Indian History 1000+ MCQ with answer for SBI Clerk

1. 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

2. Which was the largest Indian site of Indus Civilization ?
A. Mohenjodaro
B. Dholavira
C. Chanhudaro
D. Lothal
Answer : B

3. Muhammad Ghori ascended the throne of Ghazni in the year
A. 1073
B. 1173
C. 1273
D. 1373
Answer : B

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

5. The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of ?
A. Ajatashatru
B. Bimbisara
C. Ashoka
D. Kanishka
Answer : A

6. 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 : D

7. Who was first Governor General of free India ?
A. Wavell
B. Linlithgow
C. Willingdon
D. Mountbatten
Answer : D

8. 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

9. Which is the oldest text in the world ?
A. Yajur Veda
B. Atharva Veda
C. Rig Veda
D. Sama Veda
Answer : C

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

11. Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India ?
A. Assam
B. Orissa
C. Bihar
D. Sikim
Answer : B

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

13. 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

14. The title Punjab Kesari was conferred on ?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Sardar Baldev Singh
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Ranjit Singh
Answer : A

15. Who is writer of Nuh-Siphir ?
A. Isami
B. Firdausi
C. Alberuni
D. Amir Khusrau
Answer : D

16. 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

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

18. 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

19. The term Nirgrantha is associated with ?
A. Ajivikas
B. Charvakas
C. Jainas
D. Pasupatas
Answer : C

20. Which was the largest site of Indus Civilization ?
A. Mohenjodaro
B. Lothal
C. Chanhudaro
D. Dholavira
Answer : A

21. Who was Channa ?
A. Budhha's Horse
B. Budhha's Charioteer
C. Budhha's Cousin
D. Budhha's Deciple
Answer : B

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

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

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

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

26. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India ?
A. 1492
B. 1494
C. 1496
D. 1498
Answer : D

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

28. The Red Fort was built by
A. Akbar
B. Shahjhan
C. Jahangir
D. Sher Shah
Answer : B

29. In which year Nadir Shah felt India ?
A. 1939
B. 1940
C. 1941
D. 1942
Answer : A

30. Who is the author of "Raqqat-e-Alamgiri" ?
A. Ishwar Das
B. Aurangzeb
C. Dara Shikhon
D. Mulla Daud
Answer : B

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

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

33. Who was the founder of dynasty "The Vakatakas" ?
A. Yajnavarman
B. Simhavarman
C. Vindhyashakti
D. Kodungon
Answer : C

34. How many Mandalas Rig Veda contains ?
A. 9 Mandalas
B. 10 Mandalas
C. 11 Mandalas
D. 12 Mandalas
Answer : B

35. Who wrote biography of Humayun ?
A. Hindal
B. Kamran
C. Gulbadan Begum
D. Rajia Sultana
Answer : C

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

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

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

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

40. Government of India Act passed in ?
A. 1933
B. 1935
C. 1938
D. 1947
Answer : B

41. Quit India Movement started in ?
A. 1940
B. 1941
C. 1942
D. 1943
Answer : C

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

44. 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 : A

45. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was ?
A. Bhaskaravarman
B. Dharmapala
C. Gopala
D. None of the above
Answer : C

46. "Jatakas" are sacred text associated with :
A. Hinduism
B. Jainism
C. Buddhism
D. Jews
Answer : C

47. 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 : A

48. Mangal Pandey was a sepoy at ?
A. Royal Gorkha Rifle
B. 34th Bengal Native Infantary
C. Sikh Regiment
D. None of above
Answer : B

49. Where Buddha delivered his first sermon ?
A. Khusinagar
B. Palitana
C. Mithila
D. Sarnath
Answer : D

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