Indian History Question Answer
Q16. Who introduced Cannon and muskets in warfare in India
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: (a) Babur
Q17. Mula Shankar was the original name of
(a) Adi Shankara
(b) Sri Aurobindo
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Answer: (d) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Q18. What was the Language of Administration in Mauryan times
(a) Prakrit
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Ardhamagadi
(d) Kharoshti
Answer: (a) Prakrit
Q19. English East India Company lost the monopoly of India trade by
(a) The Charter Act of 1813
(b) The Charter Act of 1833
(c) The Charter Act of 1853
(d) The Charter Act of 1873
Answer: (a) The Charter Act of 1813
Q20. At which of the following places was Ashoka stationed as Viceroy at the time of Bindusara’s death
(a) Taxila
(b) Ujjain
(c) Saurashtra
(d) Tosali
Answer: (b) Ujjain
Q21. Which of the following Kashmiri Sultans translated the historical works ‘Rajatarangini’ and the ‘Mahabharata’ into Persian language
(a) Alauddin Shah
(b) Sultan Shahabuddin Shah
(c) Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin
(d) Sultan Haider Shah
Answer: (c) Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin
Q22. Who among the following was made the Nawab of Bengal twice by the British East India Company
(a) Mir Qasim
(b) Siraj-ud-Daulah
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Mir Jafar
Answer: (d) Mir Jafar
Q23. Who looked after foreign affairs in Shivaji’s Ashta Pradhana
(a) Peshwa
(b) Sumant
(c) Sacheev
(d) Pandit Rao
Answer: (b) Sumant
Q24. When Nadir Shah invaded India, who among the following was the emperor at Delhi
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Alamgir I
(c) Alamgir II
(d) Farrukhsiyar
Answer: (a) Muhammad Shah
Q25. Which Mughal emperors was also known as Shah-i-Bekhabar
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Farrukhsiyar
(c) Jahandar Shah
(d) Bahadur Shah I
Answer: (d) Bahadur Shah I
Q26. 'Operation Polo' was related to which of the following
(a) Arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru during the Quit India Movement
(b) Invasion of Indian National Army over British India
(c) Annexation of Hyderabad Princely State by the Government of India
(d) Freedom struggle of Goa against the Portuguese
Answer: (c) Annexation of Hyderabad Princely State by the Government of India
Q27. The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was
(a) To modernize the Indian Army
(b) To modernize Indian agriculture
(c) To impose censorship on national press
(d) To improve the relationship between the Government of India and Indian Princely States
Answer: (d) To improve the relationship between the Government of India and Indian Princely States
Q28. At the Mughal Court, who were known as Turanis
(a) Those who came from Iraq
(b) Those who belonged to Afghanistan
(c) Those who hailed from regions of Central Asia
(d) Those who came from Iran
Answer: (c) Those who hailed from regions of Central Asia
Q29. What action was taken against first British Governor General of India, Warren Hastings after accused of misconduct
(a) He was asked to return to Britain
(b) Impeachment proceedings were started against him
(c) He was asked to pay a heavy fine
(d) He was asked to apologize to the British Empire
Answer: (b) Impeachment proceedings were started against him
Q30. Who was the Chairman of Official language commission in 1955
(a) KC Pant
(b) GB Pant
(c) SK Dhar
(d) BG Kher
Answer: (d) BG Kher
