Indian History | MCQs

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The Suri Dynasty, founded by Sher Shah Suri.

He ruled India from 1540 to 1555.

He was lasting for 15 years before the Mughal Empire was restored by Humayun.

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First Battle of Panipat: 21 April 1526

Fought Between: Babur Vs Lodi

Won by: Babur

Second Battle of Panipat: November 5, 1556

Fought Between: Hemu Vs Akbar

Won by: Akbar

Third Battle of Panipat: 14 January 1761

Fought Between: Abdali Vs Marathas

Won by: Abdali

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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan predicted the widening gulf between Hindus and Muslims after the Urdu-Hindu controversy in UP in 1867.

The controversy arose when Hindus demanded that Hindi replace Urdu as the official language in courts, which deepened religious and cultural divides.

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Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam of Hyderabad.

He ruling from 1911 until the annexation of Hyderabad by India in 1948.

1st Nizam: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi (Nizam-ul-Mulk) – 1724 to 1748.

2nd Nizam: Mir Nizam Ali Pasha – 1748 to 1803.

3rd Nizam: Mir Akbar Ali Pasha – 1803 to 1829.

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Muhammad bin Qasim was died in 715 AD during the reign of Caliph Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik after being recalled and imprisoned.

Muhammad bin Qasim belonged to the Banu Thaqif.

Muhammad Bin Qasiim was a close relative of Hajjaj bin Yousuf,

He was the son-in-law of Hajjaj bin Yousuf

Because of him, he was appointed the governor of Persia 

Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was the governor of the Umayyad Caliphate from 692–694

Additional information 

Muhammad ibn Qasim led the Muslim conquest of Sindh

From Raja Dahir in the battle of Aror.

He was the first Muslim to have successfully captured Hindu territories

And initiated the early Islamic India in 712 AD.

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Henry Vansittart served as the Governor of Bengal from July 27, 1760, to November 26, 1764.

He played a key role during the early years of British expansion in India.

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Shah Waliullah (1703-1762) was a prominent Islamic scholar and reformer in India.

He believed that the decline of the Mughal Empire was due to the separation of the Muslim rulers from the principles of Islam and the Shariah.

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• The Moplah Rebellion, also called the Mappila Rebellion or Malabar Rebellion, occurred in Kerala in 1921-1922.
• The rebellion was led by Variyamkunnath Kunhamed Haji and started as a resistance against the British colonial rule and the prevailing feudal system controlled by elite Hindus in the region.
• The Moplah Rebellion was an armed revolt that lasted for six months and was eventually suppressed by the British.

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Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905

on October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the British colonial administrator of India at the time

The partition of Bengal was the most important event during the rule of Lord Curzon

The province was divided into West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,

and East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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