History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following legislations ought to allow senior Indian magistrates to preside over cases involving British subjects in India?

A

Ingress into India Ordinance, 1914

B

Government of India Act, 1919

C

Ilbert Bill, 1884

D

Age of Consent Act, 1891

(Q2) General Knowledge » History

On 21 October 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose proclaimed the formation of the Provisional Government of Free India in ______.

A

Japan

B

Germany

C

Russia

D

Singapore

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

During the rule of which dynasty were Nalanda and Vikramashila universities founded?

A

 The Senas

B

 The Palas

C

 The Pratihara

D

 The Rashtrakutas

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

King Ajatashatru was a ruler of the ______ dynasty.

A

Haryanka

B

Nanda

C

Shishunaga

D

Mauryan 

(Q5) General Knowledge » History

The Poona Pact of 1932 was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and ______.

A

 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B

 Aurobindo Ghose

C

 Lord Irwin

D

 BR Ambedkar

(Q6) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following parties supported the move for partition of Bengal?

A

 Communist Party of India

B

 All India Muslim League

C

 Gadar Party

D

 Forward Bloc

(Q7) General Knowledge » History

In the context of Indian Freedom Movement, which of the following years is correctly paired with the event that took place that year?

A

 1936 – The First Round Table Conference

B

1915 – Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa

C

 1944 – The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War

D

 1945 – The All India Congress Committee met in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution

(Q8) General Knowledge » History

India lost a large proportion of ______ growing area to Pakistan during partition.

A

cotton

B

soyabean

C

sunflower

D

jute

(Q9) General Knowledge » History

In the year ______, Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, issued special stamps titled ‘Wheat Revolution’ to usher in the Green Revolution.

A

 1987

B

 1975

C

 1968

D

 1943

(Q10) General Knowledge » History

Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from______ the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.

A

 Murshid Quli Khan

B

 Mansur Ali Khan 

C

 Mir Zafar

D

 Ibrahim Khan

(Q11) General Knowledge » History

William Hawkins met Emperor Jahangir as a representative of the ______ East India Company.

A

Dutch

B

English

C

French

D

Portuguese

(Q12) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following events occurred before 1919?

A

Chauri Chaura Incident

B

Lahore Session of Congress

C

Partition of Bengal

D

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(Q13) General Knowledge » History

With which of the following organisations was Lala Har Dayal associated?

A

Indian Home Rule Society

B

Indian Independence League

C

Swaraj Party

D

Ghadar Party

(Q14) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years was the Mont-Ford Reforms report presented by the British colonial government in India?

A

1907

B

1918

C

1934

D

1942

(Q15) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following titles was held by Prince Phillip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II, until his death in April 2021?

A

Duke of Cambridge

B

Duke of Windsor

C

Duke of Gloucester

D

Duke of Edinburgh

(Q16) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following forts was Razia Sultan imprisoned by Malik Ikhtiyar-ud-din Altunia?

A

Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur

B

Jaigarh fort in Jaipur

C

Qila Mubarak in Bathinda

D

Golconda fort in Golconda

(Q17) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following pairs of Indian revolutionaries and organisations is CORRECTLY paired?

A

Badruddin Tyabji – Bombay Presidency Association

B

M Veera Raghavachari – Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

C

Surendranath Banerjee – East India Association

D

Mahadev Govind Ranade – Madras Mahajana Sabha

(Q18) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years Motilal Nehru along with eight other congress leaders drafted a Constitution for India?

A

 1928

B

 1931

C

 1945

D

 1935

(Q19) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following leaders of Indian Freedom Movement gave the slogan ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it’?

A

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B

Gopalkrishna Gokhale

C

Lala Lajpat Rai

D

Subhash Chandra Bose

(Q20) General Knowledge » History

Sikandra is the final resting place of Emperor ______.

A

Akbar

B

Jahangir

C

Shah Jahan

D

Humayun