Indian History Quiz Questions and Answers
._____ is also known as ‘The Light of Asia’.
(A) Rumi
(B) Buddha
(C) Gandhi
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Gautam Buddha is known as the 'Light of Asia' and the 'Enlightened One'. Gautam Buddha preached the importance of physical and mental conditions of human life.
The Prime Minister who led India during the 1965 war with Pakistan is:
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri. Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime minister in India. He served as the Prime minister of India from 1964 to 1965. He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1965.
The Chola Empire of the South emerged in the:
(A) 9th century BC
(B) 19th century AD
(C) 9th century AD
(D) 17th century AD
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct answer is 9th century AD. The Chola Empire of the South emerged in the 9th century AD (850-1279 AD). Vijayalaya captured Tanjore in 850 AD. The greatest Chola ruler was Rajaraja (985-1014 AD) and Rajendra I (1014-1044 AD).
Which of the following college was established first?
(A) Hindu college , Kolkata
(B) Delhi College
(C) Mayo college
(D) Muslim Anglos Oriental College
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Mayo College is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872.
The first Governor-General of India was?
(A) Lord William Bentick
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Lord William Bentinck was the first to be designated as the Governor-general of India in 1833.
Who of these were famous in the name of ' Sher — a — Punjab ' and 'Punjab Kesari'?
(A) Rajguru
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Udham Singh
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Lala Lajpat Rai was popularly known as "Punjab Kesari" or "Sher-e-Punjab".
Where did the Chipko movement first start in India?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Uttarakhand
Correct Answer : D
Who was the founder of India House in London?
(A) Shyamji Bhave
(B) Rash Behari Bose
(C) Ramachandra
(D) Taraknath Das
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
It is a meeting point outside of India for radical nationalists among Indian students in Britain at the time and one of the most prominent centers for revolutionary Indian nationalism. He represented India at the Berlin Congress of Orientalists in 1881. He worked for a number of Indian princely states in India as the Divan. He also founded the “The Indian Sociologist”. On 04 October 1989, The India Post has issued a postal stamp on Shyamji Krishna Varma. He founded the Indian Home Rule Society also.
Which famous king is known as 'Rai Pithora'?
(A) Anangpal -II
(B) Mahipal
(C) Jatav
(D) Prithvi Raj Chauhan
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. c. 1177 – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan.
Who was the British political agent in Kota at the time of revolt in October 1867?
(A) Richard
(B) Major burton
(C) Pathic lorence
(D) George Lawrence
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The political agent of Kota was Major Burton, who reached Kota in October 1857 after quelling the rebellion of Neemuch. On 15 October 1857, a rebellion started in Kota under the leadership of Jaidayal, Mehrab Khan, and Hardayal.
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