Indian History Questions Answers

31. When East India Company was came into existence, England was ruled by

  • A) Hanoverians
  • B) Stuarts
  • C) Normans
  • D) None of the above
Answer: Stuarts

32. In which year the Indian National Congress was established

  • A) 1882
  • B) 1896
  • C) 1906
  • D) 1885
Answer: 1885

33. Who was the first woman president of Indian National Congress

  • A) Sarojini Naidu
  • B) Annie Besant
  • C) Nellie Sengupta
  • D) Kamala Nehru
Answer: Annie Besant

34. Which King of Sri Lanka was a contemporary of King Ashoka of Magadha

  • A) Pandukabhaya
  • B) Devanampiya Tissa
  • C) Mahasiva
  • D) Suratissa
Answer: Devanampiya Tissa

35. The Simon Commission visited India in the year

  • A) 1920
  • B) 1925
  • C) 1928
  • D) 1930
Answer: 1928

36. Who built the famous Shalimar Bagh of Srinagar

  • A) Babur
  • B) Akbar
  • C) Jahangir
  • D) Shah Jahan
Answer: Jahangir

36. The other name of Chanakya is

  • A) Samudra Gupta
  • B) Amarsimha
  • C) Kumar Gupta
  • D) Vishnu Gupta
Answer: Vishnu Gupta

37. 'Din-i-Ilahi' religion was founded by

  • A) Jahangir
  • B) Shah Jahan
  • C) Aurangzeb
  • D) Akbar
Answer: Akbar

38. Which Governor General of India founded the Postal Service in India

  • A) Robert Clive
  • B) Lord Dalhousie
  • C) Robert Clive
  • D) None of the above
Answer: Lord Dalhousie

39. The publication of the newspaper 'Bengal Gazette' from Kolkata was started in the year

  • A) 1660
  • B) 1720
  • C) 1755
  • D) 1780
Answer: 1780

40. Who was the author of Rajatarangini

  • A) Kalhana
  • B) Banabhatta
  • C) Abhinavagupta
  • D) Kalidas
Answer: Kalhana
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