History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years did the Indian army free Goa from the Portuguese?

A

1956

B

1959

C

1967

D

1961

(Q2) General Knowledge » History

Prashant Bhushan, who was a founding member of the India Against Corruption movement, is a prominent Indian ______.

A

sports commentator

B

industrialist

C

lawyer

D

film director

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

As described in ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ by Abul Fazl-i-Allami, ‘gaz’ (unit of measuring length) was divided into equal parts called ______.

A

rajahkan

B

tassuj

C

angul

D

liksha 

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

The Mughal court chronicles are written in ______.

A

Urdu

B

Turkish

C

Arabic

D

Persian

(Q5) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was a contributor to the subject of medicine in ancient India?

A

Harsha

B

Charaka

C

Panini

D

Bhasa

(Q6) General Knowledge » History

At which of the following jails was Khudiram Bose sent to the gallows?

A

Muzaffarpur

B

Alipore

C

Barishal

D

Chittagong

(Q7) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following Mauryan rulers did Seleucus fight against in the Seleucid–Mauryan War?

A

Samprati

B

Chandragupta Maurya

C

Ashoka

D

Dasharatha

(Q8) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was an ancient Indian mathematician-astronomer?

A

Banabhatta

B

Amalananda

C

Varahamihira

D

Nagarjuna

(Q9) General Knowledge » History

The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was repealed during the tenure of Viceroy ______.

A

 Lord Ripon

B

 Lord Dufferin

C

 Lord Northbrook

D

 Lord Lansdowne

(Q10) General Knowledge » History

Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts are found in different parts of India. Which of the following is NOT a find spot of Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts in Karnataka?

A

 Brahmagiri

B

 Rupnath

C

 Maski

D

 Gavimath

(Q11) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following statements was quoted by Subhash Chandra Bose?

A

 The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

B

 Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

C

 First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

D

 Give me blood and I will give you freedom.

(Q12) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following British officers issued the infamous ‘crawling order’ whereby Indians had to crawl on all fours to pass an alley?

A

Warren Hastings

B

General Dyer

C

Lord Irwin

D

Lord Curzon

(Q13) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following Indian freedom fighters was fondly called Gandhi Buri (Old Lady Gandhi) for her dedication towards Gandhian principles?

A

Kamla Chaudhary

B

Leela Roy 

C

Matangini Hazra

D

Dakshayani Velayudhan 

(Q14) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I.Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by Government of India since 1995.
II.The award is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or sex.
III.The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 was conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

A

 I, II and III

B

 Only I and II

C

 Only III

D

 Only I

(Q15) General Knowledge » History

Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of the ______ at Magadha with the aid of Kautilya and founded a glorious Mauryan empire in 322 BC.

A

 Panchalas

B

Mallas

C

 Nandas

D

 Kurus

(Q16) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was the only martyr of the Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was hanged?

A

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

B

 Kushal Konwar

C

 Potti Sreeramulu

D

 Senapati Bapat

(Q17) General Knowledge » History

With reference to the Land Revenue System of Mughal Empire, the term ‘_________’ was the amount assessed.

A

Hasil

B

Jama

C

Polaj

D

Banjar

(Q18) General Knowledge » History

The Battle of Buxar was fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of______.

A

Mir Jafar, Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II, Shuja-ud-Daulah

B

Siraj-ud-Daulah, Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II

C

Mir jafar, Siraj-ud-Daulah and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II

D

Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam & Shuja-ud-daulah of Awadh

(Q19) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following founded the ‘Asiatic Society of Bengal’ in 1784?

A

Raja Ram Mohan Roy 

B

Sir William Jones

C

Dwarkanath Tagore

D

Henry Vivian Derozio

(Q20) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following Governor Generals enacted the law against the Sati practice in December 1829?

A

Lord William Bentinck

B

Lord Canning

C

Lord Dalhousie

D

Lord Warren Hastings