UPSC Prelims · General Studies Paper I
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian history covering ancient, medieval and modern periods with special emphasis on the Indian freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947.
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The Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792) was signed between the British and Tipu Sultan after which Anglo-Mysore War?
Q2 · History of India and Indian National Movement · EASY
Which Mughal emperor granted the English East India Company the right to trade freely in Bengal in 1717?
Q3 · History of India and Indian National Movement · MEDIUM
The Kakori Conspiracy Case (1925) involved revolutionaries looting government money from a train. Who among the following was NOT associated with this case?
Q4 · History of India and Indian National Movement · EASY
The Gupta Empire reached its zenith under which ruler, who performed the Ashvamedha yajna and adopted the title 'Vikramaditya'?
Q5 · History of India and Indian National Movement · HARD
During the Mughal period, the mansabdari system classified nobles. A mansabdar with a rank of 5000 zat and 5000 sawar would be expected to maintain how many horses according to the 'do-aspa sih-aspa' system introduced by Jahangir?