Top 100 MCQ Question on Indian History - Part-II

Indian History MCQ Question | History Quiz




  1. The Revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by
    1. A. Begum Hazarat Mahal       Correct Answer
    2. B. Tantiya Tope      
    3. C. Rani Laxmi Bai      
    4. D. Nana Saheb      
  2.  

    The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet
    1. A. Taqi Mir     
    2. B. Zauq      
    3. C. Ghalib        Correct Answer
    4. D. Iqbal      
  3.  

    Who was invited to the 'Parliament of Religious' in 1893?
    1. A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy     
    2. B. Dayanand Saraswati      
    3. C. S. N. Banerjee      
    4. D. Swami Vivekananda        Correct Answer
  4.  

    Who was the founder of Servants of India Society?
    1. A. Jyotiba Phule     
    2. B. G. K. Gokhale        Correct Answer
    3. C. Annie Besant      
    4. D. V. D. Savarkar      
  5.  

    Which one of the following Mughal emperors gave an important Firman to the English of facilitating their trade in India?
    1. A. Bahadur Shah I     
    2. B. Bahadur Shah II      
    3. C. Shah Alam II      
    4. D. Farrukhsiyar        Correct Answer
  6.  

    Who among the following Europeans was first to come to India to establish trade relation with their country?
    1. A. Dutch     
    2. B. Portuguese        Correct Answer
    3. C. British      
    4. D. French      
  7.  

    Who among the following was founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
    1. A. J.A. Hickey     
    2. B. Max. Muller      
    3. C. Willkins      
    4. D. William Jones        Correct Answer
  8.  

    Babu Kunwar Singh who took part in great leader of Revolt of 1857 was Zamindar of
    1. A. Gorakhpur     
    2. B. Jagdishpur        Correct Answer
    3. C. Rohilkhand      
    4. D. Raipur      
  9.  

    Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
    1. A. Lord Dalhousie     
    2. B. Lord Canning      
    3. C. Lord Ellenborough      
    4. D. Disraelli        Correct Answer
  10.  

    'Bengal Gazette' was the first published newspaper in India. It was published in
    1. A. 1780       Correct Answer
    2. B. 1875      
    3. C. 1786      
    4. D. 1787      
  11.  

    Who was the founder of the first trade union in India, the Bombay Mill Hands Association of 1890?
    1. A. Sadipada Banerjee     
    2. B. Vallabhai Patel      
    3. C. M. K. Gandhi      
    4. D. N. M. Lokhande        Correct Answer
  12.  

    In which language did Babar write his Autobiography?
    1. A. Farsee     
    2. B. Arabi      
    3. C. Turki        Correct Answer
    4. D. None of these      
  13.  

    Who was the author of Humayun-Nama?
    1. A. Humayun     
    2. B. Gulbadan Begam        Correct Answer
    3. C. Badauni      
    4. D. Ahmad Yadgar      
  14.  

    At which place in Bihar was the session of India National Congress of 1922 held?
    1. A. Haripura     
    2. B. Patna      
    3. C. Gaya        Correct Answer
    4. D. Ramgarh      
  15.  

    Which Muslim ruler played Holi for the first time in Medieval India?
    1. A. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq       Correct Answer
    2. B. Humayun      
    3. C. Akbar      
    4. D. Jahangir      
  16.  

    First foreign president of Indian National Congress?
    1. A. Dadabhai Naoroji     
    2. B. George Yule        Correct Answer
    3. C. A.O.Hume      
    4. D. None of these      
  17.  

    Who produced for the first time statistical estimate of average per capita income of India?
    1. A. Dadabhai Naoroji       Correct Answer
    2. B. Ramesh Chandra Dutta      
    3. C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale      
    4. D. Pherozshah Mehta      
  18.  

    Who was the first ruler of the Slave dynasty?
    1. A. Qutubuddin Aibak       Correct Answer
    2. B. Iltutmish      
    3. C. Sultan Mahmud      
    4. D. Balban      
  19.  

    The first Silver Tanka of Delhi Sultanate was issued by
    1. A. Qutubuddin Aibak     
    2. B. Iltutmish        Correct Answer
    3. C. Razia Sultan      
    4. D. Ghiyasuddin Balban      
  20.  

    Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of
    1. A. Jalaluddin Firoz Shah     
    2. B. Alauddin Khilji      
    3. C. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq      
    4. D. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq        Correct Answer
  21.  

    Who among the following had joined Akbar's Din-i-Ilahi?
    1. A. Birbal       Correct Answer
    2. B. Bhagwan Das      
    3. C. Man Singh      
    4. D. Surjan Rai      
  22.  

    Who among the following Englishmen was well versed in the Turkish language, received a Mansab of 400 and the title of 'English Khan' or Firangi Khan?
    1. A. Fitch     
    2. B. Mildenhall      
    3. C. Hawkins        Correct Answer
    4. D. Sir Thomas Roe      
  23.  

    Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak "The Father of Indian Unrest"?
    1. A. Lord Curzon     
    2. B. Vincent Smith      
    3. C. Valentine Chirol        Correct Answer
    4. D. Henry Cotton      
  24.  

    Who among the following constituted Turkana-i- Chihalgani?
    1. A. Qutubuddin Aibak     
    2. B. Iltutmish        Correct Answer
    3. C. Balban      
    4. D. None of these      
  25.  

    Month scale in the Mansabdari system was introduced by
    1. A. Jahangir     
    2. B. Shahjahan        Correct Answer
    3. C. Aurangzeb      
    4. D. None of these      
  26.  

    Jaziya was reimposed during the reign of
    1. A. Akbar     
    2. B. Jahangir      
    3. C. Aurangzeb        Correct Answer
    4. D. Shahjahan      
  27.  

    Where is Babur's tomb situated?
    1. A. Kabul       Correct Answer
    2. B. Lahore      
    3. C. Delhi      
    4. D. Ayodhya      
  28.  

    Who was the President of Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress (1916)?
    1. A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah     
    2. B. Ambika Charan Majumdar        Correct Answer
    3. C. Madan Mohan Malaviya      
    4. D. Annie Besant      
  29.  

    The city of Jaunpur was founded by
    1. A. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq     
    2. B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq        Correct Answer
    3. C. Ibrahim Lodi      
    4. D. Sikandar Lodi      
  30.  

    Who was the President of Gaya session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922 ?
    1. A. Chittaranjan Das       Correct Answer
    2. B. S.N.Banerjee      
    3. C. Dr.Rajendra Prasad      
    4. D. Hakim Ajmal Khan      
  31.  

    Who founded Agra?
    1. A. Iltutmish     
    2. B. Firoz Tughlaq      
    3. C. Sikander Lodhi        Correct Answer
    4. D. Ibrahim Lodhi      
  32.  

    Jeevak the royal physician of Rajgrih was the son of the Ganika named as..
    1. A. Shalwati       Correct Answer
    2. B. Ramaniya      
    3. C. Basantsena      
    4. D. Amrapali      
  33.  

    Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was
    1. A. Avanti     
    2. B. Vatsa      
    3. C. Assaka        Correct Answer
    4. D. Kamboja      
  34.  

    In sixth century BC, Suktimati was the capitalof
    1. A. Panchala     
    2. B. Kuru      
    3. C. Chedi        Correct Answer
    4. D. Avanti      
  35.  

    Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the Fort of Siri?
    1. A. Iltutmish     
    2. B. Balban      
    3. C. Alauddin Khilji        Correct Answer
    4. D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq      
  36.  

    Rulers of which of the following dynasties bore the title Devaputra?
    1. A. Maurya     
    2. B. Sunga      
    3. C. Kushana        Correct Answer
    4. D. Saka      
  37.  

    Which of the Acts wrote an epitaph on the grave of the East India Company?
    1. A. Act of 1858       Correct Answer
    2. B. Act of 1861      
    3. C. Act of 1892      
    4. D. None of these      
  38.  

    The real name of which one of the following leaders of 1857 was Ram Chandra Pandurang?
    1. A. Kunwar Singh     
    2. B. Tantiya Tope        Correct Answer
    3. C. Nana Saheb      
    4. D. Mangal Panday      
  39.  

    Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi of the individual Satyagraha. Who was the second?
    1. A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad     
    2. B. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru        Correct Answer
    3. C. C. Rajgopalachari      
    4. D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel      
  40.  

    The mention of Ayodhya occurs for the first time in
    1. A. Rigveda     
    2. B. Atharvaveda        Correct Answer
    3. C. Ramayana      
    4. D. Mahabharata      
  41.  

    Where was the first Tamil Sangam held..
    1. A. Madurai       Correct Answer
    2. B. Kapatpuram      
    3. C. kaveripattnam      
    4. D. kural      
  42.  

    Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi was written by
    1. A. Al-Utbi     
    2. B. Barni & Afif        Correct Answer
    3. C. Roomi      
    4. D. Amir Khusro      
  43.  

    Which Chinese general defeated Kanishka?
    1. A. Pan Chao     
    2. B. Pan Yang      
    3. C. Ho Ti        Correct Answer
    4. D. Chi Huang Ti      
  44.  

    The Scientific Society was founded by.
    1. A. Wilton Oldham     
    2. B. Lord Cornwallis      
    3. C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan        Correct Answer
    4. D. Raja Shiv Prasad      
  45.  

    Direct Action Day was observed by Muslim League on.
    1. A. 15th August 1946     
    2. B. 16th August 1946        Correct Answer
    3. C. 17th August 1946      
    4. D. 18th August 1946      
  46.  

    The Indian king who opposed Alexander was..
    1. A. Ambhi     
    2. B. Porus        Correct Answer
    3. C. Dhanananda      
    4. D. Chandragupta Maurya      
  47.  

    Which was the capital of Kanishka?
    1. A. Mathura     
    2. B. Pataliputra      
    3. C. Purushapura        Correct Answer
    4. D. Gandhar      
  48.  

    Who influenced Mahadev Govind Ranade to establish Prarthana Samaj in Bombay?
    1. A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy     
    2. B. Devendra Nath Tagore      
    3. C. Keshav Chandra Sen        Correct Answer
    4. D. Tek Chand Mitra      
  49.  

    The subject matter of Ajanta paintings pertains to
    1. A. Jainism     
    2. B. Buddhism        Correct Answer
    3. C. Vaishnavism      
    4. D. Shaivism      
  50.  

    Who propagated 'Jehad' against the Britishers during the Rebellion of 1857?
    1. A. Maulvi Ahsanullah     
    2. B. Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah        Correct Answer
    3. C. Maulvi Barkat Ali      
    4. D. Maulvi Kudrat Ali      
  51.  

    The third battle of Panipat was fought?
    1. A. 1767     
    2. B. 1761        Correct Answer
    3. C. 1556      
    4. D. 1526      
  52.  

    The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of independence by
    1. A. S. N. Sen     
    2. B. R. C. Mazumdar      
    3. C. B. G. Tilak      
    4. D. V. D. Savarkar        Correct Answer
  53.  

    The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in
    1. A. Orissa     
    2. B. Chhotanagpur      
    3. C. Bijapur      
    4. D. Golconda        Correct Answer
  54.  

    Who among the following was the founder of Calcutta?
    1. A. Charles Ayar     
    2. B. Job Charnock        Correct Answer
    3. C. Garold Angiyar      
    4. D. William Norris      
  55.  

    Who was the author of Arthashastra?
    1. A. Vasudeva     
    2. B. Megasthenes      
    3. C. Kautilya        Correct Answer
    4. D. Vishakhadutta      
  56.  

    Who was the author of legal treatise 'Nitisara'?
    1. A. Veer Sena     
    2. B. Harisena      
    3. C. Vishakhadutta      
    4. D. Kamandaka        Correct Answer
  57.  

    Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1202 AD?
    1. A. Muhammad Ghori     
    2. B. Bakhtiyar Khalji        Correct Answer
    3. C. Mahmud of Ghazni      
    4. D. Qutbuddin Aibak      
  58.  

    Jeevak the royal physician of Rajgrih was the son of the Ganika named as
    1. A. Shalwati       Correct Answer
    2. B. Ramaniya      
    3. C. Basantsena      
    4. D. Amrapali      
  59.  

    The Nawab of Bengal who transferred the capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad was
    1. A. Mir Qasim     
    2. B. Siraj-Ud-Daulah      
    3. C. Murshid Quli Khan        Correct Answer
    4. D. Mir Jafar      
  60.  

    Gita Govinda was written by
    1. A. Jayant     
    2. B. Jayadeva        Correct Answer
    3. C. Jayasimha      
    4. D. Jayachandra      
  61.  

    Sarnath Stambh was built by
    1. A. Harshwardhan     
    2. B. Ashoka        Correct Answer
    3. C. Bindusar      
    4. D. Kanishka      
  62.  

    Which among the following is not found inscribed on Chola coins?
    1. A. Fish     
    2. B. Bow      
    3. C. Tiger      
    4. D. Elephant        Correct Answer
  63.  

    The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
    1. A. Bhubaneswar       Correct Answer
    2. B. Khajuraho      
    3. C. Madurai      
    4. D. Mount Abu      
  64.  

    Who was the author of Humayun-Nama?
    1. A. Humayun     
    2. B. Gulbadan Begam        Correct Answer
    3. C. Badauni      
    4. D. Ahmad Yadgar      
  65.  

    Which one of the following European trading companies adopted the "Blue Water Policy" in India?
    1. A. Dutch company     
    2. B. French company      
    3. C. Portuguese company        Correct Answer
    4. D. British East India company      
  66.  

    Which was the currency in circulation during the Maurya period?
    1. A. Pana       Correct Answer
    2. B. Tola      
    3. C. Kakini      
    4. D. Dinar      
  67.  

    Who declared the 'Law of Gravity' long before the Newton's law?
    1. A. Aryabhatta     
    2. B. Prithuyasas      
    3. C. Brahmagupta        Correct Answer
    4. D. Varahamihira      
  68.  

    The book Indica was written by
    1. A. Seleucus     
    2. B. Megasthenes        Correct Answer
    3. C. Kalidas      
    4. D. Pliny      
  69.  

    The Prayaga Prasasti inscription is associated with which one of the following?
    1. A. Mahapadmanand     
    2. B. Kanishka      
    3. C. Chandragupta II      
    4. D. Samudragupta        Correct Answer
  70.  

    The Lakshman Era was started by which of the following dynasty?
    1. A. Pratiharas     
    2. B. Palas      
    3. C. Chauhan      
    4. D. Senas        Correct Answer
  71.  

    The Indian king who opposed Alexander was
    1. A. Ambhi     
    2. B. Porus        Correct Answer
    3. C. Dhanananda      
    4. D. Chandragupta Maurya      
  72.  

    Who among the following was NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission?
    1. A. Sir Stafford Cripps     
    2. B. A. V. Alexander      
    3. C. Redcliff        Correct Answer
    4. D. Pethwick Lawrence      
  73.  

    Find the correct chronological order of the following events from the code given below____
    1. Civil Disobedience Movement
    2. Individual Satyagraha
    3. Quit India Movement
    4. Cripps Mission
    1. A. 1-2-4-3       Correct Answer
    2. B. 1-2-3-4      
    3. C. 2-1-3-4      
    4. D. 2-3-1-4      
  74.  

    Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA?
    1. A. Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar     
    2. B. Taraknath Das and G.D. Kumar        Correct Answer
    3. C. Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh      
    4. D. Harnam Singh and Bhagwan Singh      
  75.  

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj in
    1. A. 1828       Correct Answer
    2. B. 1830      
    3. C. 1831      
    4. D. 1930      
  76.  

    Of the four events mentioned below, which was the last to take place?
    1. A. Cripps Mission,     
    2. B. Simla Conference,      
    3. C. Cabinet Mission Plan,        Correct Answer
    4. D. The Ratings Mutiny      
  77.  

    Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
    1. A. Dr BR Ambedkar,     
    2. B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,        Correct Answer
    3. C. Dr Rajendra Prasad,      
    4. D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel      
  78.  

    Which one among the following prompted Rabindranath Tagore to surrender his title of 'Sir'?
    1. A. The passing of the Rowlatt Act,     
    2. B. The passing of the Act of 1919,      
    3. C. To support Mahatma Gandhi's satyagraha Movement,      
    4. D. To protest against the massacre at Jallianwalabagh and the imposition of martial law in Punjab        Correct Answer
  79.  

    Ramsay MacDonald's Communal Award was ....
    1. A. Privy purses to native princes,     
    2. B. communal representation to Muslims,      
    3. C. reservations to Sikhs in elections,      
    4. D. separate electorates for depressed classes        Correct Answer
  80.  

    The freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike was____
    1. A. Bhagat Singh     
    2. B. Bipin Chandra Pal      
    3. C. Jatin Das        Correct Answer
    4. D. Subhash Chandra Bose      
  81.  

    Consider the following nationalists_____
    1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    2. Gopalkrishna Gokhle
    3. Bipin Chandra Pal
    4.Lala Lajpat Rai
    Who among these were referred to as militant nationalist of the freedom movements?
    1. A. 1, 2 and 3     
    2. B. 2 and 4      
    3. C. 1, 3 and 4        Correct Answer
    4. D. 1, 2, 3 and 4      
  82.  

    In which of the following group of provinces were the Congress Ministries not formed after the elections in 1937?
    1. A. central Provinces, Bihar and NWFP,     
    2. B. Punjab, Sind and Bengal,        Correct Answer
    3. C. Bombay, Madras and Orissa,      
    4. D. Bihar, United provinces and Assam      
  83.  

    Consider the following statements The Cripps proposals include the provision for
    1. Full independence for India,
    2. Creation of constitution making body.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    1. A. only 1     
    2. B. only 2        Correct Answer
    3. C. Both 1 and 2      
    4. D. Neither 1 nor 2      
  84.  

    The date April 6, 1930 is known in Indian History for____
    1. A. Mahatama Gandhi's breaking law by making salt during Salt Satyagraha       Correct Answer
    2. B. First Round Table Conference      
    3. C. Gandhi-Irwin Pact      
    4. D. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre      
  85.  

    All India Muslim League was formed at____
    1. A. Lahore     
    2. B. Aligarh      
    3. C. Lucknow      
    4. D. Dhaka        Correct Answer
  86.  

    Which of the following was not set up by Gandhi in South Africa?
    1. A. A newspaper called the "Indian opinion",     
    2. B. The Natal Indian congress,      
    3. C. The Phoenix Ashram,      
    4. D. The Indian League        Correct Answer
  87.  

    The first venture of Gandhi in All India Politics was the
    1. A. none-- cooperation Movement,     
    2. B. Rowlatt Satyagraha,        Correct Answer
    3. C. Champaran Movement,      
    4. D. Dandi march      
  88.  

    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an urdu weekly, the Al-Hilal in 1912, but on its being banned by the Government, he founded the Al-Balagh in____
    1. A. 1913     
    2. B. 1914        Correct Answer
    3. C. 1915      
    4. D. 1916      
  89.  

    After his election as President of the Congress at the Tripuri Session in 1939, Subhash Bose resigned the Presidentship because of:
    1. A. differences with Mahatma Gandhi,       Correct Answer
    2. B. resignation of the members of the Congress working committee,      
    3. C. both 'a and b,      
    4. D. he wanted to establish his own party-forward bloc      
  90.  

    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
    1. A. Partition of Bengal ------ 1905     
    2. B. Foundation of Muslim League  ------ 1906      
    3. C. Surat Split  ------1907      
    4. D. Transfer of India's Capital from Calcutta to Delhi  ------1909        Correct Answer
  91.  

    During the Indian Freedom Struggle, an unarmed large crowd gathered in the Jallianwalla Bagh at Amritsar on April 13, 1919 to protest against the arrest of:
    1. A. Dr Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr Satypal       Correct Answer
    2. B. Swami Shraddhanand and Mazhar-ul-Haq      
    3. C. Madan Mohan Malaviya and Mohammed Ali Jinnah      
    4. D. Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad      
  92.  

    In the excavations of Harappan sites, bones of camels have been found at:
    1. A. Kalibangan       Correct Answer
    2. B. Lothal      
    3. C. Harappa      
    4. D. Mohenjodaro      
  93.  

    Who of the following was the God of morality during the Rigvedic times?
    1. A. Indra     
    2. B. Rudra      
    3. C. Agni      
    4. D. Varuna        Correct Answer
  94.  

    Satpatha Brahmana is related to:
    1. A. Rigveda     
    2. B. Yajurveda        Correct Answer
    3. C. Samaveda      
    4. D. Atharvaveda      
  95.  

    At which place, did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon?
    1. A. Vaishali     
    2. B. Vallabhi      
    3. C. Rajgriha      
    4. D. Sarnath        Correct Answer
  96.  

    Which of the following is called The Bible of Tamil?
    1. A. Tolkappiyam     
    2. B. Silappadikaram      
    3. C. Manimekalai      
    4. D. Kural        Correct Answer
  97.  

    Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the Fort of Siri?
    1. A. Iltutmish     
    2. B. Balban      
    3. C. Alauddin Khilji        Correct Answer
    4. D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq      
  98.  

    The Peshwa who engineered the capture ofSalsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 was
    1. A. Balaji Vishwanath     
    2. B. Baji Rao I        Correct Answer
    3. C. Baji Rao II      
    4. D. Madhava Rao      
  99.  

    Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at
    1. A. Kapilvastu     
    2. B. Kushinagar        Correct Answer
    3. C. Bodhgaya      
    4. D. Rajgriha      
  100.  

    Vedic literature is also known as:
    1. A. Shruti       Correct Answer
    2. B. Smriti      
    3. C. Sanhita      
    4. D. Vedanga  

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