Indian History – Solved question papers for PSC / Railways / competitive exams.

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Indian History – Solved question papers for PSC / Railways / competitive exams.

Dear Aspirants;

Indian History is one of  the interesting topic of competitive / entrance exams.  You will find about 20% of the Indian History questions under General Knowledge / Awareness section.

Many of the students will not take care of this topic, and because of this only they fails in their exam to gain the maximum ranking.

For the sake of you people I am herewith providing the latest updated question and answers of Indian History which have been taken from the solved question papers.

As this thread is all about the Indian History Question and answers, so you will find the following solved question and answers of Indian History :-

Solved question and answers of Indian History section of Competitive / entrance exams

Indian History question and answers for PSC exam

Indian History Quiz for PSC exams

Solved question paper based on History of India for passing UPSC, SSC, PSC, IAS, IPS, Banking competitive / entrance exams

Hope this above question papers are very much useful to you in cracking the PSC exams.

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Solved question and answers of Indian History section of Competitive / entrance exams

Solved question and answers of Indian History section of Competitive / entrance exams

Dear Aspirants;

As you have revised our earlier threads regarding solved question and answers of Indian History quiz, which is considered to be the most important topic under General Knowledge / awareness section of competitive / entrance exams.

1. Which indian freedom fighter coined the slogan Jain Hind ?

A. JL Nehru

B. BG Tilak

C. Sardar patel

D. SC Bose

Ans: D

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2. Who formed the INDIAN LEAGUE in london ?

A. Annie besant

B. Bhikaji cama

C. Shyamji krishna verma

D. VK Krishna Menon

Ans: C

3. Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji ?

A. Singhagarh

B. Raigarh

C. Panhala

D. Poona

Ans: B

4. Who among the following arrived in the court of Jahangir as an official ambassador of King of England ?

A. William Hawkins

B. Thomas roe

C. Edward Terry

D. Bernier

Ans: B

5. Where didi Lala hardayal and Sohan singh Bhakna form the Gadar Party in 1913 ?

A. Paris

B. San francisco

C. Tokyo

D. London

Ans: B

6. In which year Mahatma Gandhi's famour work HIND SWARAJ written ?

A. 1907

B. 1909

C. 1915

D. 1934

Ans: B

7. Lala lajpat rai was assaulted by Police in a demonstration which caused his death. That demonstration was against ?

A. Rolatt Act

B. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

C. Arrival od Simon commission

D. Public safety ordinance

Ans: C

8. Who of the following laid the first rail-road in India ?

A. Lord Rippon

B. Lord Wavell

C. Lord Curzon

D. Lord Dalhousie

Ans: D

9. Who was the first Indian woman to become president of Indian national congress ?

A. Aruna asaf ali

B. Sucheta Kriplani

C. Sarojani Naidu

D. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Ans: C

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10. The battle of Wandiwash was fought between ?

A. Nizam and french

B. English and french

C. English and hyder ali

D. Nawab and english

Ans: B

11. Who build Kirtistambha in Chittor ?

A. Rana ratan singh

B. Rana sanga

C. Rana kumba

D. Rana sangram singh

Ans: C

12. Akbar defeated Hemu in ?

A. Battle of haldighati

B. 2nd battle of panipat

C. Battle of Khanawa

D. 3rd Battle of panipat

Ans: B

13. Who setup Home rule league in Poona ?

A. BG Tilak

B. GK Gokhale

C. MG Ranade

D. Vinoba Bhave

Ans: A

14. Who among the following named Jamshedpur after Jamsedji Nusserwanji Tata ?

A. Lord hardinge

B. Lord chelmsford

C Lord Irwin

D. Lord ripon

Ans: B

15. Which sikh guru completed the compilatio of Adi Granth ?

A. Guru Ramdas

B. Guru Arjun Das

C. Guru Tegh Bahadur

D. Guru Gobind Singh

Ans: B

16. Who founded SERVENT OF INDIA SOCIETY ?

A. BG Tilak

B. GK Gokhale

C MK Gandhi

D. SN Banerjee

Ans: B

17. DARBAR-I-AKBARI was written by ?

A. Muhammad Hussain

B. Malik Mohd. Jayasi

C. Abul Fazi

D. Amir Khusrau

An: A

18. Who among the following presided over the first Buddhist council held in Rajgriha ?

A. Maha kassapa

B. Moggaliputta Tissa

C. Sabbakami

D. Buddaghosha

Ans: A 

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19. Which one of the followin sufi saint refused to meet sultan Allauddin Khalji ?

A. Baba barid Ganj-e-shakar

B. Moinuddin chisti

C. Nizamudding Auliya

D. Qutubuddin Bakhiar Kaki

An: C

20. Forward Block Party was formed by ?

A. CR Das

B. MN Roy

C. Rasbihari Bose

D. Subhash chandra bose

Ans: D

21. The Indian freedom fighter Ashfaqulla Khan and ramprasad Bismil were hanged due to their involvement in which one of the following ?

A. Chittagon armoury raid

B. Kanpur Conspiracy case

C. Meeru Conspiracy case

D. Kakori Conspiracy case

Ans: D

22. The famous 3rd June Plan is also known as ?

A. Cabinet mission plan

B. Rajagopalachari Formula

C. Mountbatten Plan

D. Wavell Plan

Ans: C

23. Which one of following event occur first ?

A. Swadeshi Movement

B. Shifting of capital to Delhi

C. Lucknow pack

D. Khilafat movement

Ans: A

24. Who resigned as Defense minister in wake of India-China war in 1962 ?

A. Badev singh

B. Swaran singh

C. VK Krishna Menon

D. YB Chawan

Ans: C

25. Who is author of play NIL DARPAN ?

A. Aurobindo Ghosh

B. BC Hattopadhyay

C. DB Mitra

C. RN Tagore

Ans: C

26. Atala Mosque is associated with ?

A. Sultans of delhi

B. Mughal

C. Sharqi rular

D. Rohilla Rural

Ans: C

27. Who was the viceroy of India when British Indias capital was shifted from Culcutta to Delhi ?

A. Lord Curzon

B. Lord Dalhousie

C. Lord Hardinge

D. Lord William Bentinck

Ans: C 

28. Gol Gumbad is located at ?

A. Bijapur

B. Delhi

C. Hyderabad

D. Lucknow

Ans: A 

29. Who was the first person to make an economc analysis of british rule in India ?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji

B. Dinabandu Mitra

C. Ganesh Vasudev Joshi

D. Justice MG Rande

Ans: A

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30. The provincial govt. of india were given more powers under the system of Dyarchy in the year ?

A. 1892

B. 1909

C. 1919

D. 1935

Ans: C

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Indian History question and answers for KPSC exam

KPSC Exam solved Indian History question paper.

Dear Aspirants;

Indian History is the important part of General Knowledge section followed by the recruitment authority, as you are not aware that out of 100 questions of General knowledge sections 25 questions belongs to the Indian History section.

As for preparing to the General knowledge section we just follow the Current affairs and latest news but we fails to revise the Indian History section, because of this the result will be lacking behind.

So, friends, Indian History is very much interesting and would be considered as one of the most important section which you have to revise for cracking the PSC exams.

In our earlier articles we have provided so many questions with answers pertaining to the Indian History, the following are the questions which are extracts from the previous years solved questions papers.

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1. Who was the first European to designate ‘Aryans’ as a race?

A. Sir William Jones
B. H. H. Wilson
C. Max Muller
D. General Cunningham

Ans: C

2. Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period?

A. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B. Varahagiri Venkatagiri
C. Giani Zail Singh
D. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma

Ans: C

3. Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 in ?

A. Mandalay
B. Singapore
C. Midnapore
D. Kuala Lumpur

Ans: B

4. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the

A. Rowlatt Act
B. Salt Law
C. Act of 1909
D. Jallianwala Bagh Messacre

Ans: A

5. In collaboration with Dravid hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? 

A. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Keshab Chandra Sen
D. Raja Rammohan Roy

Ans: D

6. Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?

A. James Ramsay MacDonald
B. Stanley Baldwin
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. Winston Churchill

Ans: D

7. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb

Ans: B

8. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was ?

A. Bhojpuri 
B. Magadhi
C. Pali 
D. Sanskrit

Ans: C

9. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was ?

A. Hind Keasri
B. Kaiser-e-Hind
C. Rai Bahadur
D. Rt. Honorable

Ans: B

10. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?

A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
B. Sayyid Ahmed Khan
C. Aga Khan
D. All of the above

Ans: C

11. Ashoka's Dhamma represented ?

A. Principles of Buddhism
B. Principles of Brahmanism
C. Principle of all Religion
D. A New religions

Ans: A

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12. HUMAYUNAMA was written by ?

A. Humayun
B. Mirza Kamran
C. Bairam Khan
D. Gulbadan Begum

Ans: D

13. "Kheda Satyagraha" was basically initiated by ?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Mohanlal Pandya
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Vinoba Bhave

Ans: B

14. The Kailasha Temple is located in the caves of ?

A. Ajanta
B. Ellora
C. Elephanta
D. Karla

Ans: B

15. The jain saint credited with the spread of Jainism in Karnataka is ?

A. Bhadrabahu
B. Adinatha
C. Parsvanatha
D. Mahavira

Ans: A

16. The first Indian Elected to the parliament of Great Britain was ?

A. Firoz shah mehta
B. Lal mohan ghosh
C. Ramesh Chandra Dutt
D. Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans: D

17. Bibi ka Makbara is built by ?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb

Ans: D

18.Hunter commission is associated to ?

A. Chauri Chaura incident
B. Demolition of Kanpur mosque
C. Jallianwala Bagh tregedy
D. Kakori train dacoity incident

Ans: C

19. Which one of the following languages was known as "REKHTA" ?

A. Prakrit
B. Brij Bhasha
C. Urdu
D. Hindi

Ans: C

20. Indian flag is designed by ?

A. Indulal yagnik
B. Madam cama
C. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. BG Tilak

Ans: B

21. Who formed the Home rule league ?

A. BG Tilak
B. GR Gokhale
C. MG Ranade
D. MK Gandhi

Ans: A

22. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism ?

A. Ashoka
B. Ajatsatru
C. Bindusara
D. Bimbisara

Ans: B

23. Humayun restored the Indian Kingdom with the help of the rular of ?

A. Arabia
B. Kabul
C. Persia
D. Turkey

Ans: C 

24. The people of Harappa and Mohanjodaro culture belongs to the ?

A.New stone age
B. Copper age
C. Iron age
D. Chalcolithic Age

Ans: D

25. Which one of the following weapons was not known to the People of Indus Valley Civilization ?

A. Daggers
B. Swords
C. Bows and arrows
D. Spears

Ans: B

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26. The founder of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement was ?

A. Charles Andrews
B. Robert Montgomery
C. Richard Temple
D. Baden Powell

Ans: D

27. For the leadership in which one of the following movements was Vallabhbhai Patel bestowed the Title "SARDAR" ?

A. Bardoli satyagraha
B. Champaran Satyagraha
C. Khilafat Movement
D. Quit India Movement

Ans: A

28. Who was leader of a society popularly known as RED SHIRTS ?

A. Maulana Abul kalam azad
B. Khan abdul ghaffar khan
C. Muzaffar ahmed
D. Mohd. ali jinnah

Ans: B

29. Who was president of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India ?

A. Jawahlal nehru
B. Vallabhbhai patel
C. Maulana abul kalam azad
D. Acharya JB Kriplani

Ans: D

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30. The immediate cause of the swadeshi Movement was ?

A. Rise in prices of essential commodities
B. Partition of Bengal
C. Rising unemployement
D. Discontent of the peasants

Ans: B

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Indian HIstory Quiz for PSC exams

Indian Histry Question and Answers for PSC Exams?

Dear Aspirants;

You have been revised our Indian history solved questions which we have posted yesterday, today i am herewith providing you some of the solved questions and answers pertaining to the Indian History section of PSC exams which will be most beneficial to you if you revise.

16. The theory of Agnikula is related to the origin of ?

A. Brahmins

B. Rajput

C. Shudras

D. Vaishyas

Ans: B

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17. Direct Action was the brain child of ?

A. Subhs chandra bose

B. Mahatma gandhi

C. Mohd. Ali Jauhar

D. Mohd. Ali Jinnah

Ans: D 

18. Tripitakas are sacred books of ?

A. Buddhists

B. Hindus

C. Jains

D. None of the above

Ans: A

19. In which of the following respects the various Harappan sites a marked uniformity? 

A. Agricultural Practices

B. Crafts

C. Town Planning

D. None of the above

Ans: A

20. The entry port for trade between the Indus trading centers and Mesopotamia was:

A. Elam

B. Oman

C. Bahrain

D. None of the above

Ans: C

21. Who among the following was the 'Political Guru' of Mahatma Gandhi ?

A. BG Tilak

B. GK Gokhale

C. Dadabhai Naoroji

D. SN Banerjee

Ans: B

22. Who of the following was the earliest known greek follower of Bhagavatism?

A. Megasthenes

B. Antialkidas

C. Heliodorus

D. None of the above

Ans: C

23. In the Chola kingdom, a very large village administered as a single unit was called:

A. Nadu

B. Kurram

C. Kottram

D. All the above

Ans: C

24. Which of the following crops in Vijayanagar empire was widely exported?

A. Black Pepper

B. Tea

C. Tobacco

D. None of the above

Ans: A

25. Which of the following introduced Perso-Arabic melodies (ragas) into Indian Music?

A. Firdausi

B. Sadi

C. Amir Khusrau

D. None of the above

Ans: C

26. Fatehpur Sikri symbolises ?

A. Moghul architecture

B. Hindu,Mulslim architecture

C. Muslim, Christian architecture

D. Hindu,Muslim and Christian architecture

Ans: B

27. The English governor in India who was expelled by Aurangzeb was :

A. Aungier

B. Sir Jhon Child

C. Sir John Gayer

D. None of the above

Ans: B

28. In fourth Anglo Mysore war (1799), Tipu was defeated and killed, who of the following did not get share in tipu’s territories?

A. The English

B. The Marathas

C. The Nizam

D. None of the above

Ans: B

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29. The ryotwari settlement was primarily introduced by British Government in ?

A. Bengal & Bihar

B. United Provinces

C. Madras & Bombay

D. None of the above

Ans: B

30. The trade which was virtually monopolised by the European merchants in india, was :

A. Import trade

B. Textile export

C. Export trade in Agriculture produce

D. None of the above

Ans: B

31. The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State ? 

A. At its birth in 1906

B. During the Khilafat Movement

C. In 1930, when it opposed the Civil Disobedience Movement

D. At the Lahore Session of 1940

Ans : D 

32. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by ?

A. Aurangzeb

B. Akbar

C. Shivaji

D. Balaji Rao

Ans :C 

33. Panini was a famous scholar of ?

A. Language and grammar

B. Ayurveda

C. Astronomy

D. Biology

Ans: A

34. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

A. Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel

B. Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari

C. Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad

D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Ans: C

35. In the 'individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second? 

A. Dr. Rajendra Pradesh

B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

C. C. Rajagopalachari

D. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel

Ans: B

36. The prime advocates of widow remarriage in modern India was

A. Vinoba Bhave

B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

C. Raja Rammohun Roy

D. Rabindranath Tagore

Ans: B

37. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known as ?

A. Dinar

B. Rupyaka

C. Satamana

D. Karshapana

Ans: B

38. There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta Caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings? 

A. Bagh Caves

B. Ellora Caves

C. Lomas Rishi cave

D. Nasik caves

Ans: A

39 Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?

A. It was a non-violent movement

B. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi

C. It was a spontaneous movement

D. It did not attract the labour class in general 

Ans: D

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40. Who among the following Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? 

A. Warren Hastings

B. Wellesley

C. Cornwallis

D. William Bentinck

Ans: D

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