Indian History Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which of the following inscriptions refers to the repairing of a lake named 'Sudarshan Lake'?

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    Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela
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    Allahabad prashasti of Samudragupta
    Correct
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  • 3
    Aihole inscription of Pulkeshin
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  • 4
    Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman
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Answer : 4. "Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman"
Explanation :

1. The first eight lines present a historical record of the restoration work of the reservoir named "Sudarshan Lake", which was built by the great Maurya ruler Chandragupta Maurya in the 4th century BCE.

2. The greatest name of a Saka ruler in India is known from his coins, but even more so from his Junagarh inscription dated to the year 72 i.e. 150 AD.

Q:

Who led the British to enter Hazaribagh?

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    Ripon
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    Willington
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    Mayo
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    Camac
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Answer : 4. "Camac"

Q:

When did the battle of Buxar begin?

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    1783
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    1763
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    1793
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    1563
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Answer : 2. "1763 "

Q:

The Ajanta Cave Painting are a testimony to the golden age of _____ in India.

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    Vaishnavism
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    Shaivism
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    Buddhism
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    Jainism
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Answer : 3. "Buddhism "
Explanation :

The Ajanta cave paintings mostly belong to the period of the Guptas. There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves.

Q:

When did the Bolshevik revolution take place?

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    1935
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    1917
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    1899
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    Wrong
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    1950
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Answer : 2. "1917"

Q:

Who founded the city of Pataliputra?

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    Ajatshatru
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    Bimbisara
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    Ashoka
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    Udayin
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Answer : 4. "Udayin "
Explanation :

Udayin founded the city of Pataliputra in the 5th century. Pataliputra is now known as Patna which is the capital of Bihar. Udayin was the ruler who first established Pataliputra as the capital of Magadha.

Q:

Who was the President over the Cabinet Mission ?

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    Stafford Cripps
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  • 2
    A.V. Alexander
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    Clement Attlee
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    Sir P. Lawrence
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Answer : 4. "Sir P. Lawrence "

Q:

The Maratha and The Kesri were the two main newspapers which were started by the following people?

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    Lala Lajpat Rai
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    Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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    Wrong
  • 3
    Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Madan Mohan Malviya
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Answer : 3. "Bal Gangadhar Tilak"

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