Indian History MCQ Solved Paper for RRB NTPC

1. 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

2. Battle of Buxar was fought in ?
A. 1762
B. 1764
C. 1768
D. 1772
Answer : B

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

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

5. Pali Texts are associated with
A. Hiduism
B. Budhhaism
C. Islam
D. Jews
Answer : B

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

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

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

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

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

11. Who was the founder of Madras ?
A. Francis Day
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Sir John Child
D. Robert Clive
Answer : A

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

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

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

15. All India Harijan Sangha established in ?
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1932
D. 1933
Answer : C

16. Who was last Governor General of free India ?
A. Mountbatten
B. Linlithgow
C. Willingdon
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer : D

17. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of ?
A. Chalukyas
B. Cholas
C. Pallavas
D. Satavahanas
Answer : A

18. 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

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

20. 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

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

22. Genghis Khan founded the
A. Mongol Empire
B. Mohul Empire
C. Lodi dynasty
D. Mughal Empire
Answer : A

23. 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

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

25. The French Revolution took place in the year
A. 1786
B. 1787
C. 1788
D. 1789
Answer : D

26. 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

27. Who asserted, "Swaraj is my Birth Right and I will have it." ?
A. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala ajpat Rai
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer : B

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

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

30. 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

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

32. 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

33. Battle of Plassey was fought in ?
A. 1754 AD
B. 1755 AD
C. 1756 AD
D. 1757 AD
Answer : D

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

35. Second battle of Panipat was fought between ?
A. Babur and Lodi
B. Akbar and Hemu
C. Mughal and British
D. Akbar and Lodi
Answer : B

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

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

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

39. Who was private secretary of Mahatma Gandhi ?
A. Gopal Krishan Gokhlae
B. Raj Kumar Shukla
C. Mahadev Desia
D. Nathu Ram Godse
Answer : C

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

41. 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

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

43. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer : B

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

45. When was Burma separated from India
A. 1936
B. 1937
C. 1938
D. 1939
Answer : B

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

47. The Sarvodaya Movement was initiated by
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. J P Narayan
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer : C

48. Prohibition of Sati and Female infanticide act got effective in India in ?
A. 1826
B. 1827
C. 1828
D. 1829
Answer : D

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

50. 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