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1. In which province, the first signs of unrest appeared early in 1857 --> Bengal
2. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur --> Nana Saheb
3. Who was the leader of 1857 mutiny in Assam --> Diwan Mani Ram Datta
4. " Sardar Malla" a leader of farmer's revolt in 1857 hailed from which place------> Mysore
5. Who started Kuka Movement in 1840 --> Guru Ram Singh
6. Who was the originator of Indian Awakening --> Raja Ram Mohan Roy
7. Who established TatvaBodhini Sabha --> Devendra Nath Tagore
8. Marco Polo who traveled India during 1298-1292 AD from Italy. During whose reign did he come --> Pandya
9. " Mulk-e-Kadim" was other name of which kingdom --> Maratha Kingdom
10. What was the importance of Mallik Amber in Maratha Kingdom --> he gave training of Guerilla war to Marathas
11. How many forts were returned by Shivaji in Purandhar Treaty --> 23 out of 35 forts
12. Who established Dal Khalsa --> Kapur Singh
13. Who was the leader of the Jat revolt against Aurangazeb --> Gokul
14. From which mines Kohinoor Diamond was found --> Golkunda
15. Whose reign was called the Golden Age of Mughal Era --> Shahjahan
16. 12 rules of conduct " Dastur-ul-Amal were of which mughal emperor --> Jahangir
17. " mansur " was a great painter in whose reign in Mughal Era --> Jahangir
18. " Kariraj" was a title to given whom and by whom --> Akbar to Birbal
19. Who was the first to adopt Din-i-ilahi --> Birbal
20. During the Medieval India who was the only Hindu King to sit on throne of Delhi --> Hemu
21. " Barid-i-Mamalik" was a department established by Shershah Suri . What this department dealt with --> Intelligence
22. Which medieval book was written by Gulbadan Beghum --> Humayunnama
23. Mansabdari system was started by Akbar after which victory --> Gujarat Victory
24. Who adopted the policy of " Hindu-pad-padshahi" --> Balaji Vishavanath
25. " What was Bhandarvada" --> land of Marathas known as in Medieval India
26. In the second round table conference, who represented Congress --> Mahatma Gandhi
27. The famous Bull Seal of Indus Valley Civilization is found at which place --> Mohen Jo Dero
28. In which province Muslim League formed their first government after 1946 elections --> Bengal
29. Which was the Capital of Mughul Empire --> Delhi
30. Who was Tipu Sultan`s father --> Hyder Ali
31. Din-E-Illahi was a religion founded by which emperor --> Akbar
32. Which leader succumbed to injuries in a lathi charge during a protest against the Simon Commission in 1928 --> Lala Lajpat Rai
33. In which year did the first war of Indian Independence took place --> 1857
34. This Indian ruler collected taxes labelled as ‘chauth’ and ‘sardeshmukhi’ --> Shivaji
35. Which famous organisation in the history of Indian independence was founded by Rashbehari Bose --> INA
36. In which Indian city did Shivaji marry --> Bangalore
37. Which British General was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre --> General Dyer
38. To avenge whose death did Bhagat Singh shoot and kill General Saunders --> Lala Lajpat Rai
39. Which of India's greatest freedom fighters got his name because his familywere originally sellers of perfume --> Gandhi from gandha 40. The Chipko movement was found to save trees from destruction. By what name was it known inKarnataka --> Appiko Movement
41. The Hindi classic Padmavat was a work by a Muslim Writer. Name him --> Malik Muhammad Jaisi
42. Kitab-i-rehla is a work by a foreign traveler as an account of his travels. What is the name --> Ibn Batutah
43. " Sulva Sutras" are related to which branch of mathematics --> Geometry
44. Ustad Mansur as a painter started his career during the last few years of which mughal emperor reign as a minor painter --> Akbar
45. The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India in 1919. What was their objective --> introduce self-governing institutions to India
46. In which year Queen Victoria's Proclamation assuming the Government of India took place --> 1858
47. Tahqiq-i-hind was a work of which foreign traveler --> Al Beruni
48. Hartog Commission was for the reforms in the area of which field --> Education
49. Fraser commission in 1902 was related to reforms in --> Police
50. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which Governor General of India --> Lord Dalhousie
51. The Partition of Bengal was made in 1905. Who was viceroy of India at that Time --> Lord Curzon
52. The Battle of Buxar was fought in October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, and the combined armies of --> Mir Kasim, Shuja-ud-Daula & Shah Alam II
53. The Muslim League was founded at which place in 1906 --> Dhaka
54. Simuka was an Indian king and the founder of which dynasty --> Satavahana dynasty
55. Battle of Wandiwash was fought between whom --> French & East India Company
56. " Jagat Seth" a rich businessman of murshidabad was a contemporary of which nawab --> Siraj-ud-Daula
57. Who founded Home Rule League --> Annie Besant
58. Who was the founder of Rastrakuta dynasty --> Dantidurga (735 - 756) or Dantivarman
59. Pillai was the term used for students in which age --> Sangam Age
61. Panchatantra was written in which period --> Gupta Period
62. Which animal was widely exported in the Sangam age to western world --> Peacock
64. Tamil God who was most favorite in sangam age was --> Murugan
65. Bhandi was a chief secretary of which Indian King --> Harshavardhan
66. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India --> Surat
67. On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna) --> Ajatashatru
69. Who was Saadat Hasan Manto --> a versatile Urdu story of partition times of India & Pakistan
70. What is the chronological order of Dutch, French , Portuguese and English to come in India --> Portuguese, Dutch, English, French
72. Vikram samvat is popularly used in India. In which other country it is used popularly --> Nepal
73. The Vikrama Samvat was founded by the Tuar Rajput emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain[1] following his victory over --> Sakas
74. The Vikram Samvat calendar is how long ahead (in years) of the solar Gregorian calendar --> 56.7 years
75. What is the correct chronological order of construction of Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri & Agra Fort --> Qutub Minar, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal
76. Who was the first ruler of The Mamluk Dynasty --> Qutub-ud-din Aibak
77. What kind of coins introduced Muhammad Bin Tughlaq without effective regulation against forgery --> copper coins
78. Who was the founder and first ruler of Tughlaq Dynasty --> Ghiyas ud din Tughluq Shah or Ghazi Malik
79. In which year Akbar centralized the control and functioning of various mints --> 1570
80. The construction of the Delhi Iron Pillar , now located at the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in New Delhi was constructed in which period --> Gupta Period
81. Who were the highest officials of Asoka --> Rajukas
82. Out of Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka & China, in which countries Asoka propagated Buddhism --> Burma, Nepal & Sri Lanka
83. Who was the ancient Greek King contemporary of Asoka and mentioned him in his edicts --> Antiochus II Theos
84. Out of Infanticide, Sati, Slavery & Lotteries, which was outlawed / abolished first at the beginning of eighteenth century --> Infanticide (both male & female)
85. Which hills in Orrisa , have major Edicts of Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock, by the side of the road leading to the summit of the hills --> Dhuli Hills
86. In which edict in Dhuli Asoka expresses his concern for the "welfare of the whole world" --> Kalinga Edict VI
87. In which battle artillery was used for the first time --> First Battle of Panipat
88. In which state the Indus Valley site at Surkotada is located --> 160 km (99 mi) north-east of Bhuj,Kutch, Gujarat
89. What was the major finding at the Surkotada City of Indus Valley Civilization --> massive fortification wall of semi-undressed stones
90. During the reign of Harshavardhana, where was the largest Buddhist monastery established --> Nalanda
91. Largest Roman settlement and a Roman factory is found in which archaeological site near Pondicherry, southern India --> Arikamedu
92. Ancient trading depot of Bharukaccha is related to which city of Modern India --> Bharuch of Gujarat
93. What was the capital of the ancient Maitraka dynasty --> Vallabhi
94. In 1906, at the founding session of all India Muslim League in Dhaka, who became the first president of the party --> Nawab Salimullah Khan
95. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in his capital --> Charminar, Hyderabad
96. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920 --> Lala Lajpat Rai
97. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city --> Patna
98. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as 'Lokpriya' --> Gopinath Bordoloi
99. Which battle lead to the disintegration of Vijayanagar empire of south India --> Battle of Talikota (1565)
100.Which sultan called himself the ‘Second Alexander’ --> Sultan Alauddin Khilji
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