History Questions
#1
The Mughal Emperor who had the title 'Alamgir' was:
#2
Which of the following is considered the oldest Veda?
#3
The Indus Valley site Lothal is located in:
#4
The famous Persian historian who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni to India was:
#5
The Ghadar Party was founded in:
#6
Which ruler introduced the Persian festival of Nauroz in India?
#7
The 'Long March' of 1934 was led by:
#8
The Bhakti Saint who is also known as 'Gurunanak of Maharashtra' is:
#9
Who was the first European to discover the sea route to India?
#10
The 'Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence' (Panchsheel) were first formally signed between:
#11
The Kalinga War was fought during the reign of:
#12
The Permanent Settlement of 1793 was introduced by:
#13
Which Mughal Emperor wrote his autobiography 'Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri'?
#14
The 'Azad Hind Fauj' (Indian National Army) was originally founded by:
#15
The Treaty of Amritsar (1809) was signed between:
#16
The first woman president of the Indian National Congress was:
#17
Which Gupta ruler was known as 'Kaviraja' (King of Poets)?
#18
The Vernacular Press Act was passed in:
#19
The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in:
#20
The kingdom of Vijayanagara was founded by:
#21
Who among the following started the newspaper 'Shome Prakash'?
#22
Who was the Viceroy of India when the Simon Commission visited India?
#23
The Mahalwari system of land revenue was introduced in:
#24
The leader who founded the 'All India Harijan Sangh' was:
#25
The medieval Indian text 'Rajatarangini' was written by:
#26
The 'Whitley Commission' was associated with:
#27
The practice of 'Sati' was declared illegal by:
#28
Who built the 'Kirti Stambh' (Tower of Fame) at Chittor?
#29
The author of the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' was:
#30
Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British House of Commons?
#31
The first Governor-General of independent India was:
#32
The Khajuraho temples were built during the reign of:
#33
Who founded the newspaper 'Indian Mirror'?
#34
The Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi was led by:
#35
The famous Buddhist site Nalanda is located in:
#36
The Mughal Emperor who imposed Jizya tax after a gap of 100 years was:
#37
The direct action day called by the Muslim League was on:
#38
Who established the Ramakrishna Mission?
#39
The first Buddhist Council was held during the reign of:
#40
The Subsidiary Alliance system effectively brought the Indian rulers under British control because:
#41
The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
#42
The earliest evidence of iron in the Indian subcontinent is found at:
#43
Which of the following regions was NOT a part of Ashoka's empire?
#44
Who was known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'?
#45
Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty?
#46
The official language of the Mughal court was:
#47
The term 'Khalisa' in Mughal administration refers to:
#48
The Indian Association was founded by:
#49
Who was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj?
#50
The first railway line in India was laid in:
#51
The Ahom kingdom was located in present-day:
#52
The Anglo-Mysore wars were fought between the British and:
#53
Which of the following texts is NOT a part of Vedic literature?
#54
The 'Dandi March' was undertaken to protest against:
#55
Who became the regent of Delhi after the death of Sher Shah Suri?
#56
The theory of 'Economic Drain' from India was propounded by:
#57
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on:
#58
The Chola ruler who conquered parts of Southeast Asia was:
#59
The famous 'Khudai Khidmatgar' movement was founded by:
#60
The Gupta ruler who defeated the White Huns was:
#61
Who was the founder of the Satavahana Dynasty?
#62
The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended in 1931 after:
#63
The first Buddhist Council was convened at:
#64
The term 'Pagoda' in South Indian trade referred to:
#65
The ruler who is credited with shifting the capital from Delhi to Agra was:
#66
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was related to:
#67
The Mughal painting style reached its zenith during the reign of:
#68
The 'Diwani rights' granted to the East India Company by the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II included:
#69
Who was the British Prime Minister during India's independence?
#70
The 'Din-i-Ilahi' founded by Akbar was:
#71
The Chauri Chaura incident that led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement occurred in:
#72
The term 'Sangam Age' is associated with the history of:
#73
The first European power to establish trading settlements in India was:
#74
The archaeological site of Lothal is associated with which ancient civilization?
#75
The first battle of Panipat was fought between:
#76
Who among the following declined to accept the Knighthood conferred by the British?
#77
The oldest rock-cut caves in India are at:
#78
The Gandhara School of Art was influenced by:
#79
The Ilbert Bill controversy during Lord Ripon's tenure was related to:
#80
The Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress in 1916 is significant because:
#81
Who among the following discovered the sea route to India?
#82
The Deoband Movement was founded by:
#83
The Battle of Buxar was fought in:
#84
Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress?
#85
Who among the following started the newspaper 'Shome Prakash'?
#86
The author of the book 'Anandamath' was:
#87
Who founded the Theosophical Society in India?
#88
The leader who started the 'Temple Entry Movement' for Dalits was:
#89
Which among the following was NOT a part of the Buddhist literature?
#90
The Revolt of 1857 was described as the 'First War of Indian Independence' by:
#91
The Harappan seals were made of:
#92
The Rowlatt Act was enacted in:
#93
The British East India Company was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in:
#94
The famous Buddhist site Nalanda is located in:
#95
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during the:
#96
Who among the following introduced the doctrine of lapse?
#97
The famous Jagannath Temple at Puri was built by:
#98
The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in:
#99
The ancient Indian text that deals with politics and statecraft is:
#100