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What are good Indian history quiz questions?

Good Indian history quiz questions travel across the centuries, so the room moves from the Indus cities to the Mauryas, the Cholas, Vijayanagara and the Mughals, and on to Plassey, 1857 and Independence. This page has 12 Indian history quiz questions with answers that you can use straight away, covering Mohenjo-daro, Ashoka, Nalanda, Rajendra Chola's navy, Hampi, Panipat, the Taj Mahal, Shivaji's coronation, Tipu Sultan and Jallianwala Bagh. For the freedom struggle and the Republic, the Independence Day quiz pack has 20 more questions with answers. To host any of them, create a free QG Playground account, add the questions to a quiz and play it live on a big screen, where players answer on their phones with a room code. Granny, the AI assistant, can write a round on any period, dynasty or region you choose, with answers and explanations.

Twelve Indian history quiz questions

From the Indus cities to Independence, with the correct answers marked in green. Use them as they are.

1
The Indus Valley city with the famous Great Bath is…
A. HarappaB. Mohenjo-daroC. LothalD. Dholavira
2
Which Mauryan emperor turned to Buddhism after the Kalinga war?
A. Chandragupta MauryaB. BindusaraC. AshokaD. Samudragupta
3
Nalanda, the ancient university, is in present-day…
A. Uttar PradeshB. BiharC. OdishaD. West Bengal
4
Which Chola king sent a naval expedition to Southeast Asia in the 11th century?
A. Rajaraja IB. Rajendra IC. KarikalaD. Kulothunga I
5
Hampi was the capital of which empire?
A. VijayanagaraB. ChalukyaC. HoysalaD. Bahmani
6
Who won the First Battle of Panipat in 1526?
A. AkbarB. Sher Shah SuriC. BaburD. Ibrahim Lodi
7
Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
A. AkbarB. JahangirC. Shah JahanD. Aurangzeb
8
At which fort was Shivaji crowned Chhatrapati in 1674?
A. RaigadB. SinhagadC. PratapgadD. Shivneri
9
In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought?
A. 1707B. 1757C. 1857D. 1764
10
Which ruler was known as the Tiger of Mysore?
A. Hyder AliB. Tipu SultanC. Krishnaraja WadiyarD. Chikka Devaraja
11
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 took place in…
A. LahoreB. AmritsarC. DelhiD. Jalandhar
12
Who was the first President of India?
A. Rajendra PrasadB. S. RadhakrishnanC. Zakir HusainD. V. V. Giri

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