History of India Quiz – Part 6

1. The Vijaya Stambha located in Chittorgarh was constructed by which king?

A.

Maharana Sanga


B.

Maharana Hammir Singh


C.

Maharana Kumbha


D.

Maharana Pratap


Answer:

Option C: Maharana Kumbha



2. Who was the first king of the Mysore Kingdom?

A.

Nanjaraja Wodeyar


B.

Adi Yaduraya Wodeyar


C.

Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar


D.

Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar


Answer:

Option B: Adi Yaduraya Wodeyar



3. Who founded the All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) in 1927?

A.

Annie Besant


B.

Bhikaiji Cama


C.

Annie Basil


D.

Margaret Cousins


Answer:

Option D: Margaret Cousins



4. Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of which Sultan of Bijapur?

A.

Mohammed Adil Shah


B.

Yusuf Adil Shah


C.

Mallu Adil Shah


D.

Ismail Adil Shah


Answer:

Option A: Mohammed Adil Shah



5. India’s first passenger train ran between Mumbai and which place?

A.

Pune


B.

Nagpur


C.

Thane


D.

Indore


Answer:

Option C: Thane



6. Who among the following visited Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa?

A.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak


B.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale


C.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


D.

Subhas Chandra Bose


Answer:

Option B: Gopal Krishna Gokhale



7. Siri Fort was built during the rule of which sultan of Delhi?

A.

Alauddin Khalji


B.

Ibrahim Lodi


C.

Firuz Shah Tughlaq


D.

Alam Shah


Answer:

Option A: Alauddin Khalji



8. Who was the chief advisor of Chandragupta Maurya?

A.

Aryabhata


B.

Drona


C.

Chanakya


D.

Birbal


Answer:

Option C: Chanakya



9. Who wrote the song Sare Jahan Se Achha?

A.

Rabindranath Tagore


B.

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee


C.

Sarojini Naidu


D.

Muhammad Iqbal


Answer:

Option D: Muhammad Iqbal



10. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?

A.

1875


B.

1880


C.

1885


D.

1890


Answer:

Option C: 1885



11. Which Mughal emperor executed the fifth Sikh Guru Arjan Dev?

A.

Jahangir


B.

Shah Jahan


C.

Akbar


D.

Aurangzeb


Answer:

Option A: Jahangir



12. India’s National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung publicly in which city?

A.

Calcutta


B.

Delhi


C.

Madras


D.

Bombay


Answer:

Option A: Calcutta



13. The Third Battle of Panipat took place in which year?

A.

1526


B.

1556


C.

1759


D.

1761


Answer:

Option D: 1761



14. Who became the first Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province?

A.

Sardar Bahadur Khan


B.

Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum


C.

Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan


D.

Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan


Answer:

Option B: Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum



15. Where did Thomas, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus die in 72 AD?

A.

Kolkata


B.

Mumbai


C.

Chennai


D.

Delhi


Answer:

Option C: Chennai



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