🏛️ 100 GK Questions on History of India

🏺 Ancient India

Q1. The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as?
👉 Harappan Civilization

Q2. Where was the Great Bath discovered?
👉 Mohenjo-Daro

Q3. Which Indus site had a dockyard?
👉 Lothal

Q4. The script of Indus Valley is?
👉 Undeciphered

Q5. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
👉 Chandragupta Maurya

Q6. Who was Chandragupta’s mentor & advisor?
👉 Chanakya (Kautilya)

Q7. Ashoka fought which famous war?
👉 Kalinga War (261 BCE)

Q8. Which Mauryan ruler adopted Buddhism?
👉 Ashoka the Great

Q9. Who wrote Arthashastra?
👉 Chanakya (Kautilya)

Q10. Gupta Period is also called?
👉 Golden Age of India

⚔️ Medieval India

Q11. Who founded Delhi Sultanate?
👉 Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Q12. Who started building Qutub Minar?
👉 Qutb-ud-din Aibak (finished by Iltutmish)

Q13. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
👉 Razia Sultana

Q14. Who introduced Iqta system?
👉 Iltutmish

Q15. Who founded the Mughal Empire?
👉 Babur (1526)

Q16. Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between?
👉 Babur vs Ibrahim Lodi

Q17. Who was Humayun’s son?
👉 Akbar

Q18. How many Navaratnas were in Akbar’s court?
👉 Nine (9)

Q19. Who started Din-i-Ilahi?
👉 Akbar

Q20. Who built Taj Mahal?
👉 Shah Jahan

Q21. Peacock Throne was made under whose reign?
👉 Shah Jahan

Q22. Last strong Mughal ruler was?
👉 Aurangzeb

Q23. Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between?
👉 Siraj-ud-Daulah vs British (Robert Clive)

🇮🇳 Modern India

Q24. Who is called the “Father of Indian Renaissance”?
👉 Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q25. Who founded Brahmo Samaj?
👉 Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q26. Who founded Arya Samaj?
👉 Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Q27. Who founded Indian National Congress?
👉 A.O. Hume (1885)

Q28. Who is the “Grand Old Man of India”?
👉 Dadabhai Naoroji

Q29. Who wrote Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?
👉 Dadabhai Naoroji

Q30. Who is the “Iron Man of India”?
👉 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q31. Who is called the “Father of Indian Constitution”?
👉 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Q32. Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?
👉 W. C. Banerjee

Q33. Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright”?
👉 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q34. Who started the Aligarh Movement?
👉 Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Q35. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
👉 Begum Hazrat Mahal

Q36. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?
👉 Rani Lakshmi Bai

Q37. Who was the leader of 1857 revolt in Kanpur?
👉 Nana Sahib

Q38. Who is called the “Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism”?
👉 Annie Besant

Q39. Who founded the Indian Home Rule Movement?
👉 Bal Gangadhar Tilak & Annie Besant

Q40. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
👉 Bhagat Singh

🇮🇳 Modern India (continued)

Q41. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die”?
👉 Mahatma Gandhi

Q42. Who gave the slogan “Jai Hind”?
👉 Subhas Chandra Bose

Q43. Who gave the slogan “Dilli Chalo”?
👉 Subhas Chandra Bose

Q44. Who gave the slogan “Give me blood, I will give you freedom”?
👉 Subhas Chandra Bose

Q45. Who was known as “Netaji”?
👉 Subhas Chandra Bose

Q46. Who formed the Indian National Army (INA)?
👉 Subhas Chandra Bose

Q47. Who is called the “Nightingale of India”?
👉 Sarojini Naidu

Q48. Who is called the “Father of Nation”?
👉 Mahatma Gandhi

Q49. Who gave the slogan “Quit India”?
👉 Mahatma Gandhi (1942)

Q50. Who led the Salt March (Dandi March)?
👉 Mahatma Gandhi

Freedom Struggle Leaders

 

Q51. Who founded All India Harijan Sangh?
👉 Mahatma Gandhi

Q52. Who founded Forward Bloc?
👉 Subhas Chandra Bose

Q53. Who founded Indian Independence League?
👉 Rashbehari Bose

Q54. Who founded Ghadar Party?
👉 Lala Hardayal

Q55. Who founded Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)?
👉 Chandrashekhar Azad & Bhagat Singh

Q56. Who was known as “Sher-e-Punjab”?
👉 Lala Lajpat Rai

Q57. Who was called “Punjab Kesari”?
👉 Lala Lajpat Rai

Q58. Who gave the slogan “Simon Go Back”?
👉 Lala Lajpat Rai

Q59. Who was known as “Lokmanya”?
👉 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q60. Who was called the “Prince of Patriots”?
👉 Subhas Chandra Bose

Revolt of 1857

 

Q61. Revolt of 1857 began from which place?
👉 Meerut

Q62. Who was the last Mughal Emperor during 1857 revolt?
👉 Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)

Q63. Who led revolt in Kanpur (1857)?
👉 Nana Sahib

Q64. Who led revolt in Jhansi (1857)?
👉 Rani Lakshmi Bai

Q65. Who led revolt in Bareilly (1857)?
👉 Khan Bahadur Khan

Q66. Who led revolt in Lucknow (1857)?
👉 Begum Hazrat Mahal

Q67. Who was called the ‘Hero of 1857’?
👉 Mangal Pandey

Q68. 1857 revolt is also known as?
👉 First War of Independence

Q69. 1857 revolt ended in which year?
👉 1859

Q70. What was the immediate cause of 1857 revolt?
👉 Introduction of Enfield Rifle (greased cartridges)

Important Sessions & Events

 

Q71. First session of Indian National Congress was held in?
👉 Bombay, 1885

Q72. Who presided over first INC session?
👉 W. C. Banerjee

Q73. Partition of Bengal took place in?
👉 1905

Q74. Partition of Bengal was annulled in?
👉 1911

Q75. Who gave the slogan “Vande Mataram”?
👉 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Q76. Who wrote the book Anandamath?
👉 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Q77. Who designed the Indian national flag (first version)?
👉 Pingali Venkayya

Q78. Who composed the Indian national anthem?
👉 Rabindranath Tagore

Q79. Who composed “Saare Jahan Se Achha”?
👉 Muhammad Iqbal

Q80. Who wrote “India Wins Freedom”?
👉 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

India’s Independence

 

Q81. Indian National Congress adopted “Purna Swaraj” in?
👉 1929, Lahore Session

Q82. Who presided over Lahore Session (1929)?
👉 Jawaharlal Nehru

Q83. Civil Disobedience Movement was started in?
👉 1930

Q84. Quit India Movement was launched in?
👉 1942

Q85. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die”?
👉 Mahatma Gandhi

Q86. Cripps Mission came to India in?
👉 1942

Q87. Cabinet Mission came in?
👉 1946

Q88. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
👉 Lord Mountbatten

Q89. Who was the first Governor General of Independent India?
👉 Lord Mountbatten

Q90. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
👉 C. Rajagopalachari

Independent India

 

Q91. India became independent on?
👉 15th August 1947

Q92. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
👉 Jawaharlal Nehru

Q93. Who was the first President of India?
👉 Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q94. Who was the first Vice-President of India?
👉 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Q95. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
👉 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q96. Who was the first woman President of India?
👉 Pratibha Patil

Q97. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
👉 Indira Gandhi

Q98. Who gave the slogan “Garibi Hatao”?
👉 Indira Gandhi

Q99. Who is known as the “Missile Man of India”?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Q100. Who is called the “People’s President of India”?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

📚 Recommended Resources for Indian History

 

📚 Practice More History GK Questions

Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in 322 BCE with the guidance of Chanakya (Kautilya).

The Gupta period is called the Golden Age because of major advancements in science, mathematics, literature, art and architecture.

The revolt was led by leaders like Mangal Pandey, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Nana Sahib and Begum Hazrat Mahal.

India became independent on 15th August 1947 after nearly 200 years of British rule.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution.

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