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The British East India Company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year ______.
1761
1674
1699
1738
General Knowledge » History
In which year was the ‘Lotteries Regulation Act’ passed?
1998
1993
1999
1991
General Knowledge » History
Who among the following Rajput rulers defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 AD?
Rana Kumbha
Bappa Rawal
Prithviraj Chauhan
Maldeo Rathore
General Knowledge » History
After Mahatma Gandhi’s release from prison in January 1931, Congress leaders met at ______ to plan the future course of action.
Allahabad
Lahore
Calcutta
Surat
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Which of the following was a fishing colony that was used as a port for trading with the Romans and the Greco-Romans in ancient India?
Lothal
Tulapurushandana
Badami
Arikamedu
General Knowledge » History
Under which of the following rulers did Delhi first became a capital?
Iltutmish Dynasty
Tomara Rajputs
Chauhans of Ajmer
Khilji Dynasty
General Knowledge » History
Which two kings fought in the Battle of Hydaspes?
Chandragupta and Dhana Nanda
Mihirakula and Yasodharman
Alexander and Porus
Ashoka and Mahapadmanabha
General Knowledge » History
During the rule of which of the following dynasties did Timur or Tamerlane invade India in 1398 AD?
The Sayyad dynasty
The Khilji dynasty
The Tughlaq dynasty
The Slave dynasty
General Knowledge » History
Who among the following was a ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
Ashoka
Dhruva
Kanishka
Samudragupta
General Knowledge » History
What was the age in years of the revolutionary Bhagat Singh when he was hanged till death?
30
26
20
23
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Which of the following revolutionaries was arrested by the British as an accused in the Alipore Bomb Conspiracy Case?
Kanailal Dutta
Roshan Singh
Rajendra Lahiri
Ashfaq Ullah Khan
General Knowledge » History
What was the first name of the Mughal Emperor Babur?
Giasuddin
Hasanuddin
Qaseemuddin
Zahiruddin
General Knowledge » History
King Lalitaditya Muktapida ruled over ______.
Gujarat
Kerala
Sikkim
Kashmir
General Knowledge » History
Who among the following was India’s longest serving prime minister as of April 2021?
IK Gujral
Jawaharlal Nehru
Narendra Modi
Indira Gandhi
General Knowledge » History
In which of the following years was the civil disobedience campaign completely ceased?
1917
1923
1943
1934
General Knowledge » History
Dantidurga, who set up his capital at Malkhed was a ______ ruler.
Pala
Satavahana
Pratihara
Rashtrakuta
General Knowledge » History
Which of the following events occurred first during the Indian National Movement?
Dandi March
Partition of Bengal
Arrival of Simon Commission
Kheda Satyagraha
General Knowledge » History
In which of the following years did the resolution at the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress dwell on how Independent India’s Constitution should look?
1945
1928
1931
1946
General Knowledge » History
Who among the following defeated Harshavardhana when he invaded the Chalukya kingdom in the Deccan?
Vikramaditya I
Pulakesin II
Kirtivarman I
Mangalesha
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Who among the following freedom fighters hoisted the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement?
Sarojini Naidu
Tara Rani Srivastava
Matangini Hazra
Aruna Asaf Ali