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Indian History

Description: GK History Test - General Knowledge History Practice and Preparation Test for UPSC, B.Ed and M.Ed and Bank PO Exams
Number of Questions: 25
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened in the year

  1. 1942

  2. 1919

  3. 1945

  4. 1909


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jallianwala Bbagh massacre took place under the rule of General Dyer, on (Sunday) 13th April, 1919.

Which Sikh Guru laid the foundation for the city of Amritsar?

  1. Guru Govind Singh

  2. Guru Ram Das

  3. Guru Nanak

  4. Guru Arjun Dev


Correct Option: B

Gandhiji's Dandi march was held in the year

  1. 1930

  2. 1931

  3. 1932

  4. 1935


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 1930

The battle of Plassey was fought in the year

  1. 1741

  2. 1541

  3. 1757

  4. 1857


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: 1757

The 'Quit India Movement' was launched in the year

  1. 1942

  2. 1941

  3. 1950

  4. 1946


Correct Option: A

Which French ruler who said “I am the state”?

  1. Louis XIV

  2. Louis XVI

  3. Napoleon

  4. Ceasar


Correct Option: A

The Home Rule Movement was started by

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  3. Annie Basant

  4. Swami Vivekananda


Correct Option: C

Which day is celebrated as 'National Labour Day' in India?

  1. May 1

  2. December 1

  3. May 11

  4. November 14


Correct Option: A

The autobiography of Hitler is

  1. Mein Kampf

  2. Communist Manifesto

  3. Das Capital

  4. The Repblic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hitler wrote his autobiography during the 2nd World War.

Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it”?

  1. Annie Basant

  2. Subhash Chandra Bose

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Bhagat Singh


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Which of the following places is known as the cradle of Greek civilization?

  1. Sparta

  2. Athens

  3. Volos

  4. Larissa


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is known as the 'Land of Pyramids'?

  1. Myanmar

  2. Israel

  3. China

  4. Egypt


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Egypt

In which country did Renaissance take its origin?

  1. Italy

  2. England

  3. Germany

  4. France


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Italy

The Khilafat Movement was started in

  1. 1920

  2. 1919

  3. 1905

  4. 1909


Correct Option: B

The first war of Indian independence or the Revolt of 1857, started from

  1. Mumbai

  2. Patna

  3. Meerut

  4. Hyderabad


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Meerut

Which of the following kings changed his capital from Delhi to Devagiri?

  1. Mohammed bin Tughlaq

  2. Mohammed bin Kasim

  3. Qutubuddin

  4. Mohammed Ghazni


Correct Option: A

Who is regarded as the Father of Russian Revolution?

  1. Eangals

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Trotsky

  4. Lenin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Lenin

The famous Grand Trunk Road was built by

  1. Sher Shah

  2. Shahjahan

  3. Humayun

  4. Akbar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Sher Shah

Who was the Gupta ruler who adopted the title of 'Vikramaditya'?

  1. Chandra Gupta I

  2. Skanda Gupta

  3. Samudra Gupta

  4. Chandra Gupta II


Correct Option: D

Who called Gandhiiji 'the half naked Fakir'?

  1. Winston Churchill

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Queen Elizabeth

  4. Ravindranath Tagore


Correct Option: A

Who proclaimed the slogan “Do or Die”?

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  2. Bhagat Singh

  3. Annie Basant

  4. Mahatma Gandhi


Correct Option: D

Who was the German ruler during the Second World War?

  1. Bismarck

  2. Mussolini

  3. Hitler

  4. Frierich Ebert


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Hitler

'Sati' was abolished in India during the reign of

  1. Lord Delhousie

  2. General Dyre

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. Lord William Bentic


Correct Option: D

In which year was the first battle of Terrain fought?

  1. 1195 AD

  2. 1191 AD

  3. 1025 AD

  4. 1200 AD


Correct Option: B

Which of the following was forced to sign the 'Magna Carta'?

  1. King Henry VIII

  2. King William II

  3. King John

  4. King Henry II


Correct Option: C
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