71. Which Indian freedom fighter is known as ‘Punjab Kesari’?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
📖 Explanation: Lala Lajpat Rai was called ‘Punjab Kesari’ (Lion of Punjab) for his fearless fight against British rule. He played a key role in the Swadeshi Movement and Non-Cooperation Movement.
72. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) C.V. Raman
(c) Hargobind Khorana
(d) Mother Teresa
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore
📖 Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his poetry collection Gitanjali, making him the first Indian Nobel laureate.
73. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
📖 Explanation: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel led the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) in Gujarat against unjust British tax hikes, earning him the title ‘Sardar’ (Leader).
74. Which ancient Indian text is known as the earliest law book?
(a) Arthashastra
(b) Manusmriti
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Mahabharata
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (b) Manusmriti
📖 Explanation: Manusmriti is considered the earliest known legal text in India, outlining laws, duties, and social norms for various castes and classes.
75. Who was the first Indian ruler to send an ambassador to China?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Kanishka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (d) Chandragupta Maurya
📖 Explanation: Chandragupta Maurya sent Meghasthenes, a Greek ambassador, to the Mauryan court. Later, Indian rulers like Harsha and Kanishka established relations with China.
76. Who introduced the Ryotwari system in British India?
(a) Lord Wellesley
(b) Thomas Munro
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Robert Clive
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (b) Thomas Munro
📖 Explanation: Thomas Munro introduced the Ryotwari system in 1820 in South India, where farmers (ryots) directly paid land revenue to the British government.
77. Who wrote the book Discovery of India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
📖 Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru wrote The Discovery of India during his imprisonment in Ahmednagar Fort (1942-1946), detailing India’s history, culture, and philosophy.
78. In which year was the first battle of Tarain fought?
(a) 1191
(b) 1192
(c) 1206
(d) 1215
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (a) 1191
📖 Explanation: The First Battle of Tarain (1191) was fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori. Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Ghori but was later defeated in 1192 in the Second Battle of Tarain.
79. Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(d) Rash Behari Bose
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (a) Lala Hardayal
📖 Explanation: Lala Hardayal founded the Ghadar Party in 1913 in San Francisco, USA, to mobilize overseas Indians against British rule in India.
80. Which ruler built the famous Sun Temple at Konark?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Rajaraja Chola I
(c) Narasimha Deva I
(d) Krishna Deva Raya
Tap here for Answer
✅
Answer: (c) Narasimha Deva I
📖 Explanation: Narasimha Deva I, a ruler of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, built the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha (13th century CE), dedicated to Surya (Sun God).
