(Q1) General Knowledge » History
In a drama, Naresh spoke, “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it.’’ Who among the following Indian freedom fighters said this slogan?
Ambika Charan Majumdar
Mahatma Gandhi
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bhagat Singh
(Q2) General Knowledge » History
Which of the following statements about Veda Samaj is correct?
I. It was established in Madras in 1864.
II. It worked to abolish caste distinctions and promote widow remarriage and women’s education.
Both I and II
Only I
Only II
Neither I nor II
(Q3) General Knowledge » History
Rulers of Mahajanapadas in ancient India collected taxes on crops at the rate of _____ of what was produced.
1/6th
1/3rd
1/5th
1/4th
(Q4) General Knowledge » History
In Chola period, the land for maintenance for school was known as:
shalabhoga
devadana
brahmadeya
vellanvagai
(Q5) General Knowledge » History
Who among the following persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the Salt Satyagraha movement?
Ambabai
Annie Besant
Ashalata Sen
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
(Q6) General Knowledge » History
Which Gharana was propounded by Bade Fateh Ali Khan and Ali Baksh Jarnail Khan?
Bhendi Bazaar Gharana
Agra Gharana
Patiala Gharana
Gwalior Gharana
(Q7) General Knowledge » History
When was Awadh annexed by Lord Dalhousie?
1857
1856
1858
1855
(Q8) General Knowledge » History
Bijapur was annexed by Aurangzeb in which year?
1683
1687
1685
1689
(Q9) General Knowledge » History
In which of the following sessions did the congress split into two factions?
Calcutta Session of 1907
Surat Session of 1907
Nagpur Session of 1907
Chotanagpur Session of 1908
(Q10) General Knowledge » History
Who among the following is credited with popularising the catchphrase ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
Ram Prasad Bismil
Sukhdev
Chandrashekhar Azad
Bhagat Singh
(Q11) General Knowledge » History
The Battle of Khatoli fought was in 1517 between the kingdom of Mewar under Rana Sanga and ______.
Babur
Ibrahim Lodi
Mahmud Lodi
Sikander Lodi
(Q12) General Knowledge » History
Who among the following was the commander of Muhammad Ghori, and also founded the slave dynasty in India?
Aram Shah II
Ghiyasud din Balban
Iltutmish
Qutub-Din Aibak
(Q13) General Knowledge » History
Revolutionary hero Ashfaqulla Khan was sentenced to death for _________________.
burning of the Chauri Chaura police station
the Kakori Train Robbery
the murder of Saunders
the Alipore Conspiracy Case
(Q14) General Knowledge » History
The All-India Khilafat Conference in November 1919 took place at:
Delhi
Lucknow
Lahore
Bombay
(Q15) General Knowledge » History
The Communist Party of India was founded at ________ in October 1920.
Britain
Lahore
Tashkent
Calcutta
(Q16) General Knowledge » History
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?
The Paramars, The Chauhans The Gahadavalas
The Pandayas, The Pratiharas and The Rashtrakutas
The Palas, The Pratiharas and The Rashtrakutas
The Cholas, The Pratiharas and The Rashtrakutas
(Q17) General Knowledge » History
Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
Lord Ripon
Lord Dufferin
Lord Northbrook
Lord Lytton
(Q18) General Knowledge » History
The formal British rule in India is understood to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of ______.
The Battle of Buxer
The Battle of Plassey
The battle of Cuddalore
The Battle of Wandiwash
(Q19) General Knowledge » History
Which of the following war ended with the treaty of Salbai?
Third Battle of Panipat
Battle of Buxar
First Maratha War
Second Anglo-Maratha War
(Q20) General Knowledge » History
In ______ the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal.
1750
1765
1770
1754