History of India

Practice flashcards for the history of India covering various ancient, medieval, and modern periods.

The Indus valley civilization is also known as __ civilization.

Harappan or Indus-Saraswati

The period of the Indus valley civilization is estimated to be from to .

2500 BC to 1750 BC

R.B. Dayaram Sahni first discovered __ in 1921.

Harappa

R.D. Banerjee discovered __ in 1922.

Mohenjo-Daro

The Indus Valley civilization was spread over an area of approximately __ sq. km.

12,60,000

The major crops of Indus valley civilization included and .

Wheat and Barley

Excavations revealed that the population of the Indus valley civilization was more than __ million.

five

The world's first producer of __ was the Indus valley civilization.

Cotton

The oldest religious text in the world is the __.

Rig Veda

The __ is a collection of melodious chants important for Indian music.

Sama Veda

The __ Veda is divided into Black and White parts.

Yajur Veda

The __ Veda is a compendium of magical formulas and contains over 6000 mantras.

Atharva Veda

The first noble truth in Buddhism states that __ is prevalent in life.

suffering

The second noble truth describes that __ are the root cause of all suffering.

desires

The path to rid oneself from suffering in Buddhism is known as __.

the Eightfold Path or Ashtangika Marga

Buddhism teaches three jewels: the Buddha, __, and the Sangha.

the Dharma

The First Council of Buddhism took place __ after the death of Buddha.

immediately

The __ Council sought to compile and preserve Buddha's teachings by around 500 monks.

First

The Second Council of Buddhism was convened in __ BC and resulted in the division of followers into sects.

383

The third Buddhist Council introduced the text __ to resolve disputes within Buddhism.

Abhidhamma Pitaka

Jainism reached its peak under the teachings of __.

Mahavira

Mahavira attained perfect knowledge at the age of __.

42

The __ Dynasty was founded by Mahapadma and was the first non-Kshatriya dynasty.

Nanda

The first foreign invasion of India occurred in __ BC by Darius I.

518

The Greeks invaded India under the leadership of in BC.

Alexander, 326

The Maurya Dynasty was founded by __.

Chandragupta Maurya

Ashoka fought the Kalinga war in __ BC.

261

The Gupta Empire's Golden Age is credited to __ Gupta.

Chandragupta

Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of __.

Harsha Vardhana

Mahatma Gandhi's first political campaign was the __ in 1917.

Champaran Satyagraha

The Indian National Congress was formed in __.

1885

The Rowlatt Act was introduced in __.

1919

The __ marks the direct governance of British Crown over India.

Government of India Act, 1858

The first battle of Panipat took place in __.

1526

The __ Movement was launched by Gandhi in response to the salt tax.

Dandi March

The partition of Bengal was finalized on __, 1905.

October 16

Lord Curzon is known for the __ of Bengal.

Partition

The first Governor-General of Independent India was __.

Lord Mountbatten

The Battle of Buxar occurred in __.

1764

Sati practice was abolished by the British in __.

1829

The __ legislative council reform proposed separate electorates for Muslims.

Morley-Minto Reforms