Indian History GK Questions and Answers
Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
(A) Lord Ripon
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Bentick
(D) Lord Curzon
Correct Answer : B
In which of the following years, the Battle of Buxar was fought?
(A) 1764
(B) 1766
(C) 1767
(D) 1761
Correct Answer : A
Who issued Firman granting Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the English?
(A) Ahmed Shah
(B) Bahadur Shah
(C) Farrukhsiyar
(D) Shah Alam II
Correct Answer : D
Who among the following was the first Governor General of Bengal?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) William Bentick
(C) Marquess Wellesley
(D) Waren Hastings
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following Indians was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive?
(A) Omi Chand
(B) Manik Chand
(C) Rai Durlabh
(D) Raja Shitab Rai
Correct Answer : D
Match the following
List-I List-II
A. Lord Clive 1. Subsidiary Alliance
B. Lord Wellesley 2. Indian Universities Act
C. Lord Dalhousie 3. Doctrine of Lapse
D. Lord Curzon 4. Dual Government in Bengal
Codes: A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
(A) a
(B) b
(C) c
(D) d
Correct Answer : B
In whose reign, Guru Nanak Deva established Sikhism?
(A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar
Correct Answer : B
Assertion(A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Correct Answer : C
Permanent settlement was a feature of
(A) Zamindari System
(B) Ryotwari System
(C) Mahalwari System
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : A
Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made anattempt to estimate the per capita income of India?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(B) Feroz Shah Mehta
(C) Surendranath Banerjee
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Correct Answer : D
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