MAINS EDUCATION
Session 2026-27 | History One-Shot: Competition Level
Top 50 History Questions with Detailed Answers
Prepare for SSC, MP Board, and other competitive exams with these hand-picked historical facts from Mains Education.
1. Who is known as the "Indian Napoleon"?
Answer: Samudragupta
Detail: Historian V.A. Smith gave him this title due to his extensive military conquests. He was the greatest ruler of the Gupta Dynasty.
2. Where is the Indus Valley site 'Lothal' located?
Answer: Gujarat, India
Detail: Lothal was the world's earliest known dockyard, connecting the Indus Valley civilization to trade routes in Mesopotamia.
3. Which Veda contains the 'Gayatri Mantra'?
Answer: Rigveda
Detail: It is found in the 3rd Mandala of the Rigveda and is dedicated to the solar deity Savitr. It was composed by Rishi Vishvamitra.
4. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
Detail: With the help of his mentor Chanakya, he overthrew the Nanda Dynasty in 322 BCE to establish one of the largest empires in Indian history.
5. In which year did the First Battle of Tarain take place?
Answer: 1191 AD
Detail: Fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori. Prithviraj won this battle, but Ghori returned to win the second battle in 1192.
6. Who wrote 'Arthashastra'?
Answer: Chanakya (Kautilya)
Detail: It is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy.
7. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held under whose reign?
Answer: Kanishka
Detail: Held in Kundalvana, Kashmir around 72 AD. It resulted in the division of Buddhism into Hinayana and Mahayana sects.
8. Who was the first woman ruler of Delhi?
Answer: Razia Sultan
Detail: The daughter of Iltutmish, she ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1236 to 1240.
9. Which Mughal Emperor abolished the Jizya tax?
Answer: Akbar
Detail: Akbar abolished the tax on non-Muslim subjects in 1564 as part of his policy of religious tolerance.
10. Who started the Revolt of 1857?
Answer: Mangal Pandey (at Barrackpore)
Detail: While the organized revolt began in Meerut on May 10, Mangal Pandey's act of defiance in March was the initial spark.
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