Battles in India

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BATTLES IN INDIA
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1. The Battle of Hydaspes was fought in which year?
(हाइडे पीज क लड़ाई िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 322 BC
ii. 326 BC
iii. 328 BC
iv. 327 BC IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – Alexander the Great and King Porus
• Winner – Alexander victory
• Result – Conquest of the Pauravas. Alexander
appoints defeated Indian king Porus as satrap
over annexed territory.
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2. The Kalinga War was fought from which year to which year?
(किलंग यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 262 BCE-261 BCE
ii. 262 BCE-260 BCE
iii. 261 BCE-260 BCE
iv. 263 BCE-261 BCE IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – Maurya Empire under Ashoka and
the state of Kalinga
• Winner – Mauryan Empire
• Result – Decisive Mauryan victory. Kalinga
conquered by Mauryan Empire.
3. The Battle of Peshawar was fought in which year?
(पेशावर क लड़ाई िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1010
ii. 1009
iii. 1001 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iv. 1004 • Between – Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
• Winner – Ghaznavid victory
• Result – Jayapala was defeated and captured, and
as a result of the humiliation of the defeat, he later
immolated himself in a funeral pyre. Peshawar and
Punjab captured by the Ghaznavids.
4. The First Battle of Tarain was fought in which year?
(तराइन का थम यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1194
ii. 1193
• Between – Ghurid army led by Muhammad of Ghor
iv. 1191 and the Rajput confederacy led by Prithviraj
Chauhan.
• Winner – Prithviraj Chauhan
• Result – The battle ended in decisive victory for the
Rajputs; however, Muhammad of Ghor managed to
escape and returned to Ghazni.
5. The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in which year?
(तराइन का दूसरा यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1194
ii. 1193
• Between – Ghurid army led by Muhammad Ghori
iv. 1191 and the Rajput confederacy led by Prithviraj
Chauhan.
• Winner – Mohammad Ghori
• Result – The battle saw the defeat of the Rajputs,
opening north India to future invasions and
domination by Turkic tribes.
6. The Battle of Chandawar was fought in which year?
(चंदावर का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1190
ii. 1189
iv. 1194 • Between – Muhammad of Ghor and Jayachandra
• Winner – Ghurid Empire
• Result – The victory of this battle gave Muhammad
control of much of North India. The battle was hotly
contested, until Jayachandra was killed and his
army routed.
7. The Battle of Sarangpur was fought in which year?
(सारंगपुर का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1435
ii. 1433
iii. 1439
iv. 1437
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – Rana Kumbha and Sultan Mahmud Khilji
• Winner – Rana Kumbha
• Result – Rajput victory. Mahmud Khilji taken
prisoner for some month.
8. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
(पानीपत का थम यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1556
ii. 1506
iii. 1526
iv. 1516 DELHI SULTANATE(1206-1526):-
• Mamluk
IMPORTANT
Dynasty POINTS:-
– (1206-1290) / Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
• • Dynasty
Khalji Between––(1290-1320)
Babur and Ibrahim Lodi Firoz Khilji
/ Jalal-ud-din
• • Winner
Tughlaq Dynasty – Babur
– (1320-1414) / Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
• • Result
Sayyid Dynasty – The death of Ibrahim
– (1414-1451) / SayyidLodi andKhan
Khizr also the end
• of Lodi –Dynasty
Lodi Dynasty and the
(1451-1526) Delhi Lodi
/ Bahlol Sultanate in India.
9. The Battle of Khanwa was fought in which year?
(खानवा का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1536
ii. 1527
iii. 1522
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iv. 1533 • Between – Babur and Rana Sanga.
• Winner – Babur
• Result – It ended in a decisive victory for the
Mughal forces and would consolidate Babur and
his descendants' rule for centuries to come.
10. The Battle of Chanderi was fought in which year?
(चंदेरी का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1528
ii. 1533
iii. 1516
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iv. 1535 • Between – Mughal Emperor Babur and Medini Rai
ruler of Malwa
• Winner – Mughal Empire
• Result – Mughal victory. Babur captured the
Fortress of Chanderi. Malwa along with capital
Chanderi came under Mughal Rule.
11. The Battle of Ghaghra was fought in which year?
(घाघरा का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1529
ii. 1522
iv. 1530 • Between – Mughal forces under Babur and the
Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah.
• Winner – Babur
• Result – Babur defeated Sultan Nusrat Shah thus
establishing Mughal rule in India. Bihar annexed by
the Mughals.
12. The Battle of Chausa was fought in which year?
(चौसा का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1537
ii. 1538
iii. 1539
iv. 1540 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
• Winner – Sur Empire victory
• Result – Sher Shah Suri defeated the Mughal
emperor Humāyūn and assumed the royal title of
Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah.
13. The Battle of Kannauj was fought in which year?
(क नौज का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1537
ii. 1538
• Between – Sher Shah Suri and Humayun.
iv. 1540 • Winner – Sur Empire
• Result – Sher Shah defeated the Mughal force
for the second time in the battle of Kannauj.
Again, Humayun along with his brothers fled the
battlefield to save their lives and went back to
Agra.
14. The Battle of Sirhind was fought in which year?
(सरिहंद का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1555
ii. 1550
iii. 1558
• Between – Humayun and Sikandar Shah Suri
• Winner – Mughal Empire
• Result – The victorious Mughals marched to Delhi,
occupied it and re-established their empire in India.
15. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
(पानीपत का दूसरा यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1556
ii. 1546
iii. 1566
• Between – Hemchandra Vikramaditya and Akbar
• Winner – Akbar
• Result – Mughal dynasty rule restored in North
India. Hemchandra Vikramaditya Empire decline.
16. The Battle of Talikota was fought in which year?
(तालीकोटा का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1556
ii. 1562
iv. 1565 • Between – Vijaynagar Empire and Deccan
Sultanates
• Winner – Deccan Sultanates
• Result – Vijayanagara was destroyed or looted by
Muslim armies. Penukonda became second capital
of Vijaynagar Empire.
17. The Battle of Haldighati was fought in which year?
(ह दीघाटी का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1576
ii. 1584
iv. 1589 • Between – The Mewar forces led by Maharana
Pratap, and the Mughal forces led by Man Singh I
of Amber.
• Winner – Mughal Victory
• Result – Mughals were unable to capture
Maharana Pratap & unable to annexed Mewar.
18. The Battle of Kartarpur was fought in which year?
(करतारपुर क लड़ाई िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1630
ii. 1639
iii. 1635
• Between – Akal Sena (Sikhs) and Mughal Empire
• Winner – Sikh victory
• Result – After their last leader fell, the remaining
Mughal troops fled.
19. The Battle of Samugarh was fought in which year?
(सामूगढ़ का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1658
ii. 1644
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iii. 1656 • Between – The sons of Mughal Emperor Shah
iv. 1662 Jahan (Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb, Shah Shuja and
Murad Baksh)
• Winner – Aurangzeb victory
• Result – Dara was finally defeated by
Aurangzeb. Coronation of the Aurangzeb as
Mughal Emperor.
20. The First Anglo-Mysore War was fought from which year to
which year?
( थम आं ल-मैसूर यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1667-1669
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
ii. 1665-1667 • Between – The Sultanate of Mysore Hyder Ali and
the East India Company.
iii. 1667-1670 • Winner – Hyder Ali
• Result – English was forced to conclude a very
iv. 1666-1669 humiliating treaty with Haidar on April 4, 1769—
Treaty of Madras which brought an end to the war.
The conquered territories were restored to each
other.
21. The Battle of Karnal was fought in which year?
(करनाल का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1737
ii. 1738
iii. 1739
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iv. 1740 • Between – Nader Shah and Muhammad Shah
• Winner – Nader Shah
• Result – Nader's forces defeated the army of
Muhammad Shah within three hours, paving the
way for the Iranian sack of Delhi.
22. The Battle of Vasai was fought in which year?
(वसई का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1736
ii. 1737
iii. 1738
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iv. 1739 • Between – Maratha Empire and Portuguese Empire
• Winner – Maratha Empire
• Result – Maratha Empire victory. Portuguese army
and administration pulled out of Baçaim on 23 May
1739.
23. The First Carnatic War was fought from which year to which
year?
( थम कनाटक यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1749-1754
ii. 1749-1758
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iii. 1740-1748 • Between – Mughal Empire, Kingdom of France and
Kingdom of Great Britain
iv. 1756-1763 • Winner – French-Mughal allied victory
• Result – The First Carnatic War ended in 1748 when
the Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle was signed bringing
the Austrian War of Succession to a conclusion.
24. The Second Carnatic War was fought from which year to
which year?
(दूसरा कनाटक यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1749-1754 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – Nasir Jung, supported by the British and;
ii. 1749-1758 Chanda Sahib and Muzaffar Jung, supported by the
French.
iii. 1740-1748 • Winner – British victory
• Result – The war ended with the Treaty of
iv. 1756-1763 Pondicherry, signed in 1754, which recognised
Muhammad Ali Khan Walajah as the Nawab of the
Carnatic. Charles Godeheu replaced Dupleix, who
died in poverty back in France.
25. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
( लासी का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1757
ii. 1755
iii. 1747
• Between – British East India Company and Nawab
of Bengal & his French allies
• Winner – British East India Company
• Result – British annexation of Bengal.
26. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought in which year?
(वांडीवाश का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1750
ii. 1760
iv. 1780 • Between – The French, under the Comte de Lally,
and the British, under Sir Eyre Coote.
• Winner – The British
• Result – The French lost their Indian possessions
including Pondicherry, Mahe, Gingee and Karaikal
to the British.
27. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
(पानीपत का तीसरा यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1756
ii. 1761
iii. 1764
• Between – Maratha Empire and Durrani
Empire
• Winner – Durrani Empire
• Result – Sadashiv Bahu led Martha's forces
defeated by Ahmad shah Abdali.
28. The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?
(ब सर का यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1778
ii. 1754 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – The forces of the British East India
iii. 1747 Company, commanded by Major Hector Munro and
the combined armies of Nawab of Bengal, the
iv. 1764 Nawab of Awadh & the Mughal Emperor.
• Winner – British East India Company
• Result – The battle resulted in the 1765 Treaty of
Allahabad, in which the Mughal Emperor
surrendered sovereignty of Bengal to the British.
29. The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought from which year to
which year?
( थम आं ल-मराठा यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1771-1780
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
ii. 1777-1782 • Between – The British East India Company and
Maratha Empire.
iii. 1773-1777 • Winner – Maratha Empire
• Result – The war began with the Treaty of Surat
iv. 1775-1782 and ended with the Treaty of Salbai. The war was
fought in between Surat and Pune Kingdom saw
British defeat and restoration of positions of both
the parties before the war.
30. The Second Anglo-Mysore War was fought from which year
to which year?
(ि तीय आं ल-मैसूर यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1779-1785
ii. 1780-1782
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
iii. 1780-1784 • Between – The Kingdom of Mysore and the British
East India Company.
iv. 1782-1784 • Winner – The Kingdom of Mysore
• Result – Tippu Sultan defeated the British. The
“Treaty of Mangalore” ended the Second Anglo-
Mysore War in 1784.
31. The Third Anglo-Mysore War was fought from which year to
which year?
(तीसरा आं ल-मैसूर यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
i. 1790-1792 • Between – The Kingdom of Mysore and the British
East India Company, the Kingdom of Travancore,
ii. 1789-1792 the Maratha Empire, and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
• Winner – Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory
iii. 1789-1791 • Result – The war ended with the Treaty of
Seringapatam in 1792. As per the treaty, Tipu had to
iv. 1790-1791 cede half of his kingdom to the English including
the areas of Malabar, Dindigul, Coorg and
Baramahal. He also had to pay Rs. 3 Crore as war
indemnity to the British.
32. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was fought from which year
to which year?
(चौथा आं ल-मैसूर यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1799-1800 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – The Kingdom of Mysore against the
ii. 1798-1800 British East India Company and the Hyderabad
Deccan.
iii. 1797-1798 • Winner – Anglo-Hyderabadi victory
• Result – The British captured the capital of Mysore.
iv. 1798-1799 The ruler Tipu Sultan was killed in the battle.
Britain took indirect control of Mysore, restoring
the Wadiyar dynasty to the Mysore throne. This was
the final conflict of the four Anglo-Mysore Wars.
33. The Second Anglo-Maratha War was fought from which year
to which year?
(ि तीय आं ल-मराठा यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
IMPORTANT POINTS:-
i. 1800-1805 • Between – The British East India Company and the
Maratha Empire.
ii. 1803-1805 • Winner – The British East India Company
• Result – All the Maratha forces were defeated by
iii. 1803-1806 the British in these battles. The Scindias signed the
Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon in 1803 through which
iv. 1802-1805 the British got the territories of Rohtak, Ganga-
Yamuna Doab, Gurgaon, Delhi Agra region, Broach,
some districts in Gujarat, parts of Bundelkhand and
Ahmadnagar fort.
34. The Battle of Vizagapatam was fought in which year?
(िवजागप म क लड़ाई िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1801
ii. 1802
iv. 1804 • Between – The French and British navies
• Winner – French Navy
• Result – Despite the destruction of Barnaby and
the capture of Princess Charlotte, British losses
were mild, Centurion having one man killed and
nine wounded.
35. The Third Anglo-Maratha War was fought from which year
to which year?
(तीसरा आं ल-मराठा यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1816-1818
ii. 1817-1818
iii. 1817-1819 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – English East India Company and the
iv. 1818-1819 Maratha Empire
• Winner – East India Company
• Result – Formal dissolution of the Maratha Empire.
All the Maratha powers surrendered to the British.
36. The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought from which year to
which year?
( थम आं ल-िस ख यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1842-1844
ii. 1844-1845 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – The British East India Company and the
iii. 1845-1846 Sikh Empire
• Winner – The British East India Company
iv. 1845-1847 • Result – It resulted in defeat and partial
subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of
Jammu and Kashmir as a separate princely state
under British suzerainty.
37. The Second Anglo-Sikh War was fought from which year to
which year?
(ि तीय आं ल-िस ख यु िकस वष से िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1849-1851
ii. 1850-1851 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – The Sikh Empire and the British East
iii. 1848-1850 India Company
• Winner – The British East India Company
iv. 1848-1849 • Result – The Second Anglo-Sikh War resulted in the
fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the
Punjab and what subsequently became the North-
West Frontier Province, by the East India Company.
38. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was fought from which year to
which year?
(1857 का भारतीय िव IMPORTANT
ोह िकस वष सेPOINTS:-
िकस वष तक लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1857-1859 • Between – Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of
the English East India Company and the rule of the
ii. 1857-1863 British East India Company
• Winner – Company Victory
iii. 1857-1860 • Result – It led to the dissolution of the East India
Company, and forced the British to reorganize the
iv. 1857-1858 army, the financial system, and the administration in
India, through passage of the Government of India
Act 1858. India was thereafter administered directly
by the British government in the new British Raj.
39. The Sino-Indian War also known as Indo-China War was
fought in which year?
(भारत-चीन यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1959
ii. 1962 IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – China and India
iii. 1960 • Winner – China
• Result – China emerged victorious. It occupied a
iv. 1961 large part of Ladakh and Arunachal but eventually
returned to territories occupied in Arunachal but
retained control of about 38,000 square kilometres
of Aksai Chin in Ladakh.
40. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was fought in which
month/date?
(1971 का भारत-पािक तान यु िकस महीने/तारीख म लड़ा गया था?)
i. 3rd Dec-16th Dec
ii. 3rd Dec-16th Dec
iii. 3rd Dec-16th Dec IMPORTANT POINTS:-
• Between – India and Pakistan
rd th
iv. 3 Dec-16 Dec • Winner – Indian victory
• Result – Eastern front: Surrender of East
Pakistan military command. Western
front: Unilateral ceasefire.
QUIZ QUESTIONS:-
Q. The First Battle of Tarain was fought in which year?
(तराइन का थम यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1194
ii. 1193
iii. 1192
iv. 1191
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QUIZ QUESTIONS:-
Q. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
(पानीपत का थम यु िकस वष लड़ा गया था?)
i. 1556
ii. 1506
iii. 1526
iv. 1516
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