India History MCQ GK

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51) Which social reformer founded the Brahmo Samaj?

a) Swami Vivekananda

b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c) Jyotirao Phule

d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

52) Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?

a) C. V. Raman

b) S. Radhakrishnan

c) Rajendra Prasad

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

53) Who among the following was the first to fight against British rule in India?

a) Tipu Sultan

b) Rani Lakshmibai

c) Shivaji

d) Kattabomman

54) The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched in which year?

a) 1920

b) 1930

c) 1935

d) 1942

55) Which dynasty ruled India after the Tughlaq dynasty?

a) Khilji

b) Lodi

c) Mughal

d) Slave

56) Who was the first woman to become the Governor of an Indian state?

a) Indira Gandhi

b) Sarojini Naidu

c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

d) Sucheta Kriplani

57) The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?

a) 1757

b) 1764

c) 1775

d) 1780

58) Which was the first newspaper published in India?

a) The Times of India

b) The Hindu

c) The Bengal Gazette

d) Amrit Bazar Patrika

59) Who founded the Prarthana Samaj?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) Dayanand Saraswati

c) M. G. Ranade

d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

60) Who started the Home Rule Movement in India?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Bhagat Singh

61) Which ruler issued gold coins for the first time in India?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Samudragupta

c) Kanishka

d) Harsha

62) The third Battle of Panipat was fought in?

a) 1757

b) 1761

c) 1857

d) 1775

63) Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Lala Lajpat Rai

64) Who was the leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Subhas Chandra Bose

c) Bhagat Singh

d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

65) The Swadeshi Movement began in response to?

a) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

b) The Salt March

c) The partition of Bengal

d) The Civil Disobedience Movement

66) Who introduced the Ryotwari system in India?

a) Lord Dalhousie

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Thomas Munro

d) Cornwallis

67) Which Mughal emperor banned the practice of Sati?

a) Babur

b) Akbar

c) Aurangzeb

d) Jahangir

68) Who was the first Sultan of Delhi?

a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

b) Iltutmish

c) Balban

d) Alauddin Khilji

69) Which Indian nationalist leader coined the term 'Swaraj'?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

70) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced in?

a) 1905

b) 1919

c) 1935

d) 1942

71) Which Viceroy passed the Indian Penal Code?

a) Lord Wavell

b) Lord Canning

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Curzon

72) Who was the first Indian woman to become the Prime Minister of India?

a) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

b) Indira Gandhi

c) Sarojini Naidu

d) Annie Besant

73) Which ruler built the city of Fatehpur Sikri?

a) Babur

b) Akbar

c) Shah Jahan

d) Aurangzeb

74) Who was the founder of the Chola dynasty?

a) Vijayalaya

b) Rajendra Chola

c) Rajaraja Chola

d) Aditya Chola

75) Who founded the All India Muslim League?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

c) Aga Khan

d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

76) Who led the Indian National Army during World War II?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Subhas Chandra Bose

c) Bhagat Singh

d) Mahatma Gandhi

77) Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?

a) Satyendranath Tagore

b) Rabindranath Tagore

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Motilal Nehru

78) Which governor-general is known for the abolition of Sati?

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Lord William Bentinck

d) Lord Dalhousie

79) The Poona Pact was signed in which year?

a) 1930

b) 1932

c) 1935

d) 1940

80) The capital of the Vijayanagar Empire was?

a) Madurai

b) Hampi

c) Tanjore

d) Kanchipuram

81) Who started the newspaper 'Young India'?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Lala Lajpat Rai

82) Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India?

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Canning

83) Which battle marked the beginning of British rule in India?

a) Battle of Buxar

b) Battle of Plassey

c) Third Battle of Panipat

d) First Battle of Tarain

84) Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?

a) Rajendra Prasad

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) C. Rajagopalachari

d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

85) Who established the Vikramshila University?

a) Chandragupta II

b) Dharmapala

c) Harsha

d) Raja Raja Chola

86) Who built the Grand Trunk Road?

a) Shah Jahan

b) Sher Shah Suri

c) Aurangzeb

d) Babur

87) Who introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Wellesley

c) Lord Cornwallis

d) Warren Hastings

88) Who was the last Governor-General of British India?

a) Lord Wavell

b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord Mountbatten

d) Lord Dalhousie

89) The Indian National Congress split into moderates and extremists in which year?

a) 1905

b) 1907

c) 1910

d) 1916

90) Who is known as the 'Napoleon of India'?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Samudragupta

c) Ashoka

d) Harsha

91) Who was the first woman President of India?

a) Indira Gandhi

b) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

c) Pratibha Patil

d) Sarojini Naidu

92) Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?

a) Dantidurga

b) Amoghavarsha

c) Krishna I

d) Govinda III

93) Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) W. C. Bonnerjee

d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

94) The Forward Bloc was founded by?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Subhas Chandra Bose

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Bhagat Singh

95) Which king started the Saka Era?

a) Ashoka

b) Kanishka

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Harsha

96) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which year?

a) 1915

b) 1917

c) 1919

d) 1921

97) Who built the famous Sun Temple in Konark?

a) Krishna I

b) Narasimha I

c) Raja Raja Chola

d) Rajendra Chola

98) The Vernacular Press Act was passed in which year?

a) 1867

b) 1878

c) 1885

d) 1890

99) The first Indian Factory Act was passed in which year?

a) 1881

b) 1885

c) 1891

d) 1901

100) Who was the first Education Minister of independent India?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

d) Sardar Patel

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