This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Overview > Indian History – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian History Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is the highest peak in South India A) K2. B) Anaimalai. C) Everest. D) Thavalagiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaimalai. 2. In which of the texts, the word kayastha was found for the first time? A) Mahabharta. B) Brihaspati samriti. C) Apastamba Dharma Sutra. D) Yajnavalkya samriti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yajnavalkya samriti. 3. When did the 1st war of independence of India occur A) 1855-1858. B) 1864-1867. C) 1846-1849. D) 1852-1855. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1855-1858. 4. Full Form of EEIC A) East Indian Company. B) English East India Company. C) East India Company. D) English East Indian Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) English East India Company. 5. The most prominent trading center of Indus valley A) Mohenjo-Daro. B) Harappa. C) Lothal. D) Kalibangan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lothal. 6. When did Mahatma Gandhi die? A) 26th of august 1947. B) 26th of january 1956. C) 15th of january 1945. D) 15th of august 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15th of august 1948. 7. Gandhi studied in England to become a ..... A) Scientist. B) Engineer. C) Doctor. D) Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lawyer. 8. Who are historians? A) Who study past. B) Who study present. C) Who study future. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who study past. 9. Who is known by "iron man of India" ? A) Raja Rammohan roy. B) Sardar ballav bhai patel. C) APJ Abdul Kalam. D) Lal bahadur sastri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sardar ballav bhai patel. 10. The first war of independence is also known as the ..... to the British A) Enfield Revolt. B) Sepoy Mutiny. C) India's first revolt. D) Indian mutiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sepoy Mutiny. 11. Name a person, both in mahabharat as well as in ramayan A) Shri bhisma. B) Shri parshuram. C) Shri ram. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shri parshuram. 12. WHERE IS INDIA GATE LOCATED A) KERALA. B) KASHMIR. C) KANYAKUMARI. D) NEW DELHI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NEW DELHI. 13. Buddhism had been evolved with regular interaction with ..... A) Materialist Ajit kesh Kambli. B) Contemporary Local traditions. C) Jainism. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 14. Who was last important mughal ruler A) Razia sultan. B) Babur. C) Aurangzeb. D) Balbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aurangzeb. 15. Where did the Buddha deliver the maximum number of his semons? A) Sravasti. B) Vaisali. C) Sarnath. D) Kushinagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sravasti. 16. Who established Pattilputra? A) Bimbsar. B) Bimbsar. C) Shishunag. D) Chandragupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bimbsar. 17. What allowed the British East India company to gain control of India? A) The weakening Mughal Empire. B) Diplomacy. C) Fair trade. D) The Sepoy Rebellion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weakening Mughal Empire. 18. Which of the following amendments of the Constitution of India brought about the reduction of voting age from 21 to 18 years? A) 61st. B) 60th. C) 65th. D) 64th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 61st. 19. Where is the great bath located A) Harappa. B) Mohenjo-Daro. C) Mehrgarh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohenjo-Daro. 20. When was Quit India Movement A) 1818. B) 1942. C) 1943. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1942. 21. Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer? A) Qutb-din Bakhtiyar Kaki. B) Baba Farid. C) Khwaja Bahuddin. D) Moinuddin Chisti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moinuddin Chisti. 22. Which town is famous for having no door locks? A) Shingnapur. B) Ahmedabad. C) Varanasi. D) Ootacamund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shingnapur. 23. The East India Company was set up to do ..... with India A) Trade. B) Fights. C) War. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade. 24. When did India win its first cricket world cup A) 1985. B) 1980. C) 1981. D) 1983. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1983. 25. Who built the Kallanai Dam A) Raja Raja Chola. B) Rajendra Chola. C) Karikala Chola. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karikala Chola. 26. Shivaji had battles between A) Bhadur Shah Zafar. B) Shah Jhan. C) Akbar. D) Aurganzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aurganzeb. 27. In which year was the battle of Panipat fought? A) 1600. B) 1525. C) 1530. D) 1526. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1526. 28. Doctrine of Lapse was adoped by A) William Bentinck. B) Lord Canning. C) Lord Hastings. D) Lord Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord Dalhousie. 29. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was born in which country (according to the 21st century)? A) India. B) Saudi Arabia. C) Iran. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pakistan. 30. The future Buddha A) Amitabha. B) Vajrapani. C) Maitreya. D) Avlokitesvara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maitreya. 31. What is the value of the latitude at the equator? A) 45$^ \circ$. B) 22.5$^ \circ$. C) 0$^ \circ$. D) 90$^ \circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0$^ \circ$. 32. UNDER AKBAR, THE MIR BAKSHI WAS REQUIRED TO LOOK AFTER A) MILITARY AFFAIRS. B) THE STATE TREASURY. C) THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. D) THE LAND REVENUE SYSTEM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MILITARY AFFAIRS. 33. What was the written language developed by the Aryans and brought to South Asia? A) Sanskrit. B) Arabic. C) Urdu. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanskrit. 34. Which one of the following in NOT a Harappan Site? A) Kalibanga. B) Chanhudaro. C) Lothal. D) Kayatha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kayatha. 35. Which of the following inscriptions mentions the name of Kalidasa? A) Allahabad Pillar Inscription. B) Aihole inscription. C) Alapadu Grant. D) Hanumankoda Inscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aihole inscription. 36. What is the name of the forest lord Ram was exiled to A) Amazon forest. B) Dandaka forest. C) Balkunthapur. D) Dandell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dandaka forest. 37. In mahabharat who was the one who killed maternal uncle of Dhuryodhan A) Sahdev. B) Bheem. C) Arjun. D) Yudhishtir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sahdev. 38. Delhi was declared as the Capital of India in which year? A) 1900. B) 1920. C) 1905. D) 1911. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1911. 39. Which Chalukaya king defeated Harshavardhana A) Kirtivarman. B) Vikramaditya. C) Pulakesin 1. D) Pulakesin 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pulakesin 2. 40. Which European traders became most powerful A) French. B) Portuguese. C) British. D) Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) British. 41. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament? A) Dadabhai Naoroji. B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. C) Bipin Chandra Pal. D) Lala Lajpat Rai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji. 42. What is the full form of ASI? A) Archeological Survey of India. B) Astronomical Survey of India. C) Architectural Survey of India. D) Ancient Survey of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archeological Survey of India. 43. When did the battle of Plassey occur A) 1830. B) 1757. C) 1745. D) 1823. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1757. 44. Who built the Taj Mahal A) Akbar. B) George Washington. C) Shah Jahan. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shah Jahan. 45. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent A) Buddha. B) Sangha. C) Niruana. D) Dhamma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niruana. 46. Who was known as the first women prime-minister of India? A) Sonia Gandhi. B) Indira Gandhi. C) There was no women prime minister. D) Mamata Banerjee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indira Gandhi. 47. 1st Buddhist Council2. 2nd Buddhist Council3. 3rd Buddhist Council4. 4th Buddhist Councila. Kashmirb. Vaishalic. Rajgrihad. Pataliputra A) 1-c2-a3-d4-b. B) 1-b2-d3-b4-a. C) 1-c2-b3-d4-a. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1-c2-b3-d4-a. 48. The first President of India was? A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Subhas Chandra Bose. C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 49. In India, which of the following types of emergencies can be proclaimed when a State Government fails to function? A) Constitutional emergency. B) Financial emergency. C) Military emergency. D) National emergency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constitutional emergency. 50. Who wrote the book named Ratnavali? A) Kshemendra. B) Harsha. C) Vakpati. D) Banbhatta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsha. 51. Who is Shri Lal Bhadur Shastri? A) Former Chief Minister of UP. B) Former Prime Minister of India. C) Former President of India. D) Former Vice President of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Former Prime Minister of India. 52. All India Trade Union Congress was formed in the year A) 1921. B) 1919. C) 1920. D) 1923. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1920. 53. Which city was established on the banks of Ganga? A) Magadha. B) Vindhyas. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magadha. 54. What was the reason for the tripartite struggle A) For fun. B) Family enemies. C) Kannauj. D) Misunderstanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kannauj. 55. History is derived from the word A) Modo. B) His Story. C) Historian. D) Historia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historia. 56. In which year, Interim Government of India (Arzi Hukumat-i-Hind) was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose? A) 1943. B) 1945. C) 1941. D) 1942. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1943. 57. The Dilwara Temple at Mount Abu in Rajasthan were built by the flowerers of A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Sikhism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jainism. 58. Who is known as the father of Indian Missile Program? A) Raja Ramanna. B) Dr Vikram Sarabhai. C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. 59. Who is known as the father of white revolution? A) Baba Ramdev. B) Verghese Kurien. C) Jagadish Chandra Bose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verghese Kurien. 60. Where was rice first cultivated? A) Garo hills. B) Son. C) Indus river. D) Vindhiya hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vindhiya hills. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian History Quiz 1Indian History Quiz 2Indian History Quiz 3Indian History Quiz 4Indian History Quiz 5Indian History Quiz 7Indian History Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books