Category: MCQ

Question 1. The first newspaper in India was (a) Bengal Gazette (b) Hindustan Times (c) Pioneer (d) Sambad Kaumudi Solution: a Question 2. The first press in modern India …

Question 1. ‘Servants of India Society’ was founded by (a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Lala Lajpat Rai Solution: b Question 2. In …

Question 1. Who is known as the ‘Champion of the irrigation system’ in South India? (a) Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton (b) Colonel Baird Smith (c) Lieutenant Blen (d) Colonel …

Question 1. The correct geographical location for the Ramosi uprising? (a) Western India (b) Eastern Ghats (c) Eastern India (d) Western Ghats Solution : d Question 2. Which of …

Question 1. Who discovered the sea-route to India via cape of good hope? (a) Vasco da Gama (b) John Cobot (c) Christopher Columbus (d) Amundsen Answer : a Question …

Question 1. Who founded Hyderabad during the reign of Muhammad Shah ‘Rangila’? (a) Nizam-ul-Mulk, (Asaf Jah I) (b) Hasan Gangu (c) Mir Jumla (d) Quli Qutub Shah Answer : …

Question 1. Which is/ are correct reasons for the rise of Marathas? (a) Religious consciousness (b) Geographical security (c) Political awakening (d) All of the above Answer : d …

Question 1. The Bhakti culture reborn in India during (a) Vedic age (b) 10th Century AD (c) 12th Century AD (d) 15th-16th Century AD Answer : d Question 2. …

Question 1. Who succeded Aurangzeb after his death in 1707 AD? (a) Bahadur Shah I (b) Jahandar Shah (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Akbar-II Answer : a Question 2. Shah …

Question 1. Who was the founder of Mughal rule in India? (a) Babur (b) Humayun (c) Shah Jahan (d) Akbar Answer : a Question 2. After becoming the Mughal …