Topic: Indian History
1. Who discovered the Harappan Civilization?
A) Dayaram Sahni
2. Which Maurya ruler gave up his throne and life through the Jain practice of Sallekhana?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
3. Between whom was the First Battle of Tarain fought in 1191?
A) Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
4. Who separated Bengal from the Mughal Empire to establish an independent kingdom?
A) Murshid Quli Khan
5. When was the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act enacted?
B) 1856
6. When did the British officially adopt the explicit policy of "Divide and Rule" after the mutiny?
B) 1858
7. According to historical consensus, from where did the Aryans migrate to India?
B) Central Asia
8. During which historical period were the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata composed?
D) Aryan / Vedic Period
9. Who is considered the real founder/founder of the Gupta Empire?
A) Sri Gupta / Chandragupta I
10. Between whom was the Second Battle of Paris/Panipat (1556) fought?
A) Akbar and Hemu
11. Which Muslim ruler was the first to conquer the region of Bihar?
B) Bakhtiyar Khilji
12. In which city did the British establish their first formal successful factory in Northern India?
B) Surat
13. Which regional ruler was the first to accept the Subsidiary Alliance system of the British?
B) Nizam of Hyderabad
14. During the reign of which Gupta emperor did the first Chinese traveler Faxian (Fa-Hien) visit India?
C) Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
15. Which Mughal Emperor is famously known as the "Prince of Builders" due to his architectural marvels?
C) Shah Jahan
16. Who was the tenth and final Guru of the Sikh community?
D) Guru Gobind Singh