Indian History and Culture – Important MCQ. Questions on Indian History and Culture are common in each type of Competetive Examination. Here we forwarded some important questions and answers for the exam aspirants.
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1. Who wrote Rihala?
(a) Ibnbatuta
(b) Abul Fazal
(c) Alberuni
(d) Amir Khusru
Ans. Ibnbatuta
2. Who was the first deputy Prime Minister of India?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Ans. Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Who was the first Home Minister of India?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Ans. Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Among the following, which is the other name of India?
(a) Bharat
(b) Hindustan
(c) India
(d) All of these
Ans. All of these
5. “Sone ki Chidiya” is the nickname of the which country?
(a) India
(b) United States of America
(c) Germany
(d) England
Ans. India
6. Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya?
(a) Founder of the Maurya Empire
(b) Father of Bindusara
(c) Grandfather of Ashoka
(d) All of the above
Ans. All of the above
7. When did India become Independent from the British Government?
(a) 15th August, 1947
(b) 15th August, 1946
(c)26th January, 1947
(d) 15th August, 1948A
Ans. 15th August, 1947
8. The Indian Constitution was imposed in which year?
(a) 2nd October, 1949
(b) 26th January, 1947 A
(c) 26th November, 1949
(d) 26th January, 1950
Ans. 26th January, 1950
9. The famous Sun Temple is at
(a) Cutack
(b) Bhillai
(c) Konark
(d)Puri
Ans. Konark
10. ‘Kathakali’ is a folk dance belonging to ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. Kerala
11. Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?
(a) Akbar
(b) Babur
(c)Auranzeb
(d) Bahadur Shah
Ans. Bahadur Shah
12. The World Heritage site “Taj Mahal” is situated banks of which river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Saraswati
(d) Tapti
Ans. Ganga
13. Who led the “Dandi March”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
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14. In which year the first battle of Panipat was fought?
(a) 1526
(b) 1556
(c)1576
(d) 1761
Ans. 1526
15. In which year the second battle of Panipat was fought?
(a) 1526
(b) 1556
(c)1576
(d) 1761
Ans.(b) 1556
16. In which year the third battle of Panipat was fought?
(a) 1526
(b) 1556
(c)1576
(d) 1761
Ans. 1761
17. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Thanjavur
was
(a) Kathakali
(b) Odissi
(c)Kathak
(d) Bharatanatyam
Ans. Bharatanatyam
আপুনি যদি আমাৰ পেজ পঢ়ি ভাল পাইছে তেন্তে আমাৰ ‘নিউজলেটাৰ চাবস্ক্রাইব’ কৰক। নতুবা আমাৰ ‘ফেচবুক পৃষ্ঠা’ অনুসৰণ কৰক বা “টেলিগ্রাম চেনেল” ত জইন হওক “ইউটিউব চেনেল চাবস্ক্রাইব’ কৰক ।
18. Where are The Elephanta Caves situated in India?
(a)Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Chattisgarh tnltonne
Ans. Maharashtra
19. Where was Lord Buddha born?
(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Katmandu
c) Lumbini
d) Tibet
Ans. Lumbiní
20. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Surat
(d) Porbandar
Ans. Porbandar
21. When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
(a) 2nd October, 1870
(b) 2nd October, 1868
(c) 2nd October, 1869
(d) 2nd October, 1871
Ans. (c) 2nd October, 1869
22. Who was the wife of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Annie Beasant
(b) Leela Gandhi
(c) Kasturba Gandhi
(d) Sarojini Naídu
Ans. Kasturba Gandhi
23. When was Mahatma Gandhi dead?
(a) 30th January, 1950
(b) 30th January, 1949
(c) 30th January, 1948
(d) 30th January, 1951
Ans. 30th January, 1948
24. Who wrote the book “The Story of My Experiments with Truth’?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans. (b) Mahatma Gandhi
25. Which of the following dance originated in the state of Gujarat?
(a) Garba
(b) Gidda
(c)Banjaara
(d) Ghomaar
Ans. Garba
26. Yoga Shastra, the school of Hindu Philosophy was founded by
(a) Bharat Muni
(b) Vyasha
(c)Aruni
(d) Patanjali
Ans. Patanjali
27. Which state celebrates Loosong Festival?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(6) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. Sikkim
28. Who was called ” Nightingale of India” or “Bharat Kokila”?
(a) Annie Beasant
(b) Leela Gandhi
(c) Kasturba Gandhi
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Ans. Sarojini Naidu
29. The city of Mathura located in which Indian State?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bihar
Ans. Uttar Pradesh
30. The ancient city of Dwarka is located in which Indian State?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
() Gujarat
(d) Bihar
Ans. Gujarat
31. Who was the first woman President of Republic of India?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Pratibha Patil
(d) Annie Beasant
Ans. Pratibha Patil
32. The festival Nyokum is celebrated-
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram t
(c) Sikkim
(d) Manipur
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh
33. Sabarmati Ashram was in
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(b)Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
Ans. (d) Gujarat
34 The Rowlatt Act came into force with effect from-
(a) 2 April, 1914
(b) 18 March, 1919
(c) 26 January, 1942
(d)16 August, 1947
Ans. 18 March, 1919
35. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Pratibha Patil
d) Annie Beasant
Ans. Indira Gandhi
36. Who is the first Vice-President of India?
(a) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(b) V.VGiri
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. Zakir Husain
Ans. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
37. Who was the first Defense Minister of India after Independence?
(a) Baldev Singh
(b) Kailash Nath Katju
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Vallabh Vai Patel
Ans. Baldev Singh
38. The Governor-General who opened Central Public Works Department in 1854 was –
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Ripon
(c)Lord Curzon
(d)Lord Stanely
Ans. Lord Dalhousie
39. The Congress had taken the resolution for complete independence in the session of
(a) Calcutta held in 1920
(b) Lahore held in 1929
(c) Karachi held in 193
(d) None of the above
Ans. Lahore held in 1929
40. The real name of ‘Frontier Gandhi’ was-
(a) Aga Khan
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffaur Khan
(d) Gopinath Bardaloi
Ans. (c) Khan Abdul Gaffaur Khan
41. Who wrote the book “Discovery of India”?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d )Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
42. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born?
(a) 14th November, 1869
(b) 14th November, 1879
(c)14th November, 1887
(d) 14th November, 1889
Ans. 14th November, 1889
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43. Who was the father of Indira Gandhi?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Pandit Motilal Nehru
Ans. (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
44. When was Swami Vivekananda born?
(a) 1869
(b) 1859
(c)1863
(d) 1853
Ans. 1863
45. Founder of ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was-
(a) Raja RamMohan Roy
(b) Dayananda Swarswati
(c) Binowa Bhabe
(d) Govind Ranade
Ans. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
46. Founder of Arya Samaj was
(a) Raja RamMohan Roy
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Dayananda Sarswati
Ans. Dayananda Sarswati
47. Who discovered Hampi?
(a) Colin Mackenzie
(b) Francois Bernier
(c) C. N. Rao
(d) Dayaram Sahani
Ans. (a) Colin Mackenzie
48. Rabindranath Tagore got the Nobel prize in which year?
(a) 1913
(b) 1910
(c) 1914
(d) 1919
Ans. 1913
49. Who wrote “Gitanjali”?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c)Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans. Rabindranath Tagore
50. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in the field of-
(a) Dance
(b) Literature
(c) Economics
(d) Physics
Ans. (b) Literature
15. In which year C.V. Raman get the Nobel prize?
(a) 1930
(b) 1931
(c) 1929
(d) 1913
Ans. 1930
52. Who built Charminar?
(a) Ibrahim Qutub Shah
(b) Kuli Qutub Shahuguh
(c)Ali Adil Shah
(d) Ibrahim Adil Sah
Ans. Kuli Qutub Shah
53. Who introduced ‘Din-E-Elahi’?
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Bahadur Shah
Ans. Akbar
54. When did Vasco-Da-Gama came to India?
(a) 1492A.D
(b) 1498 A.D.
(c) 1398 A.D.
(d) 1542 A.D.
Ans. 1498 A.D.
55. Who is also known as the Iron Man of India?
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
56. Who was the second Prime Minister of India?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans. Lal Bahadur Shastri
57. Who is known as the Father of India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
58. Who is the chief architect of the Indian Constitution? Indian History and Culture – Important MCQ
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Bhimrao Ambedkar
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Ans. Bhimrao Ambedkar
59. Quit India Movement was started by
(a)Mahatma Gandhi
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
60. What was the actual name of Sher shah?
(a) Hemu
(b) Faizi
(c) Bahadur
(d) Farid
Ans. Farid
61. Which Mughal Emperor shifted the capital from Agra to Delhi?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Aurangajeb
(c) Humayun
(d) Shahjahan
Ans. Shahjahan
62. The day on which the British Viceroy Lord Curzon had divided Bengal into two parts was
(a) 12 October, 1912
(b) 5 August, 1921
(c) 26 January, 1909
(d) 20 July, 1905
Ans. 20 July, 1905
63. Quit India Movement was started in
(a) 1921
(b) 1942
(c) 1940
(d)1930
Ans. 1942
64. Number of lions in Sarnath pillar is-
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d)4
Ans. 4
65. Who was the last Governor-General of India, when India became a
Republic in 1950?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Lord Macaulay
(d) None of them
Ans. C Rajagopalachari
66. Who held the fourth Budha conference?
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Harshabardhan
Ans.: Kanishka
67. The total number of Puranas are
(a) 18
(b) 20
(C) 12
(d) 16
Ans.: 18
68. Harishena was the poet-laureate of
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta
(d)Harshabardhan
Ans. Samudragupta
69. The famous Vedic saying, “War begins in the minds of men” is said by-
(a) Rig-veda
(6) Sama- Veda
(c) Atharva-Veda
(d)Mundaka Upanishad
Ans. Atharva-Veda
70. Name the Rig Vedic God who is believed to be the upholder of the “Rita”
or Cosmic Order.
(a) Agni
(b) Soma
(c) Indra
(d) Varuna
Ans. Varuna Indian History and Culture – Important MCQ
71. The earliest tribal assembly was
(a) Gana
(b) Vidhata
(c) Samiti
(d) Sabha
Ans. Vidhata
72. What was the original name of Swami Vivekananda?
(a) Narendranath Dutta
(b) Surendranath Dutta
(c) Krishna Dutta
(d) Batukeshwar Dutta
Ans. Narendranath Dutta
73. Who gave the slogan “Jai Hind”?
(a) Bhagat Sing
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Mangal Pandey
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose
74. Who gave the title ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel?
(a) Maulana Abdul kalam Azad
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Motilal Nehru
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
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75. Name the British Governor-General who introduced Postage Stamp in India?
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Wellesley
Ans. Lord Dalhousie Indian History and Culture – Important MCQ
76. Gold coins in India were first issued by:
(a) Kushans
(b) Parthians
(c) Sakas
(d) Indo- Greeks
Ans. Kushans
77. Name the Governor-General when the 1857 revolt broke out
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Bentinck
Ans. Lord Canning
78. Akbar promulgated Din-i-llahi in 1582. It was a
(a) Islamic doctrine
(b) Code of conduct
(c)Hindu law influenced by Islam
(d) None of these
Ans. Code of conduct
79. The paintings of Ajanta are mainly depicted on-
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Jataka
(d) Upanishad
Ans. Jataka
80. Who is called Napoleon of India?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Ashoka
(d) Harshabardhan
Ans. Samudragupta
81. Who wrote the book-” The story of the Integration of the Indian state”?
(a) B.N. Rau
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Krishna Menon
(d) VP Menon
Ans. C. Rajagopalachari
82. Who among the following formulated the Dickie Bird Plan?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Stafford Cripps
(c)AV Alexander
(d) C Rajagopalchari
Ans. Lord Mountbatten
83. Which one of the following movements began with the Dandi March?
(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Ans. Civil Disobedience Movement
84. The Court Language of Mughals was
(a) Arabic
(b) Hindi
(c) Persian
(d) Urdu
Ans. Persian
85. Din-i-llahi was accepted by
(a) Birbal
(b) Tansen
(c) Raja Mansingh
(d) Todarmal
Ans. Birbal
86. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in
(a) 1470 AD
(b) 1510 AD
(c)1570 AD
(d) 1610 AD
Ans. 1510 AD
87. Chauri-Chaura incident took place –
(a) 4th February, 1912
(b) 4th February, 1917
(c)4th February, 1922
(d) 4th February, 1932
Ans. 4th February, 1922
88. The Aryans entered Into India nearly by the –
(a) 1200 B.C.
(b) 1260 B.C.
(c)1300 B.C.
(d) 1360 B.C.
Ans. 1200 B.C.
89. The composer of the song ‘Vande Mataram’ was –
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Swanmi Vivekananda
(d) Bankim Chandra Chattarjee
Ans. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
90. The writer of the book ‘Ananda Math’ was –
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
91. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
(a) Jagannath Rath Yatra
(b) Onam
(c) Pongal
(d) Navratri
Ans. Onam
92. ‘Natya-Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written
by
(a) Kalhana
(b) Bharat Muni
(c) Kalidas
(d) Tandu Muni
Ans. Bharat Muni
93. Which of the following British official initiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
(a) Lord Wellesley
(b) Lord Auckland
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Warren Hastings
Ans. Lord Dalhousie
94. The Battle of Plassey was fought in-
(a) 1757
(b) 1857
(c)1947
(d) 1737
Ans. 1757
95.The treaty of Seringapatam was signed between
(a) Tipu Sultan and Robert Clive
(b) Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis
(c)Tipu Sultan and Lord Dalhousie
(d) Tipu Sultan and Lord Warren Hastings
Ans. Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis
96. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Prakrit
(c) Pali
(d) Hindi
Ans. Pali
97. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Babur
(c) Akbar
(c) Humayun
Ans Babur
98. What is ‘Kalaripayattu’?
(a) An ancient technique to wage war against enemies,
(b) An ancient form of dance or drama.
(c) An ancient form of method of agriculture.
(d) It is an ancient martial art and a living tradition in some parts of
South India.
Ans. An ancient form of martial art and a living tradition in some parts of South India.
99. The historical Gandhi – Irwin Pact was signed-
(a) 15th March, 1930
(b) 25th March, 1930
(c) 5th March, 1931
(d) 25th March, 1931
Ans. 5th March, 1931
100. ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom’. This famous slogan was given
by –
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Subash Chandra Bose
Ans. Subash Chandra Bose