Indian History | MCQs

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The Quit India Movement is also known as the August Movement.

It was launched by Gandhi on August 8, 1942, in Bombay.

The movement, started by the Congress party.

It's demanded an end to British rule in India.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah responded with the slogan "Divide and Quit India."

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The Lodhi Dynasty was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

It was ruling from 1451 until the defeat by Babur in 1526, which led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.

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Jawaharlal Nehru was the son of Motilal Nehru.

He was the first prime minister of India and a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement.

Motilal Nehru his father was a leader of the Indian independence movement and a cofounder of the Swaraj Party.

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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.

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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.

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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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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

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Sir Syed is considered as the first person to theorize the idea of separate nationhood for Muslims in subcontinent.

In a speech at Meerut in 1866 he presented on overall scenario of post colonial phase in

which he described Muslims and Hindus as two nations

Syed Ahmad Khan who presented the theory of the two nations 

He presented this theory In a speech at Meerut in 1866 

The two-nation theory is the basis of the creation of Pakistan.

The theory advocated by the All India Muslim League is the founding principle of the Pakistan Movement.

The state of India officially rejected the two-nation theory

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• The War of Independence of 1857 was officially declared ended by the British government on November 1, 1858, with the proclamation of Queen Victoria's rule over India.
• The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the First War of Independence.
• It was began on May 10, 1857, at Meerut as a sepoy mutiny.