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Indian History General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exam

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Q :  

Which among the following newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi which was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Natal Indian Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa?

(A) Indian opinion

(B) Harijan

(C) Satyagraha

(D) Indian Voice

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Satya Shodhak Samaj” was founded by whom among the following?

(A) Sant Tukaram

(B) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

(C) Raja Rammohan Roy

(D) None of them

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The immediate cause of India’s first war of independence was

(A) Doctrine of Lapse by Lord Dalhousie

(B) Suspicion about British interference in religion

(C) Military discontent

(D) Economic exploitation of India

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

With which uprising is Mangal Pandey associated?

(A) Barrackpore

(B) Meerut

(C) Delhi

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Saheb- Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?

(A) Azimullah

(B) Birjis Qadir

(C) Bakht Khan

(D) Hasan Khan

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was

(A) Lakshmi Bai

(B) Ahilya Bai

(C) Aruna Asaf Ali

(D) Begum Hazrat Mahal

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who amongst the following was the leader of the 1857 uprising at Allahabad?

(A) Nana Saheb

(B) Azimullah

(C) Tatya Tope

(D) Maulvi Liyaqat Ali

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Who was the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Nana Saheb?

(A) Azimullah

(B) Birjis Qadir

(C) Tatya Tope

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

With reference to the ‘revolt of 1857’ who of the following was betrayed by a ‘friend’ captured and put to death by the British?

(A) Nana Saheb

(B) Kunwar Singh

(C) Khan Bahadur Khan

(D) Tatya Tope

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which of the following is not an insect?

(A) Bedbugs

(B) Spider

(C) House fly

(D) Mosquitoes

Correct Answer : B

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