Indian History GK MCQ
Q91. Who was the first muslim invader in India
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Muhmmad Ghori
(d) Muhmmad-bin-Qasim
Answer: (d) Muhmmad-bin-Qasim
Q92. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed before
(a) First Round Table
(b) Second Round Table
(c) Third Round Table
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Second Round Table
Q93. First indian ruler to use rocket artillery in war was
(a) Hyder Ali
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Babur
Answer: (a) Hyder Ali
Q94. Which Governor General of India founded the Postal Service in India
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Robert Clive
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Lord Dalhousie
Q95. The publication of the newspaper 'Bengal Gazette' from Kolkata was started in the year
(a) 1660
(b) 1720
(c) 1755
(d) 1780
Answer: (d) 1780
Q96. Who first introduced the adhesive stamp of India/Asia in 1852
(a) Sir Bartle Frere
(b) Charles James Napier
(c) Alfred Milner
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Sir Bartle Frere
Q97. Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India in the year
(a) 1864
(b) 1880
(c) 1902
(d) 1912
Answer: (a) 1864
Q98. Before Shimla, which city was the summer capital of British India
(a) Ooty
(b) Kannur
(c) Darjeeling
(d) Murree
Answer: (d) Murree
Q99. The first battle of panipat was fought in the year
(a) 1520
(b) 1523
(c) 1526
(d) 1528
Answer: (c) 1526
Q100. In which year Battle of Buxar was fought
(a) 1775
(b) 1764
(c) 1739
(d) 1778
Answer: (b) 1764
Q101. The battle of Plassey was fought between British East India Company and
(a) Mir Jafar
(b) Siraj ud-Daulah
(c) Shuja-ud-Daula
(d) Shah Alam II
Answer: (b) Siraj ud-Daulah
Q102. The third Anglo-Mysore was fought between
(a) British and Tipu Sultan
(b) British and Hyder Ali
(c) British and Franch Army
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) British and Tipu Sultan
Q103. In which year, Queen Victoria took the title of 'Empress of India'
(a) 1757
(b) 1857
(c) 1876
(d) 1902
Answer: (c) 1876
Q104. In which year, the partition of Bengal took place
(a) 1898
(b) 1905
(c) 1900
(d) 1907
Answer: (b) 1905
Q105. Who was Prime minister of Britain when India got Independence
(a) Clement Attlee
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Ramsay MacDonald
(d) Neville Chamberlain
Answer: (a) Clement Attlee
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