History GK Questions and Answers Quiz

Q. The inscription of Hathigumpha is the source of information about which king ?

1) Kharvela
2) Ashok
3) Harshavardhan
4) Kanishka

Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : In 1946, the Muslim League withdraw its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
Reason (R) : The Muslim League joined the interim government formed in 1946.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes:

1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

1) Adina Masjid-Mandu
2) Lal Darwaza Masjid-Jaunpur
3) Dakhil Darwaza-Gaour
4) Tin Darwaza-Ahmedabad

Q. Which of the following pairs is Not correctly matched ?

1) Dhruvadas-Bhagat Namawali
2) Nabhadas-Bhaktamal
3) Raskhan-Rasik Priya
4) Usman-Chitrawali

Q. Who among the following leaders founded the revolutionary organization-'Abhinav Bharat Society' ?

1) Bhagat Singh
2) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
3) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
4) Pulin Bihari

Q. When was 'Project Tiger' launched in India ?

1) 1968
2) 1972
3) 1984
4) 1993

Q. Which of the following was called as Economic cabinet of India by Ashok Chandra ?

1) Planning Commission
2) Finance Commission
3) Central Cabinet
4) Administrative Reform Commission

Q. Who among the following Governor-Generals ridiculed Congress as representing only a 'microscopic minority' of people ?

1) Lord Dufferin
2) Lord Curzon
3) Lord Minto
4) Lord Lansdown

Q. Which of the following inscriptions gives the information about two Ashwamedha Yojnas performed by the King Pushyamitra Shung ?

1) Saranath inscription
2) Besnagar inscription
3) Ayodhya inscription
4) Hathigumpha inscription

Q. The Maratha claim of revenue for protection is known by what name ?

1) Sardesh Mukhi
2) Chauth
3) Abwab
4) Jamadani