Mauryan Empire
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Bindusara
c) Ashoka
d) Harshavardhana
Answer: a) Chandragupta MauryaWhich ancient text describes the administrative policies of the Mauryan Empire?
a) Arthashastra
b) Manusmriti
c) Mahabharata
d) Rajatarangini
Answer: a) ArthashastraWho was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
a) Megasthenes
b) Alexander
c) Seleucus
d) Pliny
Answer: a) MegasthenesThe Kalinga War was fought during the reign of which Mauryan ruler?
a) Bindusara
b) Ashoka
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Brihadratha
Answer: b) AshokaWhat was the primary source of income during the Mauryan period?
a) Trade taxes
b) Agriculture
c) Custom duties
d) Salt production
Answer: b) Agriculture
Gupta Empire
Which Gupta ruler is known as the “Napoleon of India”?
a) Chandragupta I
b) Chandragupta II
c) Samudragupta
d) Skandagupta
Answer: c) SamudraguptaWhich Gupta ruler adopted the title Vikramaditya?
a) Chandragupta I
b) Chandragupta II
c) Kumaragupta
d) Skandagupta
Answer: b) Chandragupta IIThe Gupta period is often referred to as the ____ of Indian history.
a) Silver Age
b) Golden Age
c) Iron Age
d) Bronze Age
Answer: b) Golden AgeWhich of the following was a famous center of learning during the Gupta period?
a) Nalanda
b) Takshashila
c) Ujjain
d) Kashi
Answer: a) NalandaWho among the following is the author of Amarakosha?
a) Kalidasa
b) Aryabhata
c) Dhanvantari
d) Amarasimha
Answer: d) Amarasimha
Foreign Rules of India
Who was the first European to establish a trading post in India?
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) British
d) French
Answer: a) PortugueseWho defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain (1192)?
a) Genghis Khan
b) Babur
c) Mahmud of Ghazni
d) Muhammad Ghori
Answer: d) Muhammad GhoriThe Delhi Sultanate was founded by:
a) Balban
b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Iltutmish
Answer: b) Qutb-ud-din AibakWho introduced the Persian-style architecture in India?
a) Mughals
b) Portuguese
c) Khiljis
d) Lodis
Answer: a) MughalsWho built the Qutub Minar?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Alauddin Khilji
d) Balban
Answer: a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Colonial Rule in India
The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
a) 1757
b) 1761
c) 1857
d) 1818
Answer: a) 1757Who was the last Governor-General of India?
a) Warren Hastings
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Wellesley
Answer: c) Lord MountbattenThe Permanent Settlement was introduced by:
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Warren Hastings
d) Robert Clive
Answer: a) Lord CornwallisThe Indian Penal Code was introduced during the tenure of:
a) Lord Ripon
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Macaulay
d) Lord Wellesley
Answer: c) Lord MacaulayWho introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Ripon
Answer: c) Lord Dalhousie
Freedom Movement
When was the Indian National Congress founded?
a) 1875
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer: b) 1885Who led the Dandi March?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: c) Mahatma GandhiThe Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which year?
a) 1919
b) 1920
c) 1930
d) 1942
Answer: a) 1919Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rajendra Prasad
c) C. Rajagopalachari
d) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: c) C. RajagopalachariWhich movement is associated with the slogan Do or Die?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Civil Disobedience Movement
d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: b) Quit India Movement
Miscellaneous
The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against:
a) British rule in India
b) Disrespect to the Ottoman Caliph
c) Rowlatt Act
d) Partition of Bengal
Answer: b) Disrespect to the Ottoman CaliphThe Swadeshi Movement was launched to protest against:
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) Partition of Bengal
c) Simon Commission
d) Rowlett Act
Answer: b) Partition of BengalWho gave the slogan Inquilab Zindabad?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Lala Lajpat Rai
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: a) Bhagat SinghThe First War of Independence is also known as:
a) Sepoy Mutiny
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: a) Sepoy MutinyWho authored the book Hind Swaraj?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi
Mauryan Empire
Which Mauryan ruler was known for spreading Buddhism outside India?
a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Bindusara
c) Ashoka
d) Dasharatha
Answer: c) AshokaThe famous rock edicts of Ashoka were written in which script?
a) Brahmi
b) Kharosthi
c) Devanagari
d) Pali
Answer: a) BrahmiWhich Mauryan city was known as the imperial capital?
a) Taxila
b) Pataliputra
c) Ujjain
d) Kashi
Answer: b) PataliputraAshoka’s Dhamma was inspired by:
a) Hinduism
b) Buddhism
c) Jainism
d) Zoroastrianism
Answer: b) Buddhism
Gupta Empire
The Gupta period was marked by the development of which classical dance form?
a) Bharatanatyam
b) Kathak
c) Odissi
d) Kathakali
Answer: b) KathakThe decimal numeral system and the concept of zero were developed during which era?
a) Mauryan
b) Gupta
c) Mughal
d) British
Answer: b) GuptaAryabhata, a mathematician and astronomer, belonged to which empire?
a) Mauryan
b) Gupta
c) Chola
d) Pallava
Answer: b) GuptaThe famous Chinese traveler Fa-Hien visited India during whose reign?
a) Samudragupta
b) Chandragupta II
c) Kumaragupta
d) Harshavardhana
Answer: b) Chandragupta II
Foreign Rules of India
Which Mughal ruler built the Taj Mahal?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb
Answer: c) Shah JahanWho was the founder of the Slave Dynasty in India?
a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
b) Iltutmish
c) Balban
d) Razia Sultana
Answer: a) Qutb-ud-din AibakWhich ruler is known as the "Second Alexander"?
a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Babur
c) Akbar
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer: a) Alauddin KhiljiWho was the last Mughal emperor of India?
a) Akbar II
b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
c) Shah Alam II
d) Jahandar Shah
Answer: b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Colonial Rule in India
Which revolt is also referred to as the "First War of Independence"?
a) Revolt of 1857
b) Indigo Rebellion
c) Santhal Rebellion
d) Wahabi Movement
Answer: a) Revolt of 1857The Dual Government system in Bengal was introduced by:
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Robert Clive
c) Warren Hastings
d) Lord Wellesley
Answer: b) Robert CliveThe Viceroy during the partition of Bengal in 1905 was:
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord Dufferin
d) Lord Canning
Answer: a) Lord CurzonWho was responsible for the abolition of Sati in India?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Freedom Movement
Who gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: b) Bal Gangadhar TilakThe Simon Commission was boycotted in India because:
a) It was headed by a British member
b) It excluded Indians
c) It recommended the partition of Bengal
d) It supported the Rowlatt Act
Answer: b) It excluded IndiansIn which year was the Quit India Movement launched?
a) 1920
b) 1930
c) 1942
d) 1947
Answer: c) 1942Subhas Chandra Bose formed which government-in-exile during World War II?
a) Indian National Congress
b) Azad Hind Government
c) Swaraj Party
d) Home Rule League
Answer: b) Azad Hind Government
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