Top 50 History MCQ Questions (Hindi-English)

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टॉप 50 इतिहास प्रश्न (हिंदी-अंग्रेजी) | Top 50 History MCQ Questions (Hindi-English)

प्राचीन इतिहास | Ancient History

1. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during which period?
सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता किस काल में फली-फूली?

  • A. 2600 BCE – 1900 BCE ✓
  • B. 3000 BCE – 2000 BCE
  • C. 1500 BCE – 500 BCE
  • D. 3500 BCE – 2500 BCE

Answer: A​
The Indus Valley Civilization was an advanced urban society that thrived between 2600 BCE and 1900 BCE, known for its urban planning, advanced agriculture, and trade networks.

2. The Great Bath was found at which Harappan site?
महान स्नानागार किस हड़प्पा स्थल पर पाया गया?

  • A. Harappa
  • B. Mohenjo-Daro ✓
  • C. Lothal
  • D. Kalibangan

Answer: B​
The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins at Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan, built in the 3rd millennium BCE.

3. Which Veda contains magical formulas and is called the Veda of magical formulas?
किस वेद में जादुई सूत्र हैं और इसे जादुई सूत्रों का वेद कहा जाता है?

  • A. Rigveda
  • B. Samaveda
  • C. Yajurveda
  • D. Atharvaveda ✓

Answer: D

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Atharvaveda dates from 1000-800 BCE and is called the Veda of magical formulas, containing 730 hymns, 6000 mantras, and 20 books.

4. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
मौर्य साम्राज्य की स्थापना किसने की?

  • A. Ashoka
  • B. Chandragupta Maurya ✓
  • C. Bindusara
  • D. Chanakya

Answer: B​
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in 322 BCE, ruling from 321 BCE to 297 BCE. He was the first ruler to unify most of the Indian subcontinent under one empire.

5. What was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
मौर्य साम्राज्य की राजधानी क्या थी?

  • A. Ujjain
  • B. Taxila
  • C. Pataliputra ✓
  • D. Magadha

Answer: C​
Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryan Empire. The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor.

6. Arthashastra was written by?
अर्थशास्त्र किसने लिखा था?

  • A. Valmiki
  • B. Kautilya (Chanakya) ✓
  • C. Kalidasa
  • D. Banabhatta

Answer: B​​
The Arthashastra, a treatise on statecraft, economics, and administration, was written by Kautilya (Chanakya), who served as Chandragupta Maurya’s advisor.

7. Which Chinese pilgrim visited India during the reign of Harsha?
हर्ष के शासनकाल में कौन सा चीनी यात्री भारत आया था?

  • A. Fa-Hien
  • B. Hiuen Tsang ✓
  • C. I-Tsing
  • D. Wang Hiuen

Answer: B​
Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) visited India during Harsha’s reign. Harsha ruled from 606-647 CE.

8. The Gupta period is known as the Golden Age of?
गुप्त काल को किसका स्वर्ण युग कहा जाता है?

  • A. Architecture
  • B. Science
  • C. Art and Culture ✓
  • D. Military expansion

Answer: C​
The Gupta period is called the Golden Age of Ancient India for its achievements in art, architecture, literature, science, and culture.

9. Who is called the ‘Napoleon of India’?
‘भारत का नेपोलियन’ किसे कहा जाता है?

  • A. Chandragupta I
  • B. Samudragupta ✓
  • C. Chandragupta II
  • D. Kumaragupta

Answer: B​
Samudragupta is called the Napoleon of India because of his military conquests and victories. His achievements are mentioned by his court poet Harisena in the Prayag Prashasti.

10. The Iron Pillar near Qutub Minar belongs to which period?
कुतुब मीनार के पास लौह स्तंभ किस काल का है?

  • A. Mauryan
  • B. Gupta ✓
  • C. Mughal
  • D. British

Answer: B​
The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli near Delhi belongs to the Gupta period and gives an account of conquests.

11. Gautama Buddha was born at?
गौतम बुद्ध का जन्म कहाँ हुआ था?

  • A. Bodh Gaya
  • B. Sarnath
  • C. Kushinagar
  • D. Lumbini ✓

Answer: D​
Gautama Buddha was born at Lumbini in present-day Nepal.

12. The founder of Jainism was?
जैन धर्म के संस्थापक कौन थे?

  • A. Parshvanatha
  • B. Mahavira ✓
  • C. Rishabhadeva
  • D. Ajitnath

Answer: B​
Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, is considered the founder of Jainism.

13. Which script was used in the Indus Valley Civilization?
सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता में कौन सी लिपि का प्रयोग किया गया था?

  • A. Brahmi
  • B. Kharosthi
  • C. Pictographic ✓
  • D. Sanskrit

Answer: C​
The Indus Valley Civilization script was pictographic and remains undeciphered to this day.

14. The Ajanta Paintings belong to which period?
अजंता चित्रकारी किस काल की है?

  • A. Mauryan
  • B. Kushana
  • C. Gupta ✓
  • D. Mughal

Answer: C​
The Ajanta paintings belong to the Gupta period and depict Buddhist stories and themes.

15. Which king convened the Third Buddhist Council?
किस राजा ने तीसरी बौद्ध संगीति बुलाई?

  • A. Chandragupta Maurya
  • B. Ashoka ✓
  • C. Kanishka
  • D. Harsha

Answer: B​
Emperor Ashoka convened the Third Buddhist Council at Pataliputra to settle disputes and compile Buddhist teachings.

मध्यकालीन इतिहास | Medieval History

16. Who founded the Delhi Sultanate?
दिल्ली सल्तनत की स्थापना किसने की?

  • A. Muhammad Ghori
  • B. Qutbuddin Aibak ✓
  • C. Iltutmish
  • D. Alauddin Khilji

Answer: B​
Qutbuddin Aibak founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1206 CE, establishing the Slave Dynasty (also known as Mamluk Dynasty).

17. The construction of Qutub Minar was started by?
कुतुब मीनार का निर्माण किसने शुरू किया?

  • A. Iltutmish
  • B. Qutbuddin Aibak ✓
  • C. Alauddin Khilji
  • D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Answer: B​
Qutbuddin Aibak commissioned the Qutub Minar, which was later completed by Iltutmish.

18. Who introduced the silver tanka and copper jital coins?
चांदी के टंका और तांबे के जीतल सिक्के किसने पेश किए?

  • A. Qutbuddin Aibak
  • B. Iltutmish ✓
  • C. Balban
  • D. Alauddin Khilji

Answer: B​
Iltutmish introduced the silver coin (tanka) and the copper coin (jital) in the Delhi Sultanate.

19. Which Sultan shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
किस सुल्तान ने राजधानी दिल्ली से दौलताबाद स्थानांतरित की?

  • A. Alauddin Khilji
  • B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq ✓
  • C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Answer: B​​
Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (also known as Devagiri).

20. Who was the first Mughal Emperor of India?
भारत का प्रथम मुगल सम्राट कौन था?

  • A. Humayun
  • B. Babur ✓
  • C. Akbar
  • D. Jahangir

Answer: B​
Babur was the first Mughal emperor who founded the Mughal Empire in India after defeating Ibrahim Lodhi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

21. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in?
पानीपत का प्रथम युद्ध कब लड़ा गया?

  • A. 1526 ✓
  • B. 1556
  • C. 1761
  • D. 1527

Answer: A​
The First Battle of Panipat was fought in 1526 between Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi, marking the beginning of Mughal rule in India.

22. Who built the Taj Mahal?
ताज महल किसने बनवाया?

  • A. Akbar
  • B. Jahangir
  • C. Shah Jahan ✓
  • D. Aurangzeb

Answer: C

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Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in Agra as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.

23. Akbar’s policy of peaceful co-existence was called?
अकबर की शांतिपूर्ण सह-अस्तित्व की नीति को क्या कहा जाता था?

  • A. Din-i-Ilahi
  • B. Sulh-i-Kul ✓
  • C. Mansabdari
  • D. Zabt

Answer: B​
Akbar’s policy of peaceful co-existence was called Sulh-i-Kul, which means universal peace and tolerance towards all religions.

24. The Mansabdari system was introduced by?
मनसबदारी प्रणाली किसने शुरू की?

  • A. Babur
  • B. Humayun
  • C. Akbar ✓
  • D. Shah Jahan

Answer: C​
The Mansabdari system was a military and administrative system introduced by Akbar. Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called jagirs.

25. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
दिल्ली में लाल किला किसने बनवाया?

  • A. Akbar
  • B. Jahangir
  • C. Shah Jahan ✓
  • D. Aurangzeb

Answer: C​
The Red Fort in Delhi was constructed by Shah Jahan.

26. The famous Kohinoor diamond was taken away by?
प्रसिद्ध कोहिनूर हीरा किसने ले लिया?

  • A. Babur
  • B. Nadir Shah ✓
  • C. British
  • D. Ahmad Shah Abdali

Answer: B
Nadir Shah, the Persian ruler, took away the famous Kohinoor diamond during his invasion of India in 1739.

27. Who reimposed the Jizya tax on non-Muslims?
गैर-मुसलमानों पर जज़िया कर किसने लगाया?

  • A. Akbar
  • B. Jahangir
  • C. Aurangzeb ✓
  • D. Shah Jahan

Answer: C​
Aurangzeb reimposed the Jizya tax (poll tax) on non-Muslims, which Akbar had previously abolished.

28. The Battle of Talikota was fought in?
तालीकोटा का युद्ध कब लड़ा गया?

  • A. 1526
  • B. 1565 ✓
  • C. 1576
  • D. 1600

Answer: B​
The famous Battle of Talikota was fought in 1565 CE, leading to the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire.

29. Akbar abolished the pilgrim tax in?
अकबर ने तीर्थयात्रा कर कब समाप्त किया?

  • A. 1563 ✓
  • B. 1564
  • C. 1565
  • D. 1570

Answer: A​
Akbar abolished the pilgrim tax in 1563 as part of his policy of religious tolerance.

30. Humayun recaptured Delhi in?
हुमायूं ने दिल्ली पर फिर से कब्ज़ा किया?

  • A. 1540
  • B. 1545
  • C. 1555 ✓
  • D. 1560

Answer: C​
Humayun recaptured Delhi in 1555 after being defeated by Sher Shah Suri and spending years in exile in Iran.

आधुनिक इतिहास | Modern History

31. The Revolt of 1857 started from?
1857 का विद्रोह कहाँ से शुरू हुआ?

  • A. Delhi
  • B. Meerut ✓
  • C. Lucknow
  • D. Kanpur

Answer: B​
The Revolt of 1857 started from Meerut on 10th May 1857, when sepoys revolted against their British officers.

32. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Revolt of 1857?
1857 के विद्रोह के दौरान भारत का वायसराय कौन था?

  • A. Lord Dalhousie
  • B. Lord Canning ✓
  • C. Lord Ripon
  • D. Lord Curzon

Answer: B​
Lord Canning was the Governor-General and Viceroy of India during the Revolt of 1857.

33. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by?
हड़प नीति किसने शुरू की?

  • A. Lord Wellesley
  • B. Lord Dalhousie ✓
  • C. Lord Curzon
  • D. Lord Bentinck

Answer: B​​
Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse, which allowed the British to annex Indian states if the ruler died without a natural heir.

34. The Indian National Congress was founded in?
भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस की स्थापना कब हुई?

  • A. 1885 ✓
  • B. 1886
  • C. 1890
  • D. 1900

Answer: A​
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885, marking a significant milestone in India’s freedom struggle.

35. Who founded the Indian National Congress?
भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के संस्थापक कौन थे?

  • A. Dadabhai Naoroji
  • B. A.O. Hume ✓
  • C. W.C. Bannerjee
  • D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: B
A.O. Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress.

36. The Champaran Satyagraha was led by?
चंपारण सत्याग्रह का नेतृत्व किसने किया?

  • A. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • B. Mahatma Gandhi ✓
  • C. Sardar Patel
  • D. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: B​
Mahatma Gandhi led the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917, marking his first major involvement in the Indian independence movement to address the grievances of indigo planters.

37. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in?
जलियांवाला बाग हत्याकांड कब हुआ?

  • A. 1918
  • B. 1919 ✓
  • C. 1920
  • D. 1921

Answer: B
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar under the orders of General Dyer.

38. The Salt March (Dandi March) was in which year?
नमक मार्च (डांडी मार्च) किस वर्ष में हुआ?

  • A. 1928
  • B. 1929
  • C. 1930 ✓
  • D. 1931

Answer: C​
The Salt March (Dandi March) was conducted by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 as a protest against the British salt tax. Starting from Sabarmati Ashram, Gandhi and his followers marched 240 miles to the coastal village of Dandi.

39. The Quit India Movement was launched in?
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन कब शुरू किया गया?

  • A. 1940
  • B. 1941
  • C. 1942 ✓
  • D. 1943

Answer: C​
The Quit India Movement was launched on August 8, 1942, demanding an end to British rule in India.

40. The Government of India Act was passed in?
भारत सरकार अधिनियम कब पारित हुआ?

  • A. 1909
  • B. 1919
  • C. 1935 ✓
  • D. 1947

Answer: C​
The Government of India Act was passed in 1935, introducing provincial autonomy and dyarchy at the central level.

41. Who is known as the ‘Liberator of the Indian Press’?
‘भारतीय प्रेस का मुक्तिदाता’ किसे कहा जाता है?

  • A. Lord Bentinck
  • B. Lord Macaulay
  • C. Charles Metcalfe ✓
  • D. Lord Dalhousie

Answer: C​
Charles Metcalfe is known as the Liberator of the Indian Press for removing press restrictions.

42. The Regulating Act was passed in?
रेगुलेटिंग एक्ट कब पारित हुआ?

  • A. 1773 ✓
  • B. 1784
  • C. 1793
  • D. 1813

Answer: A​
The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first major step taken by the British Parliament to control and regulate the administration of the East India Company.

43. The Charter Act of 1833 made who as the first Governor-General of India?
1833 के चार्टर अधिनियम ने किसे भारत का पहला गवर्नर-जनरल बनाया?

  • A. Warren Hastings
  • B. Lord Cornwallis
  • C. Lord William Bentinck ✓
  • D. Lord Dalhousie

Answer: C​
Lord William Bentinck was appointed as the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833, which gave him authority over all British territories in India.

44. The Indian Independence Act was passed in?
भारतीय स्वतंत्रता अधिनियम कब पारित हुआ?

  • A. 1945
  • B. 1946
  • C. 1947 ✓
  • D. 1948

Answer: C
The Indian Independence Act was passed in 1947 by the British Parliament, leading to the partition of India and Pakistan.

45. India got independence on?
भारत को स्वतंत्रता कब मिली?

  • A. August 14, 1947
  • B. August 15, 1947 ✓
  • C. January 26, 1947
  • D. January 26, 1950

Answer: B
India achieved independence on August 15, 1947, ending nearly 200 years of British colonial rule.

46. The Indian Constitution came into force on?
भारतीय संविधान कब लागू हुआ?

  • A. August 15, 1947
  • B. November 26, 1949
  • C. January 26, 1950 ✓
  • D. December 26, 1949

Answer: C​
The Indian Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950, making India a sovereign democratic republic.

47. Who was the first President of India?
भारत के प्रथम राष्ट्रपति कौन थे?

  • A. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad ✓
  • C. Sardar Patel
  • D. C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: B​
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.

48. The Battle of Plassey was fought in?
प्लासी का युद्ध कब लड़ा गया?

  • A. 1757 ✓
  • B. 1764
  • C. 1775
  • D. 1780

Answer: A​
The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757, marking a decisive victory for the British East India Company under Robert Clive.

49. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by?
स्थायी बंदोबस्त किसने शुरू किया?

  • A. Warren Hastings
  • B. Lord Cornwallis ✓
  • C. Lord Wellesley
  • D. Lord Dalhousie

Answer: B

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