Indian History Quiz 16 (20 MCQs)

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1. After the bloodshed caused in the Battle of ....., Ashoka vowed to never fight wars.

Correct Answer: A) Kalinga.

2. The two main sources of history are .....

Correct Answer: B) Literary and archaeological.

3. Who wrote Hind Swaraj?

Correct Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi.

4. Where is Kalibangan located

Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan.

5. Who delivered the first Indian Independence day speech?

Correct Answer: D) Jawaharlal Nehru.

6. What's the national tree?

Correct Answer: B) Banyan Tree.

7. Where were Guru Nanak born?

Correct Answer: C) Talwandi.

8. The books of famous author R.K. Narayan is based in which place.(The setting of most of his books)

Correct Answer: B) Malgudi.

9. To which king belongs the lion capital at sarnath?

Correct Answer: B) Ashoka.

10. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of which river

Correct Answer: C) Sarayu.

11. What was the name for Gandhi's teachings of non-violence based on compassion for life?

Correct Answer: A) Satyagraha.

12. India was firmly under Gupta control until the late 1400s, when ..... armies invaded India from the northwest.

Correct Answer: A) Hun.

13. ..... is the highest peak in South India

Correct Answer: A) Anaimalai.

14. In which of the texts, the word kayastha was found for the first time?

Correct Answer: B) Yajnavalkya samriti.

15. When did the 1st war of independence of India occur

Correct Answer: B) 1855-1858.

16. Full Form of EEIC

Correct Answer: C) English East India Company.

17. The most prominent trading center of Indus valley

Correct Answer: D) Lothal.

18. When did Mahatma Gandhi die?

Correct Answer: A) 15th of august 1948.

19. Who is the father of Ayurveda?

Correct Answer: A) Charaka.

20. Gandhi studied in England to become a .....

Correct Answer: D) Lawyer.