History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » History

The British East India Company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year ______.

A

1761

B

1674

C

1699

D

1738

(Q2) General Knowledge » History

In which year was the ‘Lotteries Regulation Act’ passed?

A

1998

B

1993

C

1999

D

1991

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following Rajput rulers defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 AD?

A

Rana Kumbha

B

Bappa Rawal

C

Prithviraj Chauhan

D

Maldeo Rathore

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

After Mahatma Gandhi’s release from prison in January 1931, Congress leaders met at ______ to plan the future course of action.

A

Allahabad

B

Lahore

C

Calcutta

D

Surat

(Q5) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following was a fishing colony that was used as a port for trading with the Romans and the Greco-Romans in ancient India?

A

 Lothal

B

 Tulapurushandana

C

 Badami

D

 Arikamedu

(Q6) General Knowledge » History

Under which of the following rulers did Delhi first became a capital?

A

Iltutmish Dynasty

B

Tomara Rajputs

C

Chauhans of Ajmer

D

Khilji Dynasty

(Q7) General Knowledge » History

Which two kings fought in the Battle of Hydaspes?

A

 Chandragupta and Dhana Nanda

B

Mihirakula and Yasodharman

C

 Alexander and Porus

D

 Ashoka and Mahapadmanabha

(Q8) General Knowledge » History

During the rule of which of the following dynasties did Timur or Tamerlane invade India in 1398 AD?

A

 The Sayyad dynasty

B

 The Khilji dynasty

C

 The Tughlaq dynasty

D

 The Slave dynasty

(Q9) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was a ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?

A

Ashoka

B

Dhruva

C

Kanishka

D

Samudragupta

(Q10) General Knowledge » History

What was the age in years of the revolutionary Bhagat Singh when he was hanged till death?

A

30

B

26

C

20

D

23

(Q11) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following revolutionaries was arrested by the British as an accused in the Alipore Bomb Conspiracy Case?

A

Kanailal Dutta

B

Roshan Singh

C

Rajendra Lahiri

D

Ashfaq Ullah Khan

(Q12) General Knowledge » History

What was the first name of the Mughal Emperor Babur?

A

 Giasuddin

B

 Hasanuddin

C

 Qaseemuddin

D

 Zahiruddin

(Q13) General Knowledge » History

King Lalitaditya Muktapida ruled over ______.

A

Gujarat

B

Kerala

C

Sikkim

D

Kashmir

(Q14) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was India’s longest serving prime minister as of April 2021?

A

 IK Gujral

B

 Jawaharlal Nehru

C

 Narendra Modi

D

 Indira Gandhi

(Q15) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years was the civil disobedience campaign completely ceased?

A

1917

B

 1923

C

 1943

D

1934

(Q16) General Knowledge » History

Dantidurga, who set up his capital at Malkhed was a ______ ruler.

A

 Pala

B

 Satavahana

C

 Pratihara

D

 Rashtrakuta

(Q17) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following events occurred first during the Indian National Movement?

A

 Dandi March

B

Partition of Bengal

C

 Arrival of Simon Commission

D

 Kheda Satyagraha

(Q18) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years did the resolution at the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress dwell on how Independent India’s Constitution should look?

A

 1945

B

 1928

C

 1931

D

 1946

(Q19) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following defeated Harshavardhana when he invaded the Chalukya kingdom in the Deccan?

A

Vikramaditya I

B

Pulakesin II

C

Kirtivarman I

D

Mangalesha

(Q20) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following freedom fighters hoisted the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement?

A

 Sarojini Naidu

B

 Tara Rani Srivastava

C

 Matangini Hazra

D

 Aruna Asaf Ali