Online Question - Indian History
Q151. The outbreak of the Seven Years' War in Europe lead to ____ Carnatic Wars
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
Answer: (c) 3rd
Q152. Who was the first professor of Sanskrit at Cambridge University
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Nathaniel Brassey Halhed
(c) Mountstuart Elphinstone
(d) Edward Byles Cowell
Answer: (d) Edward Byles Cowell
Q153. The first postage stamp in India was released on
(a) 1848
(b) 1850
(c) 1852
(d) 1854
Answer: (c) 1852
Q154. Which one is the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha
(a) Brihadrath dynasty
(b) Haryanka dynasty
(c) Shaishunaga dynasty
(d) Nanda dynasty
Answer: (a) Brihadrath dynasty
Q155. The Second Buddhist council was took place at
(a) Ujjain
(b) Varanasi
(c) Vaishali
(d) Pataliputra
Answer: (c) Vaishali
Q156. Which King build the Pataliputra city
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Ajatashatru
(c) Shaishunaga
(d) Mahapadma Nanda
Answer: (b) Ajatashatru
Q157. The holy city Amritsar was founded by
(a) Guru Hargobind
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Ramdass
(d) Guru Arjan
Answer: (c) Guru Ramdass
Q158. Who was the last Commander in Chief of British India
(a) Sir Archibald Wavell
(b) Sir Alan Hartley
(c) Sir Archibald Wavell
(d) Sir Claude Auchinleck
Answer: (d) Sir Claude Auchinleck
Q159. In which year the capital of Mughal Empire was shifted from Agra to Delhi
(a) 1632
(b) 1638
(c) 1644
(d) 1656
Answer: (b) 1638
Q160. Which Mughal Emperor's tomb is located in the Sikandra Fort
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: (b) Akbar
Q161. Victoria Memorial was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's _____ reign in India
(a) 10 year
(b) 20 year
(c) 25 year
(d) 50 year
Answer: (c) 25 year
Q162. The "Alai Darwaza" in the Qutub Minar complex was built by
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Ghiyas ud din Balban
(d) Qutb al-Din Aibak
Answer: (a) Alauddin Khilji
Q163. Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram was better known by his regnal name
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Babur
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: (b) Shah Jahan
Q164. Which ruler introduced copper coins called dam and gold coins called mohur in India
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Babur
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: (c) Sher Shah Suri
Q165. From which Mughal Emperor, British obtained the permission to coin Mughal money at the Bombay mint
(a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(b) Muhammad Shah
(c) Alamgir II
(d) Farrukhsiyar
Answer: (d) Farrukhsiyar
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