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Indian History - General Knowledge Questions
A)
Wise counsellor of Aurangzeb
B)
Great military leader of Shivaji
C)
Diplomat of high calibre of King of Persia
D)
Versatile genius and writer in Hindi, Persian and Arabic in the reign of Akbar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Versatile genius and writer in Hindi, Persian and Arabic in the reign of Akbar

A)
Akbar II
B)
Bahadur Shah II
C)
Shah Alam II
D)
Alamgir II

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Bahadur Shah II

The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar, died in a British prison in Burma in 1862.

A)
Ali Qulikhan
B)
Bairam Khan
C)
Mir Abdul Latif
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Bairam Khan

A)
Mr. A. O. Hume
B)
Mrs. Annie Besant
C)
Col. H. S. Olcott
D)
Madame H. P. Blavatsky

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Mr. A. O. Hume

A)
He was reluctant to lead the Revolt of 1857 in beginning
B)
The rebels of 1857 proclaimed their loyalty to him
C)
He was killed by Lt. Hodson, a cavalry officer in Delhi
D)
He was a poet

Correct Answer : Option (C) - He was killed by Lt. Hodson, a cavalry officer in Delhi

A)
Strachey Commission
B)
Campbell Commission
C)
Lyall Commission
D)
MacDonnell Commission

Correct Answer : Option (D) - MacDonnell Commission

A)
Sarnath
B)
Kapilvastu
C)
Bodh Gaya
D)
Lumbini

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sarnath

Buddha Preaching the First Sermon at Sarnath 11th century. A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.

A)
Rajputs
B)
Marathas
C)
Mughals
D)
Sikhs

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Marathas

A)
Mughal period
B)
Gorkha period
C)
Dogra period
D)
British period

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Mughal period

In the Mughal period Colonial conflict start in Uttarakhand. The Mughal dynasty was founded by a Chagatai Turkic prince named Babur in 1526 after defeating Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat. The famous kings of the Mughal dynasty include : Babur - 1526- 1530.

A)
January 26, 1946
B)
June 30, 1948
C)
August 15, 1949
D)
December 31, 1951

Correct Answer : Option (B) - June 30, 1948

On February 20, 1947, Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced the granting of “full self-government” to India by June 30, 1948. For the same, Lord Mountbatten, a member of the royal family and one of the top British naval officers, was appointed to oversee the constitution-making process.