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

The ruler who recovered Delhi from the British after the Revolt of 1857 and proclaimed himself as Emperor of India was: