Indian History Practice Question and Answer

Q:

In which state of India is the Wangala festival celebrated? 

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    Meghalaya
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    Kerala
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    Goa
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    Jharkhand
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Answer : 1. "Meghalaya "

Q:

What was the strength of Indus economy- 

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    Agriculture
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    Business
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    Pattery
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    Crockery
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Answer : 1. "Agriculture "
Explanation :

The economic base of Indus civilization was agriculture and animal husbandary cotton was first cultivated by the people of Indus civilization. In addition, they used to produce wheat, barley and rice, The Evidences of cow, ox, buffalo, camel, sheep, goot, pig, and dog etc. are found there. But Indus people didn’t know about horses. These people were expert in business and craft Industry.

Q:

Gautama Buddha’s birthplace is marked by which of the following?

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    Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka Maurya
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    Sculpture
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    Banyan Tree
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    Buddhist Monastery
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Answer : 1. "Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka Maurya"
Explanation :

The site of birth of Gautama Budha is marked by a Rummindei Pillar of ‘Ashoka the Great’. Ashoka built the Sarnath Pillar to preaching of Lord Buddha. He reduced tax to 1/8th past because Gautama Buddha was born there.

Q:

The capital of the Bahamani Kings was

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    Gulbarga
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    Bijapur
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    Hampi
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    Agra
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Answer : 1. "Gulbarga"

Q:

‘Harshacharita’ (The Deeds of Harsha), which is the biography of Indian Emperor Harsha, was written by _______.

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    Banabhatta
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    Swami Sivananda
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    Valmiki
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    Rabindranath Tagore
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Answer : 1. "Banabhatta"
Explanation :

1. Harshacharitam is the biography of Harshavardhana written by Vanbhatta.

2. This is Sanskrit poetry. Vanbhatta was the court poet of Harsha.

3. Describes the life and reign of Harshavardhana.

Q:

The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?

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    Awadh
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    Jhansi
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    Nagpur
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    Satara
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Answer : 1. "Awadh"

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Which of the following books is written by Rajendra Prasad?

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    India Divided
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    An Autobiography: Towards Freedom
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    The Discovery of India
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    Glimpses of World History
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Answer : 1. "India Divided"
Explanation :

1. The book titled India Divided is written by Rajendra Prasad.

2. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian independence activist, lawyer and scholar. He was also the first President of India from 1950 to 1962.

Q:

Who was the First English president of the INC, under whose presidency Allahabad session of 1888 took place?

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    Alfred Webb
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    George Yule
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    Sir William Wedderburn
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "George Yule"

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