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quiz Questions
Q31
Who founded the Maratha state?
Shivaji
Ujjain
Taxila
Pataliputra
Explanation
Shivaji established an independent Maratha kingdom in western India.
Q32
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in
Ujjain
Pataliputra
1761
Taxila
Explanation
Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali fought at Panipat in 1761.
Q33
Who founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Taxila
William Jones
Explanation
Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society in 1784.
Q34
The Vernacular Press Act was passed during the tenure of
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Taxila
Lord Lytton
Explanation
Lord Lytton enacted the Vernacular Press Act in 1878.
Q35
Who founded the Indian National Congress?
Ujjain
A. O. Hume
Pataliputra
Taxila
Explanation
A. O. Hume played the key role in founding INC in 1885.
Q36
The partition of Bengal took place in
Taxila
Pataliputra
Ujjain
1905
Explanation
Bengal partition was announced by Lord Curzon in 1905.
Q37
Who gave the slogan Swaraj is my birthright?
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Taxila
Explanation
Tilak popularized the slogan on Swaraj.
Q38
The Muslim League was founded in
Pataliputra
1906
Ujjain
Taxila
Explanation
All India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka in 1906.
Q39
The Home Rule Movement in India was started by
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
Taxila
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Explanation
Tilak and Besant launched Home Rule Leagues in 1916.
Q40
Who led the Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar?
Mahatma Gandhi
Taxila
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Explanation
Gandhi led Champaran movement in 1917 for indigo peasants.