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1000+ Indian History MCQ for LSAT [Solved]

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India ?
A. 1492
B. 1494
C. 1496
D. 1498
Answer : D
2. Who was last Governor General of free India ?
A. Mountbatten
B. Linlithgow
C. Willingdon
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer : D
3. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
A. Narsimha Varman
B. Rajaraja Chola
C. Mahendra Varman
D. Narsimha Chola
Answer : A
4. Who is the author of Tuzuk-i-Baburi ?
A. Abul Fazl
B. Jahagir
C. Babur
D. Khwad Amair
Answer : C
5. Who is writer of Nuh-Siphir ?
A. Isami
B. Firdausi
C. Alberuni
D. Amir Khusrau
Answer : D
6. The title Punjab Kesari was conferred on ?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Sardar Baldev Singh
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Ranjit Singh
Answer : A
7. Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in ?
A. 1839
B. 1840
C. 1841
D. 1842
Answer : A
8. Book "Causes of Indian revolt" is written by ?
A. Karl Marx
B. S.N. Sen
C. R.C. Mazumdar
D. Sayed Ahmad Khan
Answer : D
9. Battle of Plassey was fought in ?
A. 1754 AD
B. 1755 AD
C. 1756 AD
D. 1757 AD
Answer : D
10. Bimbisara was the ruler of ?
A. Magadh
B. Kamboja
C. Avadh
D. Gandhara
Answer : A
11. Tipu Sultan was son of ?
A. Sirajuddaula
B. Mir Jafar
C. Mir Qasim
D. Haidar Ali
Answer : D
12. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?
A. Akbar
B. Mulla Daud
C. Ishwas Das
D. Abul Fazl
Answer : D
13. Where Buddha delivered his first sermon ?
A. Khusinagar
B. Palitana
C. Mithila
D. Sarnath
Answer : D
14. Which was the ancient port of Indus Civilization ?
A. Harappa
B. Lothal
C. Dholavira
D. Surkotada
Answer : B
15. Which is the oldest text in the world ?
A. Yajur Veda
B. Atharva Veda
C. Rig Veda
D. Sama Veda
Answer : C
16. To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?
A. Chandragupta
B. Kanishka
C. Ashoka
D. Harsha
Answer : C
17. The French Revolution took place in the year
A. 1786
B. 1787
C. 1788
D. 1789
Answer : D
18. Sirajuddaula was ___ of Alivardi Khan.
A. Son
B. Grandson
C. Niece
D. Brother in law
Answer : B
19. Zero was invented by ?
A. Bhaskara
B. Chanakya
C. Aryabhatta
D. None of above
Answer : C
20. First battle of Panipat was between ?
A. Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Gauri
B. Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
C. Babur and Rana Sanga
D. Akbar and Hemu
Answer : B
21. Pali Texts are associated with
A. Hiduism
B. Budhhaism
C. Islam
D. Jews
Answer : B
22. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress ?
A. Anand Mohan Bose
B. W.C. Bannerji
C. A.O. Hume
D. William Adam
Answer : C
23. Who is the writer of "Kitab-fi-Tahqiq" ?
A. Firoz Shah
B. Alberuni
C. Firozabadi
D. Isami
Answer : B
24. Muhammad Ghori ascended the throne of Ghazni in the year
A. 1073
B. 1173
C. 1273
D. 1373
Answer : B
25. Which veda is important for Indian Music ?
A. Sama Veda
B. Yajur veda
C. Atharva Veda
D. Rig Veda
Answer : A
26. "Jatakas" are sacred text associated with :
A. Hinduism
B. Jainism
C. Buddhism
D. Jews
Answer : C
27. Kalinga War was fought in ?
A. 250 BC
B. 255 BC
C. 260 BC
D. 270 BC
Answer : C
28. When was Mahavira born ?
A. 530 BC
B. 540 BC
C. 550 BC
D. 560 BC
Answer : B
29. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
A. Ashoka
B. Harsha
C. Kanishka
D. Chandragupta
Answer : A
30. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
B. Sayyid Ahmed Khan
C. Aga Khan
D. All of the above
Answer : C
31. Battle of Buxar was fought in ?
A. 1762
B. 1764
C. 1768
D. 1772
Answer : B
32. Which Veda contains cure of diseases ?
A. Sama Veda
B. Atharva Veda
C. Rig Veda
D. Yajur Veda
Answer : B
33. The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of ?
A. Ajatashatru
B. Bimbisara
C. Ashoka
D. Kanishka
Answer : A
34. What is meaning of Mati Jnana in Jainism ?
A. Perception through activity of sense organs.
B. Knowledge revealed by scriptures.
C. Clairvoyant perception.
D. Telepathic knowledge.
Answer : A
35. The Red Fort was built by
A. Akbar
B. Shahjhan
C. Jahangir
D. Sher Shah
Answer : B
36. Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India ?
A. Assam
B. Orissa
C. Bihar
D. Sikim
Answer : B
37. The title Punjab Kesari was conferred on ?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Sardar Baldev Singh
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Ranjit Singh
Answer : A
38. In which year Nadir Shah felt India ?
A. 1939
B. 1940
C. 1941
D. 1942
Answer : A
39. Who is known as father of Local Self-government ?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Sardar Patel
C. Lord Ripon
D. Nagarjuna
Answer : C
40. The Sarvodaya Movement was initiated by
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. J P Narayan
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer : C
41. Who is the author of Khulasat-ul-Tawarikh ?
A. Sujan Raj Khatri
B. Abdul Hamid Lahori
C. Inyat Khan
D. Abul Fazl
Answer : A
42. Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar ?
A. Hindi
B. Urdu
C. Persian
D. Arabic
Answer : C
43. In which year Swaraj Party formed ?
A. 1920
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1923
Answer : C
44. Who is the author of "Raqqat-e-Alamgiri" ?
A. Ishwar Das
B. Aurangzeb
C. Dara Shikhon
D. Mulla Daud
Answer : B
45. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A. Robert Clive
B. Cornwallis
C. Warren Hastings
D. Dalhousie
Answer : B
46. Who was the founder of dynasty "The Vakatakas" ?
A. Yajnavarman
B. Simhavarman
C. Vindhyashakti
D. Kodungon
Answer : C
47. Gautama Buddha renounced home at the age of
A. 26
B. 27
C. 28
D. 29
Answer : D
48. Which was capital of Harshavardhana ?
A. Kanheri
B. Kusinagar
C. Belur
D. Kannauj
Answer : D
49. Swami Vivekananda attended the "Parliament of the World's Religions" in America in the year?
A. 1893
B. 1895
C. 1897
D. 1899
Answer : A
50. 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 : C

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