Indian History Objective Question
Q16. Ajatashatru belongs to which dynasty
(a) Maurya
(b) Haryanka
(c) Nanda
(d) Gupta
Answer: (b) Haryanka
Q17. What was the early capital of Magadh
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Vaishali
(c) Rajgir
(d) Champa
Answer: (c) Rajgir
Q18. At which place did Mahatma Buddha give his first 'Dhammacakkappavattana'
(a) Lumbini
(b) Sarnath
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Vaishali
Answer: (b) Sarnath
Q19. Who is known as the father of Indian Renaissance
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Dayananda Saraswati
(c) Shraddhananda
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q20. The Gupta emperor who defeated the 'Hunas' was
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Skandagupta
(d) Ramgupta
Answer: (c) Skandagupta
Q21. James Andrew Ramsay was the real name of which Governor-General of India
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord North
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer: (a) Lord Dalhousie
Q22. Which Act of British Parliament abolished the East India Company’s monopoly over trade in India
(a) Regulating Act
(b) Pitt’s India Act
(c) Charter Act of 1813
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Charter Act of 1813
Q23. Which one of the followings is connected with ‘Blue Water’ policy
(a) De Almeida
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Dupleix
(d) Robert Clive
Answer: (a) De Almeida
Q24. British concluded Treaty of Bassein on 31st December, 1802 with
(a) Sindhias
(b) Holkars
(c) Bhonsles
(d) Peshwas
Answer: (d) Peshwas
Q25. Which was considered as Magna Carta of English Education in India
(a) Macaulay's Minute, 2nd February, 1835
(b) Resolution of 7th March, 1835
(c) Woods Dispatch on Education,1854
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Woods Dispatch on Education,1854
Q26. Resolution of Poorna Swaraj was passed in
(a) Lucknow Session, 1916
(b) Gaya Session, 1922
(c) Calcutta Session, 1928
(d) Lahore Session, 1929
Answer: (d) Lahore Session, 1929
Q27. Who was the Chairman of the First Famine Commission in 1880
(a) Sir Richard Strachey
(b) Sir MacDonnel
(c) J. B. Lyall
(d) T. Morrison
Answer: (a) Sir Richard Strachey
Q28. When was the First Factory Act passed in India
(a) 1881
(b) 1891
(c) 1901
(d) 1911
Answer: (a) 1881
Q29. When were Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru sentenced to death
(a) 12th October, 1930
(b) 8th February, 1931
(c) 28th February, 1931
(d) 23rd March, 1931
Answer: (d) 23rd March, 1931
Q30. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent is found at
(a) Lothal
(b) Harappa
(c) Mehrgarh
(d) Mundigak
Answer: (c) Mehrgarh
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