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List of 100 Important GK questions about Indian History (With Answers) | SSC Exam

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1. Sea route to India was discovered by

A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vascodagama
D. None of these
Answer:C

2. The Aryans came from Central Asia to India around

A. 8000
B. 6500 B.C
C. 3500 B.C.
D. 2500 B.C.
Answer:D

3. Which one of the following was the port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
A. Harappa
B. Kalibangan
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodara
Answer:C

4. Rig Veda is believed by the historians to have been written when it was
A. Stone Age
B. Copper Age
C. Bronze Age
D. Beginning of Iron Age
Answer:D

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5. Babar entered India for the first time through

A. Sind
B. Punjab
C. Kashmir
D. Rajasthan
Answer:B

6. Who said that there was no Slavery in India?

A. Fahien
B. Strabo
C. Heiun Tsang
D. Megasthenese
Answer:D

7. Mahabharata war took place in

A. 500 AD
B. 900 BC
C. 1000 BC
D. 1200 BC
Answer:B

8. The magnificient temple at Halebid was established by

A. Cholas
B. Pandyas
C. Hosysalas
D. Naickers
Answer:C

9. India derives its name from

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A. The Hindus
B. The Aryans
C. Lord Indra
D. The River Indus
Answer:D

10. A national religion called DiniIllahi was promulgated by

A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Aurangazeb
Answer:A

11. Who introduced English in India?

A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord William Bentick
Answer:D

12. The foundation for the Vijayanagar city and kingdom was laid by
A. Sadasiva Raya
B. Krishnadevaraya
C. Rama Raya
D. Harihara and Bukka
Answer:D

13. The quit India movement was started in the year

A. 1942
B. 1945

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C. 1943
D. 1939
Answer:A

14. A council of Eight Ministers known as the Ashta Paradhan assisted?

A. Sher Shah
B. Balaji Baji Rao
C. Shivaji
D. Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer:C

15. Lord Buddha made his first sermon at

A. Sarnath
B. Pataliputra
C. Kapilavasthu
D. Lumbini Gardens
Answer:A

16. Taj Mahal is on the banks of

A. Tapti
B. Ganges
C. Jamuna
D. Cauvery
Answer:C

17. Panipat is modern

A. Delhi
B. Kurukshetra
C. Sonepat
D. Faridabad

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Answer:B

18. Indian Napoleon was

A. Chandra Gupta I
B. Samudra Gupta
C. Skanda Gupta
D. Chandra Gupta
Answer:B

19. Kanishka followed

A. Jainism
B. Sikhism
C. Hinduism
D. Buddhism
Answer:D

20. The Mughal Empire reached its zenith of expansion under

A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Aurangazeb
D. Shahjehan
Answer:C
21. Do or Die slogan is associated with
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Nethaji
Answer:A

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22. Who established the Mughal Dynasty?

A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah
Answer:B

23. The Indian National Congress was founded by

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Annie Besant
C. W.C.Bannerji
D. A.O.Hume
Answer:D

24. The Civil services in India was established by

A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord William Bentick
D. Lord Cornwallis
Answer:A

25. The founder of Portuguese power in India was

A. Danes
B. Salsette
C. Albuquerque
D. Vascodagama
Answer:C

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26. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?

A. Locke
B. Plato
C. Rousseau
D. Hegel
Answer:C

27. The well known king of slave dynasty was

A. Alaudhin
B. Balban
C. Mahmud Lodi
D. MuhamadbinTughlaq
Answer:B

28. The famous king of the Kushana dynasty was

A. Pushya
B. Kanishka
C. Harisha Vardhana
D. Kuvishka
Answer:B

29. In 1498, vasco da gama landed at

A. Delhi
B. Nalanda
C. Calcutta
D. Calicut
Answer:D
30. Indus valley civilization might have been destroyed by

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A. Mughals
B. Aryans
C. Mongols
D. Dravidians
Answer:B

21. Do or Die slogan is associated with

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Nethaji
Answer:A

22. Who established the Mughal Dynasty?

A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah
Answer:B

23. The Indian National Congress was founded by

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Annie Besant
C. W.C.Bannerji
D. A.O.Hume
Answer:D

24. The Civil services in India was established by

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A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord William Bentick
D. Lord Cornwallis
Answer:A

25. The founder of Portuguese power in India was

A. Danes
B. Salsette
C. Albuquerque
D. Vascodagama
Answer:C

26. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?

A. Locke
B. Plato
C. Rousseau
D. Hegel
Answer:C

27. The well known king of slave dynasty was

A. Alaudhin
B. Balban
C. Mahmud Lodi
D. MuhamadbinTughlaq
Answer:B

28. The famous king of the Kushana dynasty was

A. Pushya
B. Kanishka

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C. Harisha Vardhana
D. Kuvishka
Answer:B

29. In 1498, vasco da gama landed at

A. Delhi
B. Nalanda
C. Calcutta
D. Calicut
Answer:D

30. Indus valley civilization might have been destroyed by

A. Mughals
B. Aryans
C. Mongols
D. Dravidians
Answer:B

31. The Indus Valley houses were built of

A. Bamboos
B. Wood
C. Bricks
D. Stone
Answer:C

32. The French made their advent through

A. Mahe
B. Yenam

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C. Karaikal
D. Pondicherry
Answer:D

33. The last Mughal Emperor was

A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Bahadur Shah
D. Noor Jehan
Answer:C

34. The first wave of Aryan immigration into India began in

A. 500 BC
B. 1000 BC
C. 1500 BC
D. 1000 A.D.
Answer:C

35. Aryans lived in

A. Maharashtra
B. South India
C. Central India
D. Gangetic Valley
Answer:D

36. The brain trust of Chandra Gupta Maurya was

A. Fahien
B. Megasthanes
C. Nandagopala
D. Kautilya

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Answer:D

37. The musical instruments used by the Aryans was

A. The Drum
B. The Lute
C. The cymbal
D. All the above
Answer:D

38. Chanakya was known as

A. Rajasekhara
B. Bhattasvamin
C. Vishnugupta
D. Visakhadatta
Answer:C

39. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
A. French
B. Dutch
C. Portuguese
D. Danish
Answer:B

40. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was

A. Lahore
B. Amrister
C. Patiala
D. Amristar
Answer:A

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41. In the Battle of Wandiwash, the English defeated

A. the Dutch
B. the French
C. the Portuguese
D. None of these
Answer:B

42. Indian Navy Act was passed on

A. 1921
B. 1925
C. 1927
D. 1930
Answer:C

43. The first president of the Republic of India was

A. V.V.Giri
B. Zakir Hussain
C. Dr.Radhakrishnan
D. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Answer:D

44. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was

A. Gopala
B. Dharmapala
C. Bhaskaravarman
D. None of these
Answer:A

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45. The first to establish regular trade with India was

A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. English
Answer:B

46. The king of Kalinga in the Maurya period was

A. Simuka
B. Kharavela
C. Kuvishka
D. Kanishka
Answer:B
47. Sea route in India was discovered by
A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vascodagama
D. None of these
Answer:C

48. The treaty of Seringapatnam was between Cornwallis and

A. Haider Ali
B. Chand Bibi
C. Tipu Sultan
D. Nizam of Hyderabad
Answer:C

49. Ashoka conquered Kalinga in the year

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A. 231 AD
B. 127 AD
C. 261 BC
D. 327 BC
Answer:C

50. Chand Bibi was the ruler of

A. Satara
B. Bijapur
C. Golconda
D. Ahmednagar
Answer:D

51. Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of

A. Kalibangan
B. Harappa
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodaro
Answer : C.

52. The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by

A. Kanishka
B. Harsha
C. Samudragupta
D. Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer : D.

53. Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement?
A. Shankaracharya
B. Nanak

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C. Ramanada
D. Kabir
Answer : A.

54. The Bhakti Movement was first organized by

A. Nanak
B. Kabir
C. Ramanuja
D. Ramananda
Answer : C.

55. An example of Chola architecture cab be seen at

A. Kanchipuram
B. Mahabalipuram
C. Tanjore
D. Ellora
Answer : C.

56. Panchantra was written by

A. Kaladisa
B. Vishnu Sharma
C. Tulsidas
D. Banabhatta
Answer : B.

57. Decimal system was introduced by

A. Aryabhatta
B. Brahmagupta
C. Bhaskara
D. None of these

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Answer : C.

58. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?

A. Samudragupta
B. Akbar
C. Chandragupta
D. Ashoka
Answer : A.

59. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?

A. Chandragupta I
B. Chandragupta II
C. Samudragupta
D. Skandgupta
Answer : A.

60. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature?
A. Euddhaghosha
B. Vasumitra
C. Nagaijuna
D. Ashvaghosha
Answer : D.

61. The stone Age people had the first domestic

A. Asses
B. Dogs
C. Horses
D. Sheep
Answer : D.

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62. The Government invention of man in Palaeolithic Age was

A. potters Wheel
B. Fire
C. metal implements
D. spinning of cloth
Answer : B.

63. Which was the first metal used by man?

A. Copper
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Brass
Answer : A.

64. Which of the following Vedas is a collection of spells and incantations?

A. Rig Veda
B. Sama Veda
C. Yajur Veda
D. Atharva Veda
Answer : D.

65. At which place was Akbar born?

A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Amarkot
D. Kannauj
Answer : C.

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66. In which language were the Sangam classics written?

A. Tamil
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam
Answer : A.

67. Which one of the following divinity of Rigveda?

A. Marut
B. Agni
C. Shakti
D. Varuna
Answer : D.

68. The Indus valley civilization flourished during

A. 5000 3500
B. 3000 1500 B.C
C. 2500 1750 B.C
D. 1500 500 B.C
Answer : C.

69. The Indus valley civilization was discovered in

A. 1902
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1932
Answer : B.

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70. The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was
A. agriculture
B. cattle rearing
C. hunting
D. trade
Answer : A.

71. Which one of the following Harappan sites had a dock?

A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Lothal
D. Alamgirpur
Answer : C.

72. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?

A. Rigveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Upanishad
D. Samaveda
Answer : A.

73. The extreme form of Ahimsa or non violence is practiced in

A. Jainism
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Sikhism
Answer : C.

74. The Aryans at first settled in

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A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Sindh
D. Kashmir
Answer : B.

75. Rabi crops of the Indus Valley are

A. Rice and wheat
B. Wheat and cotton
C. Barley and rice
D. Wheat and Barley
Answer : D

76. The famous temple of Kailasa, hewn out of the rock, is at

A. Ellora
B. Badami
C. Mahabalipuram
D. Elephanta
Answer : A.

77. The Aryans came to India from

A. South East Asia
B. Eastern Europe
C. Central Asia
D. None of the above
Answer : C.

78. The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription

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A. the guptas
B. the mauryas
C. the satavahanas
D. the mahameghavahanas
Answer : C.

79. Alexander died at

A. Patala
B. Taxila
C. Babylon
D. Gedrosia
Answer : C.

80. The Gandhi Mandapam where Gandhijis ashes were placed before immersion is in

A. Kanyakumari
B. Gandhinagar
C. Ahmedabad
D. Ganga
Answer : A.

81. Everyone knows The Taj Mahal. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for
whom?
A. Jahani Mahal
B. Farida Mahal
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Toba Begum
Answer : C.

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82. Who introduced the system of Local boards or Local Bodies in India?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Mayo
Answer : B.
83. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock?
A. Lothal
B. Harappa
C. Alamgirpur
D. Mohenjodaro
Answer : A.

84. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the

A. Palaeolithic Age
B. Mesolithic Age
C. Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
Answer : C.

85. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was

A. Matriarchal
B. Matrilineal
C. Patrilineal
D. Patriarchal
Answer : D

86. The fourth Buddhist Council was held by

A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka

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C. Harashavardhana
D. Kanishka
Answer : D.

87. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at

A. Rajagriha
B. Vaishali
C. Kundalavana
D. Patliputra
Answer : C.

88. The first to establish regular trade with India was

A. Dutch
B. English
C. Portugese
D. French
Answer : C.

89. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed by

A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Auckland
Answer : C.

90. Who introduced English in India?

A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Dalhousie

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C. Lord Rippon
D. Lord William Bentick
Answer : D

91. The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of

A. Ajatashatru
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Bimbisara
Answer : A.

92. Lord Buddha was born in

A. Vaishali
B. Pataliputra
C. Lumbini
D. Bodh Gaya
Answer : C.

93. The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmana was given by the ruling
dynasty known as
A. The Palas
B. The Guptas
C. Pratiharas
D. Rashtrakutas
Answer : B.

94. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was

A. Dharmapala
B. Gopala

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C. Bhaskaravarman
D. None of the above
Answer : B.

95. Adigranth is the religious book of

A. Parsis
B. Sikhs
C. Hindus
D. Buddhists
Answer : B.

96. The first President of the Republic of India was

A. V.V. Giri
B. Dr. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Zakir Hussain
Answer : C.

97. The French Revolution took place in the year

A. 1647
B. 1729
C. 1775
D. 1789
Answer : D.

98. Which metal was first used by the Indus people?

A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Tin
D. Carlinean

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Answer : B.

99. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashokas empire?
A. Taxila
B. Kanauj
C. Kashmir
D. Madras
Answer : D.

100. The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was

A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Sher Shan Suri
C. Bahlul Lodi
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer : C.

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