadas?
a. Digha Nikaya
b. Sutta Pitaka
c. Anguttara Nikaya
d. Vinaya Pitaka
Answer: c
Q9. Who is the prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
a. Indra
b. Agni
c. Pashupati
d. Vishnu
Answer: a
Q10. Taxila was capital of which among the 16 Mahajanpadas?
a. Kosala
b. Kuru
c. Vajji
d. Gandhara
Answer: d
Q11. Who was the founder of Nanda Dynasty?
a. Dhana Nanda
b. Mahendra
c. Mahapadma Nand
d. Gaja Nanda
Answer: c
Q12. Which of the following kings does not belong to the Magdha Empire?
a. Bimbisara
b. Ajatashatru
c. Rajadhiraja
d. Mahapadma Nanda
Answer: c
Q13. A collective term used by the Jain for their sacred books:
a. Prabandhas
b. Angas
c. Nibandhas
d. Charits
Answer: b
Q14. To which ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?
a. Shibi
b. Sakya
c. Saurasena
d. Shabara
Answer: b
Q15. Name the Chinese pilgrim to India who came in search of Buddhists texts?
a.Fa-Hien
b. Xuan Zang
c. Fa-tsing
d. Wang Dayaun
Answer: b
Q16. The language in which Buddha Preached?
a. Hindi
b. Urdu
c. Pali
d. Hebrew
Answer: c
Q17. From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?
a. Humayun’s Tomb
b. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
c. Qutub Minar
d. Red Fort Complex
Answer: b
Q18. In parts of south India, Lord Vishnu is also known as :
a. Bhairava
b. Rudra
c. Pashupati
d. Venkateshwara
Answer: d
Q19. The term ‘Stupa’ is associated with which of the following event of Gautam Buddha’s life?
a. Death
b. First Sermon
c. Birth
d. Renunciation
Answer: a
Q20. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jainism?
a. Mahavir Swamy
b. Ajitnath
c. Rishabhadev
d. Parshwanath
Answer:c
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Q21. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of which of the following rulers?
a. Kanishka
b. Chandragupta II
c. Ashoka
d. None of these
Answer: a
Q22. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
a. Vasumitra
b. Nagarjuna
c. Charaka
d. Patanjali
Answer: c
Q23. Alexander defeated ……………………. in the battle of Hydaspes.
a. Porus
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Herakles
d. Eudemus
Answer: a
Q24. The Kaling war was fought in ……….
a. 161 BC
b. 261 BC
c. 361 BC
d.461 BC
Answer: b
Q25. The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at………..
a. Pataliputra
b. Vaishali
c. Lumbini
d. Gaya
Answer: a
Q26. Ashoka the Great (273-232 BC) was the ruler of which dynasty?
a. Mewar
b. Mughal
c. Maurya
d. Peshwas
Answer: c
Q27. Chanakya was the chief advisor of ……..
a. Babur
b. Chandragupta Maurya
c. Akbar
d. Kautilya
Answer: b
Q28. Ashoka, arguably the most famous ruler of early India, Conquered …………., present day coastal Orissa?
a. Pataliputra
b. Prayaga
c. Taxial
d. Kalinga
Answer: d
Q29. Who was the last ruler of the Gupta Dynasty?
a. Puru Gupta
b. Vishnu Gupta
c. Skanda Gupta
d. Kumar Gupta
Answer: b
Q30. Which empire is regarded as the Golden age of Hinduism?
a. Maurya
b. Mughal
c. Gupta
d. Chola
Answer: c
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Q31. Who was the first king of the chola dynasty to conquer Sri Lanka?
a. Kulottunga
b. Rajendra I
c.Rajendra II
d. Vikram Chola
Answer: b
Q32. Patanjali is well known for the compilation of:
a. Yogasutra
b. Panchtantra
c. Brahmasutra
d. Ayurveda
Answer: a
Q33. Who wrote Panchtantra?
a. Vyasa
b. Vishnu Sharma
c. Valmiki
d. Yajnavalkya
Answer: b
Q34. Who among of the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
a. Kalhana
b. Maitreyi
c. Kalidasa
d. Panini
Answer: d
Q35. ………….. caves are a network of sculpted caves located in Mumbai Harbour?
a. Ajanta
b. Ellora
c. Elephanta
d. Badami
Answer: c
Indian history quiz related to medival history
Q36. Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of:
a. Persia
b. Ghazni
c. Lahore
d. Arab
Answer: b
Q37. Which one of the following king was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandwar?
a. Prithvi raj Chauhan
b. Jai Chand
c. Bhima II
d. Kumarpala
Answer: b
Q38. Amir Khusro, the famous Persian poet lived in the court of:
a. Jalaluddin Khilji
b. Nasiruddin Khilji
c. Mahmud Khilji
d. Alauddin Khilji
Answer: d
Q39. The first Muslim king who invaded South India was:
a. Balban
b. Mohammad bin Tughlaq
c. Babur
d. Alauddin Khilji
Answer: d
Q40. The first Muslim female ruler of Delhi was:
a. Chand bibi
b. Nur Jahan
c. Razia Sultana
d. Jehan Ara
Answer: c
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Q41. Which of the following Sultans of the Sultanate of Delhi transferred his Capital from Delhi to Agra?
a. Sikandar Lodi
b. Qutbuddin Aibak
c. Alauddin Khilji
d. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer: a
Q42 The silver coin ‘tanka’ introduced by:
a.Qutubuddin Aibak
b. Iltutmish
c. Balban
d. Bahram Khan
Answer: b
Q43. Which Indian ruler appointed Ibn Batuta as the Qazi or Judge of Delhi?
a. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
b. Bahadur shah
c. Shah Jahan e Azam
d. Humayun
Answer: a
Q44. The Sikh religion originated with the teaching of:
a. Guru Nanak
b. Govind Singh
c. Ranjit Singh
d. Ramdas
Answer: a
Q45. Who established four great Mathas at the four corners of India-Sringeri, Puri, Dwarka, and Badrinath?
a. Shankara
b. Ramanuja
c. Madhva
d. Ramananda
Answer: a
Q46. ……………………. was a philosopher and theologian from India during early 8th century who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
a. Adi Shankara
b. Gyaneshwar
c. Eknath
d. Madhvacharya
Answer: a
Q47. Which Sikh Guru initiated ‘The Khalsa’?
a. Guru Nanak Dev
b. Guru Govind Singh
c. Guru Angad Dev
d. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: b
Q48. The famous Kohinoor diamond was presented to Humayun by the King of:
a. Persia
b. Gwalior
c. Kandahar
d. Marwar
Answer: b
Q49. Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India?
a. Babur
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Jahangir
Answer: a
Q50. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year……..?
a. 1764
b. 1757
c. 1526
d. 1857
Answer: c
DHOLAVIRA, a city of Indus Valley Civilisation, with STEPWELL steps to reach the water level in artificially constructed reservoirs.
Q51. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
a. Babur
b. Ibrahim Lodi
c. Sher Shah Suri
d. Akbar
Answer: a
Q52. The first Battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between the lodi Empire and ……….
a. Babur
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Aurangzeb
Answer: a
Q53. When was the battle of Haldighati fought?/
a. 1776
b. 1676
c. 1576
d.1476
Answer: c
Q54. Battle of Haldighati in 1576 was fought between Maharana Pratap and……..?
a. Sher shah
b. Hemu Vikramaditya
c. Nader shah
d. Akbar
Answer:d
Q55. Which Mughal emperor imprisoned his father and executed his brother?
a. Babur
b. Humayun
c. Aurangzeb
d. Shah Alam II
Answer: c
Q56. Which of these was not from the Mughal Dynasty?
a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Sher Shah Suri
d. Kamran Mirza
Answer: c
Q57. Akbar was …………. years old when he became emperor.
a. 16
b. 19
c. 13
d. 17
Answer: c
Q58. Noor jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?
a. Babur
b. Akbar
c. Shah Jahan
d. Jahangir
Answer: d
Q59. Prince Salim was the name of the future emperor…………
a. Babur
b. Humayun
c. Jahangir
d. Akbar
Answer: c
Q60. Which one of the following painters Jahangir’s reign was conferred the title of ‘Nadir-ul-Asra’?
a. Mansur
b. Manohar
c. Daulat
d. Bishandas
Answer: a
Q61. Buland Darwaza built by Akbar is in which city?
a. Udaipur
b. Jodhpur
c. Fatehpur Sikri
d. Agra
Answer: c
Q62. Which World Heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?
a. Humayun Tomb
b. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
c. Qutub Minar
d. Red Fort Complex
Answer: c
Q63. The famous ‘Hawa Mahal’ is in which city of Rajasthan?
a. Ajmer
b. Jodhpur
c. Jaipur
d. Kota
Answer: c
Q64. At 73 metres, which of the following is the world’s rubble masonry minaret?
a. Big Ben Clock Tower
b. Leaning Tower of Pisa
c. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
d. Qutub Minar
Answer: d
Q65. “Lake Palace” built by Maharana Jagat Singh II is in which city?
a. Udaipur
b. Jodhpur
c.Jaipur
d. Bikaner
Answer: a
Indian history quiz related to Modern History:
Q66. Battle of Plassey was fought in:
a. 1667
b. 1707
c. 1757
d. 1807
Answer: c
Q67. The first Europeans to come to India were:
a. British
b. Dutch
c. French
d. Portugese
Answer: d
Q68. British achieved political power in India after which of the following battle?
a. Battle of Plassey
b. Battle of Panipat
c. Battle of Buxar
d. Battle of Wandiwash
Answer: a
Q69. During the rule of the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow:
a. Jute
b. Tea
c. Sugarcane
d. Wheat
Answer: b
Q70. The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by:
a. Dayanand Saraswati
b. Raja Mohan Roy
c. Swami Vivekanad
d. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: c
Q71. Who was the the founder of Arya Samaj?
a. Acharya Narender Dev
b. Dayanand Saraswati
c. Raja Mohan Roy
d. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Answer: b
Q72. Who was the First Muslim to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress?
a. Syed Ahmad Khan
b. Agha Khan
c. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d. Badruddin Tyabji
Answer: d
Q73. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence?
a. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
b. J.B. Kriplani
c. Jawahar Lal Nehru
d. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: b
Q74. Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?
a. Khudiram Bose
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Chandra Shekhar Azad
d. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: c
Q75. Where was the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ founded?
a. Singapore
b. Thailand
c. Britain
d. Italy
Answer: a
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Q76. Birthday of which Indian Personality is celebrated on 2nd October with Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
c. V.P Singh
d. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: b
Q77. During whose rule in India did the Khilafat movement begin?
a. Lord Mountbatten
b. Lord Dalhousie
c. Lord Chelmsford
d. Lord Curzon
Answer: c
Q78. “Do Or Die” is associated with which of the movements in India’s Freedom struggle:
a. Dandi March
b. Non-Cooperation Movement
c. Khilafat Movement
d. Quit India Movement
Answer: d
Q79. Which one of the folowing party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?
a. Abhinav Bharat
b. Azad Hind Sena
c. Revolutionary Army
d. Forward Block
Answer: d
Q80. Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) provided for a referendum in which of the following province?
a. Sindh
b. Punjab
c. Baluchistan
d. North-West Frontier Province
Answer: d
Q81. During which governor general’s time was the annexation of Sindh in British State done?
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Chelmesford
c. Lord Ellenborough
d. Lord Hastings
Answer: c
Q82. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was:
a. Lord Harding
b. Lord Northbrook
c. Lord Elenborough
d. Lord Mayo
Answer: d
Q83. During the period of which Governor General was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
a. Dalhousie
b. Curzon
c. Bentick
d. Cornwallis
Answer: d
Q84. Who was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India?
a. Rajendra Prasad
b. C. Rajagopalchari
c. A. Kriplani
d. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: b
Q85. Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of Instruction in India?
a. Lord Wellesley
b. Lord Hardinge
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord William Bentinck
Answer: d
Q86. Which one of the following papers edited by Gandhiji in South Africa?
a. Indian Opinion
b. Harijan
c. Young India
d. Indian Mirror
Answer: a
Q87. Which is the first newspaper of India?
a. Bombay Gazette
b. Bengal Gazette
c. Bombay Times
d. Hindustan Times
Answer: b
Q88. Who popularised the slogan’ Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ and ‘Jai Hind’ in all platforms?
a. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b. Indira Gandhi
c. Lal Bahadur Shastri
d. Morarji Desai
Answer: c
Q89. Who raised the slogan”Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: c
Q90. India Gate was designed by:
a. Frank Llyod Wright
b. Sir Edwin Lutyens
c. Frank Gehry
d. Zaha Hadid
Answer: b
Q91. The lotus Temple is located in Delhi, India. It is composed of how many free standing marble-clad “petals”?
a. 24
b.21
c.27
d.18
Answer: c
Q92. Who was the first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons?
a. S.N. Bose
b. Motilal Nehru
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. Mangal Pandey
Answer: c
Q93. Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS?
a. Dadabhai Naoroji
b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Ravindranath Tagore
d. Satyendra Nath Tagore
Answer: d
Q94. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
a. Sukumar Dutt
b. Madan Mohan Malvia
c. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d. Motilal Nehru
Answer: b
Q95. Kargil War against Pakistan started in the year:
a.1998
b.1999
c.1991
d.1993
Answer: b
Q96. The Indian Parliament house was designed by………….
a. Alvar Aalto
b. Michael Graves
c. Edwin Lutyens
d. Renzo Piano
Answer: c
Q97. Who was given the title of ‘Punjab Kesari’?
a. Ranjit Singh
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Sardar Baldev Singh
d. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: d
Q98. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’?
a. Anant Singh
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Bhagat Singh
d. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: b
Q99. Who gave the slogan ‘Back to the Vedas’?
a. Guru Nanak Dev
b. Dayanand Saraswati
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: b
Q100. Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu?
a. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Rajendra Prasad
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: d
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