General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. During World War II, the Battles of Kohima and Imphal were fought in the year ..........
1) 1945
2) 1943
3) 1942
4) 1944

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Q. In the year ........, the Maratha Empire ceased to exist with the surrender of the Marathas to the British, ending the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
1) 1792
2) 1811
3) 1818
4) 1806

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Q. ......... is well-known for the golden beautification of the Harmandir Sahib Gurdwara in Amritsar, famously known as the Golden Temple.
1) Maha Singh
2) Ranjit Singh
3) Duleep Singh
4) Charat Singh

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Q. Who was the last ruler of the Vaghela Dynasty of Gujarat after whose defeat the Kingdom was passed to Alauddin Khilji?
1) Arjuna Deva
2) Saranga Deva
3) Karandev
4) Rama

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Q. In December 1962, which Soviet leader declared that China was responsible for the Sino-Indian War of 1962?
1) Khrushchev
2) Bulganin
3) Suslov
4) Malenkov

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Q. Chandimangala was composed in which one of the following languages during the 16th century CE?
1) Sanskrit
2) Tamil
3) Bengali
4) Oriya

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Q. Who among the following started the Indian Agriculture Service?
1) Lord Curzon
2) William Bentinck
3) Lord Minto
4) Lord Rippon

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Q. The khuntkatti tenure was prevalent in which one of the following regions of India during the British Colonial Rule?
1) Bundelkhand
2) Karnataka
3) Chota Nagpur
4) Madras Presidency

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Q. Arrange the following in the chronological order of their implementation :
1. The Indian Factory Act (First)
2. The Vernacular Press Act
3. The Morley-Minot Reforms
4. The Cornwallis Code
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

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Q. Who among the following Mughal emperors was a follower of the Naqshbandiyya leader, Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar?
1) Babur
2) Humayun
3) Akbar
4) Jahangir

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