India History MCQ GK

Total Questions: 200

151) Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?

a) Rani Lakshmibai

b) Nana Sahib

c) Bahadur Shah Zafar

d) Tantia Tope

152) Which empire is associated with the famous Ashokan pillars?

a) Gupta

b) Maurya

c) Kushan

d) Mughal

153) The Champaran Satyagraha was related to?

a) Textile workers

b) Indigo farmers

c) Salt tax

d) Land tax

154) Who was the first Indian woman to become a judge of the Supreme Court?

a) Anna Chandy

b) Leila Seth

c) Fathima Beevi

d) Sujata Manohar

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

a) 1850

b) 1861

c) 1871

d) 1881

156) The Second Round Table Conference was held in which year?

a) 1930

b) 1931

c) 1932

d) 1935

157) Which Indian freedom fighter founded the Forward Bloc?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Sardar Patel

158) Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

a) Indira Gandhi

b) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

c) Annie Besant

d) Sarojini Naidu

159) Who led the Salt Satyagraha movement in South India?

a) C. Rajagopalachari

b) Sardar Patel

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Vallabhbhai Patel

160) The capital of the Pallava dynasty was?

a) Madurai

b) Kanchipuram

c) Tanjore

d) Mahabalipuram

161) The first railway line in India was laid between?

a) Mumbai and Surat

b) Mumbai and Thane

c) Delhi and Agra

d) Kolkata and Howrah

162) Who introduced the Ryotwari system?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Lord Wellesley

d) Thomas Munro

163) Which of the following was the first newspaper published in India?

a) The Bengal Gazette

b) The Hindu

c) The Times of India

d) The Indian Express

164) Which social reformer is known for abolishing the Sati system?

a) Swami Vivekananda

b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

165) The famous rock-cut Ellora caves are located in which state?

a) Maharashtra

b) Karnataka

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Odisha

166) Who was the founder of the Chola dynasty?

a) Rajaraja Chola

b) Vijayalaya Chola

c) Karikala Chola

d) Kulottunga Chola

167) Who among the following was associated with the Aligarh Movement?

a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

b) Muhammad Iqbal

c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

d) Liaquat Ali Khan

168) The Brahmo Samaj was founded by?

a) Swami Vivekananda

b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d) Mahatma Gandhi

169) Who among the following was the Governor-General when the Indian Civil Service was introduced?

a) Warren Hastings

b) Lord Cornwallis

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Curzon

170) Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly known as 'Netaji'?

a) Bhagat Singh

b) Chandra Shekhar Azad

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Sardar Patel

171) The famous Junagarh rock inscription belongs to which ruler?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Ashoka

c) Rudradaman

d) Samudragupta

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

a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

b) Dr. Zakir Husain

c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

d) C. Rajagopalachari

173) The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

a) 1940

b) 1941

c) 1942

d) 1943

174) The first battle of Panipat was fought between?

a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

b) Akbar and Hemu

c) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri

d) Shivaji and Aurangzeb

175) Who was the founder of the Bahmani kingdom?

a) Alauddin Bahman Shah

b) Firoz Shah Bahmani

c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

d) Sher Shah Suri

176) The famous Indian mathematician Aryabhata was born during which dynasty?

a) Gupta

b) Maurya

c) Vijayanagar

d) Kushan

177) The British introduced the Permanent Settlement in which year?

a) 1790

b) 1792

c) 1793

d) 1795

178) Who was the first Indian woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state?

a) Sucheta Kriplani

b) Sarojini Naidu

c) Indira Gandhi

d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

179) The Arya Samaj was founded by?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) Swami Vivekananda

c) Dayanand Saraswati

d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

180) The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn due to?

a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

b) Kheda Satyagraha

c) Chauri Chaura incident

d) Civil Disobedience Movement

181) Which ruler was known as the 'Napoleon of India'?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Samudragupta

c) Ashoka

d) Harshavardhana

182) The Treaty of Purandar was signed between?

a) Shivaji and Aurangzeb

b) Shivaji and Jai Singh I

c) Shivaji and Bijapur Sultan

d) Shivaji and British

183) Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?

a) Dantidurga

b) Amoghavarsha

c) Krishna I

d) Govinda III

184) The Swadeshi Movement was launched in response to?

a) Partition of Bengal

b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

c) Salt tax

d) Quit India Movement

185) The capital of the Maratha empire was?

a) Poona

b) Kolhapur

c) Satara

d) Bombay

186) The ruler of which dynasty built the Khajuraho temples?

a) Chola

b) Pallava

c) Chandela

d) Rashtrakuta

187) Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

a) Robert Clive

b) Warren Hastings

c) Lord Cornwallis

d) Lord Dalhousie

188) The 'Servants of India Society' was founded by?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

d) Dadabhai Naoroji

189) Which Indian freedom fighter was called the 'Nightingale of India'?

a) Indira Gandhi

b) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

c) Sarojini Naidu

d) Sucheta Kriplani

190) The Kakori Conspiracy took place in which year?

a) 1921

b) 1923

c) 1925

d) 1927

191) Which Indian king fought against Alexander the Great?

a) Ashoka

b) Porus

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Harshavardhana

192) Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

a) Rabindranath Tagore

b) C. V. Raman

c) Amartya Sen

d) Mother Teresa

193) The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?

a) 1916

b) 1918

c) 1919

d) 1920

194) Who was the first woman to preside over the United Nations General Assembly?

a) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

b) Indira Gandhi

c) Sarojini Naidu

d) Sucheta Kriplani

195) The Doctrine of Passive Resistance was advocated by?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Aurobindo Ghosh

c) Subhas Chandra Bose

d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

196) The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between?

a) Marathas and Mughals

b) Marathas and Afghans

c) Mughals and Afghans

d) Sikhs and Afghans

197) Who was the first Chief Justice of independent India?

a) Patanjali Sastri

b) H. J. Kania

c) Mehr Chand Mahajan

d) B. P. Sinha

198) Who wrote the book 'India Wins Freedom'?

a) Sardar Patel

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

199) Which Indian ruler is known for his military conquests and administration?

a) Chandragupta Maurya

b) Samudragupta

c) Ashoka

d) Harshavardhana

200) The Vikramshila University was established by?

a) Chandragupta II

b) Dharmapala

c) Harshavardhana

d) Gopala

Total Questions: 200

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