Indian History – Multiple Choice Questions

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Questions

1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
   a) Ashoka
   b) Chandragupta Maurya
   c) Bindusara
   d) Bimbisara
2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
   a) 1757
   b) 1764
   c) 1857
   d) 1799
3. Who was the first Mughal emperor of India?
   a) Akbar
   b) Babur
   c) Humayun
   d) Shah Jahan
4. The capital of the Vijayanagara Empire was:
   a) Madurai
   b) Hampi
   c) Mysore
   d) Kanchipuram
5. The Dandi March was part of which movement?
   a) Non-Cooperation Movement
   b) Civil Disobedience Movement
   c) Quit India Movement
   d) Swadeshi Movement
6. Who was known as the “Napoleon of India”?
   a) Chandragupta Maurya
   b) Samudragupta
   c) Harsha
   d) Ashoka
7. The Indus Valley Civilization was primarily:
   a) Agricultural
   b) Industrial
   c) Nomadic
   d) Pastoral
8. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
   a) Lord Dalhousie
   b) Lord Wellesley
   c) Lord Curzon
   d) Lord Hastings
9. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in:
   a) 1917
   b) 1919
   c) 1920
   d) 1922
10. The capital of the Gupta Empire was:
    a) Pataliputra
    b) Ujjain
    c) Kannauj
    d) Taxila
11. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
    a) A.O. Hume
    b) Dadabhai Naoroji
    c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
12. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was popularized by:
    a) Bhagat Singh
    b) Subhas Chandra Bose
    c) Lala Lajpat Rai
    d) Jawaharlal Nehru
13. The first battle of Panipat was fought between:
    a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
    b) Akbar and Hemu
    c) Sher Shah and Humayun
    d) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
14. The capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in:
    a) 1911
    b) 1905
    c) 1920
    d) 1935
15. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
    a) Lord Mountbatten
    b) C. Rajagopalachari
    c) Lord Wavell
    d) Jawaharlal Nehru
16. The Ajanta Caves are associated with which religion?
    a) Hinduism
    b) Buddhism
    c) Jainism
    d) Sikhism
17. The “Home Rule Movement” was started by:
    a) Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    b) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
    c) Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel
    d) Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal
18. The Quit India Movement was launched in:
    a) 1930
    b) 1940
    c) 1942
    d) 1945
19. The famous book “Arthashastra” was written by:
    a) Kalidasa
    b) Chanakya
    c) Banabhatta
    d) Vishakhadatta
20. The partition of Bengal was annulled in:
    a) 1909
    b) 1911
    c) 1915
    d) 1920

Answer Key

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