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. Kingdom of Ruhuna






2. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






3. Bronze age






4. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






5. Hoysala Empire






6. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






7. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






8. Tughlaq Sultanate






9. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






10. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






11. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






12. Simon Commission






13. Mature Harappan Culture






14. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






15. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






16. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






17. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






18. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






19. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






20. Mysore Kingdom






21. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






22. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






23. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






24. Indian Rebellion of 1857






25. Morley-Minto Reforms






26. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






27. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






28. 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)






29. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






30. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






31. Deva Kingdom






32. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






33. DanishIndia (to 1869)






34. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






35. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






36. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






37. Yadava Empire






38. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






39. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






40. Shahi Empire






41. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






42. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






43. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






44. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






45. Delhi Sultanate






46. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






47. 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.






48. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






49. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






50. Simon Commission