QUIZ Questions & Answers On Indian History For JKSSB/JKPSC/SSC

Ancient India

1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
   a) Ashoka
   b) Chandragupta Maurya ✅
   c) Bindusara
   d) Harshavardhana
   Explanation: Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Empire in 321 BCE with the help of Chanakya.
2. Which ruler is known for spreading Buddhism outside India?
   a) Kanishka
   b) Harsha
   c) Ashoka ✅
   d) Chandragupta II
   Explanation: Emperor Ashoka sent Buddhist missionaries to Sri Lanka, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.
3. Which Veda is the oldest?
   a) Yajurveda
   b) Samaveda
   c) Atharvaveda
   d) Rigveda ✅
   Explanation: The Rigveda, composed around 1500 BCE, is the earliest known Vedic text.
4. Which dynasty built the famous Ajanta and Ellora caves?
   a) Gupta
   b) Maurya
   c) Chalukya
   d) Rashtrakuta ✅
   Explanation: The Rashtrakutas and later dynasties contributed to the rock-cut caves of Ajanta and Ellora.
5. Who was the last ruler of the Maurya dynasty?
   a) Ashoka
   b) Brihadratha ✅
   c) Chandragupta Maurya
   d) Bindusara
   Explanation: Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Shunga, who founded the Shunga dynasty.

Medieval India

6. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi?
   a) Iltutmish
   b) Razia Sultana
   c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak ✅
   d) Balban
   Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak established the Delhi Sultanate in 1206.
7. Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi?
   a) Akbar
   b) Shah Jahan ✅
   c) Aurangzeb
   d) Jahangir
   Explanation: Shah Jahan built the Red Fort in 1648 as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.
8. Which battle marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India?
   a) Battle of Panipat (1526) ✅
   b) Battle of Haldighati
   c) Battle of Khanwa
   d) Battle of Talikota
   Explanation: Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in 1526 at the First Battle of Panipat, establishing Mughal rule.
9. Who was the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
   a) Rani Durgavati
   b) Razia Sultana ✅
   c) Noor Jahan
   d) Chand Bibi
   Explanation: Razia Sultana ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240 but faced resistance from the nobility.
10. Which Mughal ruler banned the practice of Sati?
    a) Babur
    b) Akbar ✅
    c) Aurangzeb
    d) Jahangir
    Explanation: Akbar discouraged Sati and introduced social reforms to protect women.

Modern India

11. Which Governor-General introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?
    a) Lord Dalhousie
    b) Lord Cornwallis ✅
    c) Lord Wellesley
    d) Lord Curzon
    Explanation: The Permanent Settlement (1793) was introduced by Lord Cornwallis to fix land revenue.
12. Who was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services (ICS)?
    a) Subhas Chandra Bose
    b) Surendranath Banerjee ✅
    c) Dadabhai Naoroji
    d) Satyendranath Tagore
    Explanation: Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to clear the ICS exam in 1863.
13. When was the first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) held?
    a) 1885 ✅
    b) 1905
    c) 1919
    d) 1920
    Explanation: The INC was founded in 1885, with W.C. Bonnerjee as its first president.
14. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
    a) Lord Irwin
    b) Lord Linlithgow ✅
    c) Lord Mountbatten
    d) Lord Wavell
    Explanation: The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 when Lord Linlithgow was Viceroy.
15. Who was the first President of independent India?
    a) Jawaharlal Nehru
    b) Sardar Patel
    c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad ✅
    d) B.R. Ambedkar
    Explanation: Rajendra Prasad became India’s first President in 1950.

Freedom Struggle & Post-Independence

16. Which event led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
    a) Civil Disobedience Movement
    b) Rowlatt Act ✅
    c) Simon Commission
    d) Non-Cooperation Movement
    Explanation: The Rowlatt Act (1919) led to protests, which resulted in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
17. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die” during the Quit India Movement?
    a) Mahatma Gandhi ✅
    b) Bhagat Singh
    c) Subhas Chandra Bose
    d) Lala Lajpat Rai
    Explanation: Gandhi gave this slogan in 1942 to intensify the freedom struggle.
18. When did India become a Republic?
    a) 15th August 1947
    b) 26th January 1950 ✅
    c) 2nd October 1949
    d) 26th November 1949
    Explanation: The Constitution of India came into effect on 26th January 1950.
19. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize?
    a) C.V. Raman
    b) Rabindranath Tagore ✅
    c) Amartya Sen
    d) Mother Teresa
    Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for “Gitanjali.”
20. Which act introduced the system of Dyarchy in India?
    a) Government of India Act, 1858
    b) Government of India Act, 1909
    c) Government of India Act, 1919 ✅
    d) Government of India Act, 1935
    Explanation: The 1919 Act introduced Dyarchy in provincial governments.

Miscellaneous

1. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

• ✅ Jawaharlal Nehru

1. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?

• ✅ C. Rajagopalachari

1. Which movement was led by Sardar Patel to unite princely states?

• ✅ Integration of States

1. Which battle marked the end of the Mughal Empire?

• ✅ Battle of Buxar (1764)

1. Who founded the Arya Samaj?

• ✅ Swami Dayananda Saraswati

1. Who was the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?

• ✅ Subhas Chandra Bose

1. Which social reformer fought against Sati?

• ✅ Raja Ram Mohan Roy

1. Which year was the Partition of Bengal annulled?

• ✅ 1911

1. Who was the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft?

• ✅ Sarla Thakral

1. Which treaty ended the First Anglo-Mysore War?

• ✅ Treaty of Madras (1769)