Multiple Choce Questions based on history

History MCQs - Practice these questions and improve your knowledge

Q 31. During whose reign did the apostle St.Thomas go to India to preach Christianity?
a) Antialkidas b) Wema Kadphises c) Gondophernes d) Kujala Kadphises
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Q 32. In which year was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
a) 1900 b) 1911 c) 1929 d) 1935
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Q 33. Who was the first Mughal emperor of India?
a) Akbar b) Ibrahim Lodhi c) Babar d) Sher Shah
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Q 34. Who found the Mauryan Empire in India?
a) Chandragupta b) Kanishka c) Ashoka d) Chanakya
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Q 35. The daughter of what general of Alexander's army married Chandragupta Maurya?
a) Ptolemaius b) Clitus c) Seleukos Nikator d) Diomedes
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Q 36. Who was the prime minister of Nandas?
a) Raksas b) Asoka c) Chanakya d) Nanda
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Q 37. What age in Indian History is referred to as the 'Golden Age'?
a) Mughal b) Gupta c) Maurya d) Ancient
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Q 38. Who built the Taj Mahal in India?
a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shah Jahan d) Aurangzeb
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Q 39. The Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore was built by an emperor of what dynasty?
a) Chera b) Chola c) Mughal d) Pandya
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Q 40. What ruler is referred to as the 'Mad Monarch'?
a) Ashoka b) Akbar c) Mohammad bin Tughlaq d) Hyder Ali
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