History

861. Mahatma Gandhi was born in which year?

1. 1869
2. 1879
3. 1889
4. 1899

Option “1” is correct

Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 02 October 1869.

862. National Anthem was adopted by Constituent Assembly on-

1. 26 January 1949
2. 26 November 1949
3. 24 January 1950
4. 15 August 1947

Option “3” is correct

The first stanza of the song Bharata Bhagya Bidhata was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India as the National Anthem on 24 January 1950.

863. Which Freedom Fighter from Bengal died at the age of 18?

1. Khudiram Bose
2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Chittaranjan Das
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Option “1” is correct

Khudiram Bose (3 December 1889– 11 August 1908) was a Bengali revolutionary, one of the youngest revolutionaries early in the Indian independence movement. At the time of his hanging, he was 18 years, 7 months 11 days old—barely a legal adult.

864. During the Independence Movement, Subhash Chandra Bose revamped the Indian National __________.

1. Navy
2. Army
3. Defence
4. Air Force

Option “2” is correct
During Indian Independence movement, Subhash Chandra Bose revamped the Indian National Army which was officially formed in 1942.
865. Khajuraho Group of monuments are attributed to which dynasty?

1. Chandela
2. Mughal
3. Maurya
4. Shunga

Option “1” is correct
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India. They are one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty.
866. Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal for?

1. Marjani
2. Mehbooba
3. Mehjabeen
4. Mumtaz

Option “4” is correct

Taj Mahal is an immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal.

867. In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?

1. 1608
2. 1646
3. 1674
4. 1710

Option “3” is correct
Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire was formally crowned as Chhatrapati of Raigad on June 6, in the year 1674.
868. Who built Jodhpur Fort?

1. Guru Ramdas
2. Shah Jahan
3. Rao Jodha
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Option “3” is correct

Mehrangarh (Mehran Fort) or Jodhpur Fort is located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is one of the largest forts in India. It is built around 1460 by Rao Jodha.

869. Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?

1. Mysore
2. Mahabalipuram
3. Tanjavur
4. Kanyakumari

Option “3” is correct

Brihadeshwara is the title referring Lord Shiva enshrined in the Tanjore Big Temple built by Raja Raja Chola I and consecrated more than a thousand years back in 1010 AD.It is located in Tanjavur.

870. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?

1. Bihar
2. Rajasthan
3. Karnataka
4. Assam

Option “4” is correct

Kamarupa (or Kamrupa, or even Kamrup) was an ancient Indian region in south-eastern Bengal and Assam. It was known as Pragjyotisha in mythology.