History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. To which civilization, Port town of Lothal (Gujarat) can be traced back, marking the beginning of an ancient tradition of trade by sea ?
1) Harappan civilisation
2) Aryan
3) sangam
4) None of these
Q. Which of the following is correct?
1) "The First War of Independence : 1857"
2) "The Champaran Satygrah" : 1917
3) "The Quit India Movement " : 1942
4) All the above
Q. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
1) Sabarmati Ashram
2) Sevagram Ashram
3) Vishwa Bharti
4) Phoenix Ashram
Q. The Upanishads are the __________
1) Great Epics
2) Story Books
3) Source of Hindu Philosophy
4) Law Books
Q. The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped __________.
1) Vishnu
2) Pashupati
3) Indra
4) Brahma
Q. Which city was founded by Krishna Deva Raya, the ruler of Vijaynagar ?
1) Chandragiri
2) Udaigiri
3) Nagalapur
4) Warangal
Q. Who among the following sultanate rulers were of Afghan origin ?
1) Khalji
2) Tughlaq
3) Sayyid
4) Lodi
Q. Who among the following woman social reformers was called ‘Pandit’?
1) Gangabai
2) Ramabai
3) Annie Besant
4) Sister Subbalakshmi
Q. Baburnama was composed in which language?
1) Trukish
2) Persian
3) Arabic
4) Urdu
Q. English Traveller William Hawkins visited India during the time of which Mughal emperor ?
1) Shah Jahan
2) Akbar
3) Aurangzed
4) Jahangir
