History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » History

In the ____________, Sarojini Naidu persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the movement.

A

Champaran Satyagraha  

B

Non-Cooperation Movement  

C

Quit India Movement  

D

Salt Satyagraha  

(Q2) General Knowledge » History

Fa Xian began his journey back home from which of the following Indian state?

A

Bengal

B

Maharashtra

C

Odisha

D

Bihar

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following pairs of ‘Dynasty – Ruled region’ is correctly matched? I. Shakas – North west and north India II. Vakatakas – Central and western India

A

Only I

B

Both I and II

C

Only II

D

Neither I nor II

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

Chittaranjan Das was the political guru of which of the following personalities?

A

Mahatama Gandhi

B

Jawaharlal Nehru

C

Bhagat Singh

D

Subhash Chandra Bose

(Q5) General Knowledge » History

“All India Muslim League” was formed at Dacca in ______.

A

1902

B

1904

C

1906

D

1900

(Q6) General Knowledge » History

The early Turkish rulers ruled between _____ years over Delhi.

A

1206 and 1290

B

1165 and 1198

C

1226 and 1290

D

1192 and 1225

(Q7) General Knowledge » History

Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, discovered the sea route to India in ______.

A

1488

B

1518

C

1508

D

1498

(Q8) General Knowledge » History

The iron pillar situated at Mehrauli, Delhi is belonged to which of the following Gupta ruler?

A

Samudragupta

B

Kumaragupta

C

Chandragupta II

D

Skandagupta

(Q9) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following towns was grown as a temple town during the Chola dynasty?

A

Ahmednagar

B

Bhillasvamin

C

Ajmer

D

Ahmedabad

(Q10) General Knowledge » History

The Hindu College was established in Banaras in ______.

A

1771

B

1801

C

1781

D

1791

(Q11) General Knowledge » History

The Harappan brought Gold from present-day _______ in India.

A

Telangana

B

Kerala

C

Karnataka

D

Tamil Nadu

(Q12) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following has discovered the sea route to India 1498?

A

Vasco Da Gama

B

Clive Lord

C

Henry the sailor

D

Captain Hudson

(Q13) General Knowledge » History

In which year Gay Lussac’s Law of Gaseous Volumes was given by Gay Lussac?

A

1808 

B

1800 

C

1802 

D

1812 

(Q14) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following revolutionaries stated during his trial that “he did not wish to glorify the cult of the bomb and pistol but wanted a revolution in society”?

A

Surya Sen  

B

Barindra Kumar Ghosh  

C

Bhagat Singh  

D

Sachindra Nath Sanyal  

(Q15) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following territories to the south and north were made part of the Chola kingdom by the successors of the ruler Vijayalaya?

A

Vakataka and Satvahana

B

Rashtrakuta and Chera

C

Pallava and Chera

D

Pandyan and Pallava

(Q16) General Knowledge » History

Ashoka appointed ______ to solve the social problems in his region.

A

nyayadheesh

B

amatya

C

dhamma mahamatta

D

samaharta

(Q17) General Knowledge » History

The first session of All India Depressed Classes congress was held at __________ in 1930.

A

Nagpur 

B

Kanpur  

C

Delhi  

D

Surat