Indian History MCQ

1. Out of the below, who were the first to enter India for trade?

  • A) Dutch
  • B) Portuguese
  • C) English
  • D) French
Answer: Portuguese

2. Which Indian philosopher wrote the book “Satyarth Prakash”?

  • A) Jyotirao Phule
  • B) Dayananda Saraswati
  • C) Swami Shraddhanand
  • D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: Dayananda Saraswati

3. Who founded the East India Association in London?

  • A) Badruddin Tyabji
  • B) Bipin Chandra Pal
  • C) Dadabhai Naoroji
  • D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

4. Who among the following is not associated with the Bhakti Movement

  • A) Kabir
  • B) Nanak
  • C) Daswant
  • D) Tukaram
Answer: Daswant

5. Who had renamed the famous diamond 'Syamantaka-mani' as 'Koh-i-Noor'

  • A) Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • B) Nadir Shah
  • C) Sultan Mahmud
  • D) Timur Shah Durrani
Answer: Nadir Shah

6. Who is the founder of Hindu College in Calcutta which is presently known as Presidency University

  • A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  • B) Dwarkanath Tagore
  • C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • D) Debendranath Tagore
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

7. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission

  • A) Pethick Lawrence
  • B) Stafford Cripps
  • C) AV Alexander
  • D) John Simon
Answer: John Simon

8. The city of Agra was founded in 1504 by

  • A) Akbar
  • B) Sikandar Lodi
  • C) Shah Jahan
  • D) Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Sikandar Lodi

9. The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by

  • A) Warren Hastings
  • B) Sir William Jones
  • C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • D) TB Macaulay
Answer: Sir William Jones

10. The Vijay Stambha at Chittor was constructed by

  • A) Rana Kumbha
  • B) Maharana Pratap
  • C) Prithvi Raj Chauhan
  • D) Rana Sanga
Answer: Rana Kumbha
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