Questions on Indian History

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 Question 31. Who founded the Swaraj Dal?
 Answer – Motilal Nehru and V.R.  Slave

 Question 32. Why was the Swadeshi Movement started?
 Answer – Against the partition of Bengal

 Question 33. Sabarmati Ashram was near which city during the freedom movement?
 Answer – Ahmedabad

 Question 34. Who was the first Governor General of independent India?
 Answer – Lord Mountbatten

 Question 35. Who was the first Indian Governor General of independent India?
 Answer – C. Rajagopalachari

 Question 36. Who gave the principle of Permanent Settlement?
 Answer – Lord Cornwallis

 Question 37. Under the Permanent Settlement, what percentage of the entire revenue to the zamindar was decided to be given to the state?
 Answer – 89%

 Question 38. Sohan valley is related to which period?
 Answer – From the following complete Paleolithic sites

 Question 39. Where is the Sohan river valley located?
 Answer – Punjab (Pakistan)

 Question 40. Who had attacked Mohammad and looted some property in order to take away the Somnath temple?
 Answer – Jats

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Que 41. Who was the ruler of Gujarat at the time of Muhammad Ghaznavi's attack on Somnath temple?
Ans – Bhimdev

Que 42. Where is the Somnath temple located?
Ans – On the sea coast in the Kathiawar district of Gujarat.

Que 43. In whose time did the Sayyid brothers fall?
Ans – Muhammad Shah

Que 44. Who founded the Sen dynasty?
Ans – Samant Sen

Que 45. Who founded the Central Hindu College?
Ans – Dr. Annie Besant

Que 46. When was the Surat session held?
Ans – 1907 AD

Que 47. Who was the founder of the Sur Empire?
Ans – Sher Shah Suri

Que 48. Which of the following was against music in Sufi lines?
Ans – Naqshbandi

Que 49. Sufi silsila is related to which religion?
Ans – Islam

Que 50. Where did Sufi Salim lived?
Ans – Fatehpur Sikri

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 Q61. When was Direct Action Day observed?
 Answer – August 16, 1946 AD.

 Question 62. Who was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs?
 Answer – Guru Gobind Singh Ji

 Question 63. Which is the main festival of Sikhs?
 Answer – crutches

 Question 64. Which Sikh Guru is considered the founder of Sikhism?
 Answer – Guru Nanak Dev Ji

 Question 65. When was the Sikh Gurdwara Act passed?
 Answer – 1925 AD

 Question 66. Which sultan was considered as the Naib of the Caliph on coins?
 Answer – Firoz Shah-Tughlaq

 Question 67. Who is credited for the conquest of Sindh?
 Answer – Sir Charles James Napier

 Question 68. Where are Singi Talab and 16-R Purasthal located?
 Answer – Nagaur (Rajasthan)

 Question 69. Blade made tools were the main feature of which period?
 Answer – Late Palaeolithic

 Question 70. When did the battle of Samugarh take place?
 Answer – 1658 AD

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 Question 91. Who was the Mughal emperor who condemned the practice of Sati?
 Answer – Akbar

 Question 92. When did the practice of Sati end?
 Answer – 1829 AD

 Question 93. Who was the editor of Samvad Kaumudi Patra?
 Answer – Raja Rammohun Roy

 Question 94. In which novel Sanyasi rebellion is mentioned?
 Answer – Anand Math

 Question 95. Where is the tomb of musician Tansen located?
 Answer – Gwalior

 Question 96. Who is the originator of Hindustani style of music?
 Answer – Amir Khusro

 Question 97. Who was the main ruler of the Sangam dynasty?
 Answer – Devaraya I

 Question 98. Who was the famous king who conquered Sri Lanka?
 Answer – Rajendra Chola

 Question 99. By whom are the Shalimar Bagh and Nishant Bagh located in Srinagar built?
 Answer – By Jahangir

 Question 100. Who is known as Ajanta of Shaivas?
 Answer – To Lipakshi


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 Question 101. By whom was the 'Rupee' of pure silver issued?
 Answer – Sher Shah Suri

 Question 102. Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri situated?
 Answer – Sasaram (Bihar)

 Question 103. What was the land revenue rate during Sher Shah's time?
 Answer – 1/3 of the yield

 Question 104. Who composed 'Shringarth Deepika'?
 Answer – Venkat Madhav

 Question 105. Who started the Shuddhi Movement?
 Answer – Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati

 Question 106. Which Mughal ruler sent Jai Singh to fight Shivaji?
 Answer – Aurangzeb

 Question 107. Who was most influenced by Shivaji?
 Answer – From Jijabai

 Question 108. Who called Shivaji a hill rat and a brave robber?
 Answer – Aurangzeb

 Question 109. Where was the capital of Shivaji's empire?
 Answer – Raigarh (Maharashtra)

 Question 110. How much revenue was collected during Shivaji's time?
 Answer – 33% of land revenue


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Que 121. What was the treaty between Shivaji and the Mughals?
Ans – Treaty of Purandar (1665 AD)

Que 122. When did Shivaji appear in Aurangzeb's Agra court?
Ans – 1666 AD

Que 123. When did Swami Vivekananda participate in the Chicago World Religions Conference?
Ans – 1893 AD

Que 124. Who was Shardamani?
Ans – Wife of Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Que 125. Who is the author of Shahnama?
Ans – Firdausi

Que 126. The salak-made tools were the main feature of which period?
Ans – Middle Palaeolithic

Que 127. Which place was called Shiraz of the East or Shiraj-e-Hind during the reign of Shark Sultans?
Ans – Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

Que 128. Whose statement is this that the complete truth is contained in the Vedas?
Ans – Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Que 129. Who gave the slogan of lots towards the Vedas?
Ans – Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Que 130. Who founded Vedanta College?
Ans – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Que 131. What were megalithic monuments or megaliths?
Ans – Place of burial of the dead

Que 132. What is the meaning of 'Veer Panchala'?
Ans – Elite

Que 133. Which bird was there in the world that used to fly away after hitting a huge animal like elephant, what was its name and where was it found?
Ans – Sahdul or Ukat Birds (Soviet Russia)

Que 134. Which is the hill in the world which keeps changing its color every day?
Ans – Uluru or Ayers Rock (Australia)

Que 135. Which bird has nine colors in the world and where is it found?
Ans – Pitta Bird (Australia)

Que 136. Which is the lake of the world which keeps on changing into sweet and salt water after every 12 years?
Ans – Urussi or Urotso Lake of Tibet

Que 137. Which river in the world does not have a single fish?
Ans – Jordan River (Palestine, Israel & Syria)

Que 138. Which is the country in the world where not a single snake is found?
Ans – Ireland and New Zealand

Que 139. Name the country in the world where there is only male and what is its population?
Ans – Vatican City, Continent of Europe (Population 1000).

Que 140. Who and when was the Visva Bharati University established?
Ans – Rabindranath Tagore (1921)

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 Question 141. Which is the longest road tunnel in the world?
 Answer – Italy is 72 km from Mount Block France.

 Question 142. Where is the longest bus in the world?
 Answer – 101 feet long, 256 passengers can sit in the city of London, England by the Auto Tram Extra Grand Company.

 Question 143. Which is the longest canal in the world?
 Answer – Suez Canal, Egypt (Length 193.3 km)

 Question 144. Who is the tallest woman in the world?
 Answer – Rumesa Gelgi of Turkey is 7 feet 0.7 inches.

 Question 145. Which is the largest library in the world?
 Answer – In the name of 'Library of Congress' in Washington city of America, where 162 million books are present.

 Question 146. Which is the largest stadium in the world?
 Answer – Motera Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad (India)

 Question 147. Which is the largest army in the world?
 Answer – People's Liberation Army, China (2,185,000)

 Question 148. Which is the largest palace in the world?
 Answer – Vatican City (Rome), Italy (Europe continent)

 Question 149. Where is the world's largest airport?
 Answer – King Fahd International Airport, Dammam (Saudi Arabia).

 Question 150. Which is the highest peak in the world?
 Answer – Mount Everest, Nepal (8848 m)

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 Question 151. Who was the world's first woman astronaut?
 Answer – Valentina Tereshkova (16 June 1963)

 Question 152. Which is the largest museum in the world?
 Answer – Louvre Museum, Paris (France)

 Question 153. Which is the largest monkey in the world?
 Answer – Port of Shanghai, China (40.23 vol million TEU).

 Question 154. In which country did the world's first airplane fly, and who was the driver?
 Answer – On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers Orville and Wilbur made a successful flight in North Carolina in an aircraft named Wright Flyer.

 Question 155. How many languages ​​are spoken in the world?
 Answer – 6,500 languages

 Question 156. Which is the country in the world where newspaper is printed on cloth?
 Answer – Spain (European country)

 Question 157. Which animal of the world survives without drinking water for the rest of its life?
 Answer – Kangaroo is a rat (a species of rat) of North America.

 Question 158. At which place did Swami Vivekananda become famous in the World Conference of Religions?
 Answer – Chicago, USA (11 September 1983)

 Question 159. Who built the Virupaksha temple?
 Answer – Chalukya ruler King Vikramaditya II

 Question 160. Where did the foreign traveler Ibn Battuta come from?
 Answer – From Morocco (Abu Abdullah Muhammad)

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 Question 311. How many times did Mahmud Ghaznavi attack India?
 Answer – 17 times

 Question 312. Against which state did Mahmud Ghaznavi first attack?
 Answer – Hindushahi

 Question 313. Who had crowned Mahmud Ghaznavi as Yamin-ud-Daulah and Yamin-ul-Millah?
 Answer – Alkadir Billah, the Caliph of Baghdad, honored him with titles while granting recognition to him.

 Question 314. Why is Mahmud of Ghaznavi called Mahmud of Jabuli?
 Answer – His mother was from Jabulistan.

 Question 315. Who was the famous historian who came to India with Mahmud Ghaznavi?
 Answer – Abu Rayhan Muhammad bin Ahmed Al-Byruni

 Question 316. Which city became the center of Persian culture as a result of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghaznavi?
 Answer – Lahore

 Question 317. When did Mahmud Ghaznavi die?
 Answer – April 30, in 1030 AD

 Question 318. What was the reign of Mahmud Ghaznavi?
 Answer – 971 to 1030 AD.

 Question 319. Who was the court poet of Mahmud of Ghaznavi?
 Answer – Hakim Abul-Qasim Firdausi Tusi

 Question 320. What was the real objective of Mahmud of Ghaznavi to attack India?
 Answer – Earning money
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 Question 351. Who was the first to use the word Pakistan for a separate state for Indian Muslims?
 Answer – Chaudhary Rahmat Ali (by printing pamphlets in 1933 AD)

 Question 352. Under which ministry does the Department of Archaeological Survey of India work?
 Answer – Under the Ministry of Culture (1861 AD)

 Question 353. What is the universal name of the Indian Councils Act, 1909?
 Answer – Morley-Minto Reforms

 Question 354. When did the Indian Association merge with the Indian National Congress?
 Answer – In 1886 AD

 Question 355. Who founded the Communist Party of India and when?
 Answer – On 26 December 1925, it was done by Manvendranath Rai in Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh State).

 Question 356. By whom was the market/price control system introduced in Indian history?
 Answer – Alauddin Khilji

 Question 357. What is the importance of 1911 AD in Indian history?
 Answer – Transfer of capital from Kolkata to Delhi

 Question 358. Who propounded the theory of the diversion of wealth from India to Britain?
 Answer – Dadabhai Naoroji

 Question 359. When and by whom was the Bharat Samaj Sevak established?
 Answer – 1905 AD, by Gopal Krishna Gokhale

 Question 360. Under which plan was the partition between India and Pakistan done?
 Answer – Mountbatten Plan
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 Question 351. Who was the first to use the word Pakistan for a separate state for Indian Muslims?
 Answer – Chaudhary Rahmat Ali (by printing pamphlets in 1933 AD)

 Question 352. Under which ministry does the Department of Archaeological Survey of India work?
 Answer – Under the Ministry of Culture (1861 AD)

 Question 353. What is the universal name of the Indian Councils Act, 1909?
 Answer – Morley-Minto Reforms

 Question 354. When did the Indian Association merge with the Indian National Congress?
 Answer – In 1886 AD

 Question 355. Who founded the Communist Party of India and when?
 Answer – On 26 December 1925, it was done by Manvendranath Rai in Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh State).

 Question 356. By whom was the market/price control system introduced in Indian history?
 Answer – Alauddin Khilji

 Question 357. What is the importance of 1911 AD in Indian history?
 Answer – Transfer of capital from Kolkata to Delhi

 Question 358. Who propounded the theory of the diversion of wealth from India to Britain?
 Answer – Dadabhai Naoroji

 Question 359. When and by whom was the Bharat Samaj Sevak established?
 Answer – 1905 AD, by Gopal Krishna Gokhale

 Question 360. Under which plan was the partition between India and Pakistan done?
 Answer – Mountbatten Plan


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 Question 361. Most of the tools in the early Palaeolithic period in India were made of?
 Answer – Stone

 Question 362. Which place in India is famous for prehistoric painting?
 Answer – Bhimbetka, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

 Question 363. Which rock shelter in India has got the maximum number of pictures?
 Answer – From Bhimbetka (More than 500 pictures)

 Question 364. Which is the only human-like (human) ape found in India?
 Answer – Hoolock Gibbon of Assam (Whiteabhru Gibbon)

 Question 365. What was the main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission in India?
 Answer – All its members were Englishmen.

 Question 366. Who was the originator or inventor of subsidiary alliance in India?
 Answer – Joseph François Dupleix (French)

 Question 367. Who established the highest number of Chishti silsilas in India?
 Answer – Sheikh Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti

 Question 368. From which place was the first evidence of systematic agriculture found in India?
 Answer – From Mehrgarh, Balochistan (Pakistan)

 Question 369. Decentralization was started in India in whose time?
 Answer – Lord Mayo

 Question 370. Who gave the name of the forerunner/mother of modern industry to the establishment of railways in India?
 Answer – Karl Heinrich Marx
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 Question 371. Who laid the foundation of Muslim rule in India?
 Answer – Shahab-ud-din (aka Mohammad Ghori)

 Question 372. When and where was the Muslim League established in India?
 Answer – 30 December 1906 AD, Dhaka (Bangladesh)

 Question 373. Where is the first evidence of human being found in India?
 Answer – From Narmada Valley (Madhya Pradesh)

 Question 374. Which was the first limited liability bank in India established and managed by Indians in 1881 AD?
 Answer – Avadh Commercial Bank

 Question 375. Who got the maximum benefit of the British land revenue system in India?
 Answer – Zamindar

 Question 376. Where is Bibi Ka Maqbara located in India?
 Answer – In Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

 Question 377. Who laid the first railway line in India?
 Answer – In 1850 AD, by Lord Dalhousie

 Question 378. In whose time the game of polo was started in India?
 Answer – During the time of the Turks

 Question 379. Who is considered the founder of the Portuguese Empire in India?
 Answer – Alfonso de Albuquerque

 Question 380. When and where was the first cotton textile mill established in India?
 Answer – In February 22, 1854 AD, Bombay (Mumbai) Spinning and Weaving was done by a local Parsi entrepreneur.

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 Question 381. Who established the first printing machine in India?
 Answer – Portuguese

 Question 382. When and where was the first jute (jute) mill established in India?
 Answer – 1855 AD, Risra, Kolkata (West Bengal)

 Question 383. When was slavery declared illegal in India?
 Answer – 1843 AD

 Question 384. Which ruler had practiced the postal system in India?
 Answer – Sher Shah Suri

 Question 385. Who introduced the postage stamp in India?
 Answer – Lord Dalhousie

 Question 386. By whom was the telegraph line started in India and between whom was it?
 Answer – 1853 AD, Lord Dalhousie (Calcutta and Agra)

 Question 387. Who built the Grand Trunk Road in India?
 Answer – Sher Shah Suri (GT Road - 16th century)

 Question 388. When and who established the slave dynasty in India?
 Answer – Qutubuddin Aibak in 1206 AD

 Question 389. Who were the extremists in India who later became a yogi and philosopher?
 Answer – Aurobindo Ghosh (Maharishi Aurobindo Ghosh)

 Question 390. Who is considered the father of extremist movement in India?
 Answer – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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 Question 391. Which Sufi order was most recognized in India?
 Answer – To Chishti Silsila

 Question 392. Who was the first Governor General of East India Company in India?
 Answer – Warren Hastings (1773 AD)

 Question 393. When did steel production first start in India?
 Answer – 1913 AD

 Question 394. When was the foundation of modern education system laid in India?
 Answer – From the minute of Macaulay of 1835 AD

 Question 395. When did the establishment of modern industries start in India?
 Answer – 1850 AD

 Question 396. When did the British get permission to buy land and settle in India?
 Answer – 1833 AD

 Question 397. In whose tenure the first census was conducted in India during the British period?
 Answer – Lord Mayo of the British Viceroy (1872 AD)

 Question 398. After which important event did the British loot in India start?
 Answer – After the Battle of Plassey

 Question 399. By whom was the system of English education in India made?
 Answer – By General Lord William Bentinck (1835 AD)

 Question 400. Who said 'India is for Indians'?
 Answer – Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati


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