Q.1. How many Prime Ministers were born after India became independent
in 1947?
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 3
[D] 4
Q.2. Which dynasty immediately followed the Lodi dynasty?
[A] Khilji Dynasty
[B] Sayyid Dynasty
[C] Tughlaq Dynasty
[D] None of the above
Q.3. Who was named Prime Minister of India after Indira Gandhi's assassination?
[A] Rajiv Gandhi
[B] P.V. Narsimha Rao
[C] V.P. Singh
[D] Chandra Sekhar
Q.4. Who among the following was one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence?
[A] Lord Cornwallis
[B] Lord William Bentinck
[C] Lord Mountbatten
[D] None of the above
Q.5. In what modern-day Indian state did the Battle of Chausa take place?
[A] Haryana
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[C] Madhya Pradesh
Q.6. When were the ruins of Mohenjo-daro discovered?
[A] 1922
[B] 1932
[C] 1942
[D] 1952
Answers:
Q.1- A
Every other Prime Minister of India (from Jawaharlal Nehru to Manmohan Singh) was born before 1947. Narendra Modi was born on 17 September in 1950.
Q.2- D
Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Lodi rulers of the Delhi Sultanate, was defeated by Babur in the first Battle of Panipat in 1526. This defeat led to the foundation of a new dynasty, named the Mughal empire, in India which lasted till 1857.
Q.3- A
Rajiv Gandhi was appointed Prime Minister of India by the President of India Zail Singh immediately after Indira Gandhi's assassination on October 31, 1984. The President used his personal discretion in naming Rajiv Gandhi Prime Minister of India.
Charles Cornwallis (1738–1805) was one of the leading British general officers in the American War of Independence.
Q.5- C
The Battle of Chausa was fought between Mughal emperor Humayun and Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar in India.
Q.6- C
The ruins of Mohenjo-daro were discovered in 1922 by Rakhaldas Banerji (R.D. Banerji), an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India.
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