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Indian History One Liner Questions with Answers

Practice exam-ready one liner questions for Indian History with quick answers for SSC, Railway, Banking and competitive exams.

Total Questions: 552

Important Battles in Indian History

Important Battles question: What changed between the First and Second Battles of Tarain?

Prithviraj won in 1191, but Muhammad of Ghor returned and won in 1192

Indian Cultural History

Which statement best describes Varanasi’s religious significance?

It is exceptionally sacred in Hindu traditions and also important to Buddhism and Jainism

Prehistoric Period

Who excavated Mohenjodaro in 1922?

Rakhaldas (R. D.) Banerji

Mughal Empire

Akbar introduced the Dahsala revenue system in which year

अकबर ने दहसाला कर प्रणाली किस वर्ष शुरू की

Vedic Period

Which statement best describes social differentiation in the Rigvedic material?

Status and occupation mattered, while later hereditary varna rigidity was not yet fully developed

Mahajanapada Period

Mahavira attained Kaivalya (supreme knowledge) on the bank of which river?

Rijupalika

Mauryan Empire

Which scripts were used across Ashoka's inscriptions?

Brahmi, Kharosthi, Greek and Aramaic

Gupta and Post-Gupta Period

The royal emblem of the Gupta dynasty was —

Garuda

Vijayanagara-Bahmani and Sufi-Bhakti Movement

Kabir's teachings are compiled in which text?

Bijak and Adi Granth

National Movement (1927–1947)

Who was most closely associated with the INA Trials?

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel