1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Harshavardhana
Answer: C

2. The Rigveda is primarily a book of:
A) History
B) Prayers
C) Philosophy
D) Science
Answer: B

3. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:
A) 1900
B) 1920
C) 1921
D) 1935
Answer: C

4. The capital of the Magadha empire under Bimbisara was:
A) Rajgir
B) Patliputra
C) Vaishali
D) Ujjain
Answer: A

5. Who was the last ruler of the Maurya dynasty?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta
C) Brihadratha
D) Bindusara
Answer: C

6. The main occupation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization was:
A) Hunting
B) Fishing
C) Agriculture
D) Metal work
Answer: C

7. Ashoka’s inscriptions were written in which script?
A) Sanskrit
B) Kharosthi
C) Devanagari
D) Brahmi
Answer: D

8. The Great Bath has been discovered at:
A) Mohenjo-Daro
B) Harappa
C) Lothal
D) Kalibangan
Answer: A

9. The first sermon of Buddha is called:
A) Mahaparinirvana
B) Mahamastakabhisheka
C) Dharmachakra Pravartana
D) Kalinga War
Answer: C

10. The Upanishads are books on:
A) Law
B) Yoga
C) Philosophy
D) Medicine
Answer: C

11. Who was the author of Arthashastra?
A) Kalidasa
B) Chanakya
C) Bhasa
D) Kautilya
Answer: D

12. The capital of Kanishka was:
A) Mathura
B) Taxila
C) Peshawar
D) Purushapura
Answer: D

13. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora were built during the period of:
A) Cholas
B) Guptas
C) Satavahanas
D) Rashtrakutas
Answer: D

14. The first battle of Panipat was fought in:
A) 1526
B) 1556
C) 1576
D) 1761
Answer: A

15. Akbar’s policy of religious tolerance was known as:
A) Din-i-Ilahi
B) Sulh-i-Kul
C) Mahzar
D) Tauhid-i-Ilahi
Answer: B

16. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
A) Humayun
B) Akbar
C) Shah Jahan
D) Jahangir
Answer: C

17. The Mughal empire reached its greatest extent under:
A) Babur
B) Akbar
C) Aurangzeb
D) Shah Jahan
Answer: C

18. The battle of Talikota led to the downfall of:
A) Chola Empire
B) Vijayanagara Empire
C) Bahmani Kingdom
D) Mughal Empire
Answer: B

19. The Bhakti Movement was led in North India by:
A) Kabir
B) Ramanuja
C) Shankaracharya
D) Chaitanya
Answer: A

20. Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty?
A) Razia Sultana
B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C) Iltutmish
D) Balban
Answer: B

21. The first woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate was:
A) Razia Sultana
B) Nur Jahan
C) Chand Bibi
D) Durgavati
Answer: A

22. The founder of the Bahmani Kingdom was:
A) Hasan Gangu
B) Mahmud Gawan
C) Feroz Shah Bahmani
D) Malik Ambar
Answer: A

23. The Khilji dynasty was founded by:
A) Jalal-ud-din
B) Alauddin
C) Qutb-ud-din
D) Mubarak Shah
Answer: A

24. The Peacock Throne was created by:
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Jahangir
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: B

25. Shivaji was crowned at Raigarh in the year:
A) 1670
B) 1674
C) 1680
D) 1672
Answer: B

26. Who was the last powerful ruler of the Mughal Empire?
A) Bahadur Shah II
B) Shah Alam II
C) Aurangzeb
D) Akbar II
Answer: C

27. The English East India Company was established in:
A) 1600
B) 1605
C) 1611
D) 1615
Answer: A

28. The Battle of Plassey was fought in:
A) 1747
B) 1757
C) 1761
D) 1764
Answer: B

29. Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of Battle of Plassey?
A) Siraj-ud-daula
B) Mir Jafar
C) Alivardi Khan
D) Mir Qasim
Answer: A

30. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by:
A) Warren Hastings
B) Lord Cornwallis
C) Lord Wellesley
D) William Bentinck
Answer: B

31. The revolt of 1857 started from:
A) Delhi
B) Meerut
C) Kanpur
D) Lucknow
Answer: B

32. Who was declared the leader of 1857 revolt?
A) Rani Laxmi Bai
B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
C) Nana Sahib
D) Tantia Tope
Answer: B

33. Who led the revolt in Kanpur during 1857?
A) Tantia Tope
B) Kunwar Singh
C) Nana Sahib
D) Laxmi Bai
Answer: C

34. The Indian National Congress was formed in:
A) 1885
B) 1888
C) 1890
D) 1892
Answer: A

35. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) A.O. Hume
C) B.G. Tilak
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: B

36. Who was the first Indian to become President of INC?
A) W.C. Banerjee
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Badruddin Tyabji
Answer: A

37. Who gave the slogan ‘Swaraj is my birthright’?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Bipin Chandra Pal
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B

38. The partition of Bengal took place in:
A) 1903
B) 1905
C) 1907
D) 1911
Answer: B

39. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred in:
A) 1917
B) 1919
C) 1920
D) 1921
Answer: B

40. Who was the Governor-General during the 1857 revolt?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord Ripon
Answer: B

41. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to:
A) Jallianwala Bagh
B) Chauri Chaura
C) Salt March
D) Civil Disobedience
Answer: B

42. Who founded the Forward Bloc?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: B

43. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1931
D) 1932
Answer: C

44. The Cabinet Mission Plan came to India in:
A) 1944
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
Answer: C

45. The Quit India Movement was launched in:
A) 1940
B) 1942
C) 1944
D) 1946
Answer: B

46. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B

47. India gained independence on:
A) 15 August 1945
B) 26 January 1947
C) 15 August 1947
D) 2 October 1947
Answer: C

48. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C

49. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Patel
D) Maulana Azad
Answer: B

50. Who formed the Indian National Army (INA)?
A) Chandrashekhar Azad
B) Sardar Patel
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C