Most Important Indian History Quiz
Q. 1 Which of the following Acts was not passed during the rule of Lord Lytton ?
(A) Royal Titles Act
(B) Vernacular Press Act
(C) Arms Act
(D) Factory Act
Answer : (D) Factory Act
Q. 2 The Tenure of office of Sir Charles Metcalfe is known for :
(A) Educational Reforms
(B) Liberal Policy Towards the Press
(C) War with Afghanistan
(D) War with Pepal
Answer : (B) Liberal Policy Towards the Press
Q. 3 By Whith Charter Act were all Powers Centralized in the hands of the Governor General in Council ?
(A) Charter Act of 1853
(B) Charter Act of 1793
(C) Charter Act of 1813
(D) Charter Act of 1833
Answer : (D) Charter Act of 1833
Q. 4 Who was associated with the Faraizi Movement (1804-1860) ?
(A) Haji Shariatullah
(B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(C) Shah Waliullah of Delhi
(D) Bahadur Shah II
Answer : (A) Haji Shariatullah
Q. 5 Who wrote “The Arctic Home of the Vedas” ?
(A) Max Muller
(B) Lokmanya Tilak
(C) Dayanand Saraswati
(D) H. Jacoby
Answer : (B) Lokmanya Tilak
Q. 6 Ghadar Party was formed in :
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) Germany
(D) France
Answer : (A) USA
Q. 7 A.I.T.U.C.(AllIndia Trade Union Congress) was established in :
(A) 1916
(B) 1918
(C) 1920
(D) 1922
Answer : (C) 1920
Q. 8 Which of Following pairs is not properly matched ?
(A) Canning – Declaration of Queen Victoria
(B) Lytton – Vernacular Press Act
(C) Rippon – Ilbert Bill
(D) Dufferin – Second Burmese War
Answer : (D) Dufferin – Second Burmese War
Q. 9 Statutory Civil Service, which was lower than I.C.S., was introduced by :
(A) Bentinck
(B) Mayo
(C) Laytton
(D) Rippon
Answer : (C) Laytton
Q. 10 Who introduced the scale of ‘Month Proportion’ in Mansabdari System ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer : (C) Shah Jahan
Q. 11 Who among the Following was not the Brother of Humayun ?
(A) Hindal
(B) Askari
(C) Bahadurshah
(D) Kamran
Answer : (C) Bahadurshah
Q. 12 Who was known as the “Father of Local Self-Government” in India ?
(A) Lord Mayo
(B) Lord Dufferin
(C) Lord Rippon
(D) Lord Lytton
Answer : (C) Lord Rippon
Q. 13 By which Act Rupees one lakh was ear-marked to spend yearly for Development of Education, Literature, Science etc. in India ?
(A) Charter Act of 1793
(B) Charter Act of 1813
(C) Charter Act of 1833
(D) Charter Act of 1853
Answer : (B) Charter Act of 1813
Q. 14 Who was the first Governor General of Bengal ?
(A) Lord Clive
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Warren Hastings
(D) Lord Bentinck
Answer : (C) Lord Warren Hastings
Q. 15 Which of the following pair of Revolutionaries was given death sentence for the murder of British Officer in England ?
(A) Rajguru and Sukhdev
(B) Khudiram Bose and Surya Sen
(C) Madanlal Dhingra and Udhamsingh
(D) Ramprasad Bismil and Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer : (C) Madanlal Dhingra and Udhamsingh
Q. 16 Which of the following states did not join India by 15th August, 1947 ?
(A) Kashmir
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Junagadh
(D) All of these three
Answer : (D) All of these three
Q. 17 What the term ‘Adhai Din Ka Jhonpada’ stands for ?
(A) A hut
(B) A mosque
(C) A sarai
(D) A temple
Answer : (B) A mosque
Q. 18 Which Gupta ruler had issued ‘King and Queen’ type of Coins ?
(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Kumargupta
(D) Skandgupta
Answer : (A) Chandragupta I
Q. 19 Which of the following pairs is Correct ?
(A) Meenakshi Temple – Pallavas
(B) Elloras Caves – Shakas
(C) Mahabalipuram Temple – Rashtrakutas
(D) Khajuraho Temple – Chandellas
Answer : (D) Khajuraho Temple – Chandellas
Q. 20 ‘Sharb’ is related to :
(A) Irrigation Tax
(B) Tax on Import Items
(C) Tax on Export Items
(D) Tax on Mines
Answer : (A) Irrigation Tax
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