Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Indian History

5 more SSC / Banking questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1medium

   Which Sultan of Delhi introduced market control measures that fixed the prices of grain, cloth and horses in Delhi?

   • AIltutmish
   • BBalban
   • CAlauddin Khilji
   • DMuhammad bin Tughlaq
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   Correct answer: (C) Alauddin Khilji

   Alauddin Khilji fixed prices and set up separate markets, with officers (shahna-i-mandi) to enforce them, so that he could keep a large army on modest salaries. He also introduced dagh (branding of horses) and chehra (descriptive rolls of soldiers). Muhammad bin Tughlaq is known for token currency, not price control. So the answer is Alauddin Khilji.

2. Q2medium

   The Permanent Settlement of land revenue in Bengal (1793) was introduced by:

   • ALord Cornwallis
   • BWarren Hastings
   • CLord Wellesley
   • DLord Dalhousie
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   Correct answer: (A) Lord Cornwallis

   Under the Permanent Settlement, zamindars became owners of the land and paid a revenue amount fixed for ever. Lord Cornwallis introduced it in 1793. Wellesley is linked with the Subsidiary Alliance and Dalhousie with the Doctrine of Lapse. So the answer is Lord Cornwallis.

3. Q3medium

   The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was carried out during the viceroyalty of:

   • ALord Ripon
   • BLord Minto
   • CLord Hardinge
   • DLord Curzon
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   Correct answer: (D) Lord Curzon

   Lord Curzon announced the partition, and it took effect on 16 October 1905, sparking the Swadeshi Movement. Lord Hardinge (II) annulled it in 1911, when the capital shift to Delhi was also announced. Ripon is known for local self-government (1882). So the answer is Lord Curzon.

4. Q4medium

   At which session of the Indian National Congress was the 'Purna Swaraj' (complete independence) resolution passed in December 1929?

   • ACalcutta
   • BLahore
   • CKarachi
   • DHaripura
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   Correct answer: (B) Lahore

   The Lahore session of December 1929, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, adopted Purna Swaraj as the goal. 26 January 1930 was then observed as Independence Day. Calcutta (1928) asked for dominion status, and Karachi (1931) passed the Fundamental Rights resolution. So the answer is Lahore.

5. Q5hard

   The Ghadar Party, formed in 1913 by Indians in North America with its headquarters at San Francisco, is chiefly associated with:

   • ALala Har Dayal
   • BShyamji Krishna Varma
   • CRash Behari Bose
   • DMadam Bhikaji Cama
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   Correct answer: (A) Lala Har Dayal

   Lala Har Dayal (with Sohan Singh Bhakna and others) organised the Ghadar Party. It published the weekly 'Ghadar' and aimed to overthrow British rule by armed revolt. Shyamji Krishna Varma founded India House in London, Bhikaji Cama unfurled an Indian flag at Stuttgart (1907), and Rash Behari Bose later led the Indian Independence League in East Asia. So the answer is Lala Har Dayal.