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Class 7–8 General Knowledge: History practice questions

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All history questions with answers

1. Who gave the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'?

   1. A. Lal Bahadur Shastri ✓
   2. B. Chandragupta Maurya
   3. C. Ashoka
   4. D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

   Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri. The answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri.

2. Which emperor gave up war and followed Buddhism after the Kalinga war?

   1. A. Shivaji
   2. B. Ashoka ✓
   3. C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
   4. D. Guru Nanak

   Answer: Ashoka. The answer is Ashoka.

3. Who founded the Maratha Empire?

   1. A. Shivaji ✓
   2. B. Subhas Chandra Bose
   3. C. Guru Nanak
   4. D. Jawaharlal Nehru

   Answer: Shivaji. The answer is Shivaji.

4. Who founded the Maurya Empire?

   1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru
   2. B. Shah Jahan
   3. C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
   4. D. Chandragupta Maurya ✓

   Answer: Chandragupta Maurya. The answer is Chandragupta Maurya.

5. Who wrote the book 'The Discovery of India'?

   1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru ✓
   2. B. Guru Nanak
   3. C. Shah Jahan
   4. D. Subhas Chandra Bose

   Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru. The answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.

6. Who led the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj)?

   1. A. Shah Jahan
   2. B. Chandragupta Maurya
   3. C. Subhas Chandra Bose ✓
   4. D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

   Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose. The answer is Subhas Chandra Bose.

7. Who founded Sikhism?

   1. A. Subhas Chandra Bose
   2. B. Ashoka
   3. C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
   4. D. Guru Nanak ✓

   Answer: Guru Nanak. The answer is Guru Nanak.

8. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India' for uniting the princely states?

   1. A. Ashoka
   2. B. Shivaji
   3. C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ✓
   4. D. Lal Bahadur Shastri

   Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The answer is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

9. Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi?

   1. A. Chandragupta Maurya
   2. B. Subhas Chandra Bose
   3. C. Shah Jahan ✓
   4. D. Jawaharlal Nehru

   Answer: Shah Jahan. The answer is Shah Jahan.

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