History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House at _________ in 1905.

A

London

B

Bombay

C

New York 

D

Paris  

General Knowledge » History

“All India Muslim League” was established in 1906 at ______.

A

Madras

B

Surat

C

Dacca

D

Bombay

General Knowledge » History

The Anantraj Sagar Tank was built by the ______ rulers.

A

Maratha

B

Chola

C

Pala

D

Vijayanagara

General Knowledge » History

Who was the Mughal emperor, when a massive rebellion against british rule broke out in 1857?

A

Bahadur Shah Zafar

B

Farrukhsiyar

C

Akbar II

D

Aurangzeb

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The Paramhans Mandali was founded in 1840 at ___________ to work for the abolition of caste.

A

Calcutta

B

Bombay 

C

Madras  

D

Delhi  

General Knowledge » History

Which of the following led English company in Battle of Plassey (1757)?

A

Robert Clive

B

Captain Hodson

C

Lord Dalhousie

D

Warren Hastings

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Harihara and Bukka established an independent state in Karnataka and established the capital city Vijayanagar on the banks of river _____________ in 1336.

A

Betwa

B

Tapi

C

Mahanadi

D

Tungabhadra

General Knowledge » History

Which of the following combinations of ‘Ruler – Predecessor’ is correct with respect to the Delhi Sultanate?

A

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq – Muhammad Tughluq

B

Jalaluddin Khalji – Alauddin Khalji

C

Alaudddin Khalji – Jalaluddin Khalji

D

Muhammad Tughluq – Firuz Shah Tughluq

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In which of the following years was the Treaty of Salbai signed?

A

1817

B

1800

C

1769

D

1782

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Which of the following is NOT correct regarding king Harshavardhana?

A

Xuan Zang spent a lot of time at Harsha’s court

B

Harshavardhana’s court poet was Harishena

C

Harshacharita is a biography written on Harshavardhana

D

Harshavardhana ruled nearly about 1400 years ago

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The proposed Rowlett Act of 1919 allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for________.

A

two years 

B

 one year

C

six months  

D

 two months

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Which company has set up a factory on the banks of river Hugli in 1651?

A

English

B

Portuguese

C

French

D

Danish

General Knowledge » History

When did the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan die?

A

1235

B

1227

C

1219

D

1210

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The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Xuan Zang, came to the Indian subcontinent about _____ years ago.

A

1100

B

1400

C

1700

D

2000

General Knowledge » History

Vetti tax that is mentioned in the inscriptions of the Chola dynasty was taken in _____ form.

A

Land revenue

B

Forced labour

C

Crops

D

Cash

General Knowledge » History

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of which Chola king?

A

Rajendra II

B

Rajendra I

C

Rajaraja I

D

Rajadhiraja

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Dadabhai Naoroji was a ______.

A

British Officer

B

Doctor

C

Businessman

D

Soldier

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In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a Sun-pedestal seized from the ______.

A

Kalingas

B

Palas

C

Vakatakas

D

Chalukyas

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Which of the following sequence is correct with respect to the Delhi Dynasties?

A

Tughluq dynasty, Khalji dynasty, Sayyid dynasty

B

Early Turkish Rulers, Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty

C

Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty, Tughluq dynasty

D

Khalji dynasty, Lodi dynasty, Sayyid dynasty

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Some important administrative posts were hereditary during the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties. The post ‘nagara-shreshthi’ meant?

A

Merchant of the city

B

Chief judicial officer

C

Leader of the merchant caravans

D

Important minister