History set 1 MCQs

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Q.31 Who among the following freedom fighters is known as 'Deshbandhu'?
A Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B Bhagat Singh
C Subhas Chandra Bose
D Chittaranjan Das
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Q.32 The Tripartite struggle happened among the Palas, the Pratiharas and the .
A Chandelas
B Maukharis
C Rashtrakutas
D Chalukyas
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Q.33 The real name of Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty in India was:
A Zahiruddin Muhammad
B Irfanuddin Muhammad
C Zainuddin Muhammad
D Ruknuddin Muhammad
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Q.34 Medini Rai of Chanderi, Hasan Khan of Mewat and Mahmud Lodi joined Rana Sanga with their forces to fight against which of the following Mughal rulers?
A Babur
B Akbar
C Aurangzeb
D Humayun
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Q.35 Who among the following was the President of the Belgaum Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1924?
A Mahatma Gandhi
B Vallabhbhai Patel
C Subhas Chandra Bose
D Jawaharlal Nehru
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Q.36 Khudai Khidmatgars, a non-violent movement among the Pathans was started by ......
A Alluri Sitarama Raju
B Bakht Khan
C Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D Sachindra Bakshi
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Q.37 Wood's Dispatch of 1854 primarily dealt with which of the following subject matters?
A Education
B Railways
C Finance
D Health
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Q.38 In which of the following battles did Muhammad of Ghor defeat Jayachandra of Gahadavala dynasty in 1194 AD?
A First battle of Tarain
B Battle of Chandawar
C Battle of Anhilwara
D Second battle of Tarain
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Q.39 Who among the following was the last sultan of Delhi sultanate?
A Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B Sikandar Lodi
C Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D Ibrahim Lodi
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Q.40 Pulakeshin II assumed the title of 'Dakshinapatheshvara' (lord of the south) after defeating which of the following rulers of north India?
A Rudrasena II
B Harshavardhana
C Dhruvasena II
D Prabhakarvardhana
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Q.41 During which of the following rules did the Gandhara school of art flourish?
A Kushana
B Parthian
C Gupta
D Shaka
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Q.42 Ali Akbar Khan is known for playing the .........
A Ektara
B Sarangi
C Tanpura
D Sarod
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Q.43 The magnificent Kailasa temple at Ellora was built during the reign of which Rashtrakuta king?
A Krishna I
B Indra III
C Govinda III
D Amoghavarsha
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Q.44 Belur Math was founded by which of the following social reformers in British India?
A Swami Vivekanand
B RG Bhandarkar
C VN Mandlik
D KT Telang
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Q.45 To gain control over Kannauj the Tripartite Struggle was fought between which of the following dynasties?
A Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala
B Solanki, Parmar and Chandella
C Khalji, Tughlaq and Lodhi
D Pallava, Pandya and Chola
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Q.46 Khudai Khidmatgar, a voluntary organisation, was established by which of the following leaders of India?
A Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C Hakim Ajmal Khan
D Maulana Muhammad Ali
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Q.47 Raziya Sultan was the first and only female ruler of the Sultanate, who ascended the throne in:
A 1238 AD
B 1236 AD
C 1241 AD
D 1242 AD
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Q.48 Which Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773 AD to regulate the activities of the East India Company?
A Pitt's India Act
B Indian Slavery Act
C Age of Consent Act
D Regulating Act
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Q.49 Which of the following battles is considered the formal beginning of the British Raj in India?
A First Carnatic War
B Battle of Plassey
C Battle of Wandiwash
D Battle of Buxar
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Q.50 Which of the following Delhi sultans introduced two coins, namely silver tanka and copper jital?
A Qutbuddin Aibak
B Bahlul Lodi
C Ghiyasuddin Balban
D Iltutmish
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Q.51 Which of the following groups/parties was started in San Francisco, United States of America in 1913?
A Indian Independence League
B Swaraj Party
C Khilafat Committee
D Ghadar Party
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Q.52 The name 'Piyadassi' is associated with whom among the following Mauryan kings?
A Bindusara
B Brihadratha
C Ashoka
D Chandragupta Maurya
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Q.53 A large number of words are derived from the word 'Go' meaning cow. A wealthy person was known as ___ in Vedic times.
A Gomat
B Gotra
C Gabaksha
D Gaveshana
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Q.54 The Daroga system in 1792 was introduced by whom among the following Governor- Generals in India?
A Lord Cornwallis
B Lord Minto
C Lord Mayo
D Lord William Bentinck
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Q.55 Match the following institutes with their respective founders of British India. Institutes a. Asiatic Society of Bengal b. Sanskrit College of Benaras c. Fort William College d. Calcutta Madrasa Their respective founders i. Warren Hastings ii. Lord Wellesley iii. Jonathan Duncan iv. Sir William Jones
A A-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
B A-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
C A-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
D A-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
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Q.56 Ghiyas ud-din Balban had set up a department called 'Diwan-i-arz' for ___ affairs.
A military
B commerce
C education
D agriculture
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Q.57 The Permanent Settlement came into operation in which of the following years?
A 1890
B 1790
C 1789
D 1793
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Q.58 Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage?
A Keshub Chandra Sen
B Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C Atmaram Pandurang
D Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Q.59 Who among the following founded the Brahmo Samaj?
A Keshab Chandra Sen
B Raja Rammohun Roy
C Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D Debendranath Tagore
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Q.60 Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana?
A Vikramorvasiyam
B Ratnavali
C Nagananda
D Priyadarshika
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