1000+ Indian History Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. Chandragupta was succeeded by ?
A. Sannidhata
B. Ashoka
C. Hemusara
D. Bindusara
Answer : D

2. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
A. Narsimha Varman
B. Rajaraja Chola
C. Mahendra Varman
D. Narsimha Chola
Answer : A

3. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of ?
A. Shajahan
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Jahangir
Answer : D

4. Simon Commission was appointed by the British government in which year ?
A. September 1928
B. November 1928
C. September 1927
D. November 1927
Answer : D

5. What was the real name of Chanakya ?
A. Bishnu Gupta
B. Ramtanu Mishra
C. Kautilya
D. Vishisht
Answer : C

6. Which Veda contains cure of diseases ?
A. Sama Veda
B. Atharva Veda
C. Rig Veda
D. Yajur Veda
Answer : B

7. The Qutub Minar at Delhi was built by ?
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Shahjhan
C. Aleu-din-khilji
D. Chandragupta
Answer : A

8. When was Mahavira born ?
A. 530 BC
B. 540 BC
C. 550 BC
D. 560 BC
Answer : B

9. 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

10. Sirajuddaula was ___ of Alivardi Khan.
A. Son
B. Grandson
C. Niece
D. Brother in law
Answer : B

11. Chandragupta dethroned the last Nanda ruler, His name was ?
A. Dhananand
B. Gyananand
C. Bikhanand
D. Rehonand
Answer : A

12. 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

13. 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

14. Who built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri ?
A. Jahangir
B. Akbar
C. Auranangzeb
D. Shahjahan
Answer : B

15. Which one the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar ?
A. Tanjore
B. Jinji
C. Mysore
D. Madura
Answer : C

16. Which two Indus sites found in Afghanistan ?
A. Lothal and Daimabad
B. Shatughai and Dainabad
C. Shatughai and Mundigaq
D. Mundigaq and Daimabad
Answer : C

17. 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 : B

18. 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

19. Dandi March stated on ?
A. March 10, 1930
B. March 12, 1930
C. March 10, 1931
D. March 12, 1931
Answer : B

20. During the period of Sangas there was a revival of ?
A. Jainism
B. Brahminism
C. Zoroastrianism
D. Buddhism
Answer : B

21. Bimbisara was the ruler of ?
A. Magadh
B. Kamboja
C. Avadh
D. Gandhara
Answer : A

22. Azad Hind was created with the assistance of
A. USA
B. Russia
C. Japan
D. China
Answer : C

23. Ajatasatru was son of
A. Bimisara
B. Udayin
C. Shisunaga
D. None of above
Answer : A

24. Malik Kafur was General of ?
A. Firoz Shah Tughluq
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Bimisara
D. Ala-ud-din khilji
Answer : D

25. 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 : B

26. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated ?
A. Ghurids
B. Arabs
C. Karkotakas
D. Hindushahis
Answer : D

27. Sirajuddaula was ___ of Alivardi Khan.
A. Son
B. Grandson
C. Niece
D. Brother in law
Answer : B

28. Who put an end to the system of Dual Government in Bengal ?
A. Regulating Act
B. Clive
C. Warren Hastings
D. British Parliament
Answer : C

29. In which language were the Buddhist literary works generally written?
A. Sanskrit
B. Tamil
C. Prakrit
D. Pali
Answer : D

30. Who started Arya Samaj ?
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Answer : D

31. First Governor-General of Bengal was
A. William Bentinck
B. Robert Clive
C. Warren Hastings
D. Sir Charles Metcalfe
Answer : C

32. Chandragupta dethroned the last Nanda ruler, His name was ?
A. Dhananand
B. Gyananand
C. Bikhanand
D. Rehonand
Answer : A

33. The Shisunaga Dynasty was overthrown by
A. Bimisara
B. Ajatashatru
C. Mahapadma
D. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer : C

34. Who is known as father of Local Self-government ?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Sardar Patel
C. Lord Ripon
D. Nagarjuna
Answer : C

35. What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?
A. 2400 BC - 1700 BC
B. 2400 BC - 1750 BC
C. 2500 BC - 1700 BC
D. 2500 BC - 1750 BC
Answer : D

36. The leader of the Young Bengal Movement was ?
A. Dwarkanath Tagore
B. Chandrashekhar Deb
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Henry Vivian Derozio
Answer : D

37. Tipu sultan was the ruler of ?
A. Bengal
B. Karnataka
C. Hyderabad
D. Mysore
Answer : D

38. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in ?
A. 1856
B. 1857
C. 1858
D. 1859
Answer : B

39. Where Gautama Buddha attained Nirvana (enlightenment) ?
A. Lumbini
B. Sarnath
C. Kusinagar
D. Bodh Gaya
Answer : D

40. Who is the author of Tuzuk-i-Baburi ?
A. Abul Fazl
B. Jahagir
C. Babur
D. Khwad Amair
Answer : C

41. 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

42. Vedic Culture was from
A. 1500 BC to 600 BC
B. 1450 BC to 550 BC
C. 1400 BC to 500 BC
D. 1300 BC to 400 BC
Answer : A

43. 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 : B

44. Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in ?
A. 1839
B. 1840
C. 1841
D. 1842
Answer : A

45. Goa was captured by Portuguese ?
A. 1450 AD
B. 1460 AD
C. 1500 AD
D. 1510 AD
Answer : D

46. To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?
A. Chandragupta
B. Kanishka
C. Ashoka
D. Harsha
Answer : C

47. Which veda is important for Indian Music ?
A. Sama Veda
B. Yajur veda
C. Atharva Veda
D. Rig Veda
Answer : A

48. Who is the author of Khulasat-ul-Tawarikh ?
A. Sujan Raj Khatri
B. Abdul Hamid Lahori
C. Inyat Khan
D. Abul Fazl
Answer : A

49. Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar ?
A. Hindi
B. Urdu
C. Persian
D. Arabic
Answer : C

50. Gandhi Irwin Pact happened in ?
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1932
D. 1933
Answer : B