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| 1. |
Who was the President of India when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister? |
| A. | R Venkataraman |
| B. | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| C. | Giani Zail Singh |
| D. | N Sanjiva Reddy |
| Answer» D. N Sanjiva Reddy | |
| 2. |
Who was the President of India when Anti-Defection Bill was passed? |
| A. | R. Venkataraman |
| B. | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| C. | Giani Zail Singh |
| D. | Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Answer» D. Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 3. |
Who was the President of India during the State of Emergency (1975-77)? |
| A. | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| B. | Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| C. | Giani Zail Singh |
| D. | Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Answer» C. Giani Zail Singh | |
| 4. |
Who was the President of India during the golden jubilee celebrations of India’s independence? |
| A. | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| B. | KR Narayanan |
| C. | R Venkataraman |
| D. | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Answer» C. R Venkataraman | |
| 5. |
Who was the President of India during the emergency of 1975-1977? |
| A. | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| B. | Varahagiri Venkatagiri |
| C. | R Venkataraman |
| D. | Giani Zail Singh |
| Answer» B. Varahagiri Venkatagiri | |
| 6. |
Who was the President of India during 25th July 1982-25 July 1987? |
| A. | V.V Giri |
| B. | Giani Zail Singh |
| C. | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| D. | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Answer» C. Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 7. |
Who was the President of India during 1977-1982? |
| A. | Zakir Husain |
| B. | R Venkataraman |
| C. | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 8. |
Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922? |
| A. | Chittaranjan Das |
| B. | S. N. Banerjee |
| C. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Hakim Ajmal Khan |
| Answer» B. S. N. Banerjee | |
| 9. |
Who was the President of Congress during Belgaum Summit of Congress in 1924? |
| A. | K.L. Nehru |
| B. | M.K. Gandhi |
| C. | Charu Majumdar |
| D. | J.L. Nehru |
| Answer» C. Charu Majumdar | |
| 10. |
Who was the owner of 'Gujarat Lions' in IPL 2016? |
| A. | Keshav Bansal |
| B. | Jay Mehta |
| C. | Suresh Raina |
| D. | Subrato Roy |
| Answer» B. Jay Mehta | |
| 11. |
Who was the Permanent Representative of India to the UN before Syed Akbaruddin? |
| A. | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| B. | Shashi Tharoor |
| C. | Asoke Kumar Mukherji |
| D. | Nirupam Sen |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» D. Nirupam Sen | |
| 12. |
Who was the only Pakistani national who was awarded the Bharat Ratna? |
| A. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| B. | Nawaz Sharif |
| C. | Benazir Bhutto |
| D. | Imran Khan |
| Answer» B. Nawaz Sharif | |
| 13. |
Who was the Peshwa when the Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 ? |
| A. | Bajirao |
| B. | Madhav Rao |
| C. | Ahmad Shah Abdali |
| D. | Balaji Bajirao |
| Answer» C. Ahmad Shah Abdali | |
| 14. |
Who was the Persian appointed by Ashoka to administer the Western province? |
| A. | Tusapa |
| B. | Justine |
| C. | Plutarch |
| D. | Sunasepah |
| Answer» B. Justine | |
| 15. |
Who was the other person along with Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2014? |
| A. | Kailash Satyarthi |
| B. | Jean Tirole |
| C. | Patrick Modiano |
| D. | Eric Betzig |
| Answer» B. Jean Tirole | |
| 16. |
Who was the only female ruler of Delhi Sultanate?A. Chand BibiB. Noor JahanC. Razia SultanD. Mumtaz Mahal |
| A. | A |
| B. | C |
| C. | B |
| D. | D |
| Answer» C. B | |
| 17. |
Who was the other Indian who received the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award with Bharat Vatwani? |
| A. | Anshu Gupta |
| B. | Sanjiv Chaturvedi |
| C. | Deep Joshi |
| D. | Sonam Wangchuk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Who was the originator of a cult named 'Nath Panth'? |
| A. | Matsyendranath |
| B. | Gorakhnath |
| C. | Shri Nath |
| D. | Vasav |
| Answer» B. Gorakhnath | |
| 19. |
Who was the organizer of revolt of 1857 in Bihar? |
| A. | Maulvi Ahmadullah |
| B. | Nana Sahib |
| C. | Kunwar Singh |
| D. | Bahadur Shah |
| Answer» D. Bahadur Shah | |
| 20. |
Who was the mastermind behind the conspiracy of Satara Sedition in 1857? |
| A. | Rango Bapuji |
| B. | Dharrao Pothar |
| C. | Raghunath Karandikar |
| D. | Ao Hume |
| Answer» B. Dharrao Pothar | |
| 21. |
Who was the only king in the history of the world who gave up conquest after winning the Kalinga war? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Chandragupta |
| D. | Harshvardhan |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta | |
| 22. |
Who was the only Indian to feature in the top 10 batting list in the latest ICC T20 International Players Rankings released on 27 February 2019? |
| A. | Mohammed Shami |
| B. | K L Rahul |
| C. | Kedar Jadhav |
| D. | Ambati Rayudu |
| E. | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Answer» C. Kedar Jadhav | |
| 23. |
Who was the Nizam of Hydrabad during 1946-47? |
| A. | Najm-ud-daula |
| B. | Kasim Razvi |
| C. | Mir Osman Ali |
| D. | Mir Vilayat Ali |
| Answer» D. Mir Vilayat Ali | |
| 24. |
Who was the “Nightingale of India”? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Captain Lakshmi |
| D. | Rabidranath Tagore |
| Answer» B. Annie Besant | |
| 25. |
Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of Battle of Buxar (1764)? |
| A. | Mir Qasim |
| B. | Mir Jafar |
| C. | Nizam-ud-Daulah |
| D. | Suja-ud-Daulah |
| Answer» B. Mir Jafar | |
| 26. |
Who was the Nawab of Awadh when Avadh was united with the British Empire? |
| A. | Wajid Ali Shah |
| B. | Amjad Ali Shah |
| C. | Mohammad Ali Shah |
| D. | Hyder Suleman Shah |
| Answer» B. Amjad Ali Shah | |
| 27. |
Who was the narrator’s first guide dog? |
| A. | Novel |
| B. | Rambo |
| C. | Ruskin |
| D. | Seeing Eye |
| Answer» B. Rambo | |
| 28. |
Who was the Mughal emperor during the 1857 revolt in India? |
| A. | Alamgir II |
| B. | Akbar Shah II |
| C. | Bahadur Shah II |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» D. Shah Alam II | |
| 29. |
Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of Battle of Plassey? |
| A. | Alamgir II |
| B. | Siraj- Ud- Daulah |
| C. | Mir Quasim |
| D. | Shah Alam II |
| Answer» B. Siraj- Ud- Daulah | |
| 30. |
Who was the Miss World in the year 2000? |
| A. | Aishwarya Rai |
| B. | Priyanka Chopra |
| C. | Agbani Darego |
| D. | Yukta Mookhey |
| Answer» C. Agbani Darego | |
| 31. |
Who was the most famous Mauryan ruler? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Chandrapurta-I |
| Answer» D. Chandrapurta-I | |
| 32. |
Who was the legendary co-founder and retired chairman of Indian tech giant Infosys? |
| A. | Ashish Goel |
| B. | NR Narayan Murthy |
| C. | Yashish Dahiya |
| D. | Navneet Singh |
| Answer» C. Yashish Dahiya | |
| 33. |
Who was the major leader of Darbhanga Peasant Movement in 1919-20? |
| A. | Babu Krishna Singh |
| B. | Sahajanand Saraswati |
| C. | Swami Vidyanand |
| D. | Babu Ramdayalu Singh |
| Answer» D. Babu Ramdayalu Singh | |
| 34. |
Who was the leader of Ghadar Party? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Lala Hardayal |
| C. | B. G. Tilak |
| D. | V. D. Savarkar |
| Answer» C. B. G. Tilak | |
| 35. |
Who was the main leader of the whole Singhbhum region in 1857 Revolution? |
| A. | Raja Durjan Sal |
| B. | Raja Arjun Singh |
| C. | Thakur Vishwanath Shahi |
| D. | Tikait Umraon Singh |
| Answer» C. Thakur Vishwanath Shahi | |
| 36. |
Who was the main inspirator of the Young Bengal Movement ? |
| A. | Rammohan Ray |
| B. | Derozio |
| C. | Debendra Nath Tagore |
| D. | David Hare |
| Answer» C. Debendra Nath Tagore | |
| 37. |
Who was the Maharaja of Jodhapur State at the time of the integration of the princley state of Rajasthan? |
| A. | Ummed Singh |
| B. | Hanwant Singh |
| C. | Gaj Singh |
| D. | Vijay Singh |
| Answer» C. Gaj Singh | |
| 38. |
Who was the leader of the revolution of 1857 in Panipat? |
| A. | Imam Ali Kalander |
| B. | Akbar Ali |
| C. | Bisarat Ali |
| D. | Sadruddin |
| Answer» B. Akbar Ali | |
| 39. |
Who was the last ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire? |
| A. | Venkata - III |
| B. | Achyuta Dev Rai |
| C. | Aliya Ramarai |
| D. | Srirang - III |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who was the leader of the Munda Rebellion between 1875-1900? |
| A. | Birsa Munda |
| B. | Raghava Munda |
| C. | Balavid Munda |
| D. | Rajesh Munda |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» B. Raghava Munda | |
| 41. |
Who was the Law Minister in the first Cabinet of post- independence India? |
| A. | K. M. Munshi |
| B. | S. P. Mukherjee |
| C. | Baldev Singh |
| D. | B. R. Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Who was the leader of the Bardoli Peasant satyagraha? |
| A. | TT Krishnamachari |
| B. | Baldev singh |
| C. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| D. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Namdar Khan |
| B. | Babu Kunwar Singh |
| C. | Birsa Munda |
| D. | Shankar Shah |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» C. Birsa Munda | |
| 44. |
Who was the leader of 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow? |
| A. | Zeenat Mahal |
| B. | Nana Saheb |
| C. | Hazrat Mahal |
| D. | Tantya Tope |
| Answer» D. Tantya Tope | |
| 45. |
Who was the last Viceroy of India who oversaw the creation of the independent states of India and Pakistan? |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Hastings |
| C. | Lord Mountbatten |
| D. | Lord Irwin |
| Answer» D. Lord Irwin | |
| 46. |
Who was the last ruler of the Vaghela Dynasty of Gujarat after whose defeat the kingdom was passed to Alauddin Khilji? |
| A. | Saranga Deva |
| B. | Arjuna Deva |
| C. | Karandev |
| D. | Rama |
| Answer» D. Rama | |
| 47. |
Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty? |
| A. | Kunala |
| B. | Brihadratha |
| C. | Susima |
| D. | Samprati |
| Answer» C. Susima | |
| 48. |
Who was the last of the powerful Mughal rulers? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Who was the last ruler of the Maurya dynasty? |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Brihadratha |
| D. | Pushyamitra |
| Answer» D. Pushyamitra | |
| 50. |
Who was the last ruler of the Chola dynasty?A. Rajaraja Chola 3B. Rajendra Chola 3C. Vijayalaya CholaD. Koluthunga Chola 3 |
| A. | A |
| B. | C |
| C. | B |
| D. | D |
| Answer» D. D | |