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This section includes 185 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Mahajanapada Period was from ? |
| A. | 700 BC to 375 BC |
| B. | 650 BC to 350 BC |
| C. | 625 BC to 350 BC |
| D. | 600 BC to 325 BC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
Which of following was not a varna of Society ? |
| A. | Shudra |
| B. | Vaisya |
| C. | Kshatriya |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
Which was the largest site of Indus Civilization ? |
| A. | Mohenjodaro |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Chanhudaro |
| D. | Dholavira |
| Answer» B. Lothal | |
| 104. |
Which one of the following began with the Dandi March ? |
| A. | Home rule Movement |
| B. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | Civil disobedience Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» D. Quit India Movement | |
| 105. |
When was Burma separated from India |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1937 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1939 |
| Answer» C. 1938 | |
| 106. |
What was the real name of Chanakya ? |
| A. | Bishnu Gupta |
| B. | Ramtanu Mishra |
| C. | Kautilya |
| D. | Vishisht |
| Answer» D. Vishisht | |
| 107. |
When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India ? |
| A. | 1492 |
| B. | 1494 |
| C. | 1496 |
| D. | 1498 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
The Sarvodaya Movement was initiated by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | J P Narayan |
| C. | Vinoba Bhave |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» D. Bhagat Singh | |
| 109. |
First Governor-General of India |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Sir Charles Metcalfe |
| C. | William Bentinck |
| D. | Warren Hastings |
| Answer» D. Warren Hastings | |
| 110. |
Goa was captured by Portuguese ? |
| A. | 1450 AD |
| B. | 1460 AD |
| C. | 1500 AD |
| D. | 1510 AD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India ? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» C. Bihar | |
| 112. |
When Humayun was succeeded by Akbar, he was |
| A. | 13 years old |
| B. | 14 years old |
| C. | 15 years old |
| D. | 16 years old |
| Answer» B. 14 years old | |
| 113. |
The Qutub Minar at Delhi was built by ? |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| B. | Shahjhan |
| C. | Aleu-din-khilji |
| D. | Chandragupta |
| Answer» B. Shahjhan | |
| 114. |
Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal ? |
| A. | Regulating Act |
| B. | Clive |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | British Parliament |
| Answer» D. British Parliament | |
| 115. |
Which one the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar ? |
| A. | Tanjore |
| B. | Jinji |
| C. | Mysore |
| D. | Madura |
| Answer» D. Madura | |
| 116. |
Who built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri ? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Auranangzeb |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» C. Auranangzeb | |
| 117. |
Muhammad Ghori ascended the throne of Ghazni in the year |
| A. | 1073 |
| B. | 1173 |
| C. | 1273 |
| D. | 1373 |
| Answer» C. 1273 | |
| 118. |
Malik Kafur was General of ? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughluq |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Bimisara |
| D. | Ala-ud-din khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 120. |
To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated ? |
| A. | Ghurids |
| B. | Arabs |
| C. | Karkotakas |
| D. | Hindushahis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
Battle of Buxar was fought in ? |
| A. | 1762 |
| B. | 1764 |
| C. | 1768 |
| D. | 1772 |
| Answer» C. 1768 | |
| 122. |
The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Cornwallis |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. Warren Hastings | |
| 123. |
Satavahava Dynasty was from |
| A. | 56 BC - 220 AD |
| B. | 60 BC - 225 AD |
| C. | 65 BC - 230 AD |
| D. | 70 BC - 235 AD |
| Answer» C. 65 BC - 230 AD | |
| 124. |
Kanva Dynasty was from |
| A. | 73 BC - 28 BC |
| B. | 72 BC - 28 BC |
| C. | 73 BC - 26 BC |
| D. | 73 BC - 25 BC |
| Answer» B. 72 BC - 28 BC | |
| 125. |
Sunga Dynasty was from |
| A. | 178 BC - 73 BC |
| B. | 180 BC - 73 BC |
| C. | 182 BC - 73 BC |
| D. | 185 BC - 73 BC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Chandragupta was succeeded by ? |
| A. | Sannidhata |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Hemusara |
| D. | Bindusara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Chandragupta dethroned the last Nanda ruler, His name was ? |
| A. | Dhananand |
| B. | Gyananand |
| C. | Bikhanand |
| D. | Rehonand |
| Answer» B. Gyananand | |
| 128. |
"Jatakas" are sacred text associated with : |
| A. | Hinduism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Buddhism |
| D. | Jews |
| Answer» D. Jews | |
| 129. |
Maurya Period was from ? |
| A. | 320 BC - 185 BC |
| B. | 322 BC - 185 BC |
| C. | 315 BC - 185 BC |
| D. | 310 BC - 185 BC |
| Answer» C. 315 BC - 185 BC | |
| 130. |
Todar Mal was a minister of Akbar, he was Look after Security System Finance Minister Prime Minister |
| A. | Agriculture Minister |
| B. | Finance Minister |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | Defence Minister |
| Answer» C. Prime Minister | |
| 131. |
Who is writer of "Geet Govind" |
| A. | Kabir |
| B. | Kalidas |
| C. | Ravidas |
| D. | Jayadev |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
Second battle of Panipat was fought between ? |
| A. | Babur and Lodi |
| B. | Akbar and Hemu |
| C. | Mughal and British |
| D. | Akbar and Lodi |
| Answer» C. Mughal and British | |
| 133. |
First battle of Panipat was fought between ? |
| A. | Babur and Lodi |
| B. | Akbar and Hemu |
| C. | Mughal and British |
| D. | Akbar and Lodi |
| Answer» B. Akbar and Hemu | |
| 134. |
Mangal Pandey was a sepoy at ? |
| A. | Royal Gorkha Rifle |
| B. | 34th Bengal Native Infantary |
| C. | Sikh Regiment |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Sikh Regiment | |
| 135. |
Who is consider as the chief architect of Tajmahal ? |
| A. | Makramat Khan |
| B. | Mohamad Khan |
| C. | Ahmad Lahauri |
| D. | Ahmad Khan |
| Answer» D. Ahmad Khan | |
| 136. |
All India Harijan Sangha established in ? |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» D. 1933 | |
| 137. |
Who was the founder of Madras ? |
| A. | Francis Day |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Sir John Child |
| D. | Robert Clive |
| Answer» B. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 138. |
Samundragupta period was : |
| A. | 335 - 380 AD |
| B. | 330 - 380 AD |
| C. | 325 - 380 AD |
| D. | 315 - 380 AD |
| Answer» B. 330 - 380 AD | |
| 139. |
The Upanishads are ? |
| A. | books of ancient Hindu laws |
| B. | a source of Hindu philosophy |
| C. | books on social behavior of man |
| D. | prayers to God |
| Answer» C. books on social behavior of man | |
| 140. |
The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by |
| A. | Swami Vivekananda |
| B. | Swami Dayananda |
| C. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Raja Rammohan Roy | |
| 141. |
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of ? |
| A. | Shajahan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
The leader of the Young Bengal Movement was ? |
| A. | Dwarkanath Tagore |
| B. | Chandrashekhar Deb |
| C. | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| D. | Henry Vivian Derozio |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
Who is known as "Father of Indian Renaissance"? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Shaheed Bhaghat Singh |
| D. | B. G. Tilak |
| Answer» C. Shaheed Bhaghat Singh | |
| 144. |
Zero was invented by ? |
| A. | Bhaskara |
| B. | Chanakya |
| C. | Aryabhatta |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 145. |
In which language were the Buddhist literary works generally written? |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Tamil |
| C. | Prakrit |
| D. | Pali |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
Ramcharitamanas was written by ? |
| A. | Tulsidas |
| B. | Kalidas |
| C. | Kabir |
| D. | Ravidas |
| Answer» B. Kalidas | |
| 147. |
The title Punjab Kesari was conferred on ? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Ranjit Singh |
| Answer» B. Sardar Baldev Singh | |
| 148. |
Tipu sultan was the ruler of ? |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
During the period of Sangas there was a revival of ? |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Brahminism |
| C. | Zoroastrianism |
| D. | Buddhism |
| Answer» C. Zoroastrianism | |
| 150. |
Bimbisara was the ruler of ? |
| A. | Magadh |
| B. | Kamboja |
| C. | Avadh |
| D. | Gandhara |
| Answer» B. Kamboja | |