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Tier 1 - General Awareness - History - Set 1
Question 1
The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as the:
A.
Vedic Civilization
B.
Harappan Civilization
C.
Mauryan Civilization
D.
Gupta Civilization
Question 2
Who was the first Mughal emperor of India?
A.
Akbar
B.
Humayun
C.
Babur
D.
Shah Jahan
Question 3
The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year:
A.
1757
B.
1761
C.
1764
D.
1857
Question 4
Who wrote the ancient Indian text 'Arthashastra'?
A.
Panini
B.
Kautilya (Chanakya)
C.
Kalidasa
D.
Patanjali
Question 5
The Gupta period is known as the:
A.
Dark Age
B.
Golden Age of India
C.
Iron Age
D.
Age of Reforms
Question 6
Buddhism was founded by:
A.
Mahavira
B.
Gautama Buddha
C.
Adi Shankaracharya
D.
Guru Nanak
Question 7
Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
A.
Akbar
B.
Jahangir
C.
Shah Jahan
D.
Aurangzeb
Question 8
The first war of Indian Independence took place in:
A.
1757
B.
1857
C.
1885
D.
1905
Question 9
Who founded the Maurya Empire?
A.
Ashoka
B.
Bindusara
C.
Chandragupta Maurya
D.
Samudragupta
Question 10
The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in:
A.
1917
B.
1920
C.
1930
D.
1942
Question 11
Which Sikh Guru founded the city of Amritsar?
A.
Guru Nanak
B.
Guru Ram Das
C.
Guru Arjan Dev
D.
Guru Gobind Singh
Question 12
The Quit India Movement was launched in the year:
A.
1930
B.
1935
C.
1942
D.
1945
Question 13
Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
A. O. Hume
C.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
Question 14
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in:
A.
1917
B.
1919
C.
1921
D.
1927
Question 15
Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D.
Rajendra Prasad
Question 16
Ashoka the Great embraced Buddhism after the battle of:
A.
Panipat
B.
Kalinga
C.
Plassey
D.
Buxar
Question 17
The Vijayanagara Empire was founded by:
A.
Krishnadevaraya
B.
Harihara and Bukka
C.
Rajaraja Chola
D.
Kanishka
Question 18
Which movement did Mahatma Gandhi launch by breaking the salt law in 1930?
A.
Non-Cooperation Movement
B.
Civil Disobedience Movement (Dandi March)
C.
Quit India Movement
D.
Khilafat Movement
Question 19
The famous 'Doctrine of Lapse' was introduced by:
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Bentinck
D.
Lord Wellesley
Question 20
Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
A.
Lord Mountbatten
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 21
The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year:
A.
1917
B.
1918
C.
1919
D.
1920
Question 22
Which ruler is associated with the construction of the Grand Trunk Road?
A.
Akbar
B.
Sher Shah Suri
C.
Shah Jahan
D.
Aurangzeb
Question 23
The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) was fought between:
A.
Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
B.
Akbar and Hemu
C.
Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas
D.
Nadir Shah and Mughals
Question 24
The revolt of 1857 began at:
A.
Delhi
B.
Meerut
C.
Lucknow
D.
Kanpur
Question 25
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in:
A.
1885 at Bombay
B.
1885 at Calcutta
C.
1887 at Madras
D.
1890 at Poona
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