Haryana History GK: Important Questions & Answers

Ancient History

Q1:  Rakhigarhi, one of the largest Indus Valley Civilization sites, is located in which district of Haryana?
Answer: Hisar

Q2:  According to the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna delivered the sermon of the Bhagavad Gita on the battlefield of Kurukshetra to which warrior?
Answer: Arjuna

Q3:  The ancient site of Banawali, associated with the Indus Valley Civilization, is located in which present-day district of Haryana?
Answer: Fatehabad

Q4:  Sonepat, a district in Haryana, was known by which ancient name, believed to be one of the five villages (Panch Prastha) demanded by the Pandavas from Duryodhana in the Mahabharata?
Answer: Swarnaprastha

Q5:  The city of Karnal in Haryana is traditionally believed to have been named after which Mahabharata character?
Answer: Karna

Q6:  The Yaudheyas, an ancient republican (ganarajya) tribe mentioned in inscriptions, held influence over parts of present-day Haryana during which broad historical period?
Answer: Ancient period

Q7:  The Tosham hills in Bhiwani district of Haryana are notable for an ancient rock inscription generally dated to which period?
Answer: Gupta era (early historic period)

Q8:  Mitathal, an important Harappan-era archaeological site, is located in which district of Haryana?
Answer: Bhiwani

Q9:  Jyotisar, a site near Kurukshetra traditionally believed to mark where Lord Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita, is associated with which sacred tree?
Answer: Banyan (Akshayavat)

Q10:  Thanesar (ancient Sthaneshvara), located in present-day Kurukshetra district, served as the capital of which 7th century ruler?
Answer: Harshavardhana

Q11:  Harshacharita, the biography of Harshavardhana, was written by which court poet?
Answer: Banabhatta

Q12:  The ancient city of Agroha, near present-day Hisar, is traditionally associated with which legendary king, revered as the founder of the Agrawal community?
Answer: Maharaja Agrasen

Q13:  Sugh, an ancient archaeological site near Jagadhri in Yamunanagar district, is identified with which historical settlement mentioned by the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang?
Answer: Srughna

Q14:  Pehowa, an ancient pilgrimage town in Kurukshetra district known by its old name Prithudak, is traditionally associated with which ritual?
Answer: Pitru Tarpan (ancestor rites)

Q15:  The Chaneti Buddhist Stupa, evidence of ancient Buddhist presence in Haryana, is located in which district?
Answer: Yamunanagar

Q16:  In ancient Vedic literature, the sacred land between the rivers Saraswati and Drishadvati, an area overlapping parts of present-day Haryana, was referred to by which name?
Answer: Brahmavarta

Q17:  The site of Daulatpur in Kaithal district, associated with pre-Harappan and Harappan cultural remains, lies along the course of which ancient river system?
Answer: Ghaggar (Saraswati)

Q18:  The ancient town of Safidon in Jind district is traditionally identified with which Mahabharata-era site associated with Janamejaya's snake sacrifice?
Answer: Sarpadevi (Sarpadarvi)

Q19:  Kunal, a Harappan-era site known for silver ornaments, is in which district?
Answer: Fatehabad

Q20:  Gurugram (formerly Gurgaon) is traditionally associated with which Mahabharata figure, believed to have received the village as 'Guru Dakshina' from the Pandavas and Kauravas?
Answer: Dronacharya

Q21:  The town of Kalayat in Kaithal district of Haryana is traditionally associated with which ancient sage, said to have performed penance there?
Answer: Kapil Muni

Q22:  The ancient Ashokan pillar now standing at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi was originally erected by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC at Topra Kalan, located in which present-day Haryana district?
Answer: Yamunanagar

Q23:  The Mahabharata refers to the Haryana region by the name 'Bahudhanyaka', meaning which of the following?
Answer: Land of plentiful grains

Medieval History

Q24:  The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) was fought between Akbar's forces and which ruler?
Answer: Hemu (Hemchandra Vikramaditya)

Q25:  The Mughal-era Tomb of Sheikh Chilli, an important historical monument, is located in which Haryana city?
Answer: Thanesar (Kurukshetra)

Q26:  The city of Hisar in Haryana was founded in 1354 by which Delhi Sultanate ruler?
Answer: Feroze Shah Tughlaq

Q27:  In the First Battle of Tarain (1191), fought near present-day Haryana, which ruler defeated Muhammad Ghori?
Answer: Prithviraj Chauhan

Q28:  Razia Sultan was killed in 1240 near which present-day Haryana town?
Answer: Kaithal

Q29:  The ancient Asigarh Fort is located in which Haryana town?
Answer: Hansi

Q30:  The Firoz Shah Palace Complex, built during the Tughlaq period, is located in which Haryana city?
Answer: Hisar

Q31:  The Sirsa region of Haryana was historically part of which area, also known for the Bhatti Rajput clan?
Answer: Bhattiana

Q32:  Pinjore Gardens (now Yadavindra Gardens), a Mughal-style garden in present-day Panchkula district, was built by which noble?
Answer: Nawab Fidai Khan

Q33:  According to Sufi tradition, Sheikh Chilli, whose tomb stands in Kurukshetra district, served as a spiritual mentor to which Mughal prince?
Answer: Dara Shikoh

Q34:  The town of Narnaul in Haryana houses the tomb of Hassan Khan Suri, who was the father of which famous Sur dynasty ruler?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Q35:  The dargah, mosque, and enclosure at Qalandar Chowk in Panipat, dedicated to the Sufi saint Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, were built by Mahabat Khan during the reign of which Mughal emperor?
Answer: Jahangir

Q36:  Ibrahim Lodi, the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, was defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat, marking the end of which dynasty?
Answer: Lodi dynasty

Q37:  In 1540, which ruler defeated Humayun and established the short-lived Sur dynasty, with his empire including large parts of present-day Haryana?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Q38:  Hemu, who briefly ruled north India before being defeated at the Second Battle of Panipat, had earlier served as a general and chief minister under which Sur ruler?
Answer: Adil Shah Suri

Q39:  Faridabad, now a major industrial city in Haryana, is traditionally believed to have been named after Sheikh Farid (Shaikh Farid Bukhari), who held which position under Emperor Jahangir?
Answer: Treasurer

Q40:  Prithviraj Chauhan, the last major Hindu ruler of Delhi before the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate, belonged to which Rajput dynasty?
Answer: Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty

Q41:  The Surajkund reservoir, an ancient water body near Faridabad, is traditionally attributed to which Tomara ruler?
Answer: Surajpal

Q42:  The Anangpur Dam, one of the oldest dams in India, located near Faridabad, is attributed to which Tomara ruler?
Answer: Anangpal

Q43:  Before ascending the Mughal throne, Prince Khurram (later Emperor Shah Jahan) rebelled against his father Jahangir in 1623. Which Mughal general was chiefly responsible for defeating and pursuing him?
Answer: Mahabat Khan

Q44:  The Mughal emperor Akbar was crowned at Kalanaur but soon after had to march to Panipat in 1556 to confront which rival claimant to the throne?
Answer: Hemu

Q45:  Babur's memoir, describing his campaign that culminated in the First Battle of Panipat, is known by which name?
Answer: Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Baburnama)

Q46:  Humayun, after being defeated by Sher Shah Suri, eventually reclaimed the Delhi throne in 1555 after a battle fought near which town in present-day Punjab?
Answer: Sirhind

Q47:  The Delhi Sultanate ruler Balban is known for suppressing repeated uprisings in the Mewat region, which forms part of present-day southern Haryana. Balban belonged to which dynasty?
Answer: Mamluk (Slave) dynasty

Q48:  The city of Hisar, founded by Feroze Shah Tughlaq in 1354, was built as a fortified township along which important medieval trade and military route connecting Delhi to the northwest?
Answer: Delhi-Multan route

Q49:  Timur (Tamerlane) invaded Delhi in 1398, passing through parts of present-day Haryana, and his invasion severely weakened which ruling dynasty?
Answer: Tughlaq dynasty

Q50:  The Sayyid dynasty, which ruled the Delhi Sultanate before the Lodi dynasty and held limited control over regions including present-day Haryana, is generally dated to which century?
Answer: 15th century

Q51:  Feroze Shah Tughlaq, founder of the city of Hisar in 1354, also constructed which infrastructure to bring water to the region, considered among the earliest such projects of the Delhi Sultanate era?
Answer: An irrigation canal

Q52:  Ibrahim Lodi, the last Sultan of the Lodi dynasty, ruled from Delhi and Agra before being defeated in the First Battle of Panipat. He succeeded which Lodi ruler to the throne?
Answer: Sikandar Lodi

Q53:  Raja Hasan Khan Mewati, the last ruler of the Khanzada dynasty of Mewat (part of present-day southern Haryana/Rajasthan border region), was killed fighting against Babur at which battle in 1527?
Answer: Battle of Khanwa

Q54:  At the Battle of Khanwa (1527), Hasan Khan Mewati of Mewat allied with which prominent Rajput ruler against Babur?
Answer: Rana Sanga

Q55:  Both the First Battle of Tarain (1191) and the Second Battle of Tarain (1192) between Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori were fought near which town in present-day Karnal district of Haryana?
Answer: Taraori

Q56:  Shortly after the Second Battle of Tarain (1192), a local chieftain named Jatwan besieged the Hansi Fort, which was then held by a commander of which victorious power?
Answer: Ghurid forces

Q57:  Qutb-ud-din Aibak marched from Delhi to relieve the siege of Hansi Fort in 1192, ultimately defeating the rebel Jatwan in a battle fought at the border of which region?
Answer: Bagar region

Q58:  A Sanskrit inscription dated 1328 AD, kept in the Delhi Museum, refers to the name 'Hariana' (Haryana) and describes the region using which phrase?
Answer: Heaven on earth

Q59:  The Palam Baoli Inscription, dated to 1280 AD during the reign of Sultan Balban, refers to the Haryana region by which variant name?
Answer: Hariyanaka

Q60:  The Ashokan pillar from Topra Kalan (Yamunanagar) was transported to Delhi and re-erected at Feroz Shah Kotla under the orders of which Delhi Sultanate ruler in the 14th century?
Answer: Feroze Shah Tughlaq

Q61:  After Humayun's death, Hemu of Rewari marched to and occupied Delhi and Agra, before being opposed by Bairam Khan, who was acting as regent for which young Mughal emperor?
Answer: Akbar

Q62:  Panipat holds a unique distinction among Indian towns for having hosted how many empire-deciding battles in its history?
Answer: Three

Q63:  Raja Nahar Khan, who established the Khanzada dynasty's rule over Mewat and proclaimed himself 'Wali-e-Mewat', began his rule in which century?
Answer: 14th century

Q64:  The Khanzada dynasty of Mewat, which held sway over parts of present-day southern Haryana and neighbouring regions, came to an end following the death of Hasan Khan Mewati in 1527, after which Mewat was absorbed into which empire?
Answer: Mughal Empire

Q65:  The Ghurid ruler who won the Second Battle of Tarain (1192) against Prithviraj Chauhan, paving the way for the Delhi Sultanate, was known as?
Answer: Muhammad of Ghor (Muhammad Ghori)

Q66:  Following his victory in the Second Battle of Tarain (1192), Muhammad Ghori left Qutb-ud-din Aibak in charge of Delhi as his deputy, who later went on to found which dynasty?
Answer: Mamluk (Slave) dynasty

Q67:  The Rebellion of Jatwan against the Ghurid rule at Hansi in 1192 is documented in which contemporary Persian chronicle, authored by Hasan Nizami?
Answer: Taj-ul-Maasir

Modern History

Q68:  In the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), the Maratha forces were defeated by which invader?
Answer: Ahmad Shah Abdali

Q69:  During the Revolt of 1857, which Haryana region saw significant uprising under the leadership of Rao Tula Ram?
Answer: Rewari

Q70:  Banda Singh Bahadur made which fort in Yamunanagar district his capital in 1710?
Answer: Lohgarh

Q71:  European adventurer George Thomas established his kingdom in the late 18th century with which Haryana town as his capital?
Answer: Hansi

Q72:  Raja Nahar Singh of Ballabgarh, who actively participated in the Revolt of 1857 and was later executed, ruled which princely state in present-day Haryana?
Answer: Ballabgarh

Q73:  Before the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), which fort was captured by the Marathas after a fierce assault?
Answer: Kunjpura Fort

Q74:  Ambala in Haryana rose to prominence as a major cantonment and administrative center primarily during which period?
Answer: 19th century (British colonial rule)

Q75:  During the Revolt of 1857, the Nawab of which Haryana princely state was tried and executed by the British for his role in the uprising?
Answer: Jhajjar

Q76:  Chaudhary Chhotu Ram, a prominent agrarian leader from the Rohtak region and a leading co-founder of the Unionist Party, is popularly remembered by which title meaning 'friend of the poor'?
Answer: Deenbandhu

Q77:  Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj which had significant influence in the Haryana region, established the organization in which year?
Answer: 1875

Q78:  Jind, a former princely state in present-day Haryana, belonged to which group of Sikh princely states in the Cis-Sutlej region?
Answer: Phulkian states

Q79:  Pataudi, a former princely state in present-day Haryana, became internationally known because its royal family produced prominent players in which sport?
Answer: Cricket

Q80:  Dadri, a former princely state in present-day Haryana, was confiscated by the British after the Revolt of 1857 and subsequently awarded to the Raja of which loyal princely state?
Answer: Jind

Q81:  The Chhachhrauli town in Yamunanagar district of Haryana served as the capital of which former princely state?
Answer: Kalsia State

Q82:  The old fort and town of Farrukhnagar in present-day Gurugram district was founded in the early 18th century by which Baloch noble under the Mughals?
Answer: Faujdar Khan

Q83:  Rao Tula Ram, after facing setbacks in the Revolt of 1857, went to which country seeking military assistance, where he eventually died?
Answer: Afghanistan

Q84:  The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between the Maratha Empire and an invading force led by Ahmad Shah Abdali, ruler of which kingdom?
Answer: Durrani Empire (Afghanistan)

Q85:  The Maratha commander Sadashivrao Bhau, who led the Maratha forces in the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), held which family relation to Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao?
Answer: Cousin

Q86:  The Battle of Karnal (1739), in which the Mughal army was decisively defeated, was fought against the invading forces of which ruler?
Answer: Nadir Shah

Q87:  Panipat and Karnal districts saw significant early activity of which social reform movement founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in the late 19th century?
Answer: Arya Samaj

Q88:  Following the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), the defeat significantly weakened which power's expansion into north India for over a decade?
Answer: Maratha power

Q89:  The town of Safidon in present-day Jind district was administered as part of which Sikh princely state before Indian independence?
Answer: Jind State

Q90:  The Nawab of Dujana, a former princely state in present-day Jhajjar district of Haryana, was headed by rulers of which religious community?
Answer: Muslim

Q91:  Where was the Battle of Nasibpur (1857) fought, in which Rao Tula Ram faced the British?
Answer: Narnaul

Q92:  During the Revolt of 1857 in Haryana, the princely states of Jind and Kalsia, unlike most of the region, largely remained calm due to measures taken by their rulers. What best describes their stance?
Answer: They remained loyal to the British

Post-Independence Era

Q93:  Haryana was carved out as a separate state from Punjab on which date?
Answer: 1 November 1966

Q94:  Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana after its formation in 1966?
Answer: Bhagwat Dayal Sharma

Q95:  Devi Lal, twice Chief Minister of Haryana, also served in which national-level position in the Government of India?
Answer: Deputy Prime Minister of India

Q96:  Bansi Lal, who served three terms as Chief Minister of Haryana, is particularly noted for his contribution to which sector during his tenure?
Answer: Road development

Q97:  Rao Birender Singh, a prominent Haryana political leader and former Chief Minister, hailed from the region historically known as Ahirwal, which included which present-day district?
Answer: Mahendragarh

Q98:  Following the Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966, which commission was set up to demarcate the boundary between Punjab and the newly formed Haryana?
Answer: Justice J.C. Shah Commission

Q99:  After Indian independence in 1947, the princely states of Jind and Kalsia in the Haryana region were merged into which newly formed political union?
Answer: PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union)

Q100:  Who was the Chief Minister of Haryana when the state was placed under President’s Rule for the first time in November 1967?
Answer: Rao Birender Singh