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Indian History - General Knowledge Questions
1 .
'Sijdah' theoretically means:
A)
Prostration before God
B)
Prostration before Diwan
C)
Prostration before Imam
D)
Prostration before King

Correct Answer :   Prostration before God

2 .
The du-aspa sih-aspa was introduced into the Mughal mansabdari system by
A)
Akbar
B)
Babur
C)
Jahangir
D)
Shah Jahan

Correct Answer :   Jahangir

Duaspa-Sihaspa was a subrank of sawar introduced by Jahangir to enhance the Mansabdari system. Bandobast system was a system for scientific taxation of land introduced by Akbar with the help of his finance minister Raja Todarmal.

3 .
The title of ‘Mujaddid’ was conferred to which Mughal Emperor by the contemporary historians?
A)
Aurangzeb
B)
Shah Jahan
C)
Jahangir
D)
Humayun

Correct Answer :   Shah Jahan

4 .
The founder of the Nizam’s State in Hyderabad was
A)
Nizam Ali Khan
B)
Mir Osman Ali Khan
C)
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi
D)
Muzaffar Jung

Correct Answer :   Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi

He was the viceroy of the Great Mughal in the Deccan, the premier courtier in Mughal India in 1724, and the founding "Nizam of Hyderabad". The Asaf Jahi dynasty was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi (Asaf Jah I), who served as a viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal Empire from 1713 to 1721.

5 .
The Mughal Emperor, who built the Peacock Throne?
A)
Nadirshah
B)
Akbar
C)
Aurangazeb
D)
Shah Jahan

Correct Answer :   Shah Jahan

The original throne, built for the Mughal emperor Shāh Jahān in the early 17th century, was reportedly one of the most splendorous thrones ever made.

6 .
On which post Dadabhai Naoroji was appointed in the Baroda State?
A)
Dewan
B)
Treasurer
C)
Collector
D)
Minister

Correct Answer :   Dewan

Naoroji was born in Navsari into a Gujarati-speaking Parsi Zoroastrian family, and educated at the Elphinstone Institute School. He was patronised by the Maharaja of Baroda, Sayajirao Gaekwad III, and started his career life as Dewan (Minister) to the Maharaja in 1874. 

7 .
Who among the following said “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
A)
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B)
Dayananda Saraswati
C)
Rabindranath Tagore
D)
Swami Vivekananda

Correct Answer :   Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

The statement was uttered by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

8 .
The command of Indian National Army was given to Subhash Chandra Bose in:
A)
1941
B)
1943
C)
1946
D)
1951

Correct Answer :   1943

Rash Behari Bose handed over INA to Subhas Chandra Bose. It was revived under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose after his arrival in Southeast Asia in 1943. The army was declared to be the army of Bose's Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind (the Provisional Government of Free India).

9 .
English East India Company lost the monopoly of Chinese trade by
A)
The Charter Act of 1813
B)
The Charter Act of 1823
C)
The Charter Act of 1833
D)
The Charter Act of 1843

Correct Answer :   The Charter Act of 1833

Ended the trade monopoly of East India Company in India. Charter Act of 1833; It ended the monopoly in trade with China and the monopoly to trade in tea in India and so on.

10 .
What was Marshal Plan?
A)
Control of European powers by military power.
B)
To spread of American Dictatorship in Europe.
C)
American Continent is meant for Americans only.
D)
Economic package of USA to control Communism.

Correct Answer :   Economic package of USA to control Communism.

The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. It was enacted in 1948 and provided more than $15 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts on the continent.