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| GK on History of India for Competitive Exams |
Why to Study GK:
Yes, you should have a good knowledge of History to score good in the General Awareness section. Study these 60 selected multiple choice questions with answers to acquire good marks in any competitive exam.
Here, you will find the most frequently asked and important questions on Indian History, Indian National Movement and pre-historic events of India.
These objective questions with answers are useful for any competitive exams like IAS. BANK PO, SSC, RAS, CDS, UPSC, RRB, NTSP, NAVY and any entrance exam.
Study these GK questions carefully. Because, you know that, GK questions can be answered in less time then arithmetic or reasoning sections and this will help you to save your time too.
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1. Shikh guru Gobind Singh wrote a letter to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb which is known as-
a. Zafarnama
b. Akbarnama
c. Kesar E Hind
d. Charak
2. 'Do or Die' is the famous slogan given by-
a. Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Subhas Ch. Bose
d. Bipin Ch. Paul
3. Alberuni was a historian during the period of-
a. Alauddin Khilji
b. Humayun
c. Muhmud of Ghazni
d. Vikramaditya
4. Algebra was invented in India by-
a. Kautilya
b. Manu
c. Aryabhatta
d. Dr. Abdul Kalam Azad
5. The first and the last Muslim woman rular of Mediaval India was-
a. Mamtaz
b. Raziya
c. Jodha
d. Nur Jahan
6. The city of Agra was made capital in 1504 by-
a. Akbar
b. Mirzafar
c. Ibrahim Lodi
d. Sikandar Lodi
7. Raja Ramnohan Roy is associated with-
a. Hindu College
b. Brahmo Samaj
c. Ramkrishna Mission
d. Bengal Gazette
8. The strategy 'Divide and Rule' was adopted by-
a. Lord Karjon
b. Lord Mountbatten
c. Lord Irwin
d. Muslim Leage
9. Humayun-Nama was written by-
a. Gulbadan
b. Kabir
c. Humayun
d. Sher Shah
10. In 1576 Akbar fought the battle of Haldighat with-
a. Mewae Forces
b. British
c. Jahangir
d. Bairam Khan
11. Hari Jan Sewak Sangha was organized by -
a. Brahmo Samaj
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Dayanand Saraswati
d. Dr Ambedkar
12. Megasthenis toured India during the reign of -
a. Maharana Pratap
b, Humayun
c, Pulakesin II
d. Sivaji
13. Mahabharata was written by-
a. Valmiki
b. Vyasa
c. Arjuna
d. Krishna
14. Who among the mentioned below was associated with Nalanda-
a. Harshavardhana
b. Akbar
c. Kumargupta
d. Bimbisara
15. Brahmo Samaj was associated with a great person of India. He is -
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Dadabhai Naororjee
c. Sarat ch. Chattopaddyay
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
16. Md Ghori was the roler of -
a. Afganistan
b. Turkistan
c. Myanmar
d. Arab
17. First Governor General of free India and last Viceroy of British India was -
a. Lord Mountbatten
b. Lord Irwin
c. Robert Clive
d. Lord Rippon
18. The oldest Veda is Rig Veda. Its salient feature is -
a. Worship of God Shiva
b. Collection of melodies
c. Worship of Nature
d. Worship of Godess Durga
19. Probably the Aryans came to India from -
a. China
b. Central Asia
c. Europe
d. Barma
20. The fourth Buddhist council was held during the reign of -
a. Kanishka
b. Ashoka
c. Kumargupta
d.Ajatshatru
21. In 1911, Mahatma Gandhi started his first Satyagraha in India at -
a. 18
a. Champaran
b. Delhi
c. Sabarmati Ashram
d. Lucknow
22. Who was the founder of Mouryan Dynasty?
a. Skandagupta
b. Ashoka
c. Chandragupta Mourya
d. Chanakya
23. Among the nine gems in the court of a King one of the greatest was Kalidasa. The king was-
a. Chandragupta II
b. Ashoka
c. Skandagupta
d. Samudragupta
24. Buland Darawaja in Fatehpur Sikri was build by Akbar to comamorate
his conquest of -
a. Delhi
b. Gujrat
c. Agra
d. Haldighat
25. Tulsidas composed his 'Ram Charit Manash' during the reign of -
a. Akbar
b. Babar
c. Shah Jahan
d.Bahadur Shah
26. 'The Great Bath' of Indus Valley Civilization was found at the site of -
a. Harappa
b. Surkotda
c. Lothal
d. Mohenjodaro
27. Whome did Shubhas Chandra Bose considered his political Guru?
a. C. R. Das
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Dr. Rajendra Prashad
28. The author of the famous play 'Mrichchakatika' was-
a. Kalidasa
b. Shudraka
c. Vishnu Sharma
d. Varahmihir
29. Who wrote the Adi Kavya - Ramayana ?
a. Valmiki
b. Saga Vyasa
c. Kalidasha
d. Kashyapa
These General Knowledge questions from History are useful to the candidates who have applied for SSC Exam too.
30. Charak was the famous court physician in the court of -
a. Ashoka
b. Kanishka
c. Vikramaditya
d. Bimbisara
31. Who discovered Harappa in 1921?
a. Dayaram Sahani
b. RD Bannerjee
c. Lord Irwin
d. Lord Canning
32. The first foreign traveller to visit India was -
a. Fahien
b. Huen Tsang
c. Megasthenes
d. Vasco Da Gama
33. English was made the medium of higher education in British India by -
a. Lord William Bantinck
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Robert Clive
d. Lord Lytton
34. Who was called the 'Nepolion of India'?
a. Samudragupta
b. Kanishka
c. Bindushara
d. Udayin
35. Mahayana and Hinyana are the two Sects of -
a. Jainism
b. Buddhism
c. Hinduism
d. Shikhism
35. Matashya Purana is the oldest of ___ Puranas-
b. 108
c. 4
d. 3
36. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was introduce by --
a. Queen Elizabeth
b. Dal housie
c. Lord Canning
d.Shivaji
37. Revolt of 1857 was started at--
a. Kanpur
b. Pune
c. Calcutta
d. Meerut
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38. Who was political guru of M.K.Gandhi--
a. Gopal Krisna Gokhle
b. Dr Ambedkar
c. Netaji Shubhas Chandra Bose
d. Nana Shahib
39. In the court of Ala-Uddin-Khilji Who was the courtier mentioned below -
a. Birbal
b. Amir Khushru
c. Ibrahim Lodi
d. Tegh Bahadur
40. The Pala Dynasty was founded by-
a. Dharmapala
b. Gopala
c. Farukhsiyar
d. Nepala
40. The Pala Dynasty was founded by-
a. Dharmapala
b. Gopala
c. Farukhsiyar
d. Nepala
41.How many Vedas are there?
a. 108
b. 4
c. 1
d. 18
42. Who was the founder of Vikramshila University?
a. Shidhunaga
b. Dharmapala
c. Ashoka
d. Kanishka
43. Adhai-din-ka-jhopra at Ajmer was built by-
a. Qutubuddin Aibak
b. Jahangeer
c. Sikandar Lodi
d.Haidar Ali
44. The Saka era which is used by Indian Government was started in 78AD by-
a. Kanishka
b. Ashoka
c. Maharana Pratap
d. Samudragupta
45. Nalanda University was founded by -
a. Dharmapala
b. Kumargupta
c. Gopala
d. Chanakya
46. Dayanand Saraswati founded the following -
a. Arya Samaj
b. Ramkrishna Mission
c. Devide and rule
d. Brahmo Samaj
47. Dandi March was started by Gandhiji on 12/03/1930 from Sabamati Asram with the following number of followers -
a. 101
b. 78
c. 35
d. 302
49. The first Indian Newspaper Published in India was -
a. The Times of India
b. The Hindustan Times
c. Bengal Gazette
d. News of India
50. The practice of Sati was declared illegal by -
a. Lord William Bentick
b. Lord Rippon
c. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
d. Mahatma Gandhi
51. Which dynasty established the largest domination in southern India?
a. Cholas
b. Marathas
c.Mughals
d.Khiljis
52. The author of the slogan "Delhi chalo" is--
a. M K Gandhi
b. S.C. Bose
c. Ani Besant
d. GK Gokhle
53. The capital of Pallava king was -
a.Madraj
b.Kashmir
c.Assam
d. Canjeevaram
54. What was the original name of Valmiki --
a. Ramanuj
b. Ratnakara
c. Kashyap
d.Aghastha
55. Who was founded the Ramkrisna mission ?
a. Ram Krishna Paramhansh
b. Swami Dayananda
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Swami Achyutananda
56. Two brothers Mohmud ali and Shaukat ali started -
a. Khilafat Movement
b. Divide and rule
c. Muslim League
d. Partition of Bengal
57. Who is the father of Indian Renaissance--
a.Gandhiji
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Ambedkar
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
58. The Bhakti movement was first organised by --
a. Kabir
b. Ramanujan
c. Chaitanyadev
d. TV Channels
59. Charak Samhita was written by Charak in the reign of -
a. Kaniska
b.Babar
c.Sudraka
d. Chandragupta Mourya
60. Qutubuddin Aibak laid the foundation of Qutub Minar after the name of -
a. His grandfather
b. Kkwaja Qutubuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki
c. Himself
d. None of above
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