India | MCQs

Explanation

Madras was renamed as Chennai in 1996.

The name 'Madras', derived from the term Madraspattinam, was given to this city by the colonisers.

Chennai, on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu.

Explanation

The Indus Waters Treaty, treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan

The Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan was brokered by the World Bank

The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan

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and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India

The Treaty was signed at Karachi by Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,

the then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 

the then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 

The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

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Explanation

The Muslim League rejected the proposals because it had given the greatest importance and priority to the creation of one Indian Union.

The Indian National leaders reject the Cripps Mission by the demand for immediate independence.

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942.

The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India.

 To obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.

The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps.

The objective of Cripps Mission: To reform the constitutional issues

Explanation

There are three major Wars (overall 04) fought between India and Pakistan from 1947 to 2021

1. The first conflict over the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was in 1947.

·         It is also called as first Kashmir war.

·         Result: As a result of the 1947 war, Pakistan gained control of about onr-thirds of the Kashmir region.

2. The second conflict between Pakistan and India over the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was in 1965.

·         Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar is the main reason for the 1965 war.

·         Ayub Khan was the President of Pakistan during the Indo­ Pak war 1965.

·         Lal Bahadur Shastra was the prime minister of India during the Indo­ Pak war 1965.

3. The third conflict between Pakistan and India was in 1971.

·         Yahya Khan was the President of Pakistan during the Indo­ Pak war 1971.

·         Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1971.

4. There is also a limited war in 1999 at Kargil between India and Pakistan.

Explanation

Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh.

Indian National Congress won 8 provinces.

Explanation

Direct Action Day, also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of nationwide communal riots by the Indian Muslim community announced by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British.

Explanation

Muhi al-Din Muhammad, commonly known as Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire  ruling from July 1658 until his death in 1707

Aurangzeb was Born on November 3, 1618, in Dahod, India

Aurangzeb was Died on: March 3, 1707, Bhingar, Ahmednagar, India

Aurangzeb, one of the highest debated Mughal emperors

Unlike other rulers, Aurangzeb only had one wife.

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Explanation

Sher Shah Sur's real name is Farīd Khān.

Sher Shah Suri is well-known for his Land Revenue System

Sher Shah Suri Ruled India for 5 years from 1540 to 1545.

Born: 1486, Sasaram, India

Sher Shah Suri died: on 22 May 154

Sher Shah Suri introduced: Rupee Currency

Sher Shah Suri built: GT Road

Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540.

Sher Shah Suri buried in Sasaram

Explanation

Explanation

Mohammed Ali Jinnah resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council in protest against the Rowlatt Act of 1919, which he deemed oppressive and unjust.

It is also known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919.

It was passed on March 18, 1919, in Delhi.

In the same year, Quaid-e-Azam's daughter, Dina, was born.