History of India

1. Who introduced English as official language

  • A) Lord William Bentinck
  • B) Sir Charles Wood
  • C) Dalhousie
  • D) Allan Octavian Hume
Answer: Lord William Bentinck

2. Who is the tenth or last of the ten Sikh Gurus

  • A) Guru Gobind Singh
  • B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • C) Guru Amar Das
  • D) Guru Har Krishan
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh

3. Which of the following was known as the Lakh Baksh

  • A) Qutubuddin Aibak
  • B) Iltutmish
  • C) Balban
  • D) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: Qutubuddin Aibak

4. Which of the following was the capital of the Chola dynasty

  • A) Madurai
  • B) Karikala
  • C) Kaveripattinam
  • D) Thanjavur
Answer: Thanjavur

5. In which year, Banaras Hindu University was established

  • A) 1905
  • B) 1897
  • C) 1916
  • D) 1920
Answer: 1916

6. Who is the writer of the book 'Panchatantra'

  • A) Vishnu Sarma
  • B) Charak
  • C) Hala
  • D) Harsha Vardhan
Answer: Vishnu Sarma

7. Famous Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of

  • A) Muhammad bin Tughluq
  • B) Sultan Ghiyath-ud-din
  • C) Sultan Feroze Shah Tughluq
  • D) Sultan Muhammad Shah
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughluq

8. Who was the last Hindu ruler in the Sind region

  • A) Dahir
  • B) Chach
  • C) Rai Sahasi II
  • D) None of the above
Answer: Dahir

9. The first battle of Tarain took place in

  • A) 1191
  • B) 1192
  • C) 1193
  • D) 1526
Answer: 1191

10. "Rajatarangini" written by Kalhana is associated with which of the following

  • A) Chandragupta's reign
  • B) Anthology of lyrics
  • C) History of Kashmir
  • D) Reign of Krishna Deva Raya
Answer: History of Kashmir
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