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Indian History - General Knowledge Questions
A)
1860
B)
1861
C)
1863
D)
1865

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 1861

The 1861 Act restored the legislative powers of Bombay and Madras Presidencies taken away by the Charter Act of 1833.

A)
C.F. Andrews
B)
Fischer
C)
Mr. Miller
D)
Palmer

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Mr. Miller

American journalist Webb Miller was an eye-witness to the beating of satyagrahis with steel tipped lathis. 

A)
Patiala
B)
Bhopal
C)
Jaipur
D)
Bikaner

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Bikaner

The Jamkhandi State integrated first with Independent India. Some, such as the rulers of Bikaner and Jawhar, were motivated to join India out of ideological and patriotic considerations, but others insisted that they had the right to join either India or Pakistan, to remain independent, or form a union of their own.

A)
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B)
Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
C)
Alauddin Khilji
D)
Iltutmish

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Firoz was persuaded to accept the duty by the camp followers after much persuasion. He was the first Sultan in India who started the work of translation of Hindu Religious texts into the Persian Language. Firoz Shah Tughlaq is remembered in part through his 32-page autobiography, Futuhat-e-firozshahi.

A)
Samyukta
B)
Noorjahan
C)
Jahanara
D)
Razia Sultana

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Razia Sultana

Razia Sultana was the first woman Sultanate of India, and ruled the court of Delhi from the end of 1236 to 1240. The only ever woman to do so, she defied all odds to occupy the throne, including overcoming conflicts over her gender and her slave ancestry.

A)
About Akbar
B)
A history of Kashmir
C)
A history of Delhi Sultanate
D)
A bout Chandragupta's reign

Correct Answer : Option (B) - A history of Kashmir

Rajatarangini, (Sanskrit: “River of Kings”) historical chronicle of early India, written in Sanskrit verse by the Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in 1148, that is justifiably considered to be the best and most authentic work of its kind.

A)
A 'Rummindei Pillar' of Ashok Maurya
B)
A Peepal Tree
C)
A monastery
D)
A statue

Correct Answer : Option (A) - a 'Rummindei Pillar' of Ashok Maurya

Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, is marked by a commemorative pillar erected by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka of India during his pilgrimage to the holy site in 249 BC. The inscription on the Ashoka Pillar indentifies the Sacred Garden – spread over 9 sq. km – as the spot where the Enlightened One was born. Lumbini was known as Rummindei in Asoka’s time.

A)
Baroda
B)
Dandi
C)
Champaran
D)
Bardoli

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Champaran

In 1917 the first satyagraha campaign in India was mounted in the indigo-growing district of Champaran. During the following years, fasting and economic boycotts were employed as methods of satyagraha in India, until the British left the country in 1947.

A)
Raziya
B)
Babar
C)
Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
D)
Iltutmish

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Qutub-ud-din-Aibak

Qutub-ud-din Aibak was the founder of Muslim rule in Indiaand an able general of Muhammad Ghori. In 1193, after conquering Delhi, Muhammad Ghori returned to Khorāsān and left the consolidation of the Ghūrid conquests in northwest India to Quṭb. Qutb-ud-din Aibak gave large sums of money in charity, thus earning the name LAKH BAKSH or giver of lakhs.

A)
Afghans
B)
Mongols
C)
Arabs
D)
Chagatai Turks

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Chagatai Turks

Babur was the founder of the Mughal Empire and father of the Mughal ruler Humayun. Mughals belonged to a branch of the Turks named Chagatai, given the name after the famous Mongol Leader, the second son of Genghis Khan. Babur, who was a Chagatai Turk, had laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India.