Indian History Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Who was the Muslim general who died while fighting for the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?
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62e10c7357c13128f98aeb1f- 1Babarfalse
- 2Abraham Garditrue
- 3Jahangirfalse
- 4Alauddin Khiljifalse
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Answer : 2. "Abraham Gardi"
Explanation :
1. The Muslim commander who died fighting on behalf of the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat was Ibrahim Gardi.
2. The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, about 60 miles (95.5 km) north of Delhi, between the Northern Expeditionary Force of the Maratha Empire and a coalition of two Indian Muslims, led by King Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan.
3. The decline of the Mughal Empire following the Mughal–Maratha War (1680–1707) led to rapid territorial gains for the Maratha Empire.
Q: The last Governor-General of the East India Company and the first Viceroy under the crown was ______.
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5fed8692d6478d5016193d72- 1Lord Elginfalse
- 2Lord Canningtrue
- 3Lord Warren Hastingsfalse
- 4Lord Dalhousiefalse
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Answer : 2. "Lord Canning"
Q: Which one of the following acts abolished the monopoly of tea trade and trade with China by the East India Company?
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60013de05023f234d3885bad- 1Regulating Act of 1773false
- 2Pitts India Act 1784false
- 3The Charter Act of 1813true
- 4The Charter Act of 1833false
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Answer : 3. "The Charter Act of 1813"
Q: When was the Santhal Paragana Tenancy Act passed?
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604f14eaa01bc44789a0fbcd- 11959false
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Answer : 2. "1949"
Q: The fourth Guru of the Sikhs was
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6189dbbd52f0e406ab83c26a- 1Guru Ram Dastrue
- 2Guru Angad Devfalse
- 3Guru Gobind Singhfalse
- 4Guru Amar Dasfalse
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Answer : 1. "Guru Ram Das"
Q: Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and Nishane-Pakistan?
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6066cfddffdc341493f3504c- 1Maulana Abdul Kalam Azadfalse
- 2Ayub Khanfalse
- 3Lal Bahadur Shastrifalse
- 4Morarji Desaitrue
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Answer : 4. "Morarji Desai"
Q: Which one of the following states of Rajputana did not accept Akbar's sovereignty?
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60cdbb34eda84529d6eb72cc- 1Amerfalse
- 2Bikanerfalse
- 3Marwarfalse
- 4Mewartrue
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Answer : 4. "Mewar"
Q: In which of the following cities was the Veda Samaj established in 1864?
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64bfcd7624c8d11f42a6f24a- 1Bombay (now Mumbai)false
- 2Madras (now Chennai)true
- 3Calicutfalse
- 4Calcutta (now Kolkata)false
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Answer : 2. "Madras (now Chennai)"
Explanation :
1. Veda Samaj was founded in 1864 in Madras (Chennai) and was inspired by Brahmo Samaj.
2. Caste discrimination was abolished, and widow remarriage and women's education were encouraged.
3. Keshab Chandra Sen and K. Sridharalu Naidu worked to establish the Veda Samaj in Madras in 1864.
4. Veda Samaj was a very important social reform in South India. In 1864, Sridharalu Naidu and Keshab Chandra Sen were instrumental in establishing the society in Madras.