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51.

The Jagirdari crisis first arose during the reign of which Mughal emperor?

A. Bahadur Shah
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» E.
52.

By whom the Third Buddhist Council was patronized?

A. Junior
B. Upali
C. Mahakasap
D. Ashok
Answer» E.
53.

Who was the first writer to use Urdu as a poetic expression?

A. Amir Khusro
B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
C. Faiz
D. Mirza Ghalib
Answer» B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
54.

During whose reign the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti came to Rajasthan?

A. Prithviraj Chauhan
B. Rana Kumbha
C. Maharana Pratap
D. Rana Sanga
Answer» B. Rana Kumbha
55.

Who founded the Hindusahi dynasty of Punjab?

A. Kallar
B. Mahipal
C. Vasumitra
D. Jaipal
Answer» B. Mahipal
56.

Who among the following leaders of the rebellion of the year sacrificed himself first?

A. Mangal Pandey
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Lakshmibai
D. Nana Sahib
Answer» B. Kunwar Singh
57.

When did Muhammad Ghori invade India for the first time?

A. 1172
B. 1175
C. 1178
D. 1182
Answer» C. 1178
58.

What was the original name of Rani Lakshmi Bai?

A. Jayshree
B. Ahalya
C. Manikarnika
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
59.

Who led the revolt of 1857 in Bihar?

A. Khan Bahadur Khan
B. Rani Ram Kuari
C. Kunwar Singh
D. Tatya Tope
Answer» D. Tatya Tope
60.

Who was the king of Jagdishpur?

A. Nana Sahib
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Lakshmibai
D. Tatya Tope
Answer» C. Lakshmibai
61.

Who among the following Indian leaders was dismissed from the Indian Civil Service by the British?

A. Satyendra Nath Tagore
B. Dutt Subhash Chandra
C. Banerjee R. C.
D. Surendranath Banerjee
Answer» E.
62.

Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?

A. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. Abul Kalam Azad
D. none of these
Answer» C. Abul Kalam Azad
63.

Who was the first woman President of the All India National Congress?

A. Smt. Sarojini Naidu
B. Mrs. Nelly Sengupta
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Mrs. Annie Besant
Answer» E.
64.

Bihar was separated from Bengal?

A. 1910
B. 1912
C. 1921
D. 1947
Answer» C. 1921
65.

Who propounded the principle of passive opposition?

A. Vipin Chandra Pal
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Arvind Ghosh
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer» D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
66.

Who was the contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I of Britain?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» B. Jahangir
67.

Who led the rebellion against the partition of Bengal?

A. C. R. Das
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Arun Asaf Ali
D. Surendranath Banerjee
Answer» E.
68.

Who is credited for starting the Ganpati festival in Maharashtra?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Shiva
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer» E.
69.

Who was given the title of Punjab Kesari?

A. Bhagat Singh Sardar
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Ranjit Singh
D. Baldev Singh
Answer» C. Ranjit Singh
70.

Who was the promoter of the Home Rule Movement in Madras in 1916 AD?

A. T. Prakasam
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Annie Besant
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi
71.

Who among the following was first a revolutionary who later became a yogi and philosopher?

A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Agarkar
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer» B. Agarkar
72.

Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi in the individual Satyagraha, who was the second Satyagrahi?

A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
D. None of these
Answer» C. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
73.

Who is called the father of the extremist movement in India?

A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Motilal Nehru
Answer» D. Motilal Nehru
74.

Who was the first president of the Muslim League?

A. Aga Khan
B. Hasan Khan
C. Hameed Khan
D. None of these
Answer» B. Hasan Khan
75.

In which year were the Morley-Minto Reforms introduced?

A. 1909
B. 1919
C. 1942
D. 1955
Answer» B. 1919
76.

'Swaraj is my birthright and I will take it' - who said this?

A. Arvind Ghosh
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer» E.
77.

Who was the Viceroy at the time of partition of Bengal in the year 1905?

A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Dufferin
Answer» B. Lord Minto
78.

Who was the first Indian who was elected to the British Parliament?

A. S. N. Banerjee
B. Ferozeshah Mehta
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. GK Gokhale
Answer» D. GK Gokhale
79.

Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

A. Vymesh Chandra Banerjee
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Alan Octavian Hume
D. Michael Hume
Answer» D. Michael Hume
80.

The name of the first Indian selected in the Indian Civil Service was?

A. Sarojini Naidu
B. C. R. Dus
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Satyendra Nath Tagore
Answer» E.
81.

The Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the reign of which Viceroy?

A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Dufferin
D. Lord Curzon
Answer» E.
82.

The Indian National Congress was formed during the tenure of which Governor-General?

A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Dufferin
D. Lord Ripon
Answer» D. Lord Ripon
83.

Who among the following Congress leaders is called the great old man of India?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Madan Mohan Malviya
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi
84.

In which city was the first meeting of the Indian National Congress held?

A. Calcutta
B. Allahabad
C. Ahmedabad
D. Bombay
Answer» E.
85.

Who were the feudatories of the Guptas?

A. Kushanas
B. Mauryas
C. Satavahana
D. none of these
Answer» B. Mauryas
86.

Who among the following was the first Tughlaq Sultan of Delhi?

A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B. Firoz Tughlaq
C. Malik Tughlaq
D. None of these
Answer» B. Firoz Tughlaq
87.

Who was the founder of the slave dynasty in India?

A. Kaikubad
B. Aram Shah
C. Qutubuddin Aibak
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
88.

Who was the Indian ruler known as Lakhbakhsh?

A. Akbar
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Babur
D. None of these
Answer» C. Babur
89.

Who among the following started a newspaper named 'Somprakash'?

A. Ram Mohan Roy
B. Surendra Nath Banerjee
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Dayanand Saraswati
Answer» D. Dayanand Saraswati
90.

The Muslim League celebrated 'Liberation Day'?

A. 1939
B. 1940
C. 1944
D. None of these
Answer» B. 1940
91.

Who gave the slogan 'Inquilab'?

A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Mohammad Iqbal
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer» C. Bhagat Singh
92.

Who composed the scripture 'Natyashastra'?

A. Vasumitra
B. Ashvaghosha
C. Bharat Muni
D. Vatsayana
Answer» D. Vatsayana
93.

Where does the first mention of the practice of Sati come from?

A. From the article within
B. Eran record
C. From the epic column article
D. none of these
Answer» C. From the epic column article
94.

Which dynasty was greatly disturbed by the invasion of the Huns?

A. Maurya
B. Shunga
C. Gupt
D. Kushan
Answer» D. Kushan
95.

The aran inscription is related to which ruler?

A. Brahmagupta
B. Chandragupta I
C. Chandragupta II
D. Bhanugupta
Answer» E.
96.

The university which became famous in the post-Gupta era was-

A. Kanchi
B. Taxila
C. Nalanda
D. Vallabhi
Answer» D. Vallabhi
97.

Which ruler of the Gupta dynasty first assumed the title of 'Mahadhiraj'?

A. Srigupta
B. Chandragupta I
C. Ghatotkachagupta
D. Samudragupta
Answer» C. Ghatotkachagupta
98.

Under the patronage of which Sangam age state, three Sangams were organized?

A. Cher
B. Chola
C. Pandey
D. Pallava
Answer» D. Pallava
99.

Who first started the trade with Rome?

A. Kushanas
B. Tamils and Cheras
C. Vakatakas
D. Shanks
Answer» C. Vakatakas
100.

From which place the stone for Ashoka's pillar was taken?

A. Chunar
B. Rajgriha
C. Allahabad
D. Kaushambi
Answer» B. Rajgriha