Indian History Quiz Questions and Answers

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

The Third battle of Panipat took place between Ahmed Shah Abdali (also called Ahmad Shah Durrani) and Maratha commander Sadashiv Rao Bhau on 14 January 1761 in the Panipat ground.

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351, inscribed on his coins the statement that "Sovereignty is not conferred upon every man but is placed on the elect." This inscription reflected his belief in the concept of divine right of kingship, where the ruler is chosen by God and possesses supreme 

In late 1299, Duwa, the ruler of the Mongol Chagatai Khanate, dispatched his son Qutlugh Khwaja to conquer Delhi.

Confucius (551–479 BCE), a scholar and teacher, lived in a chaotic and violent time in China. He wished to see peace and harmony restored and a return to order.

In 1921, Dayaram Sahni excavated Harappa. Thus this civilization was named Harappan Civilization and Rakhaldas Banerjee was considered the discoverer of Mohenjodaro.

Sammed peak is situated in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.

Freedom fighter, Mangal Pandey was the first martyr of the Revolt of 1857 and played a major role in it.

Houses in the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization were made of burnt bricks.

Nagarjuna (30 June 1911 – 5 November 1998) was an outstanding writer and poet of Hindi and Maithili. Nagarjuna, a connoisseur of many languages and a progressive minded litterateur, apart from Hindi, also wrote original works in Maithili, Sanskrit and Bengali and also did translation work from Sanskrit, Maithili and Bengali.