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1 trivia quiz  Indian Socio-Religious Movements (British Raj) icon
Prior to Independence, India witnessed a revival in Socio-Religious movements from all corners of the country.
 Tough 10Q
2328 plays
 Jan 27 03
ace_sodium
2 trivia quiz  From Bombay to Mumbai icon
Let's trace the history of this group of islands from being part of a marriage dowry to its present day status as the financial capital of India.
 Tough 10Q
690 plays
 Apr 05 07
zorba_scank
3 trivia quiz  The Bhopal Tragedy icon
What price do you put on the lives of the inhabitants of a city of 900,000? Here's a quiz on the 'Hiroshima of the Chemical Industry'.
 Tough 10Q
525 plays
 Oct 06 04
almaster
4 trivia quiz  India: History and Culture 2
Random tidbits on India...enjoy!
 Average 10Q
2061 plays
 Mar 27 01
thejazzkickazz gold
5 trivia quiz  Independent India: Triumphs and Tragedies - Part 2 icon
Clouds of war and famine gather in this turbulent decade. Here are some more triumphs and tragedies in India's history in the 1960s.
 Tough 10Q
903 plays
 Sep 25 04
almaster
6 trivia quiz  India: History and Culture
Questions related to modern Indian history and culture.
 Tough 10Q
2241 plays
 Mar 27 01
thejazzkickazz gold
7 trivia quiz  Scams, Scandals and the whole Lot.... icon
Recalling some of the most disturbing scams and scandals that took place in India over the last two decades!
 Average 10Q
1461 plays
 Feb 26 03
ace_sodium
8 trivia quiz  India: History and Culture 3
India lovers...enjoy!
 Average 10Q
2196 plays
 Mar 27 01
thejazzkickazz gold
9 trivia quiz  From Ghazni to Godhra ?. icon
Tracing the history of Hindu-Moslem conflicts in India - from the earliest Moslem invaders to the present day Hindu fundamentalists. (Caution: violence galore!)
 Average 10Q
891 plays
 Feb 05 03
ace_sodium
10 trivia quiz  Ancient Indian Empires icon
India, today the world's second most populated country, was host to many ancient cultures during history. How much do you know about them?
 Average 10Q
1956 plays
 Sep 06 02
NatureKid034
11 trivia quiz  Independent India: Triumphs and Tragedies - Part 4 icon
The 19080s were another turbulent decade. Terrorism reared its ugly head, but the path to economic reform was also laid. Two Prime Ministers were assassinated, and an Indian went to space.
 Average 10Q
873 plays
 Oct 11 04
almaster
12 trivia quiz  India after Independence icon
Test your knowledge about events, personalities and the history of India after it achieved independence in 1947.
 Difficult 10Q
570 plays
 Dec 27 07
deepakmr
13 trivia quiz  What they didn't teach you about Gandhi ! icon
Mahatma Gandhi was supposed to have been a 'perfect man', but was he?
Average 10Q
2643 plays
 Oct 23 02
ace_sodium
14 trivia quiz  Independent India: Triumphs and Tragedies - Part 1 icon
This the first of five quizzes on Indian history since Independence, tracking both triumphs and tragedies alternately. This quiz is about Indian history from 1947-60.
 Difficult 10Q
771 plays
 Sep 22 04
almaster
15 trivia quiz  History Test-1 icon
Hello! This is quiz is basically based on Indian history with a little foreign admixture. I hope you enjoy the quiz!
 Average 10Q
465 plays
 Mar 30 08
bikoz
16 trivia quiz  Kings of India icon
Ten Kings, One Group Discussion (GD) - The topic, "Improving Communal Relations in India."
Average 10Q
1782 plays
 May 17 03
ace_sodium
17 trivia quiz  India - from the beginning icon
This about Indian history, from the Indus Valley civilisation to modern India.
 Tough 10Q
693 plays
 Jul 27 07
samster13fires
18 trivia quiz  British Raj in India
This quiz pertains to the consolidation of British Empire in India. It covers the period from mid 18th century to the freedom era i.e. 1947. Let's see how well are you acquainted with the history of the colonial era. Good luck!
 Impossible 20Q
1611 plays
 Feb 23 02
swashbuckler
19 trivia quiz  Indian National Movement: The Beginnings icon
This is the first of my four quizzes on the Indian National Movement dealing with the phase from 1858 to 1885. This period saw the first stirrings of a Nationalist feeling among the educated middle class Indians leading upto the formation of the INC
 Tough 10Q
714 plays
 May 10 04
almaster
20 trivia quiz  The British in India icon
A quiz on the early years of British colonisation of India, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
 Tough 10Q
1560 plays
 Feb 13 02
Taylor7AT
21 trivia quiz  Indian History-1 icon
Welcome to 6000+ years of Indian history. I've tried to cover all the important periods and regions of India in 15 questions. See how many you get right.
 Average 15Q
2811 plays
 Jun 05 00
spb
22 trivia quiz  Independent India: Triumphs and Tragedies: 3 icon
War, inflation and tyranny marred the 1970s in Indian history. The Indian voter showed that democracy is here to stay and a tiny David felled many a Goliath. How? Play this quiz and find out.
 Tough 10Q
561 plays
 Oct 04 04
almaster
23 trivia quiz  British Raj in India icon
This quiz is concerned with the British Raj in India.
 Tough 10Q
1227 plays
 Sep 20 02
ace_sodium
24 trivia quiz  Indian National Movement:1885-1905 icon
This is a quiz on the early years of the Indian National Congress Party, when it was dominated by the so-called Moderates in the movement, from 1885 to 1905
 Tough 10Q
942 plays
 May 12 04
almaster
25 trivia quiz  Mughal Regime in India
Well this quiz is all about the Mughal regime in India starting from the struggle of power in Northern India among the Muslim rulers to the fall of the Mughal dynasty.I have tried to cover as much facts as possible regarding the Mughal regime in India.
 Very Difficult 10Q
1638 plays
 Nov 16 01
swashbuckler
26 trivia quiz  Simpleton Learns Indian History icon
This is a simple quiz about Indian history.
 Easy 10Q
2556 plays
 Sep 22 02
ace_sodium
27 trivia quiz  India Under British Rule
I will give you some information about a region or city in colonial India mainly the British part. Then you give me the region or city.
 Average 20Q
1284 plays
 Jun 05 02
author
28 trivia quiz  Ancient Indian History
This quiz contains facts which are centuries old.It basically deals with events during the period of Mauryas,Guptas, post-Maurya etc.Well it may be a little tough but I guess you guys will enjoy every question.
 Impossible 15Q
1686 plays
 Nov 11 01
swashbuckler
29 trivia quiz  Hindu Nationalism ? the Revival icon
Since 1989, Hindu Nationalism has seen a dramatic resurgence ? something which was to be a telling sign of the future of India.
 Average 10Q
684 plays
 Jun 01 03
ace_sodium
30 trivia quiz  Indian History icon
A general introductory quiz on Indian History.
 Average 10Q
1410 plays
 Oct 11 05
coolr
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Some sample questions from this category:

* What founder of the Mughal Dynasty moved his followers to India?
* Which Mughal King took control of the government in 1562 and instituted many reforms including increased rights for Hindus and a new revolutionary religious policy?
* Which Mughal ruler, who came to power in 1658, won the throne by murdering his older brother and imprisoning his father?
* Although other religions were tolerated in the Mughal Empire after a time, what was the official state religion?
* What age in Indian History is referred to as the 'Golden Age'?
* What theory of ancient Indian history has recently been disproved?
* What ruler is referred to as the 'Mad Monarch'?
* The Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore was built by an emperor of what dynasty?
* What king was the first to use rockets in warfare?
* The daughter of what general of Alexander's army married Chandragupta Maurya?
* Who, in collaboration with the Japanese, started the 'Indian National Army', in the hope of expelling the British from India?
* During the 1857 mutiny who was the queen of Jhansi's trusted general?
* During the reign of which emperor is the poet Kalidasa accepted to have lived?
* Who was the first royal convert to Buddhism?
* What empire did the emperor Krishnadeva Raya rule over?
* What monk who lived around 800 AD proposed the philosophy of 'Advaita' (Non-duality)?
* Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913?
* What city in India is now known as Chennai?
* During the Mughal period of Indian history, the empire was divided into administrative regions known as what?
* Who was the heroic founder of the Maratha kingdom in south India?

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