Indian History Objective Question
Q211. Who was the Mughal emperor who granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company
(a) Shah Alam
(b) Farrukhsiyar
(c) Jahandar Shah
(d) Muhammad Shah
Answer: (a) Shah Alam
Q212. The Khilafat movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to
(a) Turkey
(b) Arab
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq
Answer: (a) Turkey
Q213. The Mahalwari system was introduced by
(a) Henry Davies
(b) James Outram
(c) Holt Mackenzie
(d) Lousada Barrow
Answer: (c) Holt Mackenzie
Q214. Ibn Battuta went to China as the envoy of which one of the following Delhi Sultans
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Qutb al-Din Aibak
(c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Answer: (d) Muhammad bin Tughluq
Q215. Which Mughal ruler was also known as “Zinda Pir”
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: (c) Aurangzeb
Q216. Which Mauryan king adopted Jainism
(a) Samprati
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Bindusara
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: (d) Chandragupta Maurya
Q217. Which Commander-in-Chief of East India Company was sent along with Robert Clive to re-captured Calcutta in 1757
(a) John Caillaud
(b) Charles Watson
(c) John Carnac
(d) John Adlercron
Answer: (b) Charles Watson
Q218. Who ended the Western Satraps rule in India
(a) Harsha
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta II
(d) Kumaragupta II
Answer: (c) Chandragupta II
Q219. Who was the last ruler of the Western Satraps in India
(a) Nahapana
(b) Jivadaman
(c) Rudrasena IV
(d) Rudrasimha III
Answer: (d) Rudrasimha III
Q220. The first evidence of sati (immolation of widow) is found in an inscription at
(a) Eran
(b) Guna
(c) Morena
(d) Gwalior
Answer: (a) Eran
Q221. The Constituent Assembly of India came into existence as a result of the recommendation of
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Morley-Minto Reforms
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan
(d) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
Answer: (c) Cabinet Mission Plan
Q222. Who was the first Indian to attain the rank of divisional commissioner
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Pramatha Nath Bose
(c) Romesh Chunder Dutt
(d) Mahadev Govind Ranade
Answer: (c) Romesh Chunder Dutt
Q223. The first encyclopaedia in Sanskrit, Abhishashtra Chinthamani was penned by
(a) Mitakshara
(b) Jatakatilaka
(c) Govidya
(d) Manasullasa
Answer: (d) Manasullasa
Q224. Who led the Maratha forces in the Third Battle of Panipat
(a) Balaji Baji Rao
(b) Raghunath Rao
(c) Sadashivrao Bhau
(d) Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: (c) Sadashivrao Bhau
Q225. Which one of the following sources indicate that the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha was assassinated by Pushyamitra
(a) Inscriptions
(b) Puranas
(c) Gargi Samhita
(d) Harshacharitra
Answer: (a) Inscriptions