Indian History Questions (MCQs)
Ashish Kumar
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1551
1. Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka the Great
Samudragupta
Harsha
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2. Which Hindu king was known as the 'Lion of Punjab'?
Prithviraj Chauhan
Shivaji
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Raja Raja Chola
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3. Which Chola king built the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur?
Rajendra Chola I
Raja Raja Chola I
Kulottunga Chola I
Vikrama Chola
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4. Which Maratha king was responsible for expanding the Maratha Empire to its peak?
Balaji Baji Rao
Baji Rao I
Shivaji
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
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5. Who was the first king to establish a pan-Indian empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Harsha
Samudragupta
Ashoka the Great
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6. Which Gupta king is known for his religious tolerance and patronage of Buddhism?
Samudragupta
Chandragupta I
Skandagupta
Chandragupta II
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7. Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
Sarojini Naidu
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Kamala Nehru
Annie Besant
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8. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha movement against the British salt tax?
Sarojini Naidu
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vallabhbhai Patel
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9. Who was the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor-General of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Rajagopalachari
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10. Who was the first woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state?
Indira Gandhi
Mamata Banerjee
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Sucheta Kripalani
