Here are 50 important questions on wars and battles of Indian history with one or two-word answers, useful for competitive exams.

 

Ancient India

1. Which battle was fought between Alexander and Porus in 326 BCE? → Battle of Hydaspes

2. Who won the Battle of Hydaspes? → Alexander

3. In which year did the Kalinga War take place? → 261 BCE

4. Which Maurya ruler fought the Kalinga War? → Ashoka

5. After which war did Ashoka adopt Buddhism? → Kalinga War

6. Which ruler defeated Seleucus Nicator? → Chandragupta Maurya

7. The Nanda dynasty was overthrown by which ruler? → Chandragupta Maurya

8. Which battle was fought between the Huns and Skandagupta? → Battle of Eran

9. Who led the Nanda army against Alexander in 326 BCE? → Dhana Nanda

10. Which Maurya ruler fought against the Seleucid Empire? → Chandragupta Maurya

11. Who fought the Battle of Waihind in 1008 CE? → Mahmud of Ghazni & Anandapala

12. In which battle did the Cholas defeat the Pandyas in 1018 CE? → Battle of Kandalur Salai

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Medieval India

13. In which year was the First Battle of Tarain fought? → 1191

14. Who won the First Battle of Tarain? → Prithviraj Chauhan

15. Who won the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192? → Muhammad Ghori

16. In which year did the Battle of Chandawar take place? → 1194

17. Who was defeated in the Battle of Chandawar? → Jaichand

18. Who defeated the Rajput Confederacy in the Battle of Ranthambore? → Alauddin Khilji

19. Which battle led to the establishment of Mughal rule in India? → First Battle of Panipat

20. Who defeated Ibrahim Lodi in 1526? → Babur

21. Which battle was fought between Babur and Rana Sanga in 1527? → Battle of Khanwa

22. In which battle was Medini Rai defeated? → Battle of Chanderi

23. Who fought the Battle of Chausa in 1539? → Sher Shah Suri & Humayun

24. Who won the Battle of Kanauj in 1540? → Sher Shah Suri

25. Which battle led to the re-establishment of Mughal rule in India? → Second Battle of Panipat

26. Who was defeated in the Second Battle of Panipat? → Hemu

27. In which year was the Battle of Haldighati fought? → 1576

28. Who fought against Akbar in the Battle of Haldighati? → Maharana Pratap

29. Who fought the Battle of Samugarh in 1658? → Aurangzeb & Dara Shikoh

30. Who won the Battle of Devagiri in 1296 CE? → Alauddin Khilji

31. In which year did the Battle of Ghaghra take place? → 1529

32. Who was defeated in the Battle of Ghaghra? → Afghans & Nusrat Shah

33. Which battle was fought between Humayun and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat? → Battle of Mandasor

34. Who was defeated in the Battle of Mandsaur in 1535? → Bahadur Shah

35. Which Mughal ruler fought the Battle of Tukaroi in 1575? → Akbar

36. Who was defeated in the Battle of Dewair in 1582? → Mughals

37. Which battle was fought between Shivaji and Afzal Khan’s forces? → Battle of Pratapgarh

38. Who defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Salher in 1672? → Marathas

39. Who led the Marathas in the Battle of Palkhed (1728)? → Baji Rao I

40. In which battle did the Marathas defeat the Portuguese in 1739? → Battle of Vasai

41. Who was defeated in the Battle of Udgir in 1760? → Nizam of Hyderabad

42. Who fought the Battle of Kharda in 1795? → Marathas & Nizam

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Modern India

43. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought? → 1757

44. Who was defeated in the Battle of Plassey? → Siraj-ud-Daulah

45. Who led the British forces in the Battle of Plassey? → Robert Clive

46. In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought? → 1764

47. Who was defeated in the Battle of Buxar? → Mir Qasim

48. Who led the British forces in the Battle of Buxar? → Hector Munro

49. Which battle led to the British control over Bengal? → Battle of Plassey

50. In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought? → 1761

51. Who fought against Ahmad Shah Abdali in the Third Battle of Panipat? → Marathas

52. Who was the commander of the Maratha army in the Third Battle of Panipat? → Sadashivrao Bhau

53. Who won the Anglo-Mysore War of 1799? → British

54.. Who was killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War? → Tipu Sultan

55. In which year was the Battle of Assaye fought? → 1803

56. Who fought against the British in the Battle of Assaye? → Marathas

57. Which battle marked the end of Maratha power in India? → Third Anglo-Maratha War

58. In which year was the First Anglo-Sikh War fought? → 1845

59. Who was the Sikh ruler during the First Anglo-Sikh War? → Maharaja Dalip Singh

60. In which year was the Second Anglo-Sikh War fought? → 1848

61. Which battle led to the British annexation of Punjab? → Battle of Gujarat

62. Which war is called the First War of Indian Independence? → Revolt of 1857

63. Where was the first revolt of 1857 started? → Meerut

64. Who led the 1857 revolt in Kanpur? → Nana Sahib

65. Who led the 1857 revolt in Jhansi? → Rani Lakshmibai

66. Who was the last Mughal emperor after the 1857 revolt? → Bahadur Shah II

67. In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi fought? → 1897

68. Who fought in the Battle of Saragarhi? → Sikh soldiers & Afghans

69. In which year was the Battle of Seringapatam fought? → 1799

70. Who was the British commander in the Battle of Seringapatam? → Arthur Wellesley

71. Which battle was fought between the British and Nepal in 1815? → Battle of Nalapani

72. Who led the Gurkha forces in the Battle of Nalapani? → Balbhadra Kunwar

73. In which battle did the British defeat the Pindaris? → Battle of Satpura

74. Who fought against the British in the Battle of Chinhat (1857)? → Begum Hazrat Mahal

75. Which battle was fought between the British and Bhonsle of Nagpur? → Battle of Sitabuldi

76. Who led the Santhal Rebellion against the British in 1855? → Sidhu & Kanhu

77. Which war resulted in the British annexation of Awadh? → Anglo-Awadh War

78. In which year was the Battle of Cuddalore fought? → 1783

 

 

79. Who fought against the British in the Battle of Kalyan (1682)? → Marathas

80. Which battle was fought between the British and the French in 1746? → Battle of Madrasa