A.
Babur
B.
Humayun
C.
Jahangir
D.
Akbar
Answer:
Option D: Akbar
2. Which Governor-General established Fort William College at Calcutta?
A.
Lord Cornwallis
B.
Lord Wellesley
C.
Lord Minto
D.
Lord Dalhousie
Answer:
Option B: Lord Wellesley
3. The Indian Councils Act 1909 was commonly known as?
A.
August Offer
B.
The Foreigners Act
C.
Morley-Minto Reforms
D.
Bengal Regulation Act
Answer:
Option C: Morley-Minto Reforms
4. Which Maharaja of the Sikh Empire is popularly known as the “Lion of Punjab”?
A.
Ranjit Singh
B.
Duleep Singh
C.
Sher Singh
D.
Kharak Singh
Answer:
Option A: Ranjit Singh
5. Who was the Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner at the time of India’s independence?
A.
Karni Singh
B.
Ganga Singh
C.
Dungar Singh
D.
Sadul Singh
Answer:
Option D: Sadul Singh
6. In which year the British Crown took over the administration of India from the East Indian Company?
A.
1848
B.
1858
C.
1868
D.
1878
Answer:
Option B: 1858
7. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of which empire?
A.
Chandra Empire
B.
Gupta Empire
C.
Maurya Empire
D.
Nanda Empire
Answer:
Option C: Maurya Empire
8. Which was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
A.
Ujjain
B.
Sarnath
C.
Agra
D.
Pataliputra
Answer:
Option D: Pataliputra
9. The Ayudha dynasty ruled over which state?
A.
Kamarupa
B.
Kannauj
C.
Kalinga
D.
Kanpur
Answer:
Option B: Kannauj
10. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on 10 May 1857 at?
A.
Meerut
B.
Kanpur
C.
Jhansi
D.
Lucknow
Answer:
Option A: Meerut
11. Which word did Mahatma Gandhi spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class?
A.
Uniform
B.
Settle
C.
Kettle
D.
Umbrella
Answer:
Option C: Kettle
12. The second, third, and fourth storey of Qutub Minar were constructed by?
A.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B.
Shams-ud-din Iltutmish
C.
Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
D.
Muiz-ud-din Bahram
Answer:
Option B: Shams-ud-din Iltutmish
13. Where did the British establish their first factory on the East Coast of India?
A.
Visakhapatnam
B.
Nagapattinam
C.
Bheemunipatnam
D.
Masulipatnam
Answer:
Option D: Masulipatnam
14. Who among the below led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
A.
Tantia Tope
B.
Kunwar Singh
C.
Begum Hazrat Mahal
D.
Nana Sahib
Answer:
Option C: Begum Hazrat Mahal
15. Who is the author of the book “The Economic History of India”?
A.
Satyendranath Tagore
B.
Romesh Chunder Dutt
C.
Surendranath Banerjee
D.
A. V. Williams Jackson
Answer:
Option B: Romesh Chunder Dutt