Indian History Quiz 9 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Later medieval period is from ..... to ..... century CE.

Correct Answer: A) 13th-18th.

2. The ruins of Vijayanagar at Hampi were bought to light in 1800 by

Correct Answer: B) Colonel Colin Mackenzie.

3. The lake near Mahoba was dug by .....

Correct Answer: B) Kirtivarman.

4. Who is the first women president in India?

Correct Answer: A) Indira Gandhi.

5. How many battles are fought in the battle ground of Panipat

Correct Answer: D) 3.

6. Who is known as the greatest and the most famous Mauryan King?

Correct Answer: C) Ashoka.

7. Which empire lasted the longest among the following?

Correct Answer: C) The Rashtrakutas.

8. In which year Poorna Swarajya resolution was adopted by the Indian National Cogress?

Correct Answer: C) 1929.

9. Where did the europeans land for the first time by finding a sea route?

Correct Answer: A) Kozhikode (Calicut).

10. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Correct Answer: C) Lord Chelmsford.

11. Who wrote Bande Mataram?

Correct Answer: B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee.

12. Who was the first foreigner who invaded India

Correct Answer: B) Derious.

13. Who was called the Iron Man of India?

Correct Answer: A) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel.

14. Who built the Khanjuraho temples?

Correct Answer: D) Chandela Rajputs.

15. Golden Age of Ancient India is the period from .....

Correct Answer: A) 320CE to 550 CE.

16. On ....., the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal

Correct Answer: B) 12 Augest 1765.

17. When Indian National Anthem was first sung?

Correct Answer: C) December 27, 1911 Calcutta.

18. The period between 8th century CE to 18th century CE is

Correct Answer: B) Medieval period.

19. Gandhi's teaching of nonviolence based on compassion for life.

Correct Answer: C) Satyagraha.

20. Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English

Correct Answer: B) Charles Wilkins.