Questions About Indian History for Quiz
Which Chola ruler built the Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Vijayalaya
(D) Rajendra III
Correct Answer : A
When did Mahatma Gandhi become the President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) One
(D) Two
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following founded the Arya Samaj?
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
(C) Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
1. Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement in India that promotes principles and practices based on belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
2. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati founded the society on April 10, 1875.
3. Arya Samaj follows the belief that there is only one God and his idol worship is not appropriate.
4. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organization to promote proselytism.
The Ruins of Harappa and Mohanjodaro were found on which of the following river bank?
(A) Ravi
(B) Indus
(C) Beas
(D) a and b both
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Harappa was located on the bank of the Ravi while Mohanjodaro was located on the bank of Indus.
After the 1857 revolt, who announced a durbar at Allahabad for the assumption of government of India by the sovereign of Great Britain?
(A) Lord George Willie
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Dufferin
Correct Answer : C
Who was the first Indian to become a British Member of Parliament during the British rule in India?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) C Rajagopalachari
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Acharya J B Kriplani
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
1. On 6 July 1892, Dadabhai Naoroji (Liberal Party candidate) won a closely-fought election to become the first non-white to be elected to the British Parliament.
2. He also became the first Asian member of the House of Commons.
3. One of Naoroji's most prominent supporters was the famous Florence Nightingale.
Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
(A) iltutmish
(B) Mahmud gajni
(C) Mohammed Gauri
(D) Jalal Khan
Correct Answer : B
Tomb of Akbar is located at which of the following place?
(A) Amarkot
(B) Lahore
(C) Delhi
(D) Agra
Correct Answer : D
Who among the following freedom fighters of India revived the Indian National Army ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ (which was formed in 1942 by Rash Behari Bose and Captain-General Mohan Singh) in the year 1943?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer : D
In India, the first bank to limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1981 was
(A) Hindustan Commercial Bank
(B) Punjab and Sind Bank
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) Oudh (Awadh) Commercial Bank
Correct Answer : D
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