HISTORY NOTE - 1

CHAMPIONS' SQUARE

GK Bundle : History (Part I)

Dear Aspirants ,
Following are some questions from the history section, which are relevant for exams like IIFT.

(1) Who is known as 'Prophet of New India' ?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(2) Who was the first to address Mahatma Gandhi as the 'Father of the Nation' ?

Subhas Chandra Bose
(3) The remains of the Vijaynagar Empire can be found in?
Hampi

(4) The capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in which year?

1911
(5) Who is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism ?
Mahavira

(6) Th third battle of Panipat was fought between?
Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas

(7) Who is the founder of Mauryan Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya

(8) Who built the Red Fort ?
Shah Jahan

(9) Which Governor-general declared 'Sati' as illegal and punishable?

Lord William Bentinck

(10) Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were executed for which conspiracy by British Government on 23rd March 1931?
Lahore Conspiracy

(11) Who was the last British Emperor of India?
King George VI

(12) Which year is know as the year of great divide by in the demographic history of India?
1921

(13) The Mughal painting flourished during the reign of which emperor?
Jahangir

(14) Who devised the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
Lord Dalhousie

(15) Who was the first British Governor-general of India?
Lord Warren Hastings

(16) Arya Samaj was founded by whom?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(17) Who designed the Rashtrapati Bhawan ?
Edwin Lutyens

(18) When was Quit India Movement started?
8th August 1942

(19) What was the name of the party formed by Subhas Chandra Bose after he left Congress?
Forward Bloc

(20) Who took away the Peacock Throne of Shahjahan?
Nadir Shah

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