Indian History Questions and Answers for SSC Exam
Who was the Muslim general who died while fighting for the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?
(A) Babar
(B) Abraham Gardi
(C) Jahangir
(D) Alauddin Khilji
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. The Muslim commander who died fighting on behalf of the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat was Ibrahim Gardi.
2. The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, about 60 miles (95.5 km) north of Delhi, between the Northern Expeditionary Force of the Maratha Empire and a coalition of two Indian Muslims, led by King Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan.
3. The decline of the Mughal Empire following the Mughal–Maratha War (1680–1707) led to rapid territorial gains for the Maratha Empire.
Who established the Hindusahi dynasty of Punjab?
(A) Vasumitra
(B) kallar
(C) Jaipal
(D) Mahipal
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Kallar established the Hindusahi dynasty of Punjab.
Who was the Sultan who called himself 'Second Sikandar' (Sikander-e-Sani)?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. The title Sikandar-i-Sani (Alexander the Second) was adopted by Alauddin, whose original name was Ali Gurshap, and Delhi was proclaimed Dar-ul-Khalifa (seat of the Caliph).
2. Using the title Sikandar Sani, Khilji minted coins.
3. Although Sani is 'second' in Arabic. In appreciation of his military achievement, the coin legend (Sikandar-i-Sani) translates to 'The Second Alexander'.
Sir Hughe Rose described whom as 'the best and bravest military leader of the rebel'?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Rani Laxmi Bai
(C) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Correct Answer : B
Governor General who started the policy of "Subsidiary Alliance"-
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Wellesly
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Curzon
Correct Answer : B
Who among the following was popularly known as 'Lokahitawadi'?
(A) Pt. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(B) Jyotiba Phule
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Correct Answer : D
Which statements with regard to Raja Rammohan Roy are correct?
I. He wrote "The Gift of Monotheists”.
II. He founded the Brahmo Samaj.
III. He started the Atmiya Sabha.
IV. He published "The Precepts of Jesus".
(A) I, III and IV
(B) I, II and III
(C) II, III and IV
(D) All of these
Correct Answer : D
Who of the following had observed that "Good Governor is no substitute for the self-Govenment" ?
(A) Lokmanya Tilak
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Swami Vivekanand
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : D
Gandhiji took back Non-Cooperation Movement in_____.
(A) January 1921
(B) February 1922
(C) February 1922
(D) February 1920
Correct Answer : B
When did Mahatma Gandhi make his major public appearance after returning from South Africa?
(A) 1915
(B) 1916
(C) 1914
(D) 1918
Correct Answer : B
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