HISTORY OF INDIA – 1

Q1. The battle of Plassey was fought in the year

a) 1526
b) 1650
c) 1761
d) 1757

Q2. The capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was

a) Amritsar
b) Ferozpur
c) Lahore
d) Attari

Q3. Who built the Taj Mahal ?

a) Akbar
b) Babur
c) Shahjahan
d) Aurengzeb

Q4. Which one is the oldest Veda ?

a) Samaveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Rigveda
d) Atharvaveda

Q5. The Mughal Empire in India was established by

a) Akbar
b) Babur
c) Shahjahan
d) Aurengzeb

Q6. Nadir Shah came from

a) Afghanistan
b) Iran
c) Iraq
d) Jordan

Q7. Din-i-illahi was propounded by

a) Shahjahan
b) Akbar
c) Sher Shah
d) Noorjehan
Q8. The third Buddhist council was held during the reign of
a) Bimbisara
b) Kanishka
c) Ashoka
d) Ajatshatru

Q9. Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.”

a) Subhash Bose
b) Lokmanya Tilak
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Pandit Nehru

Q10. Muslim League was founded by

a) Muhammed Ali Jinnah
b) Mohd. Iqbal
c) Sir Syed Ahmed
d) Ali Brothers

Q11. Alexander defeated Porus in the battle of

a) Hydaspes
b) Tarain
c) Plassey
d) Kalinga

Q12. Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon at

a) Lumbini
b) Kapilvastu
c) Sarnath
d) Bodh Gaya

Q13. Guru Gobind Singh was born at

a) Amritsar
b) Anandpur Sahib
c) Nankana Sahib
d) Patna Sahib

Q14. Who wrote the book ‘Ain-i-akbari ’?

a) Todar Mal
b) Abul Fazal
c) Akbar
d) Birbal
Q15. The First muslim invader of India was
a) Babar
b) Mohd. Gori
c) Mahmud Ghaznavi
d) Mohd. Bin Kasim

Q16. Jallianwala massacre took place in the year

a) 1919
b) 1909
c) 1929
d) 1920

Q17. Who discovered the sea route to India ?

a) The English
b) The Portuguese
c) The French
d) The Dutch

Q18. Triptikas are the sacred texts of

a) Jains
b) Sikhs
c) Buddhists
d) Hindus

Q19. ‘Mahayana’ form of Buddhism emerged during the reign of

a) Harshavardhana
b) Chandragupta Maurya
c) Kanishka
d) Ashoka

Q20. Who attacked the Somnath temple in 1025 A.D ?

a) Mahmud Ghaznavi
b) Nadir shah
c) Changez Khan
d) Mohd. Gori

Q21. Who compiled the Adi Granth ?

a) Guru Gobind Singh
b) Guru Nanak
c) Guru Arjan Dev
d) Guru Amar Dass
Q22. The Golden Temple is associated with the
a) Jains
b) Sikhs
c) Buddhists
d) Hindus

Q23. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India ?

a) Mauryas
b) Guptas
c) Kushans
d) Indo-Greeks

Q24. The Grand Trunk Road was constructed by

a) Akbar
b) Sher Shah Suri
c) Ashoka
d) Prithvi Raj Chauhan

Q25. What is Not true about Indus valley civilization ?

a) It was basically an urban civilization.
b) It had well developed drainage system.
c) It flourished in the Indus valley.
d) Its people worshipped Mother Goddess and Lord Shiva.

ANSWERS

1.d 2.c 3.c 4.c 5.b 6.b 7.b 8.c 9.b 10.b 11.a 12.c 13.d 14.b 15.d 16.a 17.b 18.a 19.c 20.a
21.c 22.b 23.d 24.b 25.c