Indian History - MCQs with answers - Part II

ANSWER: a) Badruddin Tyabji

In April, 1867, he became the first Indian Lawyer in Mumbai. He became the first Indian to hold the post of Chief Justice in Mumbai in 1902.

ANSWER: a) Lahore

Ranjit Singh was endowed on 12 April 1801 as the Maharaja of Punjab.

ANSWER: a) Charminar

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah had prayed for the end of a plague that was plundering his city and vowed to build a Mosque at the very place where he prayed.

ANSWER: a) Queen Victoria

At the end of her reign, the Queen's full style and title were: "Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India."

ANSWER: b) Bahadur Shah Zafar

The court that he maintained was home to several Urdu writers of high standing, including Mirza Ghalib, Dagh, Mumin, and Zauq.

ANSWER: d) Qutbuddin Aibak

He was a Turkish king of Northwest India who ruled from his capital in Delhi where he built the Qutb Minar.

ANSWER: c) Ramanuja

He is also known as Sri Ramanujacharya, Udayavar, Yatiraja, and Lakshmana Muni.

ANSWER: d) Swami Haridas

Swami Haridas was a spiritual poet and classical musician. He is also the founder of the Haridasi school of mysticism, still found in North India today.

ANSWER: a) 1912

Calcutta was the capital of India until 1911 during the British Raj.

ANSWER: c) Dadabhai Naoroji

Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the Grand Old Man of India.