This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Battles > Battle And War – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Battle And War Quiz 1 (54 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The edicts of Ashoka which reveal his inner sorrow on account of war and violence are: A) Shahbazgarhi and Sopara. B) Maski and Bhabra. C) Dhauli and Jaugada. D) Mansehra and Girnar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhauli and Jaugada. 2. In 1576, the Mughal army fought the battle of Haldighati with A) Man Singh. B) Maharana Pratap. C) Udai Singh. D) Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharana Pratap. 3. Who led the Maratha forces in the 3rd Battle of Panipat in 1761? A) Madhava Rao. B) Dattaji Scindia. C) Vishwanath Rao. D) Sadashiva Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sadashiva Rao. 4. Among other nations it is usual, in the contests of war to ravage the soil; among Indians, the tillers of soil, even when battle is raging in their neighbourhood, are undisturbed by any sense of danger and remain unmolested. This statement was made by A) Fa Hien. B) Megasthenese. C) Huien Tsang. D) Herodotus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Huien Tsang. 5. V.D. Savarkar published his book the 'Indian War of Independence' in London in A) 1909. B) 1910. C) 1907. D) 1908. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1909. 6. When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought? A) 1770-74. B) 1784-88. C) 1780-84. D) 1788-89. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1780-84. 7. In fourth Anglo Mysore war (1799), Tipu was defeated and killed, who of the following did not get share in tipu's territories? A) The English. B) The Marathas. C) The Nizam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Marathas. 8. Which two Europeans were involved in the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760? A) Dutch and British. B) Portuguese and British. C) French and British. D) Portuguese and Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) French and British. 9. Which one among the following pairs of battle is correctly matched? A) The 2nd battle of Tarain: Defeat of Jaichand of Kannauj by Muhammad Ghori. B) The first battle of Panipat: Defeat of Sikander Lodi by Babur. C) The battle of Chausa: Defeat of Humayun by SherShah. D) The battle of Khanwa: Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The battle of Chausa: Defeat of Humayun by SherShah. 10. When did Babu Kunwar Singh fight his last battle against the British? A) February 1858. B) September 1857. C) April 1858. D) November 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) April 1858. 11. Who was the priest of the Bharatas in the battle of Ten Kings? A) Vasishtha. B) Visvamitra. C) Bhrigu. D) Atri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vasishtha. 12. In which of the following battles with the Sikhs did the Partisans of the holy war suffer a terrible defeat in which Sayyaid Ahamed lost his life? A) The Battle of Attack. B) The Battle of Amritsar. C) The Battle of Charsadda. D) The Battle of Balakot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Battle of Balakot. 13. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at ..... A) Paris. B) London. C) Dunkirk. D) Liverpool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dunkirk. 14. The main effect of the American War of Independence was A) Capitalism. B) Socialism. C) Establishment of a republic. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Establishment of a republic. 15. Mahabharata war took place in A) 1200 BC. B) 1000 BC. C) 500 AD. D) 900 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 900 BC. 16. Give the location of the decisive battle of the second Anglo- Sikh war? A) Gujarat. B) Chilianwala. C) Ramnagar. D) Buddewal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gujarat. 17. Who was the author of the Book, the Indian War of Independence, 1857? A) V.D. Savarkar. B) R.S Sharma. C) R.N. Majumdar. D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) V.D. Savarkar. 18. At the battle of Biddera the English crushed the power of A) French. B) Portuguese. C) Dutch. D) Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dutch. 19. Which is known as 18 days of Battle A) Battle of Kurukshetra. B) Battle of Hidaspus. C) Battle of Paniput. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Battle of Kurukshetra. 20. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between A) The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French. B) The Nawab of Carnatic and the English. C) The English and the French. D) The English and Hyder Ali. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The English and the French. 21. When was the battle of Buxar fought? A) October 1754. B) Sept. 1564. C) October 1764. D) Jan. 1824. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) October 1764. 22. In the Battle of Wandiwash, the English defeated? A) The Dutch. B) The French. C) The Portuguese. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The French. 23. The writer of "Indian War of Independence, 1857" is A) V.D. Savarkar. B) S.B. Chaudhary. C) S.N. Sen. D) R.C Majumdar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) V.D. Savarkar. 24. Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Afghanistan was at war with A) Iran. B) China. C) The Soviet Union. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Soviet Union. 25. What was/ were the cause(s) of war of succession between the son of Shah Jahan? A) Removal of Mir Mumla, a confident of Aurangzeb, from the office of wazir. B) Unfounded rumor of Shah Jaha's death and the succession of Dara Shikoh to the throne. C) Shah Jahan's special affection for Dara Shikoh, leading to the rivalry between Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 26. The Kalinga War conquered by Ashoka is described in? A) Rock Edict I. B) Pillar Edict VII. C) Rock Edict V. D) Rock Edict XIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rock Edict XIII. 27. At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William of Normandy conquered A) Italy. B) Jerusalem. C) Germany. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italy. 28. Who resigned as Defense minister in wake of India-China war in 1962? A) Swaran singh. B) YB Chawan. C) Badev singh. D) VK Krishna Menon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) VK Krishna Menon. 29. Haider Ali declared war on English, thereby starting the second Anglo-Mysore war on the ground that A) His neutrality was violated. B) The English had abused him. C) The English had conspired against him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The English had abused him. 30. Who among the following were the allies of Mir Qasim in the battle of Buxar in 1764? A) Shah Alam II and Muhammad Ali. B) Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II. C) Shuja-ud-Daulah and Muhammad Ali. D) Muzaffar Jung and Muhammad Khan Bangash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II. 31. The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga war and its effects is A) Minor Rock Edict III. B) Minor Rock Edict XIII. C) Girnar Rock Edict. D) Minor Rock Edict IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minor Rock Edict XIII. 32. The battle of Chausa is fought between whom among the following? A) Balban and Mangols. B) Sher Shah and Humayun. C) Akbar and Hemu. D) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sher Shah and Humayun. 33. Which of the following war decided the English as the ultimate rulers of India? A) Revolt of 1857. B) Battle of Buxar. C) Third Battle of Panipat. D) First battle of Mysore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Battle of Buxar. 34. Tipu was defeated in the Anglo-Maratha war by the British. A) Third,. B) Second,. C) Fourth. D) First,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third,. 35. The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) resulted in the defeat of the forces. A) American,. B) British,. C) French,. D) Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) French,. 36. Sudas, the victor of the battle of Ten kings belonged to the tribe of the A) Druhyus. B) Sivis. C) Bharatas. D) Anus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bharatas. 37. The year of Battle of Plassey. A) 1750 june 13. B) 1758 June 16. C) 1756 June 13. D) 1757 June 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1756 June 13. 38. Aurangzeb came to power after winning the war of succession and by defeating his three brothers A) Shuja. B) Askari. C) Dara. D) Murad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Askari. 39. Who called the 1857 revolt "a planned war of National Independence" ? A) S.N. Sen. B) Benjamin Disraeli. C) V.D. Savarkar. D) Sir John Seeley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) V.D. Savarkar. 40. Who among the following was awarded the China Medal for taking part in China war of 1900? A) Maharaja Jai Singh. B) Maharaja Ganga Singh. C) Maharaja Sumer Singh. D) Maharaja Fateh Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharaja Ganga Singh. 41. The Battle of Buxar fought between..... A) Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and the Marathas. B) The English, the Nawab of Bengal and the French. C) Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and Nawab of Oudh. D) Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor. 42. In which year of Asoka's coronation did the Kalinga war take place? A) First. B) Eighth. C) Thirteenth. D) Fifth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eighth. 43. Who among the following was not a party to the coalition that fought against the English in the Battle of Buxar? A) Mir Jafar. B) Shah Alam II. C) Shuja-ud-daulah. D) Mir Kasim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mir Jafar. 44. The War of Independence of 1857 failed because A) The revolution was not well-organized. B) It was not supported by public. C) There were differences of opinions. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 45. Between whom was the Battle of Chausa fought? A) Bahadur Shah of Gujarat and Humayun. B) Jehangir and Rana Amar Singh. C) Akbar and Rana Pratap. D) Humayun and Sher Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humayun and Sher Khan. 46. Between whom was the Battle of Khanwa (1527) fought? A) Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga. B) Humayun and Sher Khan. C) Humayun and Nusrat Shah. D) Babar and Rana Sanga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Babar and Rana Sanga. 47. The second Tarian war took place in A) 1198 A.D. B) 1192 A.D. C) 1193 A.D. D) 1199 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1192 A.D. 48. In the war of succession who had supported Aurangzeb? A) Zebunisha. B) Jahanara. C) Roshanara. D) Jintunisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roshanara. 49. What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732? A) It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe. B) Muslims gained control of Spain. C) Charlemagne converted many Muslims to Christianity. D) Charles Martel became King of France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe. 50. In the third battle of Panipat Marathas were defeated by A) Britishers. B) Afghans. C) Mughals. D) Rohillas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afghans. 51. During the Second World War Churchill replaced ..... as Prime Minister of England. A) Attlee. B) Asquith. C) Chamberlain. D) Disraeli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chamberlain. 52. 'The Battle of Ten Kings' was fought on the land A) Both the sides of Yamuna. B) The land between 3anga & Yamuna. C) Eastern Uttar Pradesh. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The land between 3anga & Yamuna. 53. Indian war of Independence 1857 was written by A) S. B. Choudhuri. B) V.D.Savarkar. C) R. C. Majurndar. D) S.N.Sen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) V.D.Savarkar. 54. Who said, "The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms" ? A) D.W. Bethune. B) W. Digby. C) W. Wedderburn. D) Lord Dufferin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) W. Digby. 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