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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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Tags: GK Bank PO UPSC Indian Geography History of India and Freedom Struggle Religion and Festivals
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The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was

  1. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. Annie Besant


Correct Option: D

At which of the following places is Akbar's tomb?

  1. Sikandra

  2. Delhi

  3. Samarqand

  4. Lahore


Correct Option: A

The Simon Commission visited India during the

  1. Civil Disobedience Movement

  2. Non-Cooperation Movement

  3. Swadeshi Movement

  4. Quit India Movement


Correct Option: A

During the reign of which dynasty did the Gandhara School of Art flourish?

  1. Kushanas

  2. Guptas

  3. Mauryas

  4. Rashtrakutas


Correct Option: A

Who among the following passed the Vernacular Press Act?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Lytton

  3. Lord Ripon

  4. Lord Wellesley


Correct Option: B

By which of the following was Jhansi annexed to the British Indian territory in 1854?

  1. Subsidiary alliance

  2. Mutual agreement

  3. Doctrine of lapse

  4. Passage of a separate charter


Correct Option: C

Which of the following Indus Valley sites is at present in India?

  1. Harappa

  2. Mohenjodaro

  3. Lothal

  4. Ropar


Correct Option: C

Who built the Jama Masjid at Delhi?

  1. Aurangazeb

  2. Shah Jahan

  3. Jahangir

  4. Akbar


Correct Option: B

Who among the following Delhi Sultans founded a number of cities in North India?

  1. Balban

  2. Ala-ud-din Khilji

  3. Firoze Shah Tughlaq

  4. Ibrahim Lodhi


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following ancient Indian rulers conquered Java and Sumatra?

  1. Samudragupta

  2. Vikramaditya

  3. Rajaraja Chola I

  4. Rajendra Chola I


Correct Option: C

Which of the following ancient Indian dynasties is the oldest?

  1. Mauryas

  2. Nandas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Guptas


Correct Option: B

Who was the founder of 'The Servants of India Society'?

  1. Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar

  2. Gopala Krishna Gokhale

  3. WC Bannerji

  4. Surendranath Bannerji


Correct Option: B

Among the freedom fighters, who popularised the Ganapati festival celebration during the freedom struggle?

  1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  2. V.D. Savarkar

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Correct Option: D

'Sambad Kaumudi', a Bengali journal is the earliest Indian edited newspaper. Who founded this?

  1. Keshab Chandra Sen

  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

  4. Surendra Nath Bannerji


Correct Option: B

Who was the Buddhist monk who converted Ashoka into Buddhism after the Kalinga war?

  1. Udayana

  2. Lord Buddha

  3. Upagupta

  4. Prasenjit


Correct Option: C

Who was the sole representative of the Indian National Congress in the Second Round Table Conference held in 1931?

  1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel


Correct Option: B

Who amongst the following was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi as the 'first Individual Satyagrahi'?

  1. C.R. Das

  2. Vinoba Bhave

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy


Correct Option: B

Who promulgated Din-i-Ilahi, a code of conduct?

  1. Akbar

  2. Humayun

  3. Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  4. Ala-ud-din Khilji


Correct Option: A

What did the term 'Khalisa' signify in Mughal administration?

  1. Entire imperial establishment

  2. Land owned by the emperor himself

  3. Religious land grants

  4. Land from where revenue was collected for the imperial treasury


Correct Option: D

Among the four sons of Aurangazeb who is credited to have got 'Atharva Veda' translated into Persian?

  1. Shuja

  2. Murad

  3. Dara

  4. Aurangazeb


Correct Option: C

To oppose which of the following did Gandhiji observe fast unto death?

  1. The communal award of Ramsay MacDonald Government

  2. The Salt Laws in British India

  3. The Rowlatt Act

  4. The Government of India Act of 1919


Correct Option: A

Who among the following was the guiding spirit behind the opening of the Sanskrit College at Banaras in 1791?

  1. William Bentinck

  2. William Jones

  3. Lord Ripon

  4. Jonathan Duncan


Correct Option: D

Who abolished the 'Jaziya' tax?

  1. Aurangazeb

  2. Sher Shah

  3. Akbar

  4. Shah Jahan


Correct Option: C

‘Vimana’ style of architecture in temples is the contribution of

  1. Cholas

  2. Pallavas

  3. Guptas

  4. Rashtrakutas


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is correct.

Who among the following reimposed 'Jaziya'?

  1. Aurangazeb

  2. Jahangir

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Muhammad Shah


Correct Option: A
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