GK on History - Multiple Choice Questions on India's Independence Struggle Indian History
GK on History MCQ Multiple Choice Questions on India's Independence Struggle Indian History General Knowledge GK for Various Competitive Exams (UPSC, APSC, SSC, CDS etc.)
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1Q. Who were domicile in Assam from time immemorials?
A) Miris-Mikirs
B) Chutia-Moran
C) Deoris-Barali
D) Bodo-Kacharis
Answer: D) Bodo-Kacharis
2Q. The oldest seat of learning_
A) Taxila
B) Nalanda
C) Vikramshila
D) Ujjain
Answer: C) Vikramshila
3Q. Mohenjodaro related to which of the following period?
A) 5,000 to 2500 B.C.
B) 4000 to 2000 B.C.
C) 3000 to 1500 B.C.
D) 2000 to 1000 B.C.
Answer: C) 3000 to 1500 B.C.
4Q. Gandhara school of art was progressed in the reign of_
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Kanishka
D) Samudragupta
Answer: C) Kanishka
5Q. In which century Chutia kingdom was founded?
A) 11th century
B) 12th century
C) 13th century
D) 14th century
Answer: C) 13th century
6Q. The King Pakhangba was the founder Kingdom of_
A) Manipur
B) Kachari
C) Jaintia
D) Matok
Answer: A) Manipur
7Q. Porus attacked Alexander to_
A) to increase his territories
B) to win his friendship
C) to plunder his wealth
D) none of these
Answer: C) to plunder his wealth
8Q. Which Mughal ruler built the Taj Mahal?
A) Aurangzeb
B) Shah Jahan
C) Akbar
D) Humayun
Answer: B) Shah Jahan
9Q. Which one of the following was built by Shah Jahan?
A) Shalimar Garden
B) Hauz Khas
C) Moti Masjid
D) Shish mahal
Answer: D) Shish mahal
10Q. In which state is Magadha situated?
A) Bihar
B) West Bengal
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: A) Bihar
11Q. Who among the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Vikramaditya
D) Ajatshatru
Answer: B) Ashoka
12Q. Name the first person to sail around the world_
A) Magellan
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Amundsen
D) Mihir Sen
Answer: A) Magellan
13Q.Where are Mohenjodaro and Harappa located?
A) Afghanistan
B) Pakistan
C) India
D) Bangladesh
Answer: B) Pakistan
14Q. Tulsi das wrote Ramacharitamanas during the reign of
A) Krishnadeva Raya
B) Jahangir
C) Akbar
D) Rama Raya
Answer: C) Akbar
15Q. The city of Dhillika(Delhi) was founded by-
A) Chauhans
B) Tomaras
C) Pawaras
D) Pratiharas
Answer: B) Tomaras
16Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in-
A) Buddhism
B) Vaishnavism
C) Tantra
D) Jainism
Answer: A) Buddhism
17Q. ‘Lakh Baksh’ was a title given to the ruler-
A) Iltutmish
B) Balban
C) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
D) Raziya
Answer: C) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
18Q. Who had given the title of ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhi?
A) B.G. Tilak
B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Moti Lal Nehru
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: D) Rabindranath Tagore
19Q. To whom the Congress wanted to use as a 'lightening conductor'?
A) Dufferin
B) A O Hume
C) British officials
D) Indian Nationalist
Answer:B) A O Hume
20Q. The constitution of the Congress was drawn up at Madras session in
A) 1907
B) 1908
C) 1909
D) 1916
Answer: B) 1908
21Q. Ghadar party was founded at
A) New York
B) San Francisco
C) Bombay
D) Berlin
Answer: B) San Francisco
22Q. Who was the editor of Hindu patriot?
A) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
B) Aurobindo Ghosh
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
Answer: D) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
23Q. Paleolithic people were
A) pastoralist
B) cultivator
C) food gatherers and Hunters
D) cultivator and pastoralist
Answer: C) food gatherers and Hunters
24Q. Chalcolithic sites have been found at
A) Chirand
B) Maski
C) Piklihal
D) Puyampati
Answer: A) Chirand
25Q. Indus Valley Civilization or Harappan civilization was
A) Urban
B) Pastoral
C) Rural
D) Nomadic
Answer: A) Urban
26Q. The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was ?
A) Ram Manohar Lohia
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Jai Prakash Narayan
Answer: B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
27Q.Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Non-cooperation movement ?
A) M. A. Ansari
B) M. A. Zinnah
C) Abul Kalam Azad
D) Hakim Ajmal Khan
Answer: B) M. A. Zinnah
28Q.Who founded the Indian Independence League at California?
A) Madan Lal Dhingra
B) Shyamji Krishna Varma
C) Tarak Nath Das
D) Surendra Nath Bandyopadhyay
Answer: C) Tarak Nath Das
29Q. Which greatest leader of the Indian national movement wrote History of the Indian National Congress?
A) Motilal Nehru
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
D) J B Kripalani
Answer: C) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
30Q. Who is the writer of a famous travelogue Rihla in Arabic?
A) Ibn Battuta
B) Al Biruni
C) Megasthenis
D) Dara Shikoh
Answer: A) Ibn Battuta
31Q. On which among the following dates, the Second Round Table Conference was held?
A) November 17, 1932
B) November 12, 1930
C) September 7, 1931
D) September 7, 1932
Answer: C) September 7, 1931
32Q. The national anthem of India ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at -
A) Calcutta, 1911
B) Calcutta, 1912
C) Delhi, 1911
D) Mumbai, 1912
Answer: A) Calcutta, 1911
33Q. Who of these were famous in the name of ' Sher -a- Punjab '?
A) Rajguru
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Udham Singh
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: D) Lala Lajpat Rai
34Q. Who was Aurobindo Ghosh
A) A yogi
B) A political leader
C) A great writer and poet
D) all of the above
Answer: D) all of the above
35Q. Who was the first Indian Governor of independent India?
A) Rajgopalachari
B) Surindnath
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: A) Rajgopalachari
36Q. Who was the leader of the Quit India Movement?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
37Q : After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministers were
A) Bengal and Punjab
B) Assam and Kerala
C) Bengal and Assam
D) Punjab and Kerala
Answer: A) Bengal and Punjab.
38Q. The first secret ruler who issued coins —
A) Shrigupta
B) Chandragupta I
C) Samundragupta
D) Chandragupta Second
Answer: B) Chandragupta First
39Q : Who among the following congress leaders passed the Indian Civil Services Examination?
A) Aurobindo Ghosh
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) both (A) and ( B)
D) none of these
Answer: C) both (A) and ( B)
40Q. The founder of Deccan Educational Society was_
A) Raja Rammohan Roy
B) M. G. Ranade
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: B) M. G. Ranade
41Q. When was the National Council of Education established?
A) 15 August 1906
B) 15 August 1903
C) 15 August 1904
D) 15 August 1905
Answer: A) 15 August 1906
42Q. In which of the following phase flint tools were used?
A) Early Paleolithic Age
B) Middle Paleolithic Age
C) Upper Paleolithic Age
D) Mesolithic age
Answer: C) Upper Paleolithic Age
43Q. The famous book Gita Govinda was written by
A) Mirabai
B) Kalidas
C) Banabhatta
D) Jayadev
Answer: D) Jayadev
44Q. The Hathigumpha inscription describes the achievement of_
A) Ashoka
B) Harsha
C) Kharvela
D) Samudragupta
Answer: C) Kharvela
45Q. Purushasukta is a part of
A) Rigveda
B) Yoga sutra
C) Ramayana
D) Bhagvadgita
Answer: A) Rigveda
46Q. Who adopted the title of 'Adivarha'?
A) Mihir Bhoj
B) Mehendrapal
C) Rajyapal
D) Nagabhat
Answer: A) Mihir Bhoj
47Q. Kailash temple at Ellora was built by
A) Krishna III
B) Govind III
C) Amoghvarsha
D) Krishna I
Answer: D) Krishna I
48Q. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Liaqat Ali Khan
D) Lord Louis Mountbatten
Answer: B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
49Q. The capital of the Mughal Empire was shifted from Agra to Delhi by-
A) Jahangir
B) Aurangzeb
C) Humayun
D) Shahjahan
Answer: D) Shahjahan
50Q. Who among the following Delhi Sultans made Agra the capital of his Empire?
A) Iltutmish
B) Balban
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Sikander Lodi
Answer: D) Sikander Lodi
51Q. Pratihara dynasty was founded by
A) Vatsraj
B) Nagabhat I
C) Mohit Bhoja
D) Mahendrapala
Answer: B) Nagabhat I
52Q. Battle of Takkolam took place between
A) Rashtrakutas and Cholas
B) Cholas and Pratiharas
C) Palas and Cholas
D) Rashtrakutas and Pratiharas
Answer: A) Rashtrakutas and Cholas
53Q. Who was known as Abhinava Bhoj and Andhra Bhoj?
A) Sadashiva Raya
B) Devaraya II
C) Krishnadeva Raya
D) Devaraya I
Answer: C) Krishnadeva Raya
54Q. Mughals were
A) Afghan
B) Mongol
C) Turk
D) None of these
Answer: C) Turk
55Q. Who was the ambassador in the court of Bindusara?
A) Machiavelli
B) Megasthenes
C) Deimachus
D) Antiochus
Answer: C) Deimachus
56Q. The last king of Mauryan Empire was-
A) Devavarman
B) Kunala
C) Brihadratha
D) Shalishuk
Answer: C) Brihadratha
57Q. The Mahavir belong to the clan
A) Kalams
B) Bhaggas
C) Lichhivis
D) Bulis
Answer: C) Lichhivis
58Q. Mohen-jo-daro is situated in-
A) Gujarat
B) Sindh province of Pakistan
C) Punjab
D) Haryana
Answer: B) Sindh province of Pakistan
59Q. Who was writer of Ramacharitamanas-
A) Kalidas
B) Surdas
C) Tulsidas
D) Harsha
Answer: C) Tulsidas
60Q. Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism?
A) Bimbisara
B) Kharvela
C) Kanishka
D) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: A) Bimbisara
61Q. Charles Metcalf was the Governor General of India daring
A. 1835- 36
B. 1839- 40
C. 1837- 38
D. 1832- 33
Answer: A. 1835- 36
62Q. Which of the following British officers was not in favour of annexation of Awadh?
A. Outram
B. Napier
C. Huge Rose
D. Sleeman
Answer: D. Sleeman
63Q. The following officer was connected with the suppression of Thuggee
A. Hastings
B. Bentrinck
C. Chelmsford
D. Aukland
Answer: B. Bentrinck
64Q. Which one of the following rebellions is associated with Sidhu and Kanhu?
A. Munda Rebellion
B. Kole Rebellion
C. Santhal Rebellion
D. Bhil Rebellion
Answer: C. Santhal Rebellion
65Q. Which one of the following states was not annexed to British Empire by Dalhousie under the doctrine of Lapse?
A. Baghat
B. Nagpur
C. Sambalpur
D. Benaras
Answer: D. Benaras
66Q. The treaty of Shrirangpattam took place in
A. 1791
B. 1791
C. 1793
D. 1794
Answer: D. 1794
67Q. In the third Maratha War, the English defeated Peshwa Bajirao-II at
A. Mahidpur
B. Sitabuldi
C. Kirki
D. Bassein
Answer: D. Bassein
68Q. In the Second Sikh War the decisive battle was fought at
A. Chilianwala
B. Peshawar
C. Gujarat
D. Multan
Answer: C. Gujarat
69Q. La Bourdonnais was the Governor of
A. Madras
B. Pondicherry
C. Mauritius
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Pondicherry
70Q. The French East India Company was formed in
A. 1664 A.D
B. 1660 A.D
C. 1656 A.D
D. 1680 A.D
Answer: A. 1664 A.D
71Q. Who among the following was not in Khalifat Committee?
A. Majhar ul Haq
B. Hasrat Mohani
C. Maulana Shauqat Ali
D. Hakim Azmalkhan
Answer: A. Majhar ul Haq
72Q. The moderates and extremists were United in the Congress Session of
A. Lahore
B. Bombay
C. Lucknow
D. Allahabad
Answer: C. Lucknow
73Q. Fifth Session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1889 at
A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. Dacca
Answer: B. Bombay
74Q. Which of the following pairs is correct?
A. Chuar Revolt : Odisha
B. Sanyasi Revolt : Bihar
C. Parlakhemundi : Odisha
D. Rampa Revolt : Karnataka
Answer: B. Sanyasi Revolt : Bihar
75Q. When were the Congress Government formed in seven out of eleven provinces?
A. July 1935
B. July 1937
C. July 1936
D. July 1938
Answer: B. July 1937
76Q. It is stated that the incidents of Barrack-pore were repeated at other places. The place which remained unperturbed was
A. Ambala
B. Lahore
C. Meerut
D. Lucknow
Answer: B. Lahore
77Q. Who separated centre state finance?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Mayo
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Irwin
Answer: A. Lord Cornwallis
78Q. By virtue of which Act, diarchy was introduced in India?
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Government of India Act, 1947
Answer: B. Government of India Act, 1919
79Q. Who among the following annulled the partition of Bengal?
A. Lord Hardinge
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Chelmsford
Answer: A. Lord Hardinge
80Q. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jalianwala Bagh Massacre?
A. Lord Hardinge
B. Lord Irwin
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Chelmsford
Answer: D. Lord Chelmsford
