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