Indian History GK MCQs (1–100)
🔹 Ancient India (1–30)
- Who is known as the father of Indian history?
A) Kalhana
B) Megasthenes
C) Herodotus
D) Banabhatta
Answer: A - Indus Valley Civilization is also called?
A) Aryan Civilization
B) Harappan Civilization
C) Vedic Civilization
D) Mauryan Civilization
Answer: B - Harappan Civilization was discovered in?
A) 1921
B) 1935
C) 1901
D) 1950
Answer: A - Indus Valley Civilization was discovered by?
A) John Marshall
B) Daya Ram Sahni
C) R.D. Banerjee
D) All of the above
Answer: D - Mohenjo-daro means?
A) Mound of Dead
B) City of Gold
C) Ancient City
D) River City
Answer: A - Harappan Civilization belongs to?
A) Stone Age
B) Bronze Age
C) Iron Age
D) Modern Age
Answer: B - Rigveda is written in?
A) Sanskrit
B) Prakrit
C) Tamil
D) Persian
Answer: A - Vedas are how many?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer: C - Mahavira founded?
A) Buddhism
B) Jainism
C) Hinduism
D) Sikhism
Answer: B - Gautam Buddha founded?
A) Jainism
B) Buddhism
C) Sikhism
D) Shaivism
Answer: B - Buddha was born in?
A) Lumbini
B) Bodh Gaya
C) Sarnath
D) Kushinagar
Answer: A - Buddha attained enlightenment at?
A) Sarnath
B) Lumbini
C) Bodh Gaya
D) Rajgir
Answer: C - Ashoka belonged to?
A) Gupta Dynasty
B) Maurya Dynasty
C) Kushan Dynasty
D) Chola Dynasty
Answer: B - Kalinga War led to Ashoka’s conversion to?
A) Jainism
B) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
D) Islam
Answer: B - Ashoka’s pillars are found in?
A) Egypt
B) India
C) Greece
D) Rome
Answer: B - Chanakya was also known as?
A) Kalidasa
B) Kautilya
C) Aryabhatta
D) Panini
Answer: B - Arthashastra was written by?
A) Kalidasa
B) Chanakya
C) Ashoka
D) Harsha
Answer: B - Maurya Empire founder?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Bindusara
D) Harsha
Answer: B - Megasthenes visited India during?
A) Mauryan period
B) Gupta period
C) Mughal period
D) British period
Answer: A - Nalanda University was located in?
A) Bihar
B) UP
C) Bengal
D) Odisha
Answer: A - Gupta period is known as?
A) Golden Age
B) Iron Age
C) Dark Age
D) Stone Age
Answer: A - Kalidasa was a poet of?
A) Maurya Empire
B) Gupta Empire
C) Mughal Empire
D) British India
Answer: B - Aryabhata was a?
A) Mathematician
B) Warrior
C) King
D) Artist
Answer: A - Zero was invented by?
A) Newton
B) Aryabhata
C) Ramanujan
D) Brahmagupta
Answer: D - Ashoka’s religion after Kalinga War?
A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Jainism
D) Sikhism
Answer: B - Stupa is related to?
A) Islam
B) Buddhism
C) Christianity
D) Jainism
Answer: B - Ajanta caves are famous for?
A) Sculptures
B) Paintings
C) Coins
D) Weapons
Answer: B - Ellora caves are located in?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) MP
D) Rajasthan
Answer: B - Mahajanapadas were how many?
A) 12
B) 14
C) 16
D) 18
Answer: C - Buddhism spread mainly during reign of?
A) Ashoka
B) Akbar
C) Aurangzeb
D) Harsha
Answer: A
🔹 Medieval India (31–65)
- First Muslim ruler of India?
A) Babur
B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C) Akbar
D) Iltutmish
Answer: B - Qutb Minar built by?
A) Akbar
B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C) Iltutmish
D) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: B - Taj Mahal built by?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Babur
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: B - Mughal Empire founder?
A) Humayun
B) Akbar
C) Babur
D) Jahangir
Answer: C - Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between?
A) Akbar & Hemu
B) Babur & Ibrahim Lodi
C) Humayun & Sher Shah
D) Aurangzeb & Shivaji
Answer: B - Akbar’s policy of religious tolerance called?
A) Jizya
B) Din-i-Ilahi
C) Zakat
D) Sufi
Answer: B - Din-i-Ilahi was introduced by?
A) Akbar
B) Babur
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: A - Red Fort built by?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Aurangzeb
D) Babur
Answer: B - Jama Masjid built by?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Aurangzeb
D) Babur
Answer: B - Shivaji founded?
A) Mughal Empire
B) Maratha Empire
C) Gupta Empire
D) Maurya Empire
Answer: B - Shivaji’s coronation took place at?
A) Delhi
B) Raigad
C) Agra
D) Pune
Answer: B - Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between?
A) British & French
B) British & Nawab of Bengal
C) Mughals & Marathas
D) Sikhs & Mughals
Answer: B - Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between?
A) British & Bengal Nawab
B) Marathas & Mughals
C) Sikhs & Afghans
D) French & British
Answer: A - East India Company came to India in?
A) 1498
B) 1600
C) 1757
D) 1857
Answer: B - Vasco da Gama reached India in?
A) 1492
B) 1498
C) 1500
D) 1510
Answer: B
🔹 Modern India (66–100)
- Revolt of 1857 is also called?
A) First War of Independence
B) Quit India Movement
C) Civil War
D) Non-cooperation Movement
Answer: A - Queen Victoria’s rule started in India in?
A) 1857
B) 1858
C) 1905
D) 1947
Answer: B - Indian National Congress formed in?
A) 1885
B) 1905
C) 1919
D) 1942
Answer: A - First President of INC?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) W.C. Bonnerjee
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: B - Partition of Bengal happened in?
A) 1905
B) 1911
C) 1947
D) 1920
Answer: A - Non-Cooperation Movement launched in?
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1942
Answer: B - Civil Disobedience Movement started with?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Dandi March
C) Jallianwala Bagh
D) Champaran Movement
Answer: B - Salt March was led by?
A) Nehru
B) Gandhi
C) Patel
D) Bose
Answer: B - Quit India Movement year?
A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1947
D) 1920
Answer: B - Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened in?
A) 1917
B) 1919
C) 1921
D) 1930
Answer: B - Who is called Father of Nation?
A) Nehru
B) Gandhi
C) Patel
D) Bose
Answer: B - INA was led by?
A) Nehru
B) Bose
C) Patel
D) Gandhi
Answer: B - India got independence in?
A) 1946
B) 1947
C) 1950
D) 1935
Answer: B - India became republic in?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1952
D) 1948
Answer: B - First Prime Minister of India?
A) Patel
B) Nehru
C) Bose
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
Modern India (81–100)
- First Governor-General of independent India?
A) Mountbatten
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Nehru
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B - First President of India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) Sardar Patel
D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: B - Indian Constitution was adopted on?
A) 15 August 1947
B) 26 January 1950
C) 26 November 1949
D) 2 October 1950
Answer: C - Indian Constitution came into force on?
A) 26 January 1950
B) 15 August 1947
C) 26 November 1949
D) 2 October 1950
Answer: A - Constituent Assembly was headed by?
A) Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Patel
D) Ambedkar
Answer: B - Drafting Committee of Constitution was chaired by?
A) Nehru
B) Ambedkar
C) Patel
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B - Who is called Father of Indian Constitution?
A) Nehru
B) Ambedkar
C) Gandhi
D) Patel
Answer: B - Quit India Movement started in?
A) 1942
B) 1930
C) 1920
D) 1919
Answer: A - Civil Disobedience Movement began with?
A) Dandi March
B) Jallianwala Bagh
C) Champaran Satyagraha
D) Kakori Case
Answer: A - Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in?
A) 1920
B) 1919
C) 1930
D) 1942
Answer: A - Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in?
A) 1917
B) 1919
C) 1921
D) 1930
Answer: B - Partition of India happened in?
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: C - Who gave “Do or Die” slogan?
A) Nehru
B) Gandhi
C) Bose
D) Patel
Answer: B - Indian National Congress founded in?
A) 1885
B) 1905
C) 1919
D) 1942
Answer: A - First session of INC was held at?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Delhi
D) Chennai
Answer: A - First President of INC?
A) W.C. Bonnerjee
B) Nehru
C) Tilak
D) Gokhale
Answer: A - Who formed Azad Hind Fauj?
A) Nehru
B) Bose
C) Patel
D) Gandhi
Answer: B - “Jai Hind” slogan was given by?
A) Gandhi
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: B - Who is known as Iron Man of India?
A) Nehru
B) Patel
C) Bose
D) Ambedkar
Answer: B - India became a Republic in?
A) 1947
B) 1949
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: C
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