History

Question 1

The Indian National Congress was established when
72 delegates from all over the country met at Bombay
in December

Answer 1

1885

Question 2

Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj
(Truth Seekers’ Society) in.

Answer 2

1873

Question 3

The Lahore session of the Indian National Congress,
held on 19th Dec 1929, presided by Jawaharlal Nehru
is significant because

Answer 3

It passed the resolution to demand Poorna Swaraj
and tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time

Question 4

The Permanent (Zamindari) Settlement system was.
introduced by which Governor General of the British
East India Company in 1793?

Answer 4

Lord Cornwallis

Question 5

The 1st Battle of Panipat which laid the foundation
of Mughal rule was fought between Ibrahim Lodi and
Babar in the year

Answer 5

1526

Question 6

The Non-Cooperation Movement, which started in
September 1920, was withdrawn by Gandhiji due to
Chauri-Chaura (U.P.) incident in

Answer 6

1922-February

Question 7

The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana,
the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his
court poet

Answer 7

Banabhatta

Question 8

Brahmo Samaj was founded by which social reformer
of British India in 1828

Answer 8

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Question 9

Who wrote “Ain-i-Akbari” (Akbarnama) , the title of
three-volume biography of Akbar

Answer 9

Abul Fazal

Question 10

Gandhi’s ‘Dandi March’/’Salt Styagraha’, started on
12th March 1930 from Sabarmati Asram is associated
with:

Answer 10

Civil Disobedience Movement

Question 11

The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo
farmers against Teenkathiya system was observed at

Answer 11

Champaran (1917)

Question 12

During the British rule in India, which Governor General
devised the Doctrine of Lapse’, a policy of annexation?

Answer 12

Lord Dalhousie

Question 13

Who said ‘Swaraj/Freedom is my birth right and I
shall have it’?

Answer 13

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question 14

“All India Muslim League” was established in 1906 at

Answer 14

Dacca

Question 15

After over 21 years stay in South Africa, Gandhiji returned
to India in

Answer 15

Jan, 1915

Question 16

Who founded ‘The Gadar Party’ (a revolutionary organisation)
in Sanfrancisco in the USA?

Answer 16

Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna -1913

Question 17

Who established the Arya Samaj and in which year?

Answer 17

Swami Dayananda Sarasvati in 1875

Question 18

Which governor general of India abolished Sati system
in 1829 by declaring it an offence?

Answer 18

William Bentinck

Question 19

In which year Swami Vivekananda established the
Ramakrishna Mission at Belur?

Answer 19

1897

Question 20

The Battle of Plassey was fought on between Siraj-
ud-daulah and the Lord Clive of British East India
Company.

Answer 20

23 June 1757

Question 21

The province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts
in 1905 by _________

Answer 21

Lord Curzon

Question 22

In 1867, Keshab Chandra Sen helped Atmaram Pandurang
found the Prarthana Samaj in,

Answer 22

Bombay (Maharashtra)

Question 23

Who founded the Vikramshila University and revived
the Nalanda University?

Answer 23

Dharampala

Question 24

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan also known as ‘Badshah
Khan’ or Frontier Gandhiji’ formed a non-government
organisation named as:

Answer 24

Khudai Khidmatgar

Question 25

Who defeated whom in the Second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192) ?

Answer 25

Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj

Question 26

During which freedom struggle movement, Mahatma Gandhi Ji gave the call for “Do or Die” on 8 August 1942?

Answer 26

Quit India movement

Question 27

In , _______________ Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, announced the partition of Bengal.

Answer 27

16 October 1905

Question 28

Which is the oldest Veda among the four Vedas?

Answer 28

Rigveda

Question 29

In 1932, the Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and __________

Answer 29

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar

Question 30

Sher Khan defeated _____________ at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (May 17th, 1540) , forcing him to flee to Iran.

Answer 30

Humayun

Question 31

Which was the only Indus/Harappan site with an artificial brick dockyard (Port-town) ?

Answer 31

Lothal (Gujrat)

Question 32

The All India Forward Bloc was established by which national leader together with his followers in 1939, during British rule in India?

Answer 32

Subhash Chandra Bose

Question 33

In which locations the Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942?

Answer 33

August Kranti Maidan (Mumbai)

Question 33

After failure of Non Cooperation Movement, Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das founded a party known as the:

Answer 33

Swarajya Party (1923)

Question 34

Who was the first ruler of Gupta dynasty to adopt the grand title of Maharaj-adhiraja

Answer 34

Chandragupta I

Question 35

Chinese traveller, Hiuen Tsang, hailed as the prince of pilgrims, visited India during the reign of king ___________

Answer 35

Harshavardhana

Question 36

________________ a Moroccan traveller who is known for his extensive travels, came to India during the regime of Muhammad bin Tughlaq in the 14th century.

Answer 36

:- Ibn Battuta

Question 37

The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of ____________

Answer 37

Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam & Shujaud- daulah of Awadh

Question 38

Who became the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 after the death of Alivardi Khan?

Answer 38

Siraj Ud Daulah

Question 39

‘Who founded the Asiatic Society in 1784 in Calcutta?

Answer 39

William Jones

Question 40

When did Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw the bombs inside the Central Assembly in Delhi

Answer 40

08th Apr 1929

Question 41

The invasion of Delhi by Timur Lang in ________________ AD marked the end of the Tughlaq empire

Answer 41

1398 A

Question 42

In which year did the battle of Khanua (Khanwa) take place between Babar and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga?

Answer 42

1527

Question 43

In which year did Congress and Muslim League signed the Lucknow pact

Answer 43

1916

Question 44

‘Which Mauryan rulers fought the Kalinga War in 261 BC?

Answer 44

Ashoka

Question 45

Who established the Mughal Empire in India in 1526?

Answer 45

Babar

Question 46

In 1526, defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat and captured Delhi and Agra

Answer 46

Babur

Question 47

Who was the first Indian to be selected to the British Parliament ‘House of Commons’ on a Liberal Party ticket?

Answer 47

Dada Bhai Naoroji

Question 48

In south, who was the founder of the dynasty called Rashtrakuta dynasty

Answer 48

Dantidurga

Question 49

‘Who founded the ‘All India Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930?

Answer 49

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Question 50

Which Governor General was called as the Father of Local Self- Government’ in India?

Answer 50

Lord Ripon

Question 51

Who defeated whom in the First Battle of Tarain (AD 1191) ?

Answer 51

Prithviraj Chauhan (Chahamana ruler) defeated Mohammad Ghauri

Question 52

The famous Kailasa temple cut out of the solid rock at Ellora was built under the patronage of the:

Answer 52

Rashtrakuta King Krishan-I

Question 53

The movement of the local farmers of Bardoli in Gujarat (Bardoli Satyagraha) against the British in 1928 was led by ________________

Answer 53

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 54

Buddha gave his first sermon “Dhammachakkapavattan” at the Deer Park in

Answer 54

Sarnath

Question 55

Who was popularly known as Masterda, who led the Chittagong Armory raid in April 1930 in British India?

Answer 55

Surya Sen

Question 56

Who became the first Governor General of Bengal in 1773?

Answer 56

Warren Hastings

Question 57

The Third Battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Durrani , the ruler of Afghanistan was fought in the year:

Answer 57

1761

Question 58

In which year did Alfonso de Albuquerque (Portuguese) capture Goa, with the help of some locals?

Answer 58

1510

Question 59

In which year were the Arms Act and Vernacular Press Act passed?

Answer 59

1878

Question 60

The ‘Surat Split’ took place in the session of the Indian National Congress in the year

Answer 60

1907

Question 61

Who was the first Women President of Indian National Congress

Answer 61

Annie Besant

Question 62

Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the National Struggle

Answer 62

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question 63

The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.

Answer 63

Bijapur (Karnataka

Question 64

Who founded the Swaraj Party in 1923 along with Motilal Nehru?

Answer 64

Chittaranjan Das (President

Question 65

Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed on 5th March 1931 is associated with

Answer 65

Civil Disobedience Movement

Question 66

Which leader of India’s freedom movement was called the ‘Grand Old Man of India

Answer 66

Dada Bhai Naoroji

Question 67

Who was the founder of the ‘Servants of India Society’ in 1905?

Answer 67

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question 68

In August 1858, the British parliament passed an act that set an end to the rule of the company, and transferred rule into the hands of the British Monarch It was called ___________

Answer 68

Government of India Act, 1858

Question 69

King Kanishka was a famous ruler of which Indian dynasty?

Answer 69

Kushan

Question 70

Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD

Answer 70

Mahmud of Ghazni

Question 71

Who wrote the grammatical work Ashtadhyayi (first grammar book of Sanskrit language

Answer 71

Panini

Question 72

The first major nation wide Satyagraha launched by Mahatma Gandhi, in 1919 was against

Answer 72

Rowlatt Act

Question 73

Who gave the British Indian government enormous powers to repress political activities, and allowed the detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?

Answer 73

Rowlatt Act of 1919

Question 74

Which organisation was founded by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 18767

Answer 74

The Indian Association

Question 75

The first English Factory in Bengal set up on the banks. of river “Hugli” in

Answer 75

1651

Question 76

In which year did Shah Alam grant the Diwani of Bengal province, i.e. the responsibility of collecting revenue, to the East India Company?

Answer 76

1765

Question 77

In which year did Debendranath Tagore establish the Tattvabodhini Sabha

Answer 77

1839

Question 78

In which year was the Chicago (USA) Conference of World Religions held that included Swami Vivekananda’s talk on religion as one of its highlights

Answer 78

1893

Question 79

Indian Council Act of , also called Morley-Minto Reforms, series of reform measures enacted in the British Parliament

Answer 79

1909

Question 80

The Great Stupa of Sanchi was built during the reign of which king

Answer 80

Ashoka

Question 81

Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment under a peepal tree at

Answer 81

Bodh gaya [#

Question 82

The rulers of which dynasty built the Khajuraho temples between 950 to 1050 A.D in the central India

Answer 82

Chandela Dynasty

Question 83

_____________ was one of the founders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, established in 1928, in Delhi.

Answer 83

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Question 84

Megasthenes, a Greek historian and diplomat came to India as an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator. In which Mauryan emperor’s court did he come?

Answer 84

Chandragupta Maurya

Question 85

Shershah Suri defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of

Answer 85

Chausa (26 June 1539 A.D.)

Question 86

Rajaraja I, who assumed power in 985 CE and was known as one of the most powerful kings in South India, belonged to the ________ dynasty

Answer 86

chola

Question 87

Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from

Answer 87

Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad

Question 88

The school of Indian art developed during the Kushan Period, which is also known as the Greek-Roman-Buddhist art is the ____________ school

Answer 88

Gandhara Art

Question 89

What was the capital of Pallava Dynasty

Answer 89

Kanchipuram

Question 90

Nalanda University was established by __________ in the Sth century

Answer 90

Kumaragupta

Question 91

The last Governor-General of the East India Company, and the first Viceroy under the crown was ________

Answer 91

Lord Canning

Question 92

Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of

Answer 92

Lord Curzon

Question 93

In which site of Indus Valley Civilisation was ‘The Great Bath’ found

Answer 93

Mohenjo-Daro

Question 94

Which Rajput ruler defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 AD?

Answer 94

:- Prithviraj Chauhan

Question 95

Who was the founder of the Shunga Dynasty (185 BC - 73 BC)?

Answer 95

:- Pushyamitra

Question 96

was the first and only Muslim woman to ever sit on the throne of Delhi.

Answer 96

Razia Begum

Question 97

Gautamiputra Satakarni was the greatest ruler of the _______________ Empire in the 2nd century CE.

Answer 97

Satavahana

Question 98

The Tripartite Struggle, also known as the Kannauj Triangle Wars, took place in the 8th and 9th centuries, between which of these three great Indian dynasties?

Answer 98

The Palas, The Pratiharas and The Rashtrakutas

Question 99

Which is the sacred/religious book of the Buddhists?

Answer 99

Tripitaka