Indian History Quiz

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A general survey of India's political history from antiquity through independence and beyond -- ruling dynasties, major wars and treaties, freedom movements, and the events that shaped the subcontinent. Unlike our era-specific Ancient/Medieval/Modern Indian History categories, this one mixes eras freely in a single quiz. A good starting point for a broad sense of how well you know Indian history overall, and a good ongoing test once you do.

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Q1.Who is known as the 'Father of the Nation' in India?

Q2.The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought against which Nawab of Bengal?

Q3.Which movement began with the Dandi March in 1930?

Q4.Who was the first President of India?

Q5.In which script were most of Ashoka's edicts written?

Indian History answers and explanations

  1. Q1.Who is known as the 'Father of the Nation' in India?

    Mahatma Gandhi is called the Father of the Nation for leading the non-violent freedom struggle through satyagraha. His birthday, 2 October, is observed as Gandhi Jayanti.

  2. Q2.The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought against which Nawab of Bengal?

    At Plassey in 1757, Robert Clive's East India Company force defeated Siraj ud-Daulah, helped by the betrayal of Mir Jafar, the Nawab's commander. The battle marked the start of British political power in Bengal.

  3. Q3.Which movement began with the Dandi March in 1930?

    The Dandi March of March-April 1930, a walk of nearly a month to make salt from the sea in defiance of the salt tax, launched the Civil Disobedience Movement.

  4. Q4.Who was the first President of India?

    Rajendra Prasad, who had earlier presided over the Constituent Assembly, became the first President of India in 1950 and served two terms, until 1962.

  5. Q5.In which script were most of Ashoka's edicts written?

    Most of Ashoka's edicts are in the Brahmi script and the Prakrit language. In the north-west some were written in Kharosthi, Greek or Aramaic. James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi in the 1830s.

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