Best Indian History questions and answers part 1 in English

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Which Land tenure systems was introduced by Lord Cornwallis - Zamindari
Which Englishmen was honoured by Jahangir with the title of „Khan‟ - Williamm Hawkins
Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States - Sardar Patel
Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS - Surendranath banerjee
By whom was the „Shahnama‟ written - Firdausi
Which animal had the Stone Age people first - Sheep
Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb - Teg Bahadur
Which rulers fought the fourth Anglo-Mysore in which he was killed - Tipu sultan
During whose reign did the Mongols first invaded India - Iltumish
Rig-Veda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest - Second ansd seventh
Who was a great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times - Kharavela
On which thing did the Buddhism and Jainism both give stress - Non Violence
Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India - Aurangazeb
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - Lord chelmsford
Which element of Hinduism was practised in the Indus Valley Civilization - Cult of Shiva
Who led the agitation against the Partition of Bengal (1905) - Surendranath Banerjee
Which ruler died while playing „Chaugan‟ - Jalal ud din khilji
Who destroyed the group of Forty Nobles - Balban
During India‟s Freedom Struggle, which led to the first „All India Hartal‟ - Protest against
Who earned the title of a „Liberator‟ - Ashoka
Which is the God who is the most prominent in „Rigaveda‟ - Indra
Who was last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne - Muhammed shah
Who is the Father of local self government in India - Lord Ripon
Which veda contains the Gayatri Mantra - Rig veda
Who has been called the „Napoleon of India‟ - Samudra gupta
Who was known as „Lady with Lamp‟ - Florence Nightingale
Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India company - Shah Alam II
By whom was Shuddhi movement (conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism) started - Swamy
By whom was Decimal system introduced - Bhaskara
The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in which year - 1858 AD
Which State was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse - Satara
Who was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism - Menander
What was the real name of Tantiya Tope - Ramchandra Panduranga
Which historical personality of India is also known as Vishnugupta - Chanakya
Which reservoir is constructed on Chambal - Gandhi sagar
Which battle was fought in 1192 A.D. - Second Battle of Tarain
During which movement was „Mahatma‟ added before Gandhiji‟s name - Champaran
Who built Char Minar - Quli Qutb Shah
Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English - Charles Wilkins
Where was the sepoys revolted openly in 1857 - Meerut
On the ruins of which Hindu kingdom was the kingdom of Golconda founded - Kakatiyas
Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital - Rampurva
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of „Sijda‟ - Balban
By whom was the Home Rule Movement in India was started - Annie besant and Tilak
How was Akbar‟s land revenue system known - Zabti system
The world famous „Khajuraho‟ sculptures are located in which State - Madhya Pradesh
Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art - Kushans
In which year did the Peshwa became the official head of Maratha administration - 1748 A.D
What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions - Brahmi
Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period - The Bijapur
Who sent Hienu-Tsang as an envoy to Harsha‟s‟ court - Tai Tsung
Civilization percolated to far south - Krishna
Who was the founder of the Nanda dyansty - Mahapadma Nanda
At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India - Champaran
Who was the first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress - Dadabhai Naoroji
Which was the Prince who was responsible for the death of his father - Ajatasatru
Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle - Plassey
Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of which gas - Methyl iso
Who, according to Jains, was the founder of Jainism - Rishabha
In which country was Buddhism first propogated outside India - Sri Lanka
During which reign was the East India Company founded in London - Akbar
Whose tomb is „Biwi Ka Maqbara‟ - Aurangazeb's wife
Which ruler was adorned with the title of „Maharajadhiraja‟ (King of Kings) - Chandragupta 1
Who got the „Bharat Ratna‟ award, before becoming the President of India - Dr.Zakir
In India, where did the Dutch establish their earliest factory - Masulipattanam
Who stated that there was no slavery in India - Megasthenes
Why is Sher Shah is well known for his administrative skill, - Land revenue system
When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished - During 2500 – 1750 BC
Crop sown soon after the onset of south-west monsoon in India, what is this called - Kharif
By whom was the first estimate of national income in India made - Dadabhai Naoroji
Vatapi was the capital of the which reign - Chalukyas
From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March - Sabarmati Ashram
When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which king - Raja of Amarkot
The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat in which year - 1613
Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress - Badruddin Tyyabji
Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism - Kanishka
By whom was Swaraj as a national demand first made - Dadabhai Naoroji
Which of the Vedas was divided into „White‟ and „Black‟ parts - Yajur
Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably - Alauddin khijli
Which Harappan site had a dock - Lothal
Which Sikh Guru called himself the „Sachcha Badshah‟ - Guru Hargovind
In which period did iron come to be used by the Vedic people - In around 1000 BC
Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi - Gopal hari Deshmukh
How was the Gupta administration - Monor chial
By whom was the practice of Sati was declared illegal - Lord William Bentinck
Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540 - Humayun
Which Chola ruler converted the Bay of Bengal into a „Chela lake‟ - Rajendra 1