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Important Battles And Wars In India

Battle of Hydaspes 326 B.C.—Alexander the Great, defeated Porus, the Paurava king. Impressed by the valour of Porus, ultimately Alexander returned his kingdom to him. 

Battle of Kalinga 261 B.C.—Ashoka defeated the king of Kalinga. Ashoka embraced Buddhism and preached it during the rest of his life after this war. 

First Battle of Tarain or Thaneswar A.D. 1191  Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori. Second Battle of Tarain A.D. 1192—Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Ghori’s victory paved the way for the establishment of Muslim rule in India. 

First Battle of Panipat 1526—Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi. This laid the foundation of the Mughal rule in India. 

Battle of Khanwah 1527— Babar defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar. This battle resulted in the defeat of the powerful Rajput confederacy. 

Second Battle of Panipat 1556—Bairam Khan (Akbar’s General) defeated Hemu (the Hindu General and right-hand man of Mohd. Adil Shah). It also ended the Afghan Rule and Mughal Rule began instead. 

Battle of Talikota 1564- 65—United alliance between Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmednagar and Golkonda under Hussain Nizam Shah defeated Ram Raja of Vijayanagar. It destroyed the Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. 

Battle of Haldighati 1576—Akbar’s forces headed by Raja Man Singh defeated Rana Pratap, the brave Rajput king. Though defeated, Rana Pratap refused to accept Mughal authority and carried on warfare till his death. 

Battle of Plassey 1757— The English under Lord Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah.It brought Muslim Rule in Bengal to an end and laid foundations of the British Rule in India. 

Battle of Wandiwash 1760—The English defeated the French. The battle sealed the fate of the French in India and paved the way for English rule in India. 

Third Battle of Panipat 1761—Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Marathas. It gave a terrible blow to the Maratha power. It made the field clear for the English. 

Battle of Buxar 1764— Fought in 1764 between the forces of the English and the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Oudh) and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam. The English victory at Buxar finally riveted the shackles of the Company’s rule upon Bengal. 

First Mysore War (1767- 68)—In 1768, Haider Ali was defeated by the English relinquishing all his rights over Mysore in favour of the English. 

Second Mysore War 1780— A grand alliance between Haider Ali, the Nizam and the Marathas was formed and Haider Ali. He defeated the English and took possession of Arcot and became the undisputed master of the Carnatic. 

Third Mysore War 1790- 92—Fought between the English and Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan had to submit and was compelled to sign the Treaty of Seringapattam stripped him of half his territory. 

Fourth Mysore War 1799— The British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated Tipu Sultan, which brought the end of the Tipu Sultan. Maratha War 1803-05—It weakened the Maratha power. The English annexed Tanjore, Surat and Carnatic. 

Fourth Maratha War 1817- 18—The British forces defeated Marathas and this campaign finally extinguished the Maratha Empire. 

Battle of Cheelianwala 1849—Forces of the East India Company under Lord Hugh Gough defeated the Sikhs under Sher Singh. 

Burmese War 1885—As a result of this War, the whole of Burma was occupied by the English and made a part of India. 

Afghan War III 1919—As a result of this War, Treaty of Rawalpindi was signed by which Afghanistan was recognised as an independent State. 

lndo-Pak War 1965—This was Pakistan’s second attack on India. While India had the upper hand, the fighting was brought to a stop by a call for ceasefire issued by the Security Council. Later on, Tashkent accord was signed between the two nations. lndo-

Pak War Dec 1971— Pakistan started the war attacking India on Dec 3. India defeated Pakistan on all fronts. Pakistani occupation forces, numbering about one lakh, in East Bengal (Bangladesh) surrendered. Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation.

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1.рдХोрдгाрд░्рдХ рдХा рд╕ूрд░्рдп рдорди्рджिрд░ рдХिрд╕ рдк्рд░рджेрд╢ рдоें рд╕्рдеिрдд рд╣ै?
(A)рдЖрди्рдз्рд░ рдк्рд░рджेрд╢
(B)рдЙреЬीрд╕ा
(C)рдЫрдд्рддीрд╕рдЧреЭ
(D)рдорд╣ाрд░ाрд╖्рдЯ्рд░
Ans. (B)

2.рдХौрди рд╕ा рдЭीрд▓ рднाрд░рдд рдХा рд╕рдмрд╕े рдмреЬा рдоीрдаे рдкाрдиी рд╡ाрд▓ा рдЭीрд▓ рд╣ै?
(A)рдбрд▓ рдЭीрд▓
(B)рдЪिрд▓्рдХा рдЭीрд▓
(C)рд╕ांрднрд░ рдЭीрд▓
(D)рд╡ुрд▓рд░ рдЭीрд▓
Ans. (D)

3.”рдкрд╣ाреЬों рдХी рд░ाрдиी” рдХिрд╕ рд╕्рдеाрди рдХो рдХрд╣ा рдЬाрддा рд╣ै?
(A)рдиैрдиीрддाрд▓
(B)рд╢िрдорд▓ा
(C)рдХुрд▓ू
(D)рдордиाрд▓ी
Ans. (B)

4.”рд╣िрдбिрдо्рдмा рдорди्рджिрд░” рдХрд╣ाँ рд╣ै?
(A)рдиैрдиीрддाрд▓
(B)рд╢िрдорд▓ा
(C)рдХुрд▓ू
(D)рдордиाрд▓ी
Ans. (D)

5.”рдлрддेрд╣рд╕ाрдЧрд░ рдЭीрд▓” рдХрд╣ाँ рдкрд░ рд╣ै?
(A)рд╢्рд░ीрдирдЧрд░
(B)рднोрдкाрд▓
(C)рдЙрджрдпрдкुрд░
(D)рдиैрдиीрддाрд▓
Ans. (C)
6.рднाрд░рдд рдХे рдХिрд╕ рдХ्рд╖ेрдд्рд░ рдоें рдХोंрдХрдгी рднाрд╖ा рдк्рд░рдЪрд▓िрдд рд╣ै?
(A)рдЖрд╕ाрдо рдФрд░ рдЕрд░ुрдгाрдЪрд▓ рдк्рд░рджेрд╢
(B)рдЫрдд्рддीрд╕рдЧреЭ рдФрд░ рдЭाрд░рдЦंрдб
(C)рдорд╣ाрд░ाрд╖्рдЯ्рд░ рдФрд░ рдЧोрд╡ा
(D)рдд्рд░िрдкुрд░ा
Ans. (C)

7.рдЪाрдгрдХ्рдп, рдЬिрди्рд╣ें рдХौрдЯिрд▓्рдп рддрдеा рд╡िрд╖्рдгुрдЧुрдк्рдд рдХे рдиाрдо рд╕े рднी рдЬाрдиा рдЬाрддा рд╣ै, рдиे рдХिрд╕рдХी рд╕рд╣ाрдпрддा рд╕े рднाрд░рдд рдоें рдоौрд░्рдп рд╡ंрд╢ рдХी рд╕्рдеाрдкрдиा рдХी?
(A)рд╕рдоुрдж्рд░рдЧुрдк्рдд
(B)рдмिрдо्рдмрд╕ाрд░
(C)рдЪрди्рдж्рд░рдЧुрдк्рдд рдоौрд░्рдп
(D)рдЕрд╢ोрдХ

8.”рд╕ाрдХेрдд” рдЦрдг्рдбрдХाрд╡्рдп рдХे рд░рдЪрдпिрддा рдХौрди рд╣ैं?
(A)рдЬрдпрд╢ंрдХрд░ ‘рдк्рд░рд╕ाрдж’
(B)рдоैрдеिрд▓ीрд╢рд░рдг рдЧुрдк्рдд
(C)рд╕िрдпाрд░ाрдорд╢рд░рдг рдЧुрдк्рдд
(D)рд╕ुрдоिрдд्рд░ाрдирди्рджрди рдкрди्рдд
9.рдм्рд░िрдЯिрд╢ рдкाрд░्рд▓िрдпाрдоेрди्рдЯ рдоें рдЪुрдиे рдЬाрдиे рд╡ाрд▓े рдк्рд░рдердо рднाрд░рддीрдп рдХौрди рдеे?
(A)рдоोрд╣рдирджाрд╕ рдХрд░рдордЪंрдж рдЧांрдзी
(B)рд░ाрд╕ рдмिрд╣ाрд░ी рдмोрд╕
(C)рджाрджा рднाрдИ рдиौрд░ोрдЬी
(D)рд╕ुрд░ेрди्рдж्рд░ рдиाрде рдмрдирд░्рдЬी

10.рдЧрд░рдмा рдиृрдд्рдп рднाрд░рдд рдХे рдХिрд╕ рд░ाрдЬ्рдп рд╕े рд╕рдо्рдмрди्рдзिрдд рд╣ै?
(A)рдорд╣ाрд░ाрд╖्рдЯ्рд░
(B)рдЧुрдЬрд░ाрдд
(C)рд░ाрдЬрд╕्рдеाрди
(D)рдкंрдЬाрдм
Ans. (B)

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1.рдЬрдирд╕ंрдЦ्рдпा рдХी рджृрд╖्рдЯि рд╕े рднाрд░рдд рдХा рд╕рдмрд╕े рдмреЬा рджूрд╕рд░ा рд░ाрдЬ्рдп рдХौрди рд╕ा рд╣ै?
(A)рдордз्рдп рдк्рд░рджेрд╢
(B)рдЙрдд्рддрд░ рдк्рд░рджेрд╢
(C)рд░ाрдЬрд╕्рдеाрди
(D)рдорд╣рд░ाрд╖्рдЯ्рд░
Ans.(D)
2.рд░ाрдЬ्рдп рд╕рднा рдХे рд╕рджрд╕्рдп рдХा рдХाрд░्рдпрдХाрд▓ рдХिрддрдиे рд╡рд░्рд╖ों рдХा рд╣ोрддा рд╣ै?
(A)6 рд╡рд░्рд╖
(B)5 рд╡рд░्рд╖
(C)4 рд╡рд░्рд╖
(D)3 рд╡рд░्рд╖
Ans. (A)
3.рд╕ौрд░рдордг्рдбрд▓ рдХे рдХे рдХिрди рджो рдЧ्рд░рд╣ों рдХे рдЙрдкрдЧ्рд░рд╣ рдирд╣ीं рд╣ैं?
(A)рд╢ुрдХ्рд░ рдФрд░ рд╢рдиि
(B)рд╡ृрд╣рд╕्рдкрддि рдФрд░ рд╢рдиि
(C)рдоंрдЧрд▓ рдФрд░ рдмुрдз
(D)рдмुрдз рдФрд░ рд╢ुрдХ्рд░
Ans. (D)
4.рдХेрд░рд▓ рдХा рд╕рд░्рд╡ाрдзिрдХ рд▓ोрдХрдк्рд░िрдп рдиृрдд्рдп рдХौрди рд╕ा рд╣ै?
(A)рдХुрдЪिрдкूрдбि
(B)рдХрдд्рдердХрд▓ी
(C)рднाрд░рдд рдиाрдЯ्рдпрдо
(D)рдЙрдкрд░ोрдХ्рдд рдоें рд╕े рдХोрдИ рдирд╣ीं
Ans. (B)
5.рд╕िрдЦों рдХे рдк्рд░рдердо рдЧुрд░ु рдХौрди рдеे?
(A)рдЧुрд░ु рдЧोрд╡िрди्рдж рд╕िंрд╣
(B)рдЧुрд░ु рдЕрд░्рдЬुрди рд╕िंрд╣
(C)рдЧुрд░ु рддेрдЧрдмрд╣ाрджुрд░
(D)рдЧुрд░ु рдиाрдирдХ рджेрд╡
Ans. (D)
6.рдЖрд░्рдп рд╕рдоाрдЬ рдХे рд╕ंрд╕्рдеाрдкрдХ рд╣ैं -
(A)рд╕्рд╡ाрдоी рд╡िрд╡ेрдХाрди्рдирдж
(B)рд╕्рд╡ाрдоी рд░ाрдордХृрд╖्рдг рдкрд░рдорд╣ंрд╕
(C)рд╕्рд╡ाрдоी рджрдпाрдирди्рдж рд╕рд░рд╕्рд╡рддी
(D)рд░ाрдЬा рд░ाрдордоोрд╣рди рд░ाрдп
Ans. (C)
7.рдк्рд░ाрдЪीрди рднाрд░рдд рдХे рдХिрд╕ рд╢ाрд╕рдХ рдиे рдЕрдкрдиे рдЬीрд╡рди рдХे рдЕрди्рддिрдо рдХाрд▓ рдоें рдЬैрди рдзрд░्рдо рдХो рд╕्рд╡ीрдХाрд░ рдХिрдпा рдеा?
(A)рд╕рдоुрдж्рд░рдЧुрдк्рдд
(B)рдЪрди्рдж्рд░рдЧुрдк्рдд рдоौрд░्рдп
(C)рдмिрди्рджुрд╕ाрд░
(D)рдЕрд╢ोрдХ
Ans. (B)
8. рд╣реЬрдк्рдкा рдХी рд╕рдн्рдпрддा рдХिрд╕ рдпुрдЧ рд╕े рд╕рдо्рдмрди्рдзिрдд рд╣ै?
(A)рдкुрд░ा рдкाрд╖ाрдг рдпुрдЧ
(B)рдирд╡ рдкाрд╖ाрдг рдпुрдЧ
(C)рд▓ौрд╣ рдпुрдЧ
(D)рдХांрд╕्рдп рдпुрдЧ
Ans. (D)
9.рд╡िрдХ्рд░рдо рд╕ंрд╡рдд рдХा рдЖрд░рдо्рдн рдХрдм рд╕े рд╣ुрдЖ?
(A)рдИрд╕ा рдкрд╢्рдЪाрдд् 78 рд╡рд░्рд╖
(B)рдИрд╕ा рдкूрд░्рд╡ 78 рд╡рд░्рд╖
(C)рдИрд╕ा рдкूрд░्рд╡ 57 рд╡рд░्рд╖
(D)рдИрд╕ा рдкрд╢्рдЪाрдд् 57 рд╡рд░्рд╖
Ans. (C)
10. рднाрд░рдд рдкрд░ рдЖрдХ्рд░рдордг рдХрд░рдиे рд╡ाрд▓ा рдк्рд░рдердо рдоुрд╕рд▓рдоाрди рдЖрдХ्рд░рдордгрдХाрд░ी рдХौрди рдеा?
(A)рдоोрд╣рдо्рдордж рдЧोрд░ी
(B)рдоोрд╣рдо्рдордж рдмिрди рдХाрд╕िрдо
(C)рдоोрд╣рдо्рдордж рдмिрди рддुрдЧрд▓рдХ
(D)рдмाрдмрд░
Ans. (B)
11.рд╕ाँрдЪी рдХे рд╕्рддूрдк рдХा рдиिрд░्рдоाрдг рдХिрд╕ рд╢ाрд╕рдХ рдиे рдХрд░рд╡ाрдпा рдеा?
(A)рдмिрдо्рдмрд╕ाрд░
(B)рд╣рд░्рд╖рд╡рд░्рдзрди
(C)рдЕрд╢ोрдХ
(D)рдкुрд╖्рдпрдоिрдд्рд░
Ans. (C)
12.рд░ाрд╖्рдЯ्рд░рдз्рд╡рдЬ рдоें рдХेрд╕рд░िрдпा рд░ंрдЧ рдХिрд╕рдХा рдж्рдпोрддрдХ рд╣ै?
(A)рд╡ीрд░рддा рдХा
(B)рдд्рдпाрдЧ рдХा
(C)рд╢ाрди्рддि рдХा
(D)рд╕рдоृрдж्рдзि рдХा
Ans. (B)
13.рдЕंрдХों рдХे рдмाрдпрдирд░ी рдкрдж्рдзрддि рдоें рдХिрддрдиे рдЕंрдХ рд╣ोрддे рд╣ैं?
(A)10
(B)8
(C)4
(D)2
Ans. (D)
14.”рджीрди рдП рдЗрд▓ाрд╣ी” рдзрд░्рдо рдХिрд╕ рдоुрдЧрд▓ рд╢ाрд╕рдХ рдиे рдЪрд▓ाрдпा рдеा?
(A)рдмाрдмрд░
(B)рд╣ुрдоांрдпू
(C)рдЕрдХрдмрд░
(D)рдЬрд╣ांрдЧीрд░
Ans. (C)
15.рдк्рд░ाрдЪीрди рднाрд░рдд рдХे рдХिрд╕ рдХाрд▓ рдХो рд╕्рд╡рд░्рдг рдпुрдЧ рдоाрдиा рдЬाрддा рд╣ै?
(A)рдоौрд░्рдп рдХाрд▓
(B)рдЧुрдк्рдд рдХाрд▓
(C)рд╡рд░्рдзрди рдХाрд▓
(D)рдХुрд╖ाрдг рдХाрд▓
Ans. (B)
16.рдиिрдо्рди рдоें рд╕े рднाрд░рддीрдп рд╕ंрд╡िрдзाрди рдХिрд╕рдХा рд╕рд░्рд╡ाрдзिрдХ рдЛрдгी рд╣ै?
(A)рдХрдиाрдбा рдХा рд╕ंрд╡िрдзाрди
(B)рдЖрд╕्рдЯ्рд░ेрд▓िрдпा рдХा рд╕ंрд╡िрдзाрди
(C)рд╕ंрдпुрдХ्рдд рд░ाрдЬ्рдп рдЕрдоेрд░िрдХा рдХा рд╕ंрд╡िрдзाрди
(D)1935 рдХा рднाрд░рдд рдЕрдзिрдиिрдпрдо
Ans. (A)
17.рдПрдХ рдЯ्рд░ांрд╕рдлाрд░्рдорд░ рдоुрдЦ्рдпрддः рдХिрд╕े рдмрджрд▓рддा рд╣ै?
(A)рд╡िрдж्рдпुрдд рдзाрд░ा рдХो
(B)рд╡ोрд▓्рдЯेрдЬ рдХो
(C)рдкॉрд╡рд░ рдХो
(D)рдЖрд╡ृрддि рдХो
Ans. (B)
18.рдкंрдЪाрдпрддों рдХे рдиिрд░्рд╡ाрдЪрди рд╣ोрддे рд╣ैं -
(A)рд░ाрдЬ्рдп рд╕рд░рдХाрд░ рдХे рдиिрд░्рдгрдп рдХे рдЕрдиुрд╕ाрд░
(B)рдХेрди्рдж्рд░ рд╕рд░рдХाрд░ рдХे рдиिрд░्рдгрдп рдХे рдЕрдиुрд╕ाрд░
(C)рдк्рд░рдд्рдпेрдХ рдкाँрдЪ рд╡рд░्рд╖ рдоें
(D)рдк्рд░рдд्рдпेрдХ рдЪाрд░ рд╡рд░्рд╖ рдоें
Ans. (C)
19.”рдоैрд▓ा рдЖँрдЪрд▓” рдХे рд▓ेрдЦрдХ рдХौрди рд╣ैं?
(A)рдоुंрд╢ी рдк्рд░ेрдордЪंрдж
(B)рдоैрдеिрд▓ीрд╢рд░рдг рдЧुрдк्рдд
(C)рд░ाрдоाрдзाрд░ी рд╕िंрд╣ рджिрдирдХрд░
(D)рдлрдгीрд╢्рд╡рд░ рдиाрде рд░ेрдгु
Ans. (D)
20.рдкृрде्рд╡ी рдкрд░ рдЕрдзिрдХांрд╢ рд╕рдХ्рд░िрдп рдЬ्рд╡ाрд▓ाрдоुрдЦी рдХिрд╕ рдХ्рд╖ेрдд्рд░ рд╕े рд╕рдо्рдмрди्рдзिрдд рд╣ैं?
(A)рдЕрдл्рд░ीрдХा
(B)рдпूрд░ोрдк
(C)рдк्рд░рд╢ाрди्рдд рдорд╣ाрд╕ाрдЧрд░
(D)рджрдХ्рд╖िрдгी рдЕрдоेрд░िрдХा
Ans.(C)

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