Indian history mcq questions and answers for competitive exams

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46.
Who had given the slogan of 'Do or Die' during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution?

a
Mahatma Gandhi
b
Jayaprakash Narayan
c
Subhash Chandra Bose
d
Jawaharlal Nehru

47.
Several names of Kautilya have been mentioned in which one of the following?

a
Dasa-Kumara-Charita
b
Mudrarakshasa
c
Abhidhana-Chintamani
d
Devi-Chandra-Guptam

48.
The resignation by the Congress led ministries on 1st Nov. 1939 was celebrated by the Muslim League as

a
Deliverance Day
b
Freedom Day
c
Emancipation Day
d
Fulfilment Day

49.
The inspirational leader behind the founding of the All India Women's Conference was

a
Margaret Cousins
b
Durga Bai Deshmukh
c
Mutthulaxmi Reddy
d
Madam Cama

50.
The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with

a
the king
b
the joint family
c
the village community
d
the cultivator

51.
Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?

a
Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police.
b
Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause.
c
It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period.
d
All the members of the commission were Englishmen.

52.
The 'Black Hole' event was sensationalized by whom?

a
Watson
b
Robert Clive
c
Verelest
d
Holwell

53.
Who among the following, after marriage, became known as Nur Jahan, wife of Emperor Jahangir?

a
Anjuman banu Begam
b
Ladli Begam
c
Asmat Begam
d
Mehr-un-Nisa

54.
Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?

a
Lord Linlithgow
b
Lord Wavell
c
Lord Irwin
d
Lord Mountbatten

55.
What was the original name of Dayananda Saraswati?

a
Dadu
b
Mul Shankara
c
Narendra
d
Malku das

56.
The use of tobacco came to northern India during the reign of Akbar and it was popularly used. Seeing its menance, it was banned by:

a
Emperor Aurangzeb
b
Emperor Shah Jahan
c
Emperor Jahangir
d
Emperor Akbar

57.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year

a
1900
b
1889
c
1899
d
1890

58.
Who was the founder of Deccan Education Society?

a
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b
Firoz Shah Mehta
c
Jyotiba Phule
d
M. G. Ranade

59.
Which state was the first victim of The Subsidiary Alliance System'?

a
Mysore
b
Hyderabad
c
Satara
d
Awadh

60.
English Traveller William Hawkins visited India during the time of which Mughal emperor?

a
Aurangzed
b
Jahangir
c
Shah Jahan
d
Akbar

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