General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. In which language did Banarsidas write a very interesting autobiography, the Ardh-Kathanak in 1941?
1) Awadhi
2) Braj
3) Marathi
4) Sanskrit

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Q. Ashokan Rock Edicts containing fourteen proclamations have been found in South India from which of the following sites?
1. Erragudi (A.P.)
2. Rajula-Mandagiri (A.P.)
3. Maski (Karnataka)
4. Sannati (Karnataka)
Choose the correct options -

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

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Q. Which among the following tribes of Palamau (Ranchi) kept aloof from the 1857 uprising?
1) Cheros and Bogtahs
2) Mundas and Oraons
3) Santhals and Mundas
4) Binghals and Bhils

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Q. Which of the following statements regarding the promotion of science during the Colonial India, are correct?
1. Nineteenth century Indian Science was 'Eurocentric', centripetal and hegemonistic discipline.
2. For Mahendra Lal Sarkar, political nationalism had no meaning without science as its guiding sprit.
3. The state involvement made colonial science philanthropic and promoting Indian interests.
4. Colonial Science was inextricably woven into the whole fabric of colonialism.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below -

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

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Q. Arrange the following travelers visit to India in chronological sequence -
1. Sidi Ali Rais
2. A1-Beruni
3. William Finch
4. Ibn Battuta
Choose the correct answer from the options given below -

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

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Q. In the Aihobe inscription of Chalukya King Pulakesin II, its composer Ravikirti describes himself as an equal of -
1. Banabhatta
2. Bhasa
3. Bharavi
4. Kalidasa
Choose the correct option -

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

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Q. Farman could be issued by -
1) Princes
2) Princesses
3) Kings
4) Wazir-i-Mutlaqs

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Q. Which Mughal Emperor is known to have celebrated Diwali in Srinagar, Kashmir?
1) Akbar
2) Jahangir
3) Shah Jahan
4) Aurangzeb

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Q. Which of the following features of Jami Mosque of Gulbarga are correct?
1. The Indian and Iranian elements are so intertwined in it as to be indistinguishable.
2. The whole structure is a vast pillared hall covered by a roof.
3. There is open courtyard in it.
4. The entire roof is covered by small domes arranged in seven rows.
Select the correct option -

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

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Q. In the Mansabdari system doaspa, Sihaspa was introduced by Emperor -
1) Akbar
2) Jahangir
3) Shahjahan
4) Aurangzeb

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