Indian History Dynasties – First and Last Rulers (Important MCQs)
| Dynasty | Founder | Last Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| Haryanka | Bimbisara | Nagadasaka |
| Nanda | Mahapadma Nanda | Dhana Nanda |
| Maurya | Chandragupta Maurya | Brihadratha |
| Shunga | Pushyamitra Shunga | Devabhuti |
| Kanva | Vasudeva Kanva | Susarman |
| Gupta | Sri Gupta | Vishnugupta |
| Slave (Mamluk) | Qutb ud-Din Aibak | Qaiqabad |
| Khilji | Jalaluddin Khilji | Khusrau Khan |
| Tughlaq | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq | Mahmud Shah Tughlaq |
| Sayyid | Khizr Khan | Alam Shah |
| Lodi | Bahlul Lodi | Ibrahim Lodi |
| Mughal | Babur | Bahadur Shah II |
| Chola | Vijayalaya Chola | Rajendra Chola III |
| Rashtrakuta | Dantidurga | Indra IV |
| Vijayanagara | Harihara I | Sriranga III |
1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty?
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Brihadratha
✅ Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya
2. Who was the last ruler of the Maurya Dynasty?
A) Ashoka
B) Dasaratha
C) Brihadratha
D) Bindusara
✅ Answer: C) Brihadratha
3. Who founded the Nanda Dynasty?
A) Dhana Nanda
B) Mahapadma Nanda
C) Bimbisara
D) Ajatashatru
✅ Answer: B) Mahapadma Nanda
4. Dhana Nanda was the last ruler of:
A) Maurya Dynasty
B) Gupta Dynasty
C) Nanda Dynasty
D) Shunga Dynasty
✅ Answer: C) Nanda Dynasty
5. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?
A) Akbar
B) Humayun
C) Babur
D) Babar Khan
✅ Answer: C) Babur
6. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
A) Shah Alam II
B) Bahadur Shah I
C) Bahadur Shah II
D) Aurangzeb
✅ Answer: C) Bahadur Shah II
7. Ibrahim Lodi was the last ruler of:
A) Sayyid Dynasty
B) Khilji Dynasty
C) Lodi Dynasty
D) Tughlaq Dynasty
✅ Answer: C) Lodi Dynasty
8. Who founded the Slave Dynasty?
A) Iltutmish
B) Balban
C) Qutb ud-Din Aibak
D) Razia
✅ Answer: C) Qutb ud-Din Aibak
9. Pushyamitra Shunga founded which dynasty?
A) Maurya
B) Shunga
C) Gupta
D) Kanva
✅ Answer: B) Shunga
10. Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty?
A) Chandragupta I
B) Samudragupta
C) Sri Gupta
D) Kumaragupta
✅ Answer: C) Sri Gupta