81. Who was the first Muslim ruler to invade India?
(a) Muhammad Ghori
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni
(c) Babur
(d) Alauddin Khilji
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Answer: (b) Mahmud of Ghazni
📖 Explanation: Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India 17 times between 1000-1027 CE. His most famous invasion was the destruction of the Somnath Temple in 1025 CE.
82. Who among the following was the first ruler of the Slave Dynasty?
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(d) Razia Sultana
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Answer: (c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
📖 Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak was the first ruler of the Slave Dynasty (Mamluk Dynasty) and established the Delhi Sultanate in 1206 CE after the death of Muhammad Ghori.
83. Who was the first Governor-General of British India?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Robert Clive
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Answer: (b) Warren Hastings
📖 Explanation: Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of British India (1773-1785) under the Regulating Act of 1773. He introduced several administrative reforms.
84. The title of ‘Sardar’ was given to Vallabhbhai Patel after which movement?
(a) Salt Satyagraha
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Bardoli Satyagraha
(d) Quit India Movement
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Answer: (c) Bardoli Satyagraha
📖 Explanation: Vallabhbhai Patel was given the title ‘Sardar’ after leading the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) against the unjust land revenue hikes by the British.
85. Which ancient Indian ruler is associated with the Lion Capital at Sarnath?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harsha
(d) Kanishka
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Answer: (b) Ashoka
📖 Explanation: The Lion Capital at Sarnath, which is now India’s national emblem, was built by Emperor Ashoka to mark his conversion to Buddhism after the Kalinga War.
86. Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire?
(a) Harihara and Bukka
(b) Krishnadevaraya
(c) Rajaraja Chola I
(d) Narasimha Deva I
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Answer: (a) Harihara and Bukka
📖 Explanation: Harihara and Bukka, two brothers from the Sangama dynasty, founded the Vijayanagara Empire in 1336 CE to resist Muslim invasions in South India.
87. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the partition of Bengal (1905)?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Linlithgow
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Answer: (a) Lord Curzon
📖 Explanation: Lord Curzon carried out the Partition of Bengal (1905) under the pretext of better administration, but it was seen as an attempt to divide Hindus and Muslims.
88. Who was the first ruler to unify most of India under one empire?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harsha
(d) Samudragupta
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Answer: (a) Chandragupta Maurya
📖 Explanation: Chandragupta Maurya was the first ruler to unify most of the Indian subcontinent under the Maurya Empire with the help of Chanakya.
89. The famous ‘August Offer’ was announced by the British in which year?
(a) 1935
(b) 1939
(c) 1940
(d) 1942
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Answer: (c) 1940
📖 Explanation: The August Offer (1940) was an attempt by the British to gain Indian support during World War II, promising dominion status after the war.
90. Who was the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)?
(a) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(b) M.S. Golwalkar
(c) Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
(d) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
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Answer: (c) Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
📖 Explanation: Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1925 to promote Hindu nationalism and cultural unity.
