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Indian History Questions for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

Which ruler of Gupta dynasty defeated the Huns?

(A) Skandagupta

(B) Ram Gupta

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Chandragupta II

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

First Indian Empire was established?

(A) by Kanishka

(B) Harsha

(C) By sea covert

(D) by Chandragupta Maurya

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who destroyed the famous Somnath temple?

(A) Mohammed bin Qasim

(B) Sultan Mehmood

(C) Qutubuddin Aibak

(D) Mohammed Ghori

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Was the first Muslim invader in India?

(A) Mahmud Ghaznavi

(B) Qutubuddin Aibak

(C) Qutubuddin Aibak

(D) Mehmood Ghori

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Due to whose samadhi is Nanded Guru considered sacred by Sikhs?

(A) Guru Amardas

(B) Guru Angad

(C) Guru Arjun Dev

(D) Guru Gobind Singh

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which Mughal ruler built the Red Fort in Delhi?

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Jahangir

(C) Akbar

(D) Shahjahan

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which Gupta king was also known as Vikramaditya?

(A) Samudragupta

(B) Kumaragupta

(C) Chandragupta I

(D) Chandragupta II

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who was the contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I of Britain?

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Aurangzeb

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Elizabeth I (r. 1558–1603) was the last Tudor monarch and a contemporary of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605).


Q :  

All India Harijan Sangha established in?

(A) 1930

(B) 1931

(C) 1932

(D) 1933

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Mangal Pandey was a sepoy at?

(A) Royal Gorkha Rifle

(B) 34th Bengal Native Infantary

(C) Sikh Regiment

(D) None of above

Correct Answer : B

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