51. When did India invade and annex
Hyderabad State?
a) 15 August 1947
b) 17 September 1948
c) 26 January 1950
d) 1 November 1956
Answer: ✅ b) 17 September 1948
52. What position did Mir Osman Ali
Khan hold after Hyderabad was annexed into India?
a) Prime Minister of Hyderabad
b) Rajpramukh (Governor) of Hyderabad State
c) Chief Minister of Hyderabad
d) Finance Minister of India
Answer: ✅ b) Rajpramukh (Governor) of Hyderabad State
53. Until when did Mir Osman Ali Khan
serve as the Rajpramukh of Hyderabad State?
a) 1950
b) 1952
c) 1956
d) 1960
Answer: ✅ c) 1956
Educational
Initiatives
54.
What percentage
of the Nizam’s budget was spent on education during his reign?
a) 5%
b) 8%
c) 11%
d) 15%
Answer: ✅ c) 11%
55. What was the first university
established by the Nizam in 1918?
a) Aligarh Muslim University
b) Banaras Hindu University
c) Osmania University
d) Hyderabad University
Answer: ✅ c) Osmania University
56. Which department was established
under the Nizam’s rule to aid education?
a) Department of Higher Studies
b) Department of Translation
c) Department of Modern Education
d) Department of Literary Affairs
Answer: ✅ b) Department of Translation
57. What was unique about
Osmania University?
a) It was the first university in India to provide online education
b) It was the first university to use Urdu as the medium of instruction
c) It was the largest university in Asia
d) It was exclusively for royal family members
Answer: ✅ b) It was the first university to use Urdu as the
medium of instruction
Infrastructure
Development
58.
Which of the
following public buildings was constructed under the Nizam's reign?
a) Hyderabad High Court
b) Jubilee Hall
c) Moazzam Jahi Market
d) All of the above
Answer: ✅ d) All of the above
59. What is Hyderabad House in
Delhi, built by the Nizam, used for today?
a) A museum
b) A government guest house
c) Diplomatic meetings by the Government of India
d) A university
Answer: ✅ c) Diplomatic meetings by the Government of India
60. Which railway station in
Hyderabad was built under the Nizam’s rule?
a) Secunderabad Railway Station
b) Kachiguda Railway Station
c) Nampally Railway Station
d) Lingampally Railway Station
Answer: ✅ b) Kachiguda Railway Station
Financial
Contributions & Banking
61.
Which bank
was established by the Nizam in 1941?
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Hyderabad State Bank
c) Nizam’s Bank
d) Imperial Bank of India
Answer: ✅ b) Hyderabad State Bank
62. The Hyderabad State Bank was later
merged with which Indian bank?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) Punjab National Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) Canara Bank
Answer: ✅ c) State Bank of India
63. What was the official currency
of Hyderabad State during the Nizam’s rule?
a) Hyderabadi Rupee (Osmania Sicca)
b) British Pound
c) Indian Rupee
d) Gold Coins
Answer: ✅ a) Hyderabadi Rupee (Osmania Sicca)
Flood
Prevention & Agricultural Reforms
64.
Which two
lakes were built by the Nizam after the Great Musi Flood of 1908?
a) Hussain Sagar & Mir Alam Tank
b) Osman Sagar & Himayat Sagar
c) Hussain Sagar & Osman Sagar
d) Himayat Sagar & Gandipet Lake
Answer: ✅ b) Osman Sagar & Himayat Sagar
65. The Osman Sagar lake was
named after whom?
a) The Nizam himself
b) His son, Azam Jah
c) His father, Mahboob Ali Khan
d) His wife
Answer: ✅ a) The Nizam himself
66. Which agricultural research
facility was founded by the Nizam in Marathwada in 1918?
a) Hyderabad Agricultural Research Centre
b) Parbhani Experimental Farm
c) Osman Ali Agricultural Institute
d) Deccan Agricultural University
Answer: ✅ b) Parbhani Experimental Farm
67. What was Parbhani Experimental
Farm renamed as after India’s independence?
a) Hyderabad Agricultural University
b) Marathwada Agriculture University
c) Osman Ali Agricultural Institute
d) Maharashtra State Agriculture Research Centre
Answer: ✅ b) Marathwada Agriculture University
Aviation &
Transportation
68.
What was India’s
first airport, established in Hyderabad in the 1930s?
a) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
b) Begumpet Airport
c) Deccan Aviation Hub
d) Nizam International Airport
Answer: ✅ b) Begumpet Airport
69. Which was the first airline in
British India, started by the Nizam?
a) Air India
b) Indian Airways
c) Deccan Airways
d) Hyderabad Airlines
Answer: ✅ c) Deccan Airways
Philanthropy
& Religious Donations
70.
How much land
did the Nizam donate for Hindu temples?
a) 50,000 acres
b) 100,000 acres
c) 200,000 acres
d) 500,000 acres
Answer: ✅ c) 200,000 acres
71. How much money did the Nizam donate
annually to the Tirupati Balaji Temple?
a) ₹2,000
b) ₹5,000
c) ₹8,000
d) ₹10,000
Answer: ✅ c) ₹8,000
72. The Thousand Pillar Temple
received a grant of how much from the Nizam?
a) ₹50,000
b) ₹1,00,000
c) ₹1,50,000
d) ₹2,00,000
Answer: ✅ b) ₹1,00,000
73. Which UNESCO Heritage Site
was restored using funds donated by the Nizam?
a) Charminar
b) Golconda Fort
c) Ramappa Temple
d) Mecca Masjid
Answer: ✅ c) Ramappa Temple
74. The Golden Temple of Amritsar
received yearly grants from the Nizam after he heard about it through
whom?
a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Guru Nanak
c) Guru Gobind Singh
d) British officials
Answer: ✅ a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
75. How much money did the Nizam
donate towards the compilation of the Mahabharata?
a) ₹500 per year for 10 years
b) ₹1,000 per year for 11 years
c) ₹2,000 per year for 5 years
d) ₹5,000 per year for 15 years
Answer: ✅ b) ₹1,000 per year for 11 years
Philanthropy
& Donations
76.
How much gold
did the Nizam donate to the National Defence Fund during the 1962
Sino-Indian War?
a) 2,000 Kilos
b) 3,500 Kilos
c) 5,000 Kilos
d) 10,000 Kilos
Answer: ✅ c) 5,000 Kilos
77. What is the estimated value of the
gold donation given by the Nizam to the Indian Army in today’s
terms?
a) ₹1,500 Crore
b) ₹2,000 Crore
c) ₹2,500 Crore
d) ₹3,000 Crore
Answer: ✅ c) ₹2,500 Crore
78. Which Indian university
received ₹1 million (10 Lakh) as a donation from the Nizam?
a) Banaras Hindu University
b) Aligarh Muslim University
c) Indian Institute of Science
d) Osmania University
Answer: ✅ a) Banaras Hindu University
79. How much did the Nizam donate to Aligarh
Muslim University?
a) ₹1,00,000
b) ₹2,50,000
c) ₹5,00,000
d) ₹10,00,000
Answer: ✅ c) ₹5,00,000
80. Which Islamic educational
institutions received large donations from the Nizam?
a) Jamia Nizamia
b) Darul Uloom Deoband
c) Both a & b
d) None of the above
Answer: ✅ c) Both a & b
81. The Shri Shivaji Educational
Society in Amravati received how much grant from the Nizam?
a) ₹10,000
b) ₹25,000
c) ₹50,000
d) ₹1,00,000
Answer: ✅ c) ₹50,000
Restoration
& Heritage Conservation
82 .
Which UNESCO
heritage site was restored under the Nizam's rule?
a) Taj Mahal
b) Hampi Ruins
c) Ajanta & Ellora Caves
d) Konark Sun Temple
Answer: ✅ c) Ajanta & Ellora Caves
83. Who were the two Italian
experts hired by the Nizam to restore the Ajanta paintings?
a) Lorenzo Cecconi & Count Orsini
b) Antonio Bianchi & Marco Polo
c) Giuseppe Ricci & Leonardo Rossi
d) Francesco Bernini & Giorgio Vasari
Answer: ✅ a) Lorenzo Cecconi & Count Orsini
84. What infrastructure did the
Nizam build to improve tourism access to the Ajanta Caves?
a) A railway station
b) A museum and a road
c) A guest house for tourists
d) An airport nearby
Answer: ✅ b) A museum and a road
Donations to
Palestine
85.
The Nizam provided
funding for the restoration of which Islamic holy site?
a) Masjid Al-Haram (Mecca)
b) Masjid Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem)
c) Blue Mosque (Istanbul)
d) Badshahi Mosque (Lahore)
Answer: ✅ b) Masjid Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem)
86. The Zawiyah Hindiyya, which
the Nizam helped restore, is located in:
a) Pakistan
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Palestine
d) Iraq
Answer: ✅ c) Palestine
Social Reforms
87.
In 1922,
the Nizam issued a firman (decree) banning:
a) Alcohol consumption
b) Public cow slaughter
c) Child marriages
d) Forced labor
Answer: ✅ b) Public cow slaughter
Hyderabad &
Accession to India
88.
In 1947,
how many people lived in Hyderabad when the British left?
a) 10 Million
b) 12 Million
c) 16 Million
d) 20 Million
Answer: ✅ c) 16 Million
89. What was the total area of
Hyderabad State in square miles at the time of Independence?
a) 50,000 sq. miles
b) 62,500 sq. miles
c) 75,000 sq. miles
d) 82,698 sq. miles
Answer: ✅ d) 82,698 sq. miles
90. What was the Nizam’s initial
plan after India's independence in 1947?
a) Join India
b) Join Pakistan
c) Remain independent
d) Merge with British territories
Answer: ✅ c) Remain independent
91. What was the standstill
agreement that the Nizam signed with India in 1947?
a) A military alliance with India
b) A treaty to join Pakistan after 1 year
c) A temporary agreement to delay a decision on Hyderabad’s future
d) A peace pact with the United Nations
Answer: ✅ c) A temporary agreement to delay a decision on
Hyderabad’s future
92. Why did the Indian government
oppose the Nizam’s proposal for independence?
a) Hyderabad was located at the center of India
b) The British government refused to support it
c) The Razakars were creating internal unrest
d) All of the above
Answer: ✅ d) All of the above
93. What was the name of the military
operation launched by India to annex Hyderabad?
a) Operation Vijay
b) Operation Polo
c) Operation Thunder
d) Operation Hyderabad
Answer: ✅ b) Operation Polo
94. Who led the Indian military
invasion of Hyderabad?
a) Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
b) Major General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
c) General K.M. Cariappa
d) General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya
Answer: ✅ b) Major General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
95. How long did Operation Polo
last before Hyderabad was annexed by India?
a) 24 hours
b) 72 hours
c) 109 hours
d) 7 days
Answer: ✅ c) 109 hours
96. What happened to the Nizam
after Hyderabad’s annexation?
a) He was exiled to Britain
b) He was executed
c) He was allowed to retain his wealth and title
d) He fled to Pakistan
Answer: ✅ c) He was allowed to retain his wealth and title
97. In which year did the Hyderabad
State officially merge into the Republic of India?
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1950
d) 1956
Answer: ✅ b) 1948
Wealth of the
Nizam
98.
The Nizam of Hyderabad was featured on the cover of which magazine on 22
February 1937?
a) Forbes
b) Time
c) National Geographic
d) The Economist
Answer: b) Time
99. At its peak in the early 1940s,
the wealth of Osman Ali Khan was worth approximately:
a) ₹100 crore
b) ₹500 crore
c) ₹660 crore
d) ₹1000 crore
Answer: c) ₹660 crore
100. What was the estimated value of
the Nizam's entire treasure of jewels in today's terms?
a) US$50 million
b) US$100 million
c) US$150 million - US$500 million
d) US$1 billion
Answer: c) US$150 million - US$500 million
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