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Indian History - General Knowledge Questions
A)
Egypt
B)
Sumeria
C)
Iraq
D)
Syria

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Iraq

The ancient Sumerians, who flourished thousands of years ago between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what today is southern Iraq, built a civilization that in some ways was the ancient equivalent of Silicon Valley.

A)
Guru Gobind Singh
B)
Guru Amardas
C)
Guru Tegh Bahadur
D)
Guru Nanak

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Nanak, the first Guru, and Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, continue to feature prominently in Sikhs' experience of their religion.

A)
England
B)
Germany
C)
France
D)
United States of America

Correct Answer : Option (A) - England

How the Industrial Revolution Began. In the mid-18th century, in the Midlands of England, one of the most momentous transformations in world history began to unfold.

A)
Bahadur Shah Zafar
B)
Humayun
C)
Dara Shikoh
D)
Akbar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Akbar

Shaikh Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi (20 September 1547 – 15 October 1595) was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors Malik-ush-Shu'ara (poet laureate) of Akbar's Court. He was the elder brother of Akbar's historian Abul Fazl.

A)
1906
B)
1907
C)
1908
D)
1909

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 1907

The Surat Split was the splitting of the Indian National Congress into two groups - the Extremists and the Moderates - at the Surat session in 1907.

A)
1940
B)
1941
C)
1942
D)
1943

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 1943

The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine in the Bengal province of British India (now Bangladesh and eastern India) during World War II. An estimated 2.1–3 million, out of a population of 60.3 million, died of starvation, malaria, and other diseases aggravated by malnutrition, population displacement, unsanitary conditions and lack of health care.

A)
Mahatma Nehru
B)
Motilal Nehru
C)
Jawaharlal Nehru
D)
Rajiv Gandhi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Jawaharlal Nehru

Multi-purpose river valley projects were hailed as “Temples of Modern India” by Jawaharlal Nehru.

A)
Rabindra Nath Tagore
B)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C)
Dada Bhai Nauroji
D)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Rabindra Nath Tagore

Madan Mohan Malviya was the most prominent leader of INC. He was most remembered as the founder of Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U) at Varansi in 1916. Rabindra Nath Tagore titled him "Mahamana" and he awarded by Bharat Ratna in 2015 (Posthumous).

A)
Jainism
B)
Christianity
C)
Hinduism
D)
Zoroastrianism

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Hinduism

A)
James Lancaster
B)
Sir Thomas Roe
C)
Sir Henry middleton
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sir Thomas Roe

As an ambassador of Emperor James l, Sir Thomas Roe reached in the court of Mughal Emperor Jehandri at Agra in 1615. Jehangir presented him the Mansab of 400.