Important Battles in Indian History
Important Battles question: Which young officer received the Param Vir Chakra for his action at the Battle of Basantar in 1971?
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal
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
Indian Cultural History
The Mahabharata and Ramayana belong to which tradition?
Hindu
Prehistoric Period
Which statement best describes internal divisions in Harappan cities?
Many had raised and lower sectors, but layouts varied by site
Mughal Empire
The Taj Mahal was built by which architects?
Ustad Ahmad Lahori and Ustad Isa
Vedic Period
The concept of rebirth (punarjanma) is found in which Upanishad?
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Mahajanapada Period
Who was the founder and first Tirthankara of Jainism?
Rishabhadeva
Mauryan Empire
Ashoka attacked Kalinga in which year of his reign?
The eighth year (c. 261 BCE)
Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
Nalanda Mahavihara is traditionally believed to have been founded under which Gupta ruler?
Kumaragupta I
Vijayanagara-Bahmani and Sufi-Bhakti Movement
Which four mathas were established by Shankaracharya?
Nalanda
National Movement (1927–1947)
Which event is correctly associated with the year 1945?
Wavell Plan