General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. Two Asokan pillars were brought and installed in Delhi by
1) Qutubuddin Aibak
2) Firozeshah Tughlaq
3) Akbar
4) Alauddin Khalji

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Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to accept Subsidiary Alliance offered by Lord Wellesley in 1798?
1) Nizam of Hyderabad
2) Ruler of Mysore
3) Nawab of Carnatic
4) Nawab of Oudh

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Q. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India, leaving South Africa for ever in
1) 1915
2) 1919
3) 1914
4) 1916

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Q. Which of the following craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans?
1) Blacksmith
2) Jewellery
3) Carpentery
4) Pottery

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Q. ‘Dayabhaga’ is authored by —
1) Vijnaneshwara
2) Jimutavahana
3) Yagyavalkya
4) None of the above

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Q. Which deity was not worshipped by the Vedic Aryans?
1) Indra
2) Pashupati
3) Varun
4) Marut

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Q. The Mahavir belonged to the clan -
1) Lichhivis
2) Kalams
3) Bhaggas
4) Bulis

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Q. The Jain text which contains the biographies of the Tirthankaras is known as -
1) Adi Purana
2) Bhagwatisutra
3) Kalpasutra
4) Uvasagadasao

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Q. The rules of Buddhist monistic life are laid down, primarily, in -
1) Tripitaka
2) Abhidhammapitaka
3) Suttapitaka
4) Vinayapitaka

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Q. The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river -
1) Ravi
2) Ganga
3) Sutlej
4) Jhelum

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