This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Overview > Indian History – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian History Quiz 8 (22 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first session of the all India Congress was held in Bombay in 1920. It was led by by A) Lala Lajpat Rai. B) Jawahar Lal Nehru. C) MM Joshi. D) V V Giri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lala Lajpat Rai. 2. What was the capital of Chandragupta Maurya? A) Avantika. B) Patliputra. C) Kalinga. D) Rajgriha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patliputra. 3. Who authored the book Indica? A) Dionysus. B) Porus. C) Megasthenes. D) Daimachus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Megasthenes. 4. The victories of karikala are well portrayed in A) Palamoli. B) Padirrupattu. C) Pattinappalai. D) Arunavad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Padirrupattu. 5. Early medieval history is from A) 8th-10th century CE. B) 13th-18th century CE. C) 8th-12th century CE. D) 8th-15th century CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8th-12th century CE. 6. Who was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's father? A) Sambhaji. B) Shahaji. C) Bajirao. D) Jijabai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shahaji. 7. When did agriculture start? A) 7500 years ago. B) 4700 years ago. C) 8000 years ago. D) 2500 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8000 years ago. 8. The first war of Independence was fought in the year? A) 1867. B) 1847. C) 1877. D) 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1857. 9. When the shuttle goes back and forth it is known as a .....? A) Rally. B) Serve. C) Point. D) Match. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rally. 10. Who was the first ruler of the haryanka dynasty in magadha? A) Ashoka. B) Bimbisara. C) Ajatashatru. D) Samudragupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bimbisara. 11. Who invented Crescograph? A) G. D. Jump. B) Jagadish Chandra Bose. C) Patanjali. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jagadish Chandra Bose. 12. Wich team did india play in the world cup 2011 final A) IND VS ENG. B) IND VS AUS. C) IND VS WI. D) IND VS SL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) IND VS SL. 13. How many did Ravan have A) 7. B) 4. C) 8. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 14. Shah Jhan wished to biuld a A) Black Taj Mahal for him. B) Red Fort. C) Qutub Minar. D) Green Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black Taj Mahal for him. 15. Why was Agra so special for the Mughals? A) It was the Mughal capital. B) It was a beautiful city. C) It was the Indian capital back then. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the Mughal capital. 16. The Bahmani kingdom was founded by A) Ahmad Shah I. B) Firuz Shah Bahmani. C) Alauddin Hassan. D) Mahmud Gavan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alauddin Hassan. 17. Gautam Buddh's leaving home is known as A) Mahaparinirvana. B) Mahabhinishkraman. C) Dharmabhishek. D) Dharmchakra paravartan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahabhinishkraman. 18. Autobiographies are account of people written by whom? A) Historians. B) Calligraphists. C) By other people. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Themselves. 19. Why did dronacharya give up on his bow & started doing tapasya during the battle of mahabharat A) He was hurt of rumor that his son died. B) He had no weapons to fight. C) He had to go to the washroom ( real hard ). D) He had seen nishant ji. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was hurt of rumor that his son died. 20. Who propounded Vaishesik Philosophy? A) Badrayan. B) Uluk Kanad. C) Jaimini. D) Kapil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uluk Kanad. 21. Which was the first Empire in India A) Chola dynasty. B) Mauryan empire. C) Gupta Empire. D) Vijaynagara empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauryan empire. 22. How can Badminton be played? A) Singels or Dubbles. B) Singles or doubles. C) Dubbles. D) Singels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singles or doubles. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian History Quiz 1Indian History Quiz 2Indian History Quiz 3Indian History Quiz 4Indian History Quiz 5Indian History Quiz 6Indian History Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books