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GK - Indian History

Description: Expected questions on Indian history and Indian National Movement.
Number of Questions: 30
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What did Ramanuja preach?

  1. Satya

  2. Ahimsa

  3. Gyana

  4. Bhakti


Correct Option: D

From where did Gandhiji develop the technique of Satyagraha?

  1. South Africa

  2. Chauri Chaura

  3. Bardoli

  4. Sabarmati


Correct Option: A

Who among the following estimated Indian National Income and criticised the constant drain of wealth from India to England?

  1. Gandhiji

  2. Gokhale

  3. Dadabhai Naoroji

  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Correct Option: C

Who organised the 'Khudai Khidmatgars'?

  1. Abdul Ghaffar Khan

  2. Abul Kalam Azad

  3. Maulana Mohammad Ali

  4. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Vedic sacrifices was a royal consecration ceremony?

  1. Agnishtoma

  2. Rajasuya

  3. Vajapeya

  4. Asvamedha


Correct Option: B

Who among the Governor Generals of India is called the 'Maker of Modern India'?

  1. Cornwallis

  2. Warren Hastings

  3. Lord Ripon

  4. Lord Dalhousie


Correct Option: D

Who introduced the principle of the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

  1. Clive

  2. Cornwallis

  3. Warren Hastings

  4. Dalhousie


Correct Option: D

In which of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of the Mauryas?

  1. Arthashastra

  2. Indica

  3. Mudrarakshasa

  4. Mauryan inscriptions


Correct Option: B

Who built the famous Moti Masjid in the Red Fort?

  1. Sher Shah

  2. Shah Jahan

  3. Aurangzeb

  4. Akbar


Correct Option: B

During whose reign did Delhi become the capital of Hindustan for the first time?

  1. Iltumish

  2. Raziya

  3. Balban

  4. Qutub-ud-din Aibak


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Iltumish

The Moplah Rebellion broke out in

  1. Uttarakhand

  2. Chauri Chaura

  3. Malabar

  4. Telengana


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following was one of the effects of the Sepoy Mutiny (1857)?

  1. Reorganization of the East India Company

  2. Establishment of princely states

  3. Abolition of East India Company

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Abolition of East India Company

Which one of the following literatures was patronised by the Pandya kings?

  1. Sacred literature

  2. Secular literature

  3. Sangam literature

  4. Sanskrit literature


Correct Option: C

Who was the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons?

  1. Gokhale

  2. Dadabhai Naoroji

  3. Badr-ud-din-Tyabji

  4. Romesh Chander Dutt


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Where did Vasco-da-Gama land on 20th May, 1498?

  1. Calicut

  2. Masulipatanam

  3. Goa

  4. Cannanore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Calicut

Which of the following was the capital of the Hoysalas?

  1. Warangal

  2. Madurai

  3. Dwarasamudram

  4. Badami


Correct Option: C

The architectural features of Taj Mahal have resemblance to which of the following?

  1. Jama Masjid at Delhi

  2. Mecca Masjid at Hyderabad

  3. Humayun's tomb at Delhi

  4. Gol Gombaz


Correct Option: C

Who among the following is referred to as the ' Father of Local Self-Government in India' ?

  1. Lord Curzon

  2. Lord Rippon

  3. Lord Harding

  4. Lord Dalhousie


Correct Option: B

Why did the Communists in India decide to support the Government of India during the World War II?

  1. Gandhiji' s call to the nation

  2. Lord Linlithgow's statement

  3. Activities of the Azad Hind Fauj

  4. Hitler's attack on Russia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Hitler's attack on Russia

To which period does the Mehrauli Pillar inscription belong?

  1. Mauryas

  2. Sungas

  3. Kushanas

  4. Guptas


Correct Option: D

In the session held at which place did the Indian National Congress declare 'Complete Independence' as its goal?

  1. Madras in 1927

  2. Calcutta in 1928

  3. Lahore in 1929

  4. Allahabad in 1930


Correct Option: C

Which of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?

  1. Gaudavaha

  2. Harshacharita

  3. Arthashastra

  4. Rajatarangini


Correct Option: D

In which language were the Sangam classics written?

  1. Tamil

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: A

Which of the following dynasties of early medieval India was justly famous for its system of village administration?

  1. Cholas

  2. Pandyas

  3. Rashtrakutas

  4. Palas


Correct Option: A

Who popularized Ganesh festival during the freedom struggle?

  1. Mahadev Govinda Ranade

  2. Gokhale

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. VD Savarkar


Correct Option: C

Which of the following was the greatest achievement of Allauddin Khilji?

  1. Invasion of South India

  2. Contribution to art

  3. Measures to improve the standards of living

  4. Revenue system and control in inflation


Correct Option: D

Which of the following works states that the society was divided into seven classes in the Mauryan period?

  1. Arthashastra

  2. Edicts of Asoka

  3. Puranas

  4. Indica


Correct Option: D

Who was the first to describe the great mutiny of 1857 as the first War of Independence?

  1. Nehru

  2. Tilak

  3. VD Savarkar

  4. Lajpat Rai


Correct Option: C

With which of the following incidents did Mahatma Gandhi's entry into national politics start?

  1. Champaran Movement

  2. Dandi March

  3. Non-cooperation Movement

  4. Civil Disobedience Movement


Correct Option: A

Which of the following dynasties ruled at the time of Alexander's invasion?

  1. Nanda

  2. Maurya

  3. Gupta

  4. Sunga


Correct Option: A
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