General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge History Questions, History Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important History MCQs for GK

Q. The temples constructed at Khajuraho are -
1. Jain Temples
2. Vaishnavite Temples
3. Saivite Temples
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

1) Only 1 and 3
2) Only 2 and 3
3) 1, 2 and 3
4) Only 1 and 2

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding Gandhar Art -
1. Gandhara School was based on Greco-Roman norms encapsulating foreign techniques and an alien spirit. It is also known as Graeco-Buddhist School of art.
2. In all the Buddha depicted in the Gandhara Art is shown making three types of hand gestures and this is a remarkable feature in this art.
3. Its development took place indigenously.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

1) 1 and 2 only
2) 1 and 3 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1 only

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Q. Consider the following statements -
1. Amaravati School of art flourished during the Kushana time.
2. White Marble was used in this art.
3. In this school, the Kings, Princes, Palaces etc. have got prominence.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

1) 1 and 2
2) 1 and 3
3) 2 and 3
4) 1, 2 and 3

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Q. Which religious place is situated on confluence of Mand and Mahanadi?
1) Didineshwari Devi
2) Angar Moti
3) Chandrahasini Devi
4) Mahamaya

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Q. Deorani and Jethani temple is located on which place of Chhattisgarh?
1) Talagaon
2) Malhar
3) Ratanpur
4) Kharod

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Q. In 1937 in the Daundi-Lohara Zamindari there was a peasant movement, in which the peasants observed Satyagraha under the leadership of who of the following?
1) Narsingh Prasad Agrawal
2) Sarayu Prasad Agrawal
3) Wali Muhammad
4) Wasudeo Deshmukh

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Q. Which of the following statement is true about the Kalchuri ruler of Ratanpur Pritvideva-I?
1) Pritvidev-I constructed Prtivideveshwar Tample at Ratanpur
2) A scholar named Rajsekhar was in his court
3) He assumed the title of 'Sakal Kosaladhipati'
4) He conquered Suvampur (Odisha)

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Q. The following were the capital of the ancient Sharbhpuriya dynasty of Chhattisgarh -
(i) Pravarpur
(ii) Sharbhpur
(iii) Sirpur
(iv) Prasnnapur
Select the correct answer -

1) (i) (ii) (iii)
2) (ii) (iii) (iv)
3) (i) (iii) (iv)
4) (i) (ii) (iv)

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Q. With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?
1) The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not individual holdings
2) The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless
3) It resulted in cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation
4) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits

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Q. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
1) Chanhudaro
2) Kot Diji
3) Sohgaura
4) Desalpur

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