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GK Indian History

Description: Expected questions on Indian history and Indian national movement.
Number of Questions: 25
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In which of the following kingdoms was the Hoysala kingdom finally dissolved?

  1. Bahmani

  2. Pallavas

  3. Vijayanagar

  4. Chalukyas


Correct Option: A

Which Chalukya king had the title of Sri Prithvi Vallabha and Parameswara?

  1. Pulakesin I

  2. Maharaja Kirtivarman

  3. Mangalesa

  4. Pulakesin II


Correct Option: D

Which dynasty built the Meenakshi Temple at Madurai?

  1. Pandyas

  2. Pallavas

  3. Cholas

  4. Palas


Correct Option: A

During the Indus Valley period, what was the dominant number used for weights and measures?

  1. Six

  2. Eight

  3. Twelve

  4. Sixteen


Correct Option: D

Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism?

  1. Mahavira

  2. Sisunaga

  3. Rishabha

  4. Gautama


Correct Option: A

During whose reign was India's first currency note printed?

  1. Ashoka

  2. Samudra Gupta

  3. Akbar

  4. Vikramaditya


Correct Option: B

Which of the following was the capital city of Tipu Sultan?

  1. Dwarasamudra

  2. Srirangam

  3. Belur

  4. Srirangapatanam


Correct Option: D

Who among the following did not accept the Subsidiary Alliance?

  1. the Nizam of Hyderabad

  2. The Scindia of Gwalior

  3. The Rajput States of Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bharatpur

  4. The Holkar state of Indore


Correct Option: D

Which of the following was the most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period?

  1. Nishka

  2. Suvarna

  3. Kakini

  4. Karshapana


Correct Option: C

During whose reign did the Mughal painting achieve fulsome development?

  1. Akbar

  2. Jahangir

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Aurangzeb


Correct Option: B

Which of the following was the first permanent home of Aryans in India?

  1. Baluchistan

  2. Sindh

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Punjab


Correct Option: D

Buddha attained enlightenment at

  1. Bodh Gaya

  2. Sarnath

  3. Sanchi

  4. Lumbini


Correct Option: A

Who is the British Viceroy who took a number of measures to preserve ancient buildings and monuments of India?

  1. Lord Irwin

  2. Lord Cornwallis

  3. Lord Ripon

  4. Lord Lytton


Correct Option: C

Which of the following scholars accompanied Mahmood of Ghazni to India?

  1. Ibn Batuta

  2. Al-Biruni

  3. Al-Firdausi

  4. Al-Razi


Correct Option: B

In which of the following ancient towns was the great council held soon after the 'nirvana' of Buddha to codify his doctrines?

  1. Kusinagara

  2. Girivraja

  3. Bodh Gaya

  4. Sarnath


Correct Option: B

Who were the first people to introduce Islam in India?

  1. Arab merchants

  2. Arab travelers

  3. Turkish warriors

  4. Persian Scholars


Correct Option: B

Who introduced the Iqtadari system?

  1. Akbar

  2. Ala-ud-din Khilji

  3. Iltumish

  4. Muhammad bin Tughlaq


Correct Option: C

Who presided over the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress when Swaraj was interpreted as complete independence?

  1. WC Bannerji

  2. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  3. Gandhiji

  4. Motilal Nehru


Correct Option: B

Akbar built Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri to

  1. conduct mass prayer

  2. hold darbar

  3. hold religious discussions

  4. hear public grievances


Correct Option: A

Who among the following composed the popular devotional song 'Bhaja Govindam'?

  1. Thyagaraja

  2. Shyama Shastri

  3. Sankaracharya

  4. Shad Kala Govinda Marar


Correct Option: C

Where did Buddha give his first Sermon?

  1. Lumbini

  2. Bodh Gaya

  3. Sarnath

  4. Sanchi


Correct Option: C

To which dynasty did the famous king of legends Bhoja belong?

  1. Rashtrakutas

  2. Pratiharas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Palas


Correct Option: B

Satavahanas minted their coins predominantly in

  1. gold

  2. silver

  3. copper

  4. lead


Correct Option: D

Which one of the given Mughal buildings bears the inscription 'If on earth be an Eden of Bliss it is this, it is this, none but this'?

  1. Diwan-i-Am

  2. Diwan-i-Khas

  3. Taj Mahal

  4. Buland Darwaza


Correct Option: B

Who was the finance minister of Akbar?

  1. Raja Man Singh

  2. Raja Todar Mal

  3. Faiji

  4. Bahadur Singh


Correct Option: B
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