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Miscellaneous Indian History | Set 1

1. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?

Correct : D. 14 August

2. The first Defence Minister of India was -

Correct : C. Baldev Singh

3. First Indian Commander-in Chief was -

Correct : B. Gen. K.M. Kariappa

4. Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?

Correct : A. Jayaprakash Narayan

5. The potato crop was introduced in India by the -

Correct : C. Portuguese

6. Which country offered its good office to resolve Indo-Pak conflict peacefully, in the year 1966?

Correct : C. U.S.S.R

7. Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage Site from the following -

Correct : D. Kaziranga National Park

8. Wich of the following Gods are worshipped in the sanctum of Badrinath and Kedarnath temples respectively?

Correct : A. Vishnu and Shiva

9. The first woman Governor of a State in free India was -

Correct : A. Mrs, Sarojini Naidu

10. Name the Pakistan Prime-Minister who signed the Simla Agreement in 1972.

Correct : C. Z.A. Bhutto

11. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

Correct : D. Vikramaditya - Chaitanya

12. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?

Correct : D. Swati Thirunal

13. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat in Delhi?

Correct : A. Sir Edward Lutyens

14. Which of the following is called the Land of the Golden Pagoda?

Correct : A. Myanmar

15. 'Buland Darwaza' was built by           .

Correct : B. Akbar

16. Battle of Buxar was fought in the year

Correct : C. 1764

17. Chandragupta Maurya was the

Correct : D. Grandfather of Ashoka

18. The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of

Correct : D. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

19. India Gate was designed by -

Correct : B. Sir Edwin Lutyens

20. Indian Constitution came into force on

Correct : B. 26th January, 1950

21. In India Governor of a state is removed by -

Correct : C. President

22. In which of the following Indus civilization sites, the Grate Bath structure is found?

Correct : B. Mohenjodaro

23. Who was the first Indian woman to win 'Miss World' title?

Correct : A. Reita Faria Powell

24. n which session 'Dadabhai Naoroji' was elected as President of Indian National Congress for the first time?

Correct : C. Calcutta

25. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom ?

Correct : B. Shunga

26. Which script was used in Ashoka's inscription?

Correct : A. Brahmi

27. 'Shantivan' is the Samadhi of

Correct : D. Jawaharlal Nehru

28. Bharat Ratna is designed like the leaf of

Correct : B. peepal tree

29. Who was the first Indian to go into space?

Correct : C. Rakesh Sharma

30. Which was the only Indus Site with an Artificial brick dockyard?

Correct : A. Lethal

31. The place of birth of Gautam Buddha is -

Correct : B. Lumbini

32. Who drafted the preamble of Indian Constitution?

Correct : B. Jawaharlal Nehru

33. Who is the first woman legislator in India?

Correct : C. Muthulakshmi Reddy

34. n the day of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the people were collected in the Bagh to protest against which measure of the British Government?

Correct : D. Rowlatt Act

35. The Upanishads are the -

Correct : C. Source of Hindu Philosophy

36. Who was the founder of 'Banaras Hindu University'?

Correct : B. Madan Mohan Malvia

37. The second Battle of Tarain was fought between -

Correct : D. Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan

38. Which article of the Indian Constitution mentions Financial Emergency?

Correct : A. 360

39. When did Jallianwala Bagh' tragedy occur?

Correct : A. 13th April, 1867

40. Who was the first indian Chief Election Commissioner?

Correct : B. Sukumar Sen

41. Synagogue is a worship place for which religion?

Correct : C. Judaism

42. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year             .

Correct : B. 1643

43. Which type of ancient script did the Harappans use?

Correct : A. Pictographic

44. Who is the author of Arthashastra?

Correct : A. Kautilya

45. The harvest festival of Indian state of Punjab is known as -

Correct : B. Lohri

46. Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?

Correct : B. Mian Tansen

47. Tripitakas are sacred books of -

Correct : D. Buddhists

48. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?

Correct : C. Vishwa Bharti

49. The immortal national song "Vande Mataram" has been written by -

Correct : C. Bankim Chandra Chatterji

50. One of the earliest explorers who visited India was Megasthenes. Which country did he hail from?

Correct : A. Greece

51. Which of the following was India's first interplanetary mission?

Correct : B. Mangalyaan Mission

52. The "Blue Water Policy" was introduced by the Portugese leader

Correct : A. Franscisco-de-Almeida

53. The famous Vishnu Temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia was built by -

Correct : B. Suryavarman II

54. Who propounded the Panchsheel principles?

Correct : C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

55. Who propounded the Panchsheel Principles?

Correct : C. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru

56. After ndependence, Hyderabad, the State of Nizam, was taken over by the Indian Government through -

Correct : B. militay action

57. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National Flag?

Correct : B. 24

58. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was -

Correct : C. Sucheta Kripalani

59. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is NOT on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages?

Correct : B. Kashi Viswanath Temple

60. Lord Cornwallis is known for             .

Correct : A. permanent revenue settlement of Bengal

61. The first woman to preside over the UN General Assembly:

Correct : B. Vijaylakshmi Pandit

62. In which of the following countries were / Buddha's idols disfigured and removed recently?

Correct : C. Afghanistan

63. Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage site from the following.

Correct : C. Khajuraho group of temples

64. Who is the creator of the piece titled "Portrait of Francoise"?

Correct : C. Pablo Picasso

65. The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with -

Correct : B. Netaji Subash Bose's fight against British occupation of India

66. Where are the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier housed?

Correct : C. Basilica of Bom Jesus, Velha (Goa)

67. Where was "tancho brocade” developed?

Correct : A. Varanasi

68. Who was the town-planner of Chandigarh?

Correct : C. Le Corbusier

69. The methods of democratic socialism are-

Correct : D. Persuasion and propaganda

70. What is the name of the era on which the National Calendar of India is based?

Correct : C. Saka era

71. In Afghanistan two towering Buddha statues were destroyed at-

Correct : C. Bamiyan

72. Which amidst the following has not yet been recognized as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO

Correct : D. Nalanda

73. Who discovered sea route to India via the 'Cape of Good Hope'?

Correct : A. Vasco da Gama

74. The Indian monument recently inscribed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List is:

Correct : D. Jantar Mantar of Jaipur

75. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered the Sindh.

Correct : D. Muhammad bin Gasim

76. Who coined the name 'Pakistan'?

Correct : D. Choudhry Rehmat Ali

77. Who built Shantiniketan?

Correct : C. Rabindra Nath Tagore

78. Gateway of India was built by -

Correct : B. George Wittet

79. Who among the following from the first cabinet of independent India was responsible for mass religious conversion?

Correct : D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

80. The Bandung Conference was a major milestone in the history of:

Correct : A. The Non-aligned movement

81. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was

Correct : D. Lord Mayo

82. Who among the following great Mughals, was also a first-rate poet?

Correct : B. Babur

83. The World famous Red Fort of Delhi was built by which of the following Mughal rules?

Correct : D. Shah Jahan

84. Who painted the master piece "Hamsa Damayanthi"?

Correct : B. Raja Ravivarma

85. First Governor General of India, after independence was -

Correct : D. Lord Mountbatten

86. Who introduced leather token currency in India?

Correct : B. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq

87. Aurobindo Ghosh was arrested in connection with -

Correct : A. Alipore Bomb Case

88. Which country's constitution is the world's longest?

Correct : C. India

89. Jama Masjid in Delhi was constructed by -

Correct : B. Shah Jahan

90. Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?

Correct : C. Maurya

91. Dara Shikoh was the brother of :

Correct : D. Aurangzeb

92. The famous traitor ‘Mir Zafar’ is associated with the battle of

Correct : B. Plassey

93. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and             .

Correct : D. Ibrahim Lodi

94. When was Indian Navy Act passed?

Correct : A. 1927

95. Who is the author of ‘Akbarnama’?

Correct : B. Abul Fazl

96. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?

Correct : B. GV Mavalankar

97. Who has been conferred the first Indira Gandhi Peace award?

Correct : B. Mikhail Gorbachev

98. What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?

Correct : B. Banabhatta

99. Who of the following sultanate rulers introduced 'Jizya?

Correct : D. Qutb-ud-din Aibak

100. 49th Parallel is the boundary line between which two countries?

Correct : A. USA and Canada