Indian History Questions Answers

1. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

• A) Charles Cornwallis
• B) Lord Bentinck
• C) Arthur Wellesley
• D) Warren Hastings

2. The use of zero and the decimal system began during the rule of which Indian dynasty?

• A) Gupta
• B) Chola
• C) Mauryan
• D) Satavahana

3. Who is credited with founding the city of Madras (now Chennai)?

• A) Lord Hastings
• B) Lord Curzon
• C) George Oxenden
• D) Francis Day

4. Which dynasty ruled North India during Alexander the Great’s invasion?

• A) Mauryan Empire
• B) Nanda Dynasty
• C) Shunga Dynasty
• D) Gupta Empire

5. Who inspired the Young Bengal Movement in the 19th century?

• A) Radhakanta Deb
• B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• C) Henry Vivian Derozio
• D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

6. In which year was slavery officially abolished in India?

• A) 1829
• B) 1835
• C) 1843
• D) 1856

7. In which U.S. city did Swami Vivekananda deliver his historic speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1893?

• A) Boston
• B) San Francisco
• C) Chicago
• D) Washington D.C.

8. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse in British India?

• A) Lord Ripon
• B) Lord Amherst
• C) Lord Canning
• D) Lord Dalhousie

9. Which organization founded Fergusson College in Pune in 1885?

• A) Deccan Education Society
• B) Indian Reform Association
• C) Bombay Literary Society
• D) Arya Samaj

10. What was the name of the first English-language newspaper published in India?

• A) The Bengal Gazette
• B) The Calcutta Recorder
• C) The Eastern Star
• D) The Bombay Herald