Question 1

Bal Gangadhar Tilak died in 1920. What role did his death play in Gandhi's rise to leadership?

Accepted Answer

Tilak's death created a leadership vacuum in the extremist wing that Gandhi filled

Question 2

What exactly was the common proportion of Harappan bricks?

Accepted Answer

1:2:4

Question 3

Who commanded the British forces in the Battle of Plassey (1757)?

Accepted Answer

Robert Clive

Question 4

The famous Mughal Emperor Babur died in which year?

Accepted Answer

1530

Question 5

The Partition of Bengal (1905) divided Bengal into East Bengal & Assam and which other province?

Accepted Answer

West Bengal and Bihar & Orissa

Question 6

Sutkagendor is located in which present-day state/province?

Accepted Answer

Balochistan (Pakistan)

Question 7

The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between the British East India Company and whom?

Accepted Answer

Siraj ud-Daulah

Question 8

What was the main achievement of Iltutmish that distinguished him from Qutb ud-Din Aibak?

Accepted Answer

He received investiture from the Abbasid Caliph legitimizing his rule

Question 9

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was tried for sedition by the British twice. In which years?

Accepted Answer

1897 and 1908

Question 10

Evidence of a ploughed field has been found at:

Accepted Answer

Kalibangan

Indian History One Liner Questions with Answers

The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between the British East India Company and whom?