Question 1

Who defeated Muhammad bin Qasim's Arab forces after they conquered Sindh in 712 CE?

Accepted Answer

Nagabhata I of the Pratihara dynasty

Question 2

What was the famous Bhakti tradition called Varkari associated with?

Accepted Answer

Pandharpur and Lord Vitthal worship in Maharashtra

Question 3

The famous 'Durand Line' which was the boundary between British India and Afghanistan was drawn in which year?

Accepted Answer

1893

Question 4

What exactly does the absence of clear royal palaces in Harappan cities suggest?

Accepted Answer

Political power may not have been expressed through huge palaces

Question 5

The Battle of Mahidpur (1817) was fought on the banks of which river?

Accepted Answer

Shipra

Question 6

Who was the famous Mughal Emperor who introduced Sijda and Paibos as court etiquette?

Accepted Answer

Akbar

Question 7

The Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80) which humiliated the British at the Battle of Maiwand ended with which Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Gandamak

Question 8

Which one metal was unknown to the Harappans?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Question 9

The Battle of Nagpur (1817) marked the fall of which Maratha state?

Accepted Answer

Bhonsle of Nagpur

Question 10

What was the famous medieval Bidar fort associated with?

Accepted Answer

Bahmani Sultanate capital

Indian History One Liner Questions with Answers

Which one metal was unknown to the Harappans?