Indian History MCQ for Competitive Exams

The leader of the Wahabi movement was Syed Ahmad Barelvi. The Wahhabi Movement in India was a vigorous movement for socio-religious reforms in Indo-Islamic society in the nineteenth century with strong political undercurrents.

The Simon Commission was opposed in India because there was no Indian representative. It was a group of 7 British Members of Parliament headed by John Simon. The Simon Commission was also known as the Statutory Commission of India.

There was hostility between the Muslim community and the British due to its participation in the revolt of 1857. Hence, it stayed away from English education. To address this issue, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan started a new movement known as the Aligarh Reformation Movement.

The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764 between the forces of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined army of Mughal rulers. The Battle of Buxar was a full-fledged war which established the British supremacy in India.

Jagdishpur - A Place where Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti celebrates. Kunwar Singh (1777 – 26 April 1858) was a notable leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He belonged to a royal Ujjainiya (Panwar) Rajput house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.

Dadabhai Naoroji wrote the book called "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" where he criticised the economic impact of the British rule.

Lala Lajpat Rai conceived on 28th January, 1865. He was an Indian political dissident who assumed an urgent part in the Indian Independence development. He was famously known as Punjab Kesari signifying 'The Lion of Punjab' otherwise called Sher-E-Punjab in Punjabi for his commitment to the opportunity development.