History,

History -Important Points

1. Who was the originator of Indian Awakening – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2.Marco Polo who traveled India during 1298-1292 AD from Italy. During whose reign did he come – Pandya

3. ” Mulk-e-Kadim” was other name of which kingdom – Maratha Kingdom

4. What was the importance of Mallik Amber in Maratha Kingdom ? – He gave training of Guerilla war to Marathas

5. Who was the leader of 1857 mutiny in Assam – Diwan Mani Ram Datta

6. ” Sardar Malla” a leader of farmer’s revolt in 1857 hailed from which place – Mysore

7. Who established TatvaBodhini Sabha  ?- Devendra Nath Tagore

8. How many forts were returned by Shivaji in Purandhar Treaty ?- 23 out of 35 forts

9. Who was the leader of the Jat revolt against Aurangazeb ?- Gokul

10. Who established Dal Khalsa ?- Kapur Singh

11. Whose reign was called the Golden Age of Mughal Era ? Shahjahan

12. ” Mansur ” was a great painter in whose reign in Mughal Era ?- Jahangir

13. From which mines Kohinoor Diamond was found ?- Golkunda

14. Who was the first to adopt Din-i-ilahi ?- Birbal

15. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which Governor General of India ?- Lord Dalhousie

16. 12 rules of conduct ” Dastur-ul-Amal were of which mughal emperor ?- Jahangir

17. Who adopted the policy of ” Hindu-pad-padshahi” ?- Balaji Vishavanath

18. ” Kariraj” was a title to given whom and by whom ?- Akbar to Birbal

19. Fraser commission in 1902 was related to reforms in ? Police

20. During the Medieval India who was the only Hindu King to sit on throne of Delhi ?- Hemu

21. ” Barid-i-Mamalik” was a department established by Shershah Suri . What this department dealt with ?- Intelligence

22. Which medieval book was written by Gulbadan Beghum ?- Humayunnama

23. Mansabdari system was started by Akbar after which victory ?- Gujarat Victory

24.  Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur ?- Nana Saheb

25. ” What was Bhandarvada” –> land of Marathas known as in Medieval India

26. In which year did the first war of Indian Independence took place ?- 1857

27. The famous Bull Seal of Indus Valley Civilization is found at which place ?- Mohen Jo Dero

28. In which province Muslim League formed their first government after 1946 elections ?- Bengal

29-. Who was Tipu Sultan`s father ?- Hyder Ali

30- Which was the Capital of Mughul Empire ?- Delhi

31. Din-E-Illahi was a religion founded by which emperor ?- Akbar

32. Which leader succumbed to injuries in a lathi charge during a protest against the Simon Commission in 1928 ?- Lala Lajpat Rai

                                                                                                      Lala Lajpat Rai

33. The Hindi classic Padmavat was a work by a Muslim Writer. Name him ?- Malik Muhammad Jaisi

34. This Indian ruler collected taxes labelled as ‘chauth’ and ‘sardeshmukhi’ ?- Shivaji

35. Which famous organisation in the history of Indian independence was founded by Rashbehari Bose ?- INA

36. In which Indian city did Shivaji marry ?- Bangalore

37. Which British General was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?- General Dyer

                                                                                                                General Dyer

38. The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India in 1919. What was their objective ?- introduce self-governing institutions to India

39. Which of India’s greatest freedom fighters got his name because his familywere originally sellers of perfume ?- Gandhi from gandha 40. The Chipko movement was found to save trees from destruction. By what name was it known inKarnataka –> Appiko Movement

41. Hartog Commission was for the reforms in the area of which field ?- Education

42. Kitab-i-rehla is a work by a foreign traveler as an account of his travels. What is the name ?- Ibn Batutah

43. To avenge whose death did Bhagat Singh shoot and kill General Saunders ?- Lala Lajpat Rai

44. Ustad Mansur as a painter started his career during the last few years of which mughal emperor reign as a minor painter ?- Akbar

45. Who started Kuka Movement in 1840 ?- Guru Ram Singh

46. ” Sulva Sutras” are related to which branch of mathematics ?- Geometry

47. Tahqiq-i-hind was a work of which foreign traveler ?- Al Beruni

48. In which year Queen Victoria’s Proclamation assuming the Government of India took place ?- 1858

49. In which province, the first signs of unrest appeared early in 1857 ?- Bengal

50. In the second round table conference, who represented Congress ?- Mahatma Gandhi