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Indian History - General Knowledge Questions
A)
Akbar
B)
Jahangir
C)
Shah Jahan
D)
Aurangzeb

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shah Jahan

The reign of Shah Jahan, the fifth emperor, between 1628–58 was the golden age of Mughal architecture.

A)
Rajendra I
B)
Rajadhiraja I
C)
Rajaraja I
D)
Parantaka I

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rajaraja I

A)
He succeeded Lord Canning as the Viceroy of India
B)
He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance
C)
He had full sympathy for the Congress
D)
He separated the divisions of Dacca, Chittagong and Rajasthani from the province of Bengal and annexed them to Assam

Correct Answer : Option (D) - He separated the divisions of Dacca, Chittagong and Rajasthani from the province of Bengal and annexed them to Assam

A)
Kumrahar
B)
Kaushambi
C)
Taxila
D)
Hastinapur

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kumrahar

Kumrahar is located 6kms to the east of the Patna Railway Station in Bihar and houses the archaeological remains of Pataliputra, an ancient city of the Mauryan era. The site of the Mauryan Palace and the relics found here include the 80-pillared hall called Arogya Vihar.

A)
Jyotiba Phule
B)
B. R. Ambedkar
C)
Annie Besant
D)
M. N. Roy

Correct Answer : Option (B) - B. R. Ambedkar

On January 31, 1920, one hundred years ago, one such newspaper was founded by B.R. Ambedkar. Mooknayak, literally translates to the leader of voiceless.

A)
Dadabhai Naoroji
B)
Aurobindo Ghosh
C)
Phiroz Shah Mehta
D)
S.N. Benerjee

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Dadabhai Naoroji

In 1904, Dadabhai Naoroji demanded ‘Swaraj,’ Self-Government for India and continuously emphasized on the grant of Self Rule in India. He first time expressed publicly in his presidential address in 1906 to demand ‘Swaraj’ (Self Rule ).

A)
Rajendra-I
B)
Rajaraja-II
C)
Kulottunga-I
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kulottunga-I

In 1077 CE, king Chulien (Chola) Ti-hua-kialo sent an embassy to Chinese court for promoting trade. Sastri identifies this Chola ruler with Kulottunga. This trading venture seems to have ended profitably for the Cholas and they returned with over 81,000 strings of copper cash and many more valuables.

A)
Prakrit
B)
Pali
C)
Armike
D)
Sanskrit

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Sanskrit

The Sanskrit language is written on Pandukeshwar copper plates. Pandukeshwar is a sacred village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

A)
Wahishkrit Bharat
B)
Equality Janta
C)
Mook Nayak
D)
Wahishkrit Samaj

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Wahishkrit Samaj

For the defence of Dalit rights, he started five periodicals – Mooknayak , Bahishkrit Bharat , Samta (Equality, 1928), Janata (The People, 1930), and Prabuddha Bharat (Enlightened India, 1956). so option 3)Wahishkrit Samaj is not one among them.

A)
Feudals
B)
One man
C)
Working classes
D)
Political elites

Correct Answer : Option (B) - One man