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Who defeated Mohammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain fought in the year 1191?

A
Prithviraj Chauhan
B
Vasudev
C
Yashovarman
D
Vidyadhar

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Prithviraj Chauhan, the Rajput ruler of Ajmer and Delhi, defeated the Ghurid king Mohammad Ghori at the First Battle of Tarain in 1191. This decisively, though temporarily, halted the Ghurid invasions of North India.
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Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
Dayanand Saraswati
C
Keshub Chandra Sen
D
Swami Vivekananda

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 as a Hindu reform movement that promoted values and practices based on the infallible authority of the Vedas.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Radcliffe Boundary Commission, chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, was appointed in 1947 to equitably divide the provinces of Bengal and Punjab between India and Pakistan.
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When did the first War of Indian Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) start?

A
1819
B
1887
C
1857
D
1839

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, began on May 10, 1857, as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army in Meerut.
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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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Correct Option: C

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the coastal town of Porbandar, which was then part of the Kathiawar Agency in the British Indian Empire.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Raja Ram Mohan Roy, along with Dwarkanath Tagore and others, founded the Brahmo Sabha (later Brahmo Samaj) in 1828 to pioneer social and religious reforms in Bengal.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Subhas Chandra Bose took over the leadership of the Indian National Army (INA) in 1943, revitalizing the armed force to secure Indian independence from British rule.
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Which British colonel is remembered as the 'Butcher of Amritsar'?

A
Reginald Dyer
B
Robert Clive
C
William Birdwood
D
William Slim

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Colonel Reginald Dyer ordered his troops to fire on a peaceful gathering at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on April 13, 1919, resulting in a horrific massacre.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Annie Besant, a British socialist, theosophist, and women's rights activist, launched the All India Home Rule League in 1916 along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak to demand self-government for India.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, allowed the British colonial government to indefinitely detain individuals suspected of terrorism without trial, severely curtailing civil liberties.
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