Indian History Quiz

1. The British arrived in India as_____.

1. Traders
2. Social reformers
3. Investors
4. Tourists

2. Which movement in Bengal was linked to the politics of clothing?

1. Champaran movement
2. Swadeshi movement
3. Khilafat movement
4. Chipko movement

3. Who was portrayed in the first-ever stamp issued in India in 1854?

1. King George VI
2. Elizabeth II
3. King Edward VII
4. Queen Victoria

4. Which of these leaders death anniversary is observed as Martyr's Day?

1. Sardar Patel
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri

5. Who was affectionately known as the 'Grand Old Man Of India'?

1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

6. Which of these were the presidencies during British Rule in India?

1. Madras, Bombay and Calcutta
2. Madras, Bombay and Punjab
3. Bangalore, Bombay and Calcutta
4. Madras, Bhopal and Calcutta

7. Who is known as the 'Man of peace' in India?

1. Indira Gandhi
2. Bhagat Singh
3. Sardar Patel
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri

8. Which of these personalities led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?

1. Nana Sahib
2. Begum Hazrat Mahal
3. Tantia Tope
4. Rani Lakshmibai

9. Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in _____ India.

1. Eastern
2. Central
3. Western
4. Southern

10. The British conquest of Bengal began with the battle of__.

1. Plassey
2. Panipat
3. Buxar
4. Haldighati