200 one-liner questions with answers, arranged chronologically for quick revision for SSC, UPSC, State PCS, Banking, RRB, etc.
🏛️ ANCIENT INDIA (1–60)
Q: Which is the earliest known civilization of India?
A: Indus Valley Civilization
Q: Harappa is located in which present country?
A: Pakistan
Q: Who discovered Harappa in 1921?
A: Daya Ram Sahni
Q: Who discovered Mohenjo-Daro?
A: R. D. Banerji
Q: The Great Bath is found at which site?
A: Mohenjo-Daro
Q: Which Harappan site had a dockyard?
A: Lothal
Q: The script of Harappan civilization was?
A: Pictographic and undeciphered
Q: Which is the oldest Veda?
A: Rigveda
Q: Sabha and Samiti were assemblies of which period?
A: Vedic Period
Q: Iron was widely used in which Vedic phase?
A: Later Vedic Period
Q: How many Mahajanapadas existed in 6th century BCE?
A: 16
Q: Who founded the Haryanka dynasty?
A: Bimbisara
Q: Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism?
A: Mahavira
Q: Who founded Buddhism?
A: Gautama Buddha
Q: Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?
A: Bodh Gaya
Q: Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
A: Chandragupta Maurya
Q: Who wrote Arthashastra?
A: Chanakya
Q: Which Mauryan ruler embraced Buddhism after Kalinga War?
A: Ashoka
Q: In which script were Ashoka’s inscriptions written?
A: Brahmi
Q: Who convened the Fourth Buddhist Council?
A: Kanishka
Q: Which period is called the Golden Age of India?
A: Gupta Period
Q: Who was known as the Napoleon of India?
A: Samudragupta
Q: Who adopted the title Vikramaditya?
A: Chandragupta II
Q: Who wrote Aryabhatiya?
A: Aryabhata
Q: Which Chinese traveler visited during Harsha’s reign?
A: Hiuen Tsang
Q: Where was Nalanda University located?
A: Bihar
Q: Who built Brihadeshwara Temple?
A: Rajaraja I
Q: Sangam literature belongs to which region?
A: Tamil Nadu
Q: Who wrote Indica?
A: Megasthenes
Q: What was the capital of Mauryas?
A: Pataliputra
Q: Which pillar inscription mentions Dhamma?
A: Ashokan Pillar
Q: The Iron Pillar is located at?
A: Delhi
Q: Who founded Gupta dynasty?
A: Chandragupta I
Q: Which Gupta ruler performed Ashwamedha sacrifice?
A: Samudragupta
Q: Ajanta caves are related to which religion?
A: Buddhism
Q: Which ruler defeated Seleucus?
A: Chandragupta Maurya
Q: Taxila was famous for?
A: Education
Q: Which dynasty followed Mauryas?
A: Sungas
Q: Who introduced land revenue reforms in Gupta period?
A: Gupta rulers
Q: Which council divided Buddhism into Mahayana and Hinayana?
A: Fourth Buddhist Council
🏰 MEDIEVAL INDIA (61–110)
Q: Who founded Delhi Sultanate?
A: Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Q: Who completed Qutub Minar?
A: Iltutmish
Q: Only woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate?
A: Razia Sultan
Q: Who introduced market control policy?
A: Alauddin Khilji
Q: Who shifted capital to Daulatabad?
A: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Q: Who founded Mughal Empire?
A: Babur
Q: First Battle of Panipat fought in?
A: 1526
Q: Who introduced Din-i-Ilahi?
A: Akbar
Q: Who built Taj Mahal?
A: Shah Jahan
Q: Who reimposed Jizya tax?
A: Aurangzeb
MODERN INDIA (111–150)
Q: Battle of Plassey fought in?
A: 1757
Q: Who led British in Plassey?
A: Robert Clive
Q: Regulating Act passed in?
A: 1773
Q: Who introduced Permanent Settlement?
A: Lord Cornwallis
Q: Who was Governor-General during 1857 revolt?
A: Lord Canning
Q: Revolt of 1857 started from?
A: Meerut
Q: Who was the last Mughal emperor?
A: Bahadur Shah Zafar
Q: Who founded Brahmo Samaj?
A: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q: Who founded Arya Samaj?
A: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Q: Who founded Aligarh Movement?
A: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
✊ INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT (151–200)
Q: Indian National Congress was founded in?
A: 1885
Q: Who founded INC?
A: A. O. Hume
Q: First President of INC?
A: W.C. Bonnerjee
Q: Partition of Bengal took place in?
A: 1905
Q: Who led Non-Cooperation Movement?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
Q: Dandi March started in?
A: 1930
Q: Quit India Movement launched in?
A: 1942
Q: Who gave slogan “Give me blood, I will give you freedom”?
A: Subhas Chandra Bose
Q: INA was formed by?
A: Subhas Chandra Bose
Q: Cabinet Mission came in?
A: 1946
Q: Mountbatten Plan announced in?
A: 3 June 1947
Q: India became independent on?
A: 15 August 1947