General Knowledge MCQ :: Indian History

1. The Battle of Plassey was fought in
1765
1797
1857
1757
None of these
2. Tripitakas are sacred books of
Jains
Budhists
Muslims
Hindus
None of These
3. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
1833
1843
1853
1863
None of These
4. The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
1848
1862
1848
1858
None of these
5. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were
Babar and Humayun
Humayun and Jahangir
Babar and Jahangir
Jahangir and Shahjahan
None of these
6. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
Kanishka
Chandragupta
Harsha
Ashoka
None of these
7. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
Pali
Magadhi
Bhojpuri
Sanskrit
None of these
8. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
Rai Bahadur
Hind Keasri
Rt. Honorable
Kaiser-e-Hind
None of these
9. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
Mysore
Hyderabad
Madurai
Vijayanagar
None of these
10. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
Waren Hastings
Clive
William Bentinck
Cornwallis
None of these
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