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
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