History questions with solutions

1. Question 1Easy

   The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which year?

   • A.1919Correct
   • B.1920
   • C.1921
   • D.1918
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   The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar.

2. Question 2Easy

   The Border Security Force was raised primarily after which war to guard India's borders?

   • A.1965 India-Pakistan warCorrect
   • B.1971 India-Pakistan war
   • C.1999 Kargil conflict
   • D.1962 India-China war
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   The BSF was raised in December 1965 after the India-Pakistan war of that year, to relieve the Army of static border-guard duties on the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders.

3. Question 3Easy

   In which year did India gain independence?

   • A.1945
   • B.1950
   • C.1942
   • D.1947Correct
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   India gained independence on 15 August 1947.

4. Question 4Easy

   Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?

   • A.B. R. Ambedkar
   • B.Mahatma GandhiCorrect
   • C.Jawaharlal Nehru
   • D.Sardar Patel
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   Mahatma Gandhi is called the Father of the Nation.

5. Question 5Easy

   Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

   • A.Indira GandhiCorrect
   • B.Sarojini Naidu
   • C.Pratibha Patil
   • D.Sucheta Kripalani
   • E.Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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   Indira Gandhi was India's first and, so far, only woman Prime Minister. Pratibha Patil was the first woman President, a different office.

6. Question 6Moderate

   The Taj Mahal was built by which Mughal emperor?

   • A.Akbar
   • B.Babur
   • C.Shah JahanCorrect
   • D.Aurangzeb
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   Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.

7. Question 7Moderate

   The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?

   • A.1526
   • B.1757Correct
   • C.1857
   • D.1764
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   The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757.

8. Question 8Moderate

   The ancient university of Nalanda is located in which present-day state?

   • A.BiharCorrect
   • B.Uttar Pradesh
   • C.West Bengal
   • D.Odisha
   • E.Jharkhand
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   Nalanda, one of the world's oldest residential universities, is in present-day Bihar. It flourished as a great centre of learning in ancient India.

9. Question 9Moderate

   The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was led by:

   • A.Mahatma GandhiCorrect
   • B.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
   • C.Subhas Chandra Bose
   • D.Bhagat Singh
   • E.Sardar Patel
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   Champaran in Bihar was the site of Mahatma Gandhi's first satyagraha in India, in 1917, in support of indigo cultivators against forced planting.

10. Question 10Moderate

    Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

    • A.Lord MountbattenCorrect
    • B.Warren Hastings
    • C.Rajendra Prasad
    • D.C. Rajagopalachari
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    Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor-General of independent India.

11. Question 11Moderate

    Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?

    • A.BaburCorrect
    • B.Aurangzeb
    • C.Humayun
    • D.Akbar
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    Babur founded the Mughal Empire after the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

12. Question 12Moderate

    The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

    • A.1942Correct
    • B.1947
    • C.1920
    • D.1930
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    The Quit India Movement began in 1942.

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