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The Battle of Buxar was fought between the British East India Company and which rulers?

  • (A) Marathas and Nizam of Hyderabad
  • (B) Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Mughal Emperor
  • (C) Rajputs and Mughals
  • (D) Sikhs and Mughals

Answer: Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Mughal Emperor

The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764 between the British East India Company and the combined forces of the Nawabs of Bengal, Oudh and the Mughal emperor.

Who among the following was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Mother Teresa
  • (D) Lata Mangeshkar

Answer: Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian award, in 1980 for her humanitarian work.

Who was the first ruler of the Mughal dynasty in India?

  • (A) Akbar
  • (B) Babur
  • (C) Humayun
  • (D) Jahangir

Answer: Babur

Babur was the founder of the Mughal dynasty, having established the empire after his victory at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

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The earliest reference to the word Hindustan is found in which text?

  • (A) Rigveda
  • (B) Mahabharata
  • (C) Ramayana
  • (D) Asoka?s Edicts

Answer: Mahabharata

The word Hindustan is first mentioned in the Mahabharata, referring to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.

Who was the first ruler to establish a centralized empire in India?

  • (A) Chandragupta Maurya
  • (B) Samudragupta
  • (C) Ashoka
  • (D) Harsha

Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya was the first to establish a centralized empire in India, founding the Maurya Empire in 321 BCE.

Who was the first European to land in India?

  • (A) Vasco da Gama
  • (B) Christopher Columbus
  • (C) Ferdinand Magellan
  • (D) Marco Polo

Answer: Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese navigator, was the first European to land in India, arriving in Calicut (now Kozhikode) in 1498.

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The Indian National Congress split into two factions in which year?

  • (A) 1905
  • (B) 1907
  • (C) 1915
  • (D) 1920

Answer: 1907

The Indian National Congress split into two factions in 1907, with one faction led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale and the other by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Who is regarded as the Father of Indian Archaeology?

  • (A) James Princep
  • (B) Alexander Cunningham
  • (C) Max Muller
  • (D) Sir William Jones

Answer: Alexander Cunningham

Alexander Cunningham is regarded as the Father of Indian Archaeology for his pioneering work in the field and for excavating ancient sites like Taxila and Sanchi.

Which of the following was the last major battle fought between the Mughals and Marathas?

  • (A) Battle of Plassey
  • (B) Battle of Haldighati
  • (C) Battle of Panipat
  • (D) Battle of Sinhagad

Answer: Battle of Panipat

The third Battle of Panipat, fought in 1761, was the last major battle between the Marathas and the Mughals, though it also involved the Durrani Empire.

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Who among the following is called the Father of the Indian Navy?

  • (A) C. Rajagopalachari
  • (B) Subhas Chandra Bose
  • (C) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (D) K. M. Panikkar

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose is regarded as the Father of the Indian Navy for his efforts in forming the Indian National Army (INA) and a naval wing.

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