Indian History GK for RRB | SSC Exams

Important General Knowledge Questions about

Indian History for SSC Exam

1. Sea route to India was discovered by ?
A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these
Answer:C

2. The Aryans came from Central Asia to India around ?
A. 8000 B.C
B. 6500 B.C
C. 3500 B.C.
D. 2500 B.C.
Answer:D

3. Which one of the following was the port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
A. Harappa
B. Kalibangan
C. Lothal
D. Mohenjodara
Answer:C

4. Rig Veda is believed by the historians to have been written when it was ?
A. Stone Age
B. Copper Age
C. Bronze Age
D. Beginning of Iron Age
Answer:D

5. Babar entered India for the first time through ?
A. Sind
B. Punjab
C. Kashmir
D. Rajasthan
Answer:B

6. Who said that there was no Slavery in India?
A. Fahien
B. Strabo
C. Heiun Tsang
D. Megasthenese
Answer:D

7. Mahabharata war took place in ?

A. 500 AD
B. 900 BC
C. 1000 BC
D. 1200 BC
Answer:B

8. The magnificient temple at Halebid was established by ?
A. Cholas
B. Pandyas
C. Hosysalas
D. Naickers
Answer:C

9. India derives its name from ?
A. The Hindus
B. The Aryans
C. Lord Indra
D. The River Indus
Answer:D

10. A national religion called Din–i–Illahi was promulgated by ?
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Aurangazeb
Answer:A

11. Who introduced English in India?
A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord William Bentick
Answer:D

12. The foundation for the Vijayanagar city and kingdom was laid by ?
A. Sadasiva Raya
B. Krishnadevaraya
C. Rama Raya
D. Harihara and Bukka
Answer:D

13. The quit India movement was started in the year ?
A. 1942
B. 1945
C. 1943
D. 1939
Answer:A

14. A council of Eight Ministers known as the Ashta Paradhan assisted?
A. Sher Shah
B. Balaji Baji Rao
C. Shivaji
D. Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer:C

15. Lord Buddha made his first sermon at ?
A. Sarnath
B. Pataliputra
C. Kapilavasthu
D. Lumbini Gardens
Answer:A

16. Taj Mahal is on the banks of ?
A. Tapti
B. Ganges
C. Jamuna
D. Cauvery
Answer:C

17. Panipat is modern ?
A. Delhi
B. Kurukshetra
C. Sonepat
D. Faridabad
Answer:B

18. Indian Napoleon was ?
A. Chandra Gupta I
B. Samudra Gupta
C. Skanda Gupta
D. Chandra Gupta
Answer:B

19. Kanishka followed ?
A. Jainism
B. Sikhism
C. Hinduism
D. Buddhism
Answer:D

20. The Mughal Empire reached its zenith of expansion under ?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Aurangazeb
D. Shahjehan
Answer:C

21. Do or Die slogan is associated with ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Nethaji
Answer:A

22. Who established the Mughal Dynasty?
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah
Answer:B

23. The Indian National Congress was founded by ?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Annie Besant
C. W.C.Bannerji
D. A.O.Hume
Answer:D

24. The Civil services in India was established by ?
A. Lord Rippon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord William Bentick
D. Lord Cornwallis
Answer:A

25. The founder of Portuguese power in India was ?
A. Danes
B. Salsette
C. Albuquerque
D. Vasco–da–gama
Answer:C

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