The Battle of Plassey was fought in
- A1707
- B1857
- C1764
- D1757
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) 1757
NABARD Grade A History Questions with Answers & Explanations
20 History questions from the General Awareness & Economy section of NABARD Grade A, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.
Who gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?
- ALala Lajpat Rai
- BBal Gangadhar Tilak
- CGopal Krishna Gokhale
- DMahatma Gandhi
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
- AC. Rajagopalachari
- BLord Wavell
- CLord Mountbatten
- DRajendra Prasad
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) C. Rajagopalachari
Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism?
- AParshvanatha
- BRishabhanatha
- CNeminatha
- DMahavira
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Mahavira
The Indian National Congress was founded in
- A1885
- B1919
- C1857
- D1905
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) 1885
Which Mauryan emperor embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga war?
- AChandragupta Maurya
- BBrihadratha
- CBindusara
- DAshoka
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Ashoka
The Partition of Bengal took place in
- A1919
- B1905
- C1885
- D1911
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) 1905
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by
- ALord Canning
- BLord Curzon
- CLord Dalhousie
- DLord Wellesley
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Lord Dalhousie
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
- A1757
- B1764
- C1857
- D1707
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) 1757
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in
- A1920
- B1919
- C1922
- D1915
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) 1919
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The Harappan site of Dholavira is located in
- ARajasthan
- BSindh
- CGujarat
- DHaryana
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Gujarat
Gandhi's Dandi March was undertaken in
- A1942
- B1930
- C1920
- D1919
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) 1930
Who founded the Indian National Army's "Azad Hind Government"?
- ABhagat Singh
- BRash Behari Bose
- CSubhas Chandra Bose
- DMohan Singh
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Subhas Chandra Bose
Gandhi's first satyagraha in India was at
- AChamparan
- BAhmedabad
- CBardoli
- DKheda
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Champaran
Who was the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833?
- AWarren Hastings
- BLord Cornwallis
- CLord Dalhousie
- DLord William Bentinck
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Lord William Bentinck
The Kailasa temple at Ellora was built by the
- ARashtrakutas
- BPallavas
- CCholas
- DChalukyas of Badami
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Rashtrakutas
The Ghadar Party was founded in
- ASan Francisco
- BBerlin
- CTokyo
- DLondon
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) San Francisco
Who built the Qutub Minar's first storey?
- AAlauddin Khalji
- BIltutmish
- CQutb-ud-din Aibak
- DFiroz Shah Tughlaq
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
The Taj Mahal was built by
- AShah Jahan
- BHumayun
- CAkbar
- DJahangir
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Shah Jahan
Who is known as the "Iron Man of India"?
- ASardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- BBal Gangadhar Tilak
- CJawaharlal Nehru
- DLal Bahadur Shastri
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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