🇮🇳 Top 100 Indian History Questions

🏺 Ancient History (1–30)

1. Which is the oldest civilization in India?
   👉 Indus Valley Civilization
2. Which river was central to Indus Valley Civilization?
   👉 Indus River
3. Famous cities of Indus Valley?
   👉 Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro
4. Who discovered Harappa?
   👉 Daya Ram Sahni
5. What was the script of Indus Valley?
   👉 Undeciphered
6. Main occupation of Indus people?
   👉 Trade and agriculture
7. What is the Vedic Age known for?
   👉 Composition of Vedas
8. Which is the oldest Veda?
   👉 Rigveda
9. Who were Aryans?
   👉 Indo-European people
10. What is Sabha and Samiti?
    👉 Political assemblies
11. Who founded Buddhism?
    👉 Gautama Buddha
12. Who founded Jainism?
    👉 Mahavira
13. What is Nirvana?
    👉 Freedom from cycle of birth
14. Capital of Magadha?
    👉 Pataliputra
15. Who founded Maurya Empire?
    👉 Chandragupta Maurya
16. Who was Ashoka?
    👉 Mauryan emperor
17. Which war changed Ashoka’s life?
    👉 Kalinga War
18. Who wrote Arthashastra?
    👉 Chanakya
19. Gupta period is known as?
    👉 Golden Age of India
20. Who was Samudragupta?
    👉 Gupta ruler
21. Who wrote Meghaduta?
    👉 Kalidasa
22. Who invented zero?
    👉 Aryabhata
23. Nalanda University was located in?
    👉 Bihar
24. What is Sangam Age?
    👉 Tamil literature period
25. Who were Cholas?
    👉 South Indian dynasty
26. Who built Brihadeshwara Temple?
    👉 Rajaraja Chola I
27. What is Ashvamedha Yajna?
    👉 Horse sacrifice ritual
28. What is Varna system?
    👉 Social division
29. What are Upanishads?
    👉 Philosophical texts
30. What is Tripitaka?
    👉 Buddhist scriptures

🏰 Medieval History (31–65)

31. Who founded Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Qutb-ud-din Aibak
32. Which dynasty built Qutub Minar?
    👉 Slave Dynasty
33. Who was Iltutmish?
    👉 Sultan of Delhi
34. Who was Razia Sultan?
    👉 First female ruler of Delhi
35. Who was Alauddin Khilji?
    👉 Powerful Sultan
36. Who introduced market control policy?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji
37. Who founded Mughal Empire?
    👉 Babur
38. First Battle of Panipat was fought between?
    👉 Babur & Ibrahim Lodi
39. Who was Akbar?
    👉 Great Mughal ruler
40. Who introduced Din-i-Ilahi?
    👉 Akbar
41. Who wrote Akbarnama?
    👉 Abul Fazl
42. Who built Taj Mahal?
    👉 Shah Jahan
43. Who was Aurangzeb?
    👉 Mughal ruler
44. Who founded Sikhism?
    👉 Guru Nanak
45. What is Bhakti Movement?
    👉 Religious reform movement
46. Who were Sufi saints?
    👉 Islamic mystics
47. Who was Kabir?
    👉 Saint-poet
48. Who was Tulsidas?
    👉 Author of Ramcharitmanas
49. Who founded Vijayanagara Empire?
    👉 Harihara & Bukka
50. Battle of Talikota year?
    👉 1565
51. Who was Krishnadevaraya?
    👉 Vijayanagara king
52. Who founded Maratha Empire?
    👉 Shivaji Maharaj
53. What is Ashta Pradhan?
    👉 Council of ministers
54. Who was Guru Gobind Singh?
    👉 10th Sikh Guru
55. What is Khalsa?
    👉 Sikh military group
56. Who introduced Persian language?
    👉 Turks
57. What is Mansabdari system?
    👉 Mughal administration
58. Who wrote Ain-i-Akbari?
    👉 Abul Fazl
59. What is Jagirdari system?
    👉 Land revenue system
60. Who built Red Fort?
    👉 Shah Jahan
61. What is Zakat?
    👉 Tax in Islam
62. What is Jizya?
    👉 Tax on non-Muslims
63. Who abolished Jizya?
    👉 Akbar
64. Who reimposed Jizya?
    👉 Aurangzeb
65. What is Indo-Islamic architecture?
    👉 Blend of styles

🇮🇳 Modern History (66–100)

66. Who came to India first among Europeans?
    👉 Portuguese
67. Who discovered sea route to India?
    👉 Vasco da Gama
68. Battle of Plassey year?
    👉 1757
69. Who founded British East India Company?
    👉 East India Company
70. Who was first Governor-General of India?
    👉 Warren Hastings
71. Who was last Governor-General?
    👉 C. Rajagopalachari
72. Who was first Viceroy?
    👉 Lord Canning
73. Revolt of 1857 is also known as?
    👉 First War of Independence
74. Who was Rani Lakshmi Bai?
    👉 Queen of Jhansi
75. Who was Mangal Pandey?
    👉 Freedom fighter
76. Who founded INC?
    👉 A. O. Hume
77. INC founded in which year?
    👉 1885
78. Who was first President of INC?
    👉 W. C. Bonnerjee
79. Who gave slogan “Swaraj is my birthright”?
    👉 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
80. Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
    👉 Father of Nation
81. When did Gandhi return to India?
    👉 1915
82. What is Non-Cooperation Movement?
    👉 1920 movement
83. What is Civil Disobedience Movement?
    👉 1930 movement
84. What is Quit India Movement?
    👉 1942 movement
85. Who gave “Do or Die”?
    👉 Mahatma Gandhi
86. Who was Subhash Chandra Bose?
    👉 Nationalist leader
87. What is INA?
    👉 Indian National Army
88. Who formed INA?
    👉 Subhash Chandra Bose
89. Who gave slogan “Jai Hind”?
    👉 Subhash Chandra Bose
90. Who was Bhagat Singh?
    👉 Revolutionary
91. Who was Chandrashekhar Azad?
    👉 Revolutionary
92. Who was Sardar Patel?
    👉 Iron Man of India
93. Who was Jawaharlal Nehru?
    👉 First PM
94. Who was first President of India?
    👉 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
95. When did India get independence?
    👉 15 August 1947
96. When was Constitution adopted?
    👉 26 January 1950
97. What is Partition of India?
    👉 Division into India & Pakistan
98. Who was Mountbatten?
    👉 Last Viceroy
99. What is Cabinet Mission?
    👉 1946 plan
100. Who wrote “Discovery of India”?
     👉 Jawaharlal Nehru