Timeline of Key Indian Events

In which year did the Indus Valley Civilization settle?

• 1221 AD

• 2500 BC

• 5 BC

• 138 AD

When did Genghis Khan lead the first invasion in India?

• 1221

• 1556

• 1858

• 1877

In which year did Akbar the Great become the first Mughal Emperor?

• 1556

• 1858

• 1877

• 1920

When was the British Indian Empire established?

• 1556

• 1858

• 1877

• 1920

In which year did Queen Victoria name herself Empress of India?

• 1858

• 1877

• 1920

• 1947

When did Gandhi begin his campaign of nonviolence against the British?

• 1920

• 1947

• 1971

• 1974

In which year did India become an independent nation and Pakistan was established?

• 1920

• 1947

• 1971

• 1974

When did India and Pakistan go to war over the creation of Bangladesh?

• 1947

• 1971

• 1974

• 2000

In which year did India detonate its first nuclear weapon?

• 1971

• 1974

• 2000

• 2023

When did India’s population surpass one billion?

• 1974

• 2000

• 2023

• 1947