Indian History Questions Answers
71. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by
- A) Bakhtiyar Khalji
- B) Qutubddin Aibak
- C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Bakhtiyar Khalji
72. The Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution was
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Rajendra Prasad
- C) B.R. Ambedkar
- D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
73. Who introduced the Zamindari system in India?
- A) Warren Hastings
- B) Lord Minto
- C) John Adam
- D) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: Lord Cornwallis
74. Who was the ruler of Magadha when Alexander invaded India?
- A) Udayin
- B) Dhana Nanda
- C) Bindusara
- D) Bimbisara
Answer: Dhana Nanda. He ruled Magadha during Alexander’s 326 BCE invasion.
75. The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was introduced by
- A) Lord Wellesley
- B) Lord Cornwallis
- C) Lord William Bentinck
- D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord Dalhousie. It annexed states without heirs.
76. Which Gupta king issued a gold coin depicting a rhinoceros?
- A) Chandragupta II
- B) Samudragupta
- C) Kumaragupta I
- D) Skandagupta
Answer: Kumaragupta I. His coins featured a rhinoceros.
77. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed before
- A) First Round Table
- B) Second Round Table
- C) Third Round Table
- D) None of the above
Answer: Second Round Table
78. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was
- A) Alam Shah
- B) Iltutmish
- C) Qutbuddin Aibak
- D) Balban
Answer: Iltutmish
79. Who was the founder of the Indian Association
- A) Dadabhai Naoroji
- B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- C) Surendranath Banerjee
- D) AO Hume
Answer: Surendranath Banerjee
80. The first Indian leader to undergo imprisonment was
- A) C Vijaraghavachari
- B) B G Tilak
- C) Bipin Chandra Pal
- D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: B G Tilak