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Indian History multiple choice questions with answers and explanations, 20 per page, for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway and state exams.

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Q1721.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 20 Mar 2023, Shift 2Easy

_______ was the first governor-general of Bengal.

  1. A.Warren Hastings
  2. B.William Bentinck
  3. C.Charles Metcalfe
  4. D.John Shore
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Correct answer: A. Warren Hastings

The Regulating Act of 1773 created the post of Governor-General of Bengal, and Warren Hastings, then Governor of Bengal, became the first holder from 1774 to 1785, with a council of four and a Supreme Court at Calcutta set up in 1774.

Q1722.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 05 Jul 2024, Shift 4Hard

Which among the following Chola emperors defeated the Pandya king Maravarman Rajsimha II in the battle of Vellore?

  1. A.Rajaraja I
  2. B.Parantaka I
  3. C.Rajendra I
  4. D.Vijayalaya
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Correct answer: B. Parantaka I

Parantaka I (907 to 955 CE), son of Aditya I, crushed the Pandya king Maravarman Rajasimha II and his Sri Lankan allies at the battle of Vellur, or Vellore, around 915 CE, and took the title Maduraikonda, 'captor of Madurai'.

Q1727.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 02 Dec 2022, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following combinations of 'Ruler – Predecessor' is correct with respect to the Delhi Sultanate?

  1. A.Alauddin Khalji – Jalaluddin Khalji
  2. B.Iltutmish – Balban
  3. C.Muhammad Tughluq – Firuz Shah Tughluq
  4. D.Ghiyasuddin Tughluq – Muhammad Tughluq
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Correct answer: A. Alauddin Khalji – Jalaluddin Khalji

Jalaluddin Khalji founded the Khalji dynasty in 1290, and in 1296 his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin had him killed at Kara and took the throne.

Q1728.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 03 Dec 2022, Shift 1Hard

Which of the following sequence is correct with respect to the Delhi Dynasties?

  1. A.Khalji dynasty, Lodi dynasty, Sayyid dynasty
  2. B.Tughluq dynasty, Khalji dynasty, Sayyid dynasty
  3. C.Early Turkish Rulers, Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty
  4. D.Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty, Tughluq dynasty
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Correct answer: D. Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty, Tughluq dynasty

This is the only option in which every dynasty comes after the one before it.

Q1730.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB NTPC · 13 Jun 2022, Shift 1 (CBT 2, Level 2)Easy

Who among the following denounced the injustice of the caste system and founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers Society)?

  1. A.Savitri Bai Phule
  2. B.EV Ramasamy Naicker
  3. C.Ayyankali
  4. D.Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
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Correct answer: D. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule

Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj at Pune on 24 September 1873 to fight caste discrimination and the hold of priests over society.

Q1732.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB NTPC · 7 Jan 2021, Shift 1 (CBT 1)Easy

What was the main reason for calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji in 1922?

  1. A.A police station at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh was set on fire by a mob
  2. B.Gandhiji was seriously ill
  3. C.The movement was completed by achieving the target
  4. D.Gandhiji was arrested and compelled to stop the movement
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Correct answer: A. A police station at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh was set on fire by a mob

Gandhi withdrew the movement because it had turned violent, against his principle of non-violence. On 5 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur district, a crowd of protesters set fire to a police station after the police fired on them, and 22 policemen died.