Indian History GK Quiz
Q196. Slavery was abolished in India by the Act of
(a) 1826
(b) 1833
(c) 1845
(d) 1858
Answer: (b) 1833
Q197. Satavahana ruler who performed "Ashwamegh Yagya" twice was
(a) Krishna
(b) Shatkarni-I
(c) Shimuke
(d) Rudradaman
Answer: (b) Shatkarni-I
Q198. In which period agriculture community was originated
(a) Chalcolithic
(b) Mesolithic
(c) Neolithic
(d) Paleolithic
Answer: (c) Neolithic
Q199. Which one of the following Janpada was not included in 16 Mahajanpada
(a) Kalinga
(b) Kamboj
(c) Gandhar
(d) Ashmak
Answer: (a) Kalinga
Q200. The Khalifa who gave legal recognition as a Sultan of Delhi to Iltutmish was
(a) Abbasi
(b) Almansoor
(c) Al-Mustansir Bilah
(d) Suleman
Answer: (c) Al-Mustansir Bilah
Q201. Which of the following rulers was first to introduce the silver coin named "Rupia"
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Akbar
(d) Shershah Suri
Answer: (d) Shershah Suri
Q202. Who was Dadaji Kondadeva
(a) Shivaji's grand father
(b) Shivaji's guardian tutor
(c) Shivaji's maternal uncle
(d) Shivaji's Elder brother
Answer: (b) Shivaji's guardian tutor
Q203. Who was the first Portuguese Governor in India
(a) Francisco Almeida
(b) Vasco-de-Gama
(c) Alfenso d Albuquerque
(d) Neno-da-Cunha
Answer: (a) Francisco Almeida
Q204. To reform the recruitment of Indian Civil Services, the Macaulay Committee was formed in the year
(a) 1850
(b) 1852
(c) 1854
(d) 1857
Answer: (c) 1854
Q205. The Indian University Act was passed in the year
(a) 1904
(b) 1907
(c) 1912
(d) 1915
Answer: (a) 1904
Q206. Which one is the is the source of the phrase Satyameva Jayate
(a) Rigveda
(b) Tattiriya Aranyak
(c) Prashna Upanishad
(d) Mundaka Upanishad
Answer: (d) Mundaka Upanishad
Q207. Which one of the following did not participate in the third Anglo-Maratha War
(a) Peshwa Bajirao II
(b) Appaji Bhonsley
(c) Mahadji Sindhia
(d) Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: (c) Mahadji Sindhia
Q208. Which of the following Mughal ruler was appointed twice to the throne
(a) Jahangir
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjahan
Answer: (b) Humayun
Q209. Which party was formed by Subhas Chandra Bose after leaving Congress Party in 1939
(a) Forward Bloc
(b) Swaraj Party
(c) Congress Socialist Party
(d) Bengal Congress
Answer: (a) Forward Bloc
Q210. Subsidiary Alliance System was formulated by
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Thomas Munro
Answer: (c) Lord Wellesley
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