History set 2 MCQs

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Q.61 In which year was the first underground section (Vishwavidyalaya- Kashmere Gate) of the Golden Route opened in New Delhi?
A 2004
B 2000
C 1997
D 1998
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Q.62 Name the Chola inscription that provided details of the way in which the sabha was organised in the local administration in the Chola Empire.
A Thiruvalangadu inscription
B Thirunanthikarai inscription
C Darsanam Koppu inscription
D Uttaramerur inscription
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Q.63 In which country do the 'Veddas', traditional forest dwellers who foraged, hunted, and lived in close-knit groups, reside?
A Myanmar
B Nepal
C Bhutan
D Sri Lanka
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Q.64 Which among the following Chola emperors defeated the Pandya king Maravarman Rajsimha II in the battle of Vellore?
A Rajendra I
B Vijayalaya
C Parantaka I
D Rajaraja I
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Q.65 In which year was the Marris College of Music established in India?
A 1919
B 1901
C 1926
D 1922
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Q.66 Who defeated Mohammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain fought in the year 1191?
A Prithviraj Chauhan
B Vasudev
C Yashovarman
D Vidyadhar
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Q.67 Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
A Rabindranath Tagore
B Dayanand Saraswati
C Keshub Chandra Sen
D Swami Vivekananda
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Q.68 Which Commission drew the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
A Radcliffe Boundary Commission
B Gandhi Irwin Pact
C Hilton Young Commission
D Bretton woods Commission
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Q.69 When did the first War of Indian Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) start?
A 1819
B 1887
C 1857
D 1839
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Q.70 Gandhi Jayanti marks the birthday of the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, who was born at ________.
A Ahmedabad
B Vadodara
C Porbandar
D Gandhinagar
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Q.71 Who founded a reformist organisation called 'Brahmo Samaj' in Calcutta?
A Vinoba Bhave
B Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D Jyotiba Phule
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Q.72 Who among the following was primarily an integral part of the Indian National Army (INA)?
A Rabindranath Tagore
B Chittaranjan Das
C Abanindranath Tagore
D Subhas Chandra Bose
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Q.73 Which British colonel is remembered as the 'Butcher of Amritsar'?
A Reginald Dyer
B Robert Clive
C William Birdwood
D William Slim
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Q.74 What is the name of the famous British social reformer known for founding the Indian Home Rule League in 1916?
A Maria Rye
B Annie Besant
C Catherine Osler
D Anne Knight
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Q.75 Which Act was a direct attack on the civil liberties and democratic rights of the Indian people?
A Criminal Tribes Act
B Defence of India Act
C Pitt's India Act
D Rowlatt Act
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Q.76 Who amongst the following Delhi Sultanate rulers sent his army under Malik Kafur's command to conquer South India?
A Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
B Iltutmish
C Alauddin Khilji
D Qutub-al-din Aibak
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Q.77 The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between Babur and
A Medini Rao
B Maharana Pratap
C Rana Ratna Singh
D Rana Sanga
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Q.78 Which Governor General of India issued the famous Regulation XVII in 1829, which declared the practice of Sati illegal and punishable by the courts?
A Lord Ellenborough
B Lord William Bentinck
C Lord Minto
D Lord Napier
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Q.79 What was the name of Swami Vivekanand's guru?
A Swami Ram Singh
B Swami Dayanand
C Aadi Shankaracharya
D Ramakrishna Paramhansa
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Q.80 Who among the following was the founder of 'Vikramshila Vishwavidyalaya'?
A Dharmapala
B Mahipala I
C Govindapala
D Ramapala
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Q.81 Which Mughal ruler was responsible for the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur in the year 1675?
A Aurangzeb
B Shahjahan
C Akbar
D Jahangir
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Q.82 Which amongst the following statements is correct about Mughal emperor Akbar?
A He was declared emperor in 1602.
B He founded a new religion called 'Din-i-Ilahi'.
C He was highly educated and knew many languages.
D He fought and won the Third Battle of Panipat.
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Q.83 The Ghadar Party was founded in ___ by Sohan Singh Bhakna, Kanshi Ram, Harnam Singh Tundilat, Lala Har Dayal and others.
A 1901
B 1913
C 1905
D 1910
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Q.84 Where is the Kailasa temple built by Rashtrakutas located?
A Ellora
B Amravati
C Kanchi
D Hampi
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Q.85 What was the name of the campaign led by the Ali brothers and Maulana Abul Kalam?
A Wahabi Movement
B Khilafat Movement
C Ahmadiya Movement
D Faraizi Movement
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Q.86 In his 'Drain of Wealth' argument, who among the following stated that Britain was completely draining India?
A Lala Lajpat Rai
B Dadabhai Naoroji
C Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D Badruddin Tyabji
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Q.87 The Kailasha temple at Ellora was built by the rulers of which dynasty?
A Rashtrakuta
B Pratihara
C Gurjara Pratihara
D Chandella
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Q.88 Brihadiswara Temple of Tanjore was built by which of the following Chola emperors?
A Rajendra I
B Raja Raja Chola
C Vijayalaya
D Chamunda Raya
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Q.89 Who amongst the following Mughal emperors got classical Hindu mythological texts Ramayana and Mahabharata translated into Persian?
A Jahangir
B Aurangzeb
C Akbar
D Shahjahan
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Q.90 By which of the following Acts was Warren Hastings made the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A Indian Council Act of 1861
B Pitt's India Act, 1784
C Regulating Act, 1773
D Charter Act, 1813
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