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History Questions and Answers - Set 1 (100 Questions)
History Questions and Answers - Set 2 (100 Questions)
History Questions and Answers - Set 3 (100 Questions)
Who was the Mughal ruler when the Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal and the English East India Company?
Muhammad Shah
Aziz-ud-din Alamgir-II
Ahmad Shah
Shah Alam II
Aziz-ud-din Alamgir-II
When the rule of the Delhi Sultan began?
1106 A.D.
1206 A.D.
1306 A.D.
1406 A.D.
1206 A.D.
Who introduced leather token currency in India?
Akbar
Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
Babur
Humayun
Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
When did the constituent assembly adopt the national anthem?
25th January 1950
26th January 1950
24th January 1950
29th January 1950
24th January 1950
The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950.
Royal Asiatic Society was founded by —
Sir William Jones
Sir John Marshall
R.D. Banerjee
Sir William Bentick
Sir William Jones
With reference to Satavahanas of ancient India, Consider the following statement
I. King Simuka was succeeded by his brother Kanha.
II. The third king Satakarni was the son of Simuka.
III. Gautamiputra was succeeded by Yajna Sri Satakarni.
Which statements is/are correct?
I only
I and II
II and III
III only
I and II
The first month of Saka Calendar is —
Vaishakh
Magh
Bhadrapad
Chaitra
Chaitra
The term Tirthankaras is associated with —
Buddhism
Jainism
Saivism
Vaishnavism
Jainism
Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table Conference?
Clement Attlee
Neville Chamberlain
Ramsay MacDonald
None of the Above
Ramsay MacDonald
The Purusha Sukta, which refers to the origin of caste, is found in the —
Atharva Veda
Rig Veda
Sama Veda
Yajur Veda
Rig Veda