Indian History | MCQs

Explanation

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injured over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is in Amritsar  Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer's order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

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Jallianwala Bagh is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021

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ND16-3-2023

Explanation

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,

East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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nd9-2-2023

Explanation

• 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.

Explanation

Qutab ud Din Aibak was the first ruler of the Muslim dynasty in Sub-Continent

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Qutb al-Din Aibak  was a general of Muhammad Ghori.

Qutab ud Din Aibak was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's death.

he became the ruler of an independent kingdom that evolved into the Delhi Sultanate ruled by the Mamluk dynasty.

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Al-khafif was the first ruler of soomra dynasty (1011-1026)

Mughal emperor Akbar the first Muslim ruler who tried to reconcile the differences between Muslims and Hindus

Razia Sultana the first woman ruler of Indiar

Explanation

 Cabinet Mission broadcast its plan from New Delhi on May 16, 1946.

They arrived in India on March 24, 1946, sent by the British government.

The Mission was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.

The mission had three British cabinet members:

Pethick Lawrence

Stafford Cripps

A.V. Alexander

The Cabinet Mission aimed to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership.

Explanation

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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Explanation

Explanation

This conversion of Akbar to Dīn-i Ilāhī angered various Muslims, among them the Qadi of Bengal Subah and Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi,

responded by declaring it to be blasphemy to Islam.

The Dīn-i Ilāhī,  was a new syncretic religion or spiritual program propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582.

According to Iqtidar Alam Khan, it was based on the Timurid concept of Yasa-i Changezi, to consider all sects as one. 

Explanation

Razia Sultana father name: Shams ud-Din Iltutmis

Razia Sultana born: Delhi

Razia Sultana ruled India from: 1236 to 1240

Razia Sultana was: First Woman Ruler

Explanation

Syed Ahmad Shaheed (1786-1831) was a Muslim leader and reformer who founded the Jihad movement in India.

He led a rebellion against the Sikh Empire in the early 19th century.

The Jihad movement, also known as the Tariqah-i-Muhammadiyah.

It aimed to reform Islamic practices, promote religious purification, and resist British colonial rule.