Practice MCQs — Historical Timelines (with Answers)

1. In which year did the mature phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begin (approximately)? Answer: c. 2600 BCE.

2. In which year was the Mauryan Empire founded? Answer: 321 BCE.

3. In which year was the Kalinga War fought? Answer: 261 BCE.

4. In which year did the Gupta Era begin? Answer: 319 CE.

5. In which year was the Second Battle of Tarain fought? Answer: 1192 CE.

6. In which year was the Delhi Sultanate founded? Answer: 1206 CE.

7. In which year was the Vijayanagara Empire founded? Answer: 1336 CE.

8. In which year was the Mughal Empire founded (First Battle of Panipat)? Answer: 1526.

9. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought? Answer: 1757.

10. In which year was the Diwani of Bengal granted to the East India Company? Answer: 1765.

11. In which year was Sati abolished? Answer: 1829.

12. In which year did the Revolt of 1857 occur? Answer: 1857.

13. In which year was the Indian National Congress founded? Answer: 1885.

14. In which year was Bengal partitioned by Lord Curzon? Answer: 1905.

15. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur? Answer: 1919.

16. In which year was the Purna Swaraj Resolution adopted? Answer: 1929.

17. In which year did the Dandi March take place? Answer: 1930.

18. In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev executed? Answer: 1931.

19. In which year was the Quit India Movement launched? Answer: 1942.

20. In which year did India gain independence? Answer: 1947.

21. In which year did the Constitution of India come into force? Answer: 1950 (26 January).

22. What major event happened on 26 November 1949? Answer: The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.

(End of Historical Timelines notes — the final file in this 15-topic series. Use this file as the master revision index; each date links back to fuller detail in its respective topic file: Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, Governor-Generals & Viceroys, Acts and Reforms, Freedom Movement, Congress Sessions, Revolutionary Movements, Dances, Music, Paintings, Architecture, Books and Authors, and Important Battles.)