Indian History MCQ

51. Who said this "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"

  • A) Mahatma Gandhi
  • B) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • C) Sardar Patel
  • D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

52. The paintings in Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under which of the following

  • A) Chalukyas
  • B) Pandyas
  • C) Pallavas
  • D) Rashtrakutas
Answer: Rashtrakutas

53. Who was the first Mughal emperor to issue gold coin

  • A) Akbar
  • B) Humayun
  • C) Shahjahan
  • D) Bahadur Shah I
Answer: Akbar

54. The third Anglo-Mysore war was fought between

  • A) British and Tipu Sultan
  • B) British and Hyder Ali
  • C) British and French Army
  • D) None of the above
Answer: British and Tipu Sultan

55. Who was the founder of Nalanda University

  • A) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  • B) Kumaragupta
  • C) Dharmapal
  • D) Pushyagupta
Answer: Kumaragupta

56. Which organization was a precursor to the Indian National Congress?

  • A) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
  • B) Sathyashodhak Samaj
  • C) Theosophical Society
  • D) Brahmo Samaj
Answer: Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

57. The Madras Mahajan Sabha was established in the year

  • A) 1880
  • B) 1882
  • C) 1883
  • D) 1884
Answer: 1884. It was founded to promote political awareness in South India.

58. Which Sikh Guru built the Akal Takht in Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar

  • A) Guru Arjan
  • B) Guru Hargobind
  • C) Guru Ram Das
  • D) Guru Angad
Answer: Guru Hargobind

59. The Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by

  • A) Robert Clive
  • B) Warren Hastings
  • C) Lord Wellesley
  • D) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: Lord Wellesley

60. Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India?

  • A) Assam
  • B) Orissa
  • C) Bihar
  • D) Sikkim
Answer: Orissa
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