Indian History Questions for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

Who was the founder of Tuglaq dynasty? 

(A) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

(B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(C) Gayasuddin Tughlaq

(D) None of these


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Bharat Earth Movers Limited Headquarters is situated in which place -  

(A) Delhi

(B) Kolkata

(C) Dehradun

(D) Bengaluru


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which event was Last?

(A) American revolution

(B) French Revolution

(C) Russian Revolution

(D) Salt March


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Black hole tragedy was held in? 

(A) Calcutta

(B) Murshidabad

(C) Madras

(D) None of these


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who founded the Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (DMK)? 

(A) M. Karunanidhi

(B) MG. Ramachandran

(C) C.N. Annadurai

(D) C. Rajagopalachari


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which temple made of the brick in the gupta age? 

(A) Bhitragaon Temple

(B) Laxmi Temple

(C) Dasavatar Temple

(D) Parvati Temple


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who was related to Kalibangan? 

(A) Y. D. Sharma

(B) R. D. Banerji

(C) Daya Ram Sahni

(D) Amalananda Ghosh


Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

1. The oldest evidence of plowing the fields has been found from Kalibanga.

2. It is situated on the banks of Ghaggar (Saraswati) river in Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan.

3. Kalibanga was excavated in 1960 by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar had started it.

4. Evidence of farming is found from Kalibanga, which is the oldest in the world.

5. Evidence of fire altars are found in a row on a raised platform made of raw bricks.

6. It was first discovered by Amla Nand Ghosh in 1952. B. K Thapar and B. B Lal did excavation work here in 1961-69.


Q :  

Who was the 1st Governor of Portuguese? 

(A) Francisco de Almeida

(B) Alfonso de Albuquerque

(C) Nino da Cunha

(D) None of these


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who was Lehna? 

(A) Guru Ramadas

(B) Guru Angad

(C) Guru Arjundev

(D) Guru Hargovind


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Som prakash News paper was edited by? 

(A) Bal mukund Gupta

(B) Tilak

(C) Jugal Kishore

(D) None of these


Correct Answer : D

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