Pre-Partition (Before 1947) MCQs

241. The Ilbert Bill was introduced in:
A) 1882
B) 1883
C) 1884
D) 1885
✅ Answer: B

242. The founder of the Gupta Empire was:
A) Samudragupta
B) Chandragupta I
C) Ashoka
D) Harsha
✅ Answer: B

243. The founder of the Mauryan Empire was:
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Harsha
✅ Answer: C

244. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in:
A) 1877
B) 1878
C) 1879
D) 1880
✅ Answer: B

245. Who abolished Sati in India?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord William Bentinck
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Dalhousie
✅ Answer: B

246. The founder of the Bahmani Kingdom was:
A) Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
B) Muhammad Tughlaq
C) Feroz Shah
D) Balban
✅ Answer: A

247. The first census in India was conducted in:
A) 1870
B) 1871
C) 1872
D) 1873
✅ Answer: B

248. The founder of the Sayyid Dynasty was:
A) Khizr Khan
B) Mubarak Shah
C) Alam Shah
D) Bahlol Lodi
✅ Answer: A

249. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in:
A) 1764
B) 1765
C) 1766
D) 1767
✅ Answer: B

250. The founder of the Bhakti Movement was:
A) Ramananda
B) Kabir
C) Chaitanya
D) Guru Nanak
✅ Answer: A

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