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 foundation of whioch one of the following towns was not laid by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
1) Hissar
2) Ferozabad
3) Faridabad
4) Jaunpur

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Q. Hyder Ali established his authority over Mysore by over throwing?
1) Devraj
2) Krishna Raj
3) Kaviraja
4) Nanjaraj

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Q. With whom did Sivaji sign the treaty of Purandhar and when ?
1) 1645 : Shaista Khan
2) 1656 : Afzal Khan
3) 1660 : Raja Jaswant singh
4) 1665 : Raja Jai Singh

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Q. At which session of the Indian National Congress the 'socialistic pattern of social' was officially accepted by the Congress ?
1) Wardha session
2) Bhubaneswar session
3) Nagpur session
4) Avadi session

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Q. Who is the author of the travelogue Kitab-ul-Rehla?
1) Ibn Battutah
2) Megasthenes
3) Al-Biruni
4) Fa Hien

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Q. Who coined the slogan "Quit India"?
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Yusuf Meher Ali
3) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4) C R Das

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Q. Income tax in India was introduced by -
1) Sir Charles Wood
2) Lord MacHale
3) James Wilson
4) William Jones

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Q. Who among the following was given the title of 'Shah Buland Iqbal' by Shahjahan?
1) Dara Shikoh
2) Shuja
3) Aurangzeb
4) Murad

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Q. Who were the 'Nayanars'?
1) Vaishnavites
2) Shaivites
3) Shaktas
4) Sun worshippers

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Q. 'Saptaparni Cave' is situated in -
1) Sanchi
2) Nalanda
3) Rajgriha
4) Pavapuri

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