Important Points of Indian History for NDA, CDS, SSC, Railway, U.P. & Delhi Police

1.  In the reign of Ashoka, the third Buddhist meeting was held in 255 BC in - Pataliputra

2. James Princep was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the
- Asiatic Society of Bengal

3. Famous Arab Traveller Ibn Batuta came to India in about 1333 AD during the reign of

- Muhammad bin Tughluq

4. The Governor-General and Viceroy of India during the formation Interim Government of India
- Lord Viscount Wavell (1943 - 1947)

5. The National Calendar was adopted by the government of India on -  22 March 1957

6. French were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders in 1664. Their first factory was established in
- 1668 in Surat

7. Lala Lajpat Rai popularly known as Punjab Kesari founded the Home Rule League of America in 1917 in - New York

8.The first dynasty to start the practice of tax-free land grant to Brahmans and Buddhist monks - Satavahana Dynasty

9.Konark sun temple is a UNESCO world heritage site located in Odisha. It is also known by the Britishers as 
- Black Pagoda

10. The world’s first rocket was used by Tipu Sultan in the war against the
- British (Anglo-Mysore)

11. University of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay were set up during the period of Lord Canning in the year - 1857

12.Chittaranjan Das was the founder-leader of the Swaraj Party in Bengal during British occupation in India. He was popularly known as - Deshbandhu

13. Harshacharita was written by - Bana Bhatt

14. At Kalibangan, fire altars have been discovered, similar to those found at - Lothal

15. “Abhinav Bharat Society” aka “Young India Society” was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in - 1903

16.First Muslim president of Indian National Congress 
- Badruddin Tayyabji
17. Anandmath is a novel written by Sri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The novel contains the song - Vande Mataram
18. In 1668, the first French factory in India was established in - Surat
19. The slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" was given by 
- Mohd. Iqbal
20. Delhi became the capital of India during British empire in 1912 under - Lord Harding
21.  The Asiatic society of Bengal was established by
- Sir William Jones
22. The founder of Lodhi Dynasty was - Bahalol Lodhi 
23. The unit "Bissa" for measuring cultivable land during Delhi Sultanate was started by - Alauddin Khilji
24. The Mansabdari pratha during Mugal empire was started by - Akbar
25.  The Moti Majid of Lahore was built by - Jahangir 
26. The Moti Majid of Agra & Jama Majid of Delhi were built during the reign of - Shahjahan. 
27. Prayag Prashasti pillar is related to two kings of ancient India - Samundra Gupta,  Ashoka
28. Lead coins in ancient India was started by - Satvahanas.
29.   The First Inscription written in Sanskrit language of ancient belongs to - Junagarh(150 A.D.)
30. The Shaka Samvat (official calendar of Indian Govt.) was started by - Kanishka (78 A.D.)