General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?
1) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
2) Acharya J.B. Kripalani and C. Rajgopalachari
3) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
4) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

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Q. Who demarcated the the line which divides India and Pakistan?
1) Sir Cyrell Redcliff
2) Sir Mortimer Durand
3) Sir Henry McMohan
4) Lord Mountbattan

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Q. The first Prime Minister of India in 1947 was appointed by -
1) The Governor General
2) The President of India
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) A Committee headed by Rajendra Prasad

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Q. Which one among the following wars ended by the treaty of Salbai?
1) First Maratha War
2) Second Marath War
3) Third Maratha War
4) Fourth Maratha War

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Q. Who among the following was not associated with the Sarvodaya movement?
1) Jaya Prakash Narayan
2) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
3) Dhirendra Majumdar
4) G. V. Apparao

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Q. Which one among the following is not true with regard to Rig Veda Samheta?
1) There are about 300 non Indo-European words in Rig Veda
2) There is a reference to 'Dasarajna' (Battle of ten kings) in the Rig Veda
3) It is mentioned in the Rig Veda that the Bharata Chief Sudas fought against a confederacy of ten tribes
4) Purus sided with Bharata in the battle of ten kings

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Q. The Mahabodhi Temple a UNESCO World Heritage site is situated in the Indian state of -
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Odisha
3) Bihar
4) Jharkhand

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Q. Among the freedom fighters of Jharkhand who was the first Shahid(Martyr)?
1) Birsa Munda
2) Telanga Khadiya
3) Tilka Manjhi
4) Siddhu and Kanhu

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Q. The term Bhuinhari Tenure is defined in the Chota Nagpur Tenure Act, 1869 includes -
1) Munda
2) Butkheta
3) Oraon
4) All of the above

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Q. When did Techri State merge with the Indian Union?
1) 1st August, 1949
2) 15th August, 1947
3) 20th January, 1950
4) 26th January, 1952

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