Important Battles in Indian History MCQ
When did the Battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum) take place?
a) 327-26 BC
b) 303 BC
c) 262 BC
d) 1192
Answer: a) 327-26 BC
Who invaded India and defeated Porus in the Battle of Hydaspes?
a) Ashoka
b) Chandragupta Maurya
c) Alexander
d) Seleucus
Answer: c) Alexander
In the Seleucid–Mauryan War of 303 BC, who emerged as the victor?
a) Seleucus
b) Alexander
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Dhana Nanda
Answer: c) Chandragupta Maurya
What event prompted Ashoka to embrace non-violence and dharma-Vijaya?
a) The Kalinga War
b) The Battle of Chausa
c) The First Carnatic War
d) The Battle of Haldighati
Answer: a) The Kalinga War
Who won the Battle of Tarai 1 in 1191?
a) Muhammad Ghori
b) Prithviraj Chauhan
c) Ashoka
d) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: b) Prithviraj Chauhan
In the Battle of Tarai 2 (1192), who established the first Muslim kingdom in India?
a) Prithviraj Chauhan
b) Akbar
c) Muhammad Ghori
d) Rana Pratap
Answer: c) Muhammad Ghori
Which battle marked the end of the Delhi Sultanate in 1526?
a) 1st Battle of Panipat
b) Battle of Chausa
c) Battle of Baligram
d) Battle of Tailkota
Answer: a) 1st Battle of Panipat
Who defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the 1st Battle of Panipat?
a) Babur
b) Akbar
c) Rana Pratap
d) Sher Shah Sur
Answer: a) Babur
Which battle resulted in the defeat of Rana Pratap during Akbar’s reign?
a) Battle of Chausa
b) Battle of Haldighati
c) Battle of Dharmat
d) Battle of Baligram
Answer: b) Battle of Haldighati
The Treaty of Purandar in 1665 was a setback for which kingdom?
a) Mauryan Empire
b) Vijayanagara Empire
c) Maratha Kingdom
d) Mughal Empire
Answer: c) Maratha Kingdom
In the Battle of Karnal (1739), who captured Delhi and weakened the Mughal dynasty?
a) Shivaji Maharaj
b) Nader Shah of Persia
c) Babur
d) Muhammad Shah
Answer: b) Nader Shah of Persia
Which war ended with the Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle, concluding the Austrian War of Succession?
a) First Carnatic War
b) Second Carnatic War
c) Third Carnatic War
d) Battle of Plassey
Answer: a) First Carnatic War
Who emerged as the supreme European power in the Indian subcontinent after the Treaty of Peace of Paris (1763)?
a) The Dutch
b) The French
c) The Portuguese
d) The English
Answer: d) The English
In the Battle of Plassey (1757), who established the political and military supremacy of the British in Bengal?
a) Siraj-Ud-Daulah
b) Mir Qasim
c) Robert Clive
d) Shuja-ud-Daulah
Answer: c) Robert Clive
Which battle took place in 1761 and resulted in the defeat of the Marathas by Ahmed Shah Abdali?
a) Battle of Buxar
b) 3rd Battle of Panipat
c) Battle of Kangla Tongbi
d) 2nd Anglo-Maratha War
Answer: b) 3rd Battle of Panipat
The Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 established British supremacy in which region of India?
a) South India
b) North India
c) Central India
d) East India
Answer: b) North India
Which of the following wars between the British East India Company and the Marathas in the 1780s was inconclusive?
a) 1st Anglo-Maratha War
b) 2nd Anglo-Maratha War
c) 3rd Anglo-Maratha War
d) Battle of Kangla Tongbi
Answer: a) 1st Anglo-Maratha War
What was the result of the Battle of Kangla Tongbi (1944) during World War II?
a) Japanese victory
b) Allied forces victory
c) Inconclusive
d) Both sides suffered heavy losses
Answer: b) Allied forces victory
Which battle is considered one of the fiercest battles of World War II?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) 1st Anglo-Maratha War
c) Battle of Kangla Tongbi
d) Battle of Tailkota
Answer: c) Battle of Kangla Tongbi
Who defeated Mohammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191?
(a) Prithviraj Chauhan
(b) Chalukya
(c) Garhwal
(d) Maurya
Answer: (a) Prithviraj Chauhan
In Mahmud Ghazni’s first attack in the year 1000 AD, which Indian ruler was defeated?
(a) Chandra Pala
(b) Anand Pala
(c) Jaya Pala
(d) Sukh Pala
Answer: (c) Jaya Pala
In which year did Muhammad Ghori launch his first invasion when he attacked Multan?
(a) 1089 AD
(b) 1475 AD
(c) 1175 AD
(d) 1287 AD
Answer: (c) 1175 AD
The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in which year?
(a) 1345 AD
(b) 1294 AD
(c) 1079 AD
(d) 1192 AD
Answer: (d) 1192 AD
Queen Naikidevi is remembered as the woman who defeated whom in 1178 CE?
(a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(b) Muhammad al-Baqir
(c) Al-Salih Muhammad
(d) Muhammad Ghori
Answer: (d) Muhammad Ghori
Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the Battle of Plassey?
(a) Alamgir II
(b) Siraj-ud-Daulah
(c) Mir Qasim
(d) Shah Alam II
Answer: (a) Alamgir II
The First Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
(a) 1426
(b) 1526
(c) 1530
(d) 1528
Answer: (b) 1526
In which year did the Battle of Khanua (Khanwa) take place between Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga?
(a) 1529
(b) 1522
(c) 1527
(d) 1526
Answer: (c) 1527
When was the ‘Battle of Kanauj’ fought?
(a) 1540
(b) 1524
(c) 1556
(d) 1536
Answer: (a) 1540
The Battle of Chausa was fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri on 26 June in the year _.
(a) 1729
(b) 1539
(c) 1639
(d) 1440
Answer: (b) 1539
Who was killed by Chatrapati Shivaji in the Battle of Pratapgarh?
(a) Afzal Khan
(b) Asghar Khan
(c) Shaista Khan
(d) Shuja Khan
Answer: (a) Afzal Khan
In the Battle of Haldighati, Maharana Pratap fought against which emperor’s army?
(a) Mahmud Shah
(b) Humayun
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Akbar
Answer: (d) Akbar
The Maratha Empire and the British East India Company signed the ‘Treaty of Salbai’ in which year?
(a) 1782
(b) 1769
(c) 1758
(d) 1771
Answer: (a) 1782
The third Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
(a) 1782
(b) 1769
(c) 1761
(d) 1771
Answer: (c) 1761
In which year was the Second Anglo-Mysore war fought between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company?
(a) 1785-1789
(b) 1769-1775
(c) 1766-1769
(d) 1780-1784
Answer: (d) 1780-1784
In which year was the ‘Battle of Goa’ fought?
(a) 1510
(b) 1524
(c) 1502
(d) 1514
Answer: (a) 1510
The British East India Company defeated the Portuguese in which battle?
(a) Battle of Chamkaur
(b) Battle of Suvali
(c) Battle of Plassey
(d) Battle of Buxar
Answer: (b) Battle of Suvali
Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company signed the ‘Treaty of Mangalore’ in the year _.
(a) 1792
(b) 1784
(c) 1764
(d) 1799
Answer: (b) 1784
When was the ‘Battle of Tukaroi’ fought?
(a) 1532
(b) 1565
(c) 1575
(d) 1546
Answer: (c) 1575
The Treaty of Sagauli was signed between the British and the _.
(a) Gurkhas
(b) Nawab of Bengal
(c) Nawab of Awadh
(d) Marathas
Answer: (a) Gurkhas
The Battle of Karnal in 1739 was fought between Nadir Shah and whom among the following?
(a) Akbar Shah
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Muhammad Shah
Answer: (d) Muhammad Shah
The Battle of Plassey was fought between _.
(a) Alivardi Khan and the British Army
(b) Siraj-ud-Daulah and the British Army
(c) Mir Qasim and the British Army
(d) Marathas and the British Army
Answer: (b) Siraj-ud-Daulah and the British Army
Who signed the Treaty of Alinagar with the British?
(a) Mir Qasim
(b) Siraj-ud-Daula
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Mir Jafar
Answer: Siraj-ud-Daula
In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?
(a) 1758
(b) 1757
(c) 1765
(d) 1764
Answer: (d) 1764
Who was the Governor General of Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war?
(a) John Macpherson
(b) 2nd Earl Cornwallis
(c) John Shore
(d) Warren Hastings
Answer: (b) 2nd Earl Cornwallis
Who among the following took the title of ‘Ghazi’ after defeating Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527?
(a) Babur
(b) Daulat Khan Lodhi
(c) Humayun
(d) Mahmud Shah I
Answer: (a) Babur
Who among the following led the Battle of Buxar on behalf of the British East India Company?
(a) Charles Stuart
(b) Robert Clive
(c) Hector Munro
(d) John William Fortescue
Answer: (c) Hector Munro
The Battle of Khanua was fought between Babur and __.
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Todar Mal
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Hemu
Answer: (a) Rana Sanga
In the Battle of Haldighati in 1576, who defeated Maharana Pratap?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Harihara I
(c) Akbar
(d) Nizam Shah
Answer: (c) Akbar
Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the second Battle of Tarain in 1192 AD?
(a) Babur
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Muhammad Ghori
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: (c) Muhammad Ghori
Who among the following rulers of Mewar was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa (1527 AD)?
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Ahmed Shah I
(c) Rana Kumbha Karan
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: (a) Rana Sanga
Who led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company?
(a) Charles Stuart
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Robert Clive
(d) James Lancaster
Answer: (c) Robert Clive
Who was made the Nawab of Bengal following the Battle of Plassey?
(a) Mir Jafar
(b) Alivardi Khan
(c) Sirajuddaulah
(d) Mir Qasim
Answer: (a) Mir Jafar
Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism after the:
(a) Kalinga War
(b) Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Haldighati
(d) Battle of Tarain
Answer: (a) Kalinga War
Who among the following was defeated by Aurangzeb in the Battle of Deorai?
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Shah Shuja
(c) Dara Shikoh
(d) Murad Baksh
Answer: (c) Dara Shikoh
Which two kings fought in the Battle of Hydaspes?
(a) Chandragupta and Dhana Nanda
(b) Mihirakula and Yasodharman
(c) Alexander and Porus
(d) Ashoka and Mahapadmanabha
Answer: (c) Alexander and Porus
In which of the following years did Japan invade India resulting in the Battle of Imphal?
(a) 1862
(b) 1944
(c) 1901
(d) 1899
Answer: (b) 1944
The Battle of Khanua was fought between Babur and __.
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Todar Mal
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Hemu
Answer: (a) Rana Sanga
In the Battle of Swally (1612), the British fought against the __.
(a) Dutch
(b) French
(c) Portuguese
(d) Danish
Answer: (c) Portuguese
The Battle of Bedara was fought between the British Army and the Dutch Army in:
(a) 1759
(b) 1760
(c) 1764
(d) 1772
Answer: (a) 1759