30 Indian History General Knowledge Questions and Answers

30 Indian History General Knowledge Questions and Answers  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
Answer:  Mound of the Dead

2. Which of the following was the first Indian State that signed the Subsidiary Alliance with the East India Company
Answer:  Hyderabad

3. Badami, the second capital of the early Chalukyas was formerly known as
Answer:  Vatapi

4. Who was defeated and killed in the Fourth Mysore war at Srirangapattanam
Answer: Tippu Sultan

5. The leader who represented Indian labour at the Second Round Table Conference was
Answer: VV Giri

6. Who established Independent Labour Party in 1936
Answer:  B. R. Ambedkar

7. Who described Jinnah as "the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity"
Answer:  Sarojini Naidu

8. When did Lord Curzon initiate "Co-operative Credit Society Act" to provide farmers a loan on low interest rate
Answer: 1904

9. Under whose command was the "Rani Jhansi Regiment" - the women's regiment of Azad Hind Fauj
Answer: Laxmi Sehagal

10. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress
Answer: (c) Badruddin Taiyabji

11. Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament
Answer:  Dadabhai Naoroji

12. Which ancient Indian scholar was first to introduce negative numbers
Answer:  Brahmagupta

13. The export of slaves from India was banned by
Answer:  Feroz Tughluq

14. The Mughal emperor who drove away the Portuguese from Hugli, the premier port of Bengal, was
Answer: Shah Jahan

15. The Mughal 'firman' of free trade in Bengal was granted to the English in
Answer: 1717

16. The Ram Krishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekanand in the year
Answer:  1897

17. The Ryotwari system was first introduced by British in
Answer:  Madras

18. Who is known as the "The Mother of the Indian Revolution"
Answer:  Madam Cama

19. Who was the Prime Minister of England when the Montagu-Chelmsford Act was passed in 1919
Answer:  Lloyd George

20. Which party was represented by Dadabhai Naoroji in the British House of Commons
Answer:  Liberal Party

21. Which incident initiated the Swadeshi movement in British India
Answer: Bengal Partition

22. The Civil Disobedience Movement was started with which event
Answer:  Dandi March

23. In which Muslim League session, the "Divide and Quit" slogan was raised by Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: Karachi Session, 1943

24. The Indian Slavery Act, 1843 was enacted by which Governor-General
Answer:  Lord Ellenborough

25. From the followings, who is appointed twice as the Governor-General of India
Answer:  Cornwallis

26. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, which deals with the preservation of ancient monuments was passed during the times of
Answer:  Curzon

27. Which Mughal Emperor discontinued the practice of Jharokha-Darshan
Answer:  Aurangazeb

28. The religious scriptures of Mahayanism were written in
Answer:  Pali

29. Who is also known as the "Lord of five Indies"
Answer: Harsha

30. Who among these was never elected to the Presidentship of INC
Answer:  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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