RRB NTPC 2024 History MCQs (Part-1)

RRB NTPC History Practice Questions

  1. Who was the first Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty?
    • (a) Ashoka
    • (b) Bindusara
    • (c) Chandragupta Maurya
    • (d) Bimbisara
      Answer: (c) Chandragupta Maurya
  2. The famous battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between which two rulers?
    • (a) Akbar and Hemu
    • (b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
    • (c) Rana Sanga and Babur
    • (d) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
      Answer: (b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
  3. The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as the Harappan Civilization because the first site was discovered in Harappa. Where is Harappa located?
    • (a) Sindh, Pakistan
    • (b) Gujarat, India
    • (c) Haryana, India
    • (d) Punjab, Pakistan
      Answer: (d) Punjab, Pakistan
  4. Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?
    • (a) Chandragupta Maurya
    • (b) Samudragupta
    • (c) Chandragupta I
    • (d) Skandagupta
      Answer: (c) Chandragupta I
  5. Who wrote the book ‘Indica’, which describes the Indian subcontinent?
    • (a) Aryabhata
    • (b) Kalidasa
    • (c) Megasthenes
    • (d) Hiuen Tsang
      Answer: (c) Megasthenes
  6. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
    • (a) 1757
    • (b) 1761
    • (c) 1776
    • (d) 1803
      Answer: (a) 1757
  7. The East India Company was established in the year:
    • (a) 1600
    • (b) 1615
    • (c) 1650
    • (d) 1670
      Answer: (a) 1600
  8. The Indian National Congress was formed in:
    • (a) 1885
    • (b) 1857
    • (c) 1900
    • (d) 1919
      Answer: (a) 1885
  9. Who was the first woman ruler of India?
    • (a) Rani Durgavati
    • (b) Rani Lakshmi Bai
    • (c) Razia Sultana
    • (d) Begum Hazrat Mahal
      Answer: (c) Razia Sultana
  10. The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) was signed between which two parties?
    • (a) East India Company and the Marathas
    • (b) East India Company and the Mughal Emperor
    • (c) East India Company and the Rajputs
    • (d) East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal
      Answer: (b) East India Company and the Mughal Emperor
  11. Which of the following was the first capital of the British Raj in India?
    • (a) Delhi
    • (b) Kolkata
    • (c) Bombay
    • (d) Madras
      Answer: (b) Kolkata
  12. Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
    • (a) Lord Mountbatten
    • (b) C. Rajagopalachari
    • (c) Lord Curzon
    • (d) Lord Wavell
      Answer: (b) C. Rajagopalachari
  13. Who gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ during the Quit India Movement?
    • (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • (b) Mahatma Gandhi
    • (c) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
      Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
  14. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in the year:
    • (a) 1915
    • (b) 1919
    • (c) 1930
    • (d) 1942
      Answer: (b) 1919
  15. The first battle of Panipat was fought between Babur and:
    • (a) Sher Shah Suri
    • (b) Ibrahim Lodi
    • (c) Akbar
    • (d) Rana Sanga
      Answer: (b) Ibrahim Lodi
  16. The Indian freedom struggle was first organized as a mass movement by:
    • (a) Lokmanya Tilak
    • (b) Mahatma Gandhi
    • (c) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
      Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
  17. The ‘Veda’ means:
    • (a) Book of Knowledge
    • (b) Book of Songs
    • (c) Book of History
    • (d) Book of Philosophy
      Answer: (a) Book of Knowledge
  18. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
    • (a) Humayun
    • (b) Akbar
    • (c) Babur
    • (d) Jahangir
      Answer: (c) Babur
  19. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
    • (a) Lord Mountbatten
    • (b) C. Rajagopalachari
    • (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • (d) Rajendra Prasad
      Answer: (a) Lord Mountbatten
  20. The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held in:
    • (a) 1885
    • (b) 1901
    • (c) 1857
    • (d) 1919
      Answer: (a) 1885
  21. Who was the first to establish the Mughal Empire in India?
    • (a) Akbar
    • (b) Babur
    • (c) Humayun
    • (d) Jahangir
      Answer: (b) Babur
  22. Who among the following was the first woman to become the Prime Minister of India?
    • (a) Indira Gandhi
    • (b) Sarojini Naidu
    • (c) Pratibha Patil
    • (d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
      Answer: (a) Indira Gandhi
  23. The famous ‘Salt March’ was led by:
    • (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • (b) Mahatma Gandhi
    • (c) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
      Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
  24. Which king is known for his administration and spread of Buddhism?
    • (a) Akbar
    • (b) Chandragupta Maurya
    • (c) Ashoka
    • (d) Samudragupta
      Answer: (c) Ashoka
  25. Which of the following was a prominent leader in the struggle for Indian independence, who was imprisoned at the Cellular Jail, Andaman?
    • (a) Bhagat Singh
    • (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • (c) Lala Lajpat Rai
    • (d) Veer Savarkar
      Answer: (d) Veer Savarkar

Leave a Comment