Test your basic knowledge |

Timeline Of Indian History

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






2. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)






3. Nanda Empire






4. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






5. Kushan Empire






6. Travancore Kingdom






7. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






8. Western Satraps formed.






9. British Expedition to Tibet






10. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






11. Late medieval age






12. Ror Kingdom






13. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






14. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






15. Kingdom of Raigama






16. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






17. Kingdom of Sitawaka






18. Hoysala Empire






19. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






20. Government of India Act 1935






21. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






22. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






23. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






24. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.






25. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






26. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






27. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






28. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






29. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






30. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






31. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






32. DanishIndia






33. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






34. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






35. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






36. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






37. FrenchIndia






38. Vedic period






39. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






40. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union






41. Mamluk Sultanate






42. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






43. First Anglo-Maratha War






44. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






45. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






46. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra






47. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






48. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






49. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






50. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests