Indian History Questions for Competitive Exams
Which ruler of Gupta dynasty defeated the Huns?
(A) Skandagupta
(B) Ram Gupta
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Chandragupta II
Correct Answer : A
First Indian Empire was established?
(A) by Kanishka
(B) Harsha
(C) By sea covert
(D) by Chandragupta Maurya
Correct Answer : D
Who destroyed the famous Somnath temple?
(A) Mohammed bin Qasim
(B) Sultan Mehmood
(C) Qutubuddin Aibak
(D) Mohammed Ghori
Correct Answer : B
Was the first Muslim invader in India?
(A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(B) Qutubuddin Aibak
(C) Qutubuddin Aibak
(D) Mehmood Ghori
Correct Answer : C
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
Which Mughal ruler built the Red Fort in Delhi?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar
(D) Shahjahan
Correct Answer : D
Which Gupta king was also known as Vikramaditya?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Kumaragupta
(C) Chandragupta I
(D) Chandragupta II
Correct Answer : D
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).
All India Harijan Sangha established in?
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1933
Correct Answer : C
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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