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. Lodi Sultanate






2. Early modern period






3. Kingdom of Kandy






4. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






5. Started Post Service






6. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






7. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






8. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






9. Constantinople won By Turkey






10. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






11. Western Chalukya Empire






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






13. Iron age






14. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






15. Late Harappan Culture






16. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






17. Vedic period






18. PortugueseIndia






19. Anglo






20. Bardoli Satyagraha






21. 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






22. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






23. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






24. Rai Kingdom






25. Magadha Kingdom






26. Chera Kingdom






27. Keladi Kingdom






28. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






29. DanishIndia






30. British Expedition to Tibet






31. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






32. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






33. Morley-Minto Reforms






34. Kadamba Empire






35. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






36. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






37. Black and Red ware culture






38. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






39. Shishunaga Kingdom






40. Deccan Sultanates






41. Late Harappan Culture






42. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






43. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






44. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






45. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






46. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






47. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






48. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






49. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






50. Kingdom of Kurunegala