History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. The Mosque-the Khayr-ul manzil opposite to the Purana Qila in Delhi was constituted by whom ?
1) Hamida Banu Begum
2) Salima Sultan
3) Jiji Anga
4) Maham Anaga
Q. The term 'chakla' has been used in Medieval Indian History sources. This was -
1) Identical to Paragnah
2) Identical to Sarkar
3) Territorial unit between Subh and Paragnah, but not identical to Sarkar
4) None of the above
Q. Which movie won the 'Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy' in the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held in January, 2018 ?
1) The Shape of Water
2) Call Me by Your Name
3) Lady Bird
4) The Past
Q. Who among the following first used the term 'Industrial Revolution' in English to describe the changes that occurred in British industrial development between 1760 and 1820 ?
1) Karl Marx
2) Georges Michelet
3) Arnold Toynbee
4) Friedrich Engels
Q. Which one of the following statements about the Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct ?
1) She declared that although citizens should have equal rights, they are not entitled to the same honours by the State
2) She was a supporter of the Jacobin government
3) She was jailed for treason by the National Assembly
4) She declared that the nation is the union of woman and man
Q. Who among the following built a model steam engine in 1968 called 'Miner's Friend' to drain mines ?
1) Thomas Savery
2) Thomas Newcomen
3) James Watt
4) Richard Arkwright
Q. Which one of the following statements about Renaissance Humanist culture is not true ?
1) It slackened the control of religion over human life
2) It believed that human nature was many-sided
3) It was concerned with good manners
4) It criticized material wealth, power and glory
Q. Who gifted the Badshah Nama to King George in 1799 ?
1) Abul Fazal
2) Abdul Hamid Lahori
3) Nawab of Awadh
4) William Jones
Q. What is the name of the award given to meritorious men in the Mughal Court in the form of a robe of honour that was once worn by the Emperor ?
1) Sarapa
2) Patka
3) Padma murassa
4) Khilat
Q. Who among the following social reformer started a society for the encouragement of widow remarriage in 1866 in Maharashtra ?
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2) Jyotirao Phule
3) Vishnushastri Pandit
4) Pandita Ramabai
