General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. Who was Mehdi Khwaza?
1) Brother of Babur
2) Prime Minister of Ibrahim Lodi
3) Ruler of Bihar
4) Brother-in-law of Humayun

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Q. Which out of the following was not one of the purposes of "Sarais" built during Sher Shah?
1) Warehouse for arms and ammunition
2) For officers
3) For travelers
4) Post-house

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Q. Who was not appointed as Vazir during Akbar’s reign?
1) Nizamuddin Khalifa
2) Bahadurkhan Uzbeg
3) Shamsuddin Atkakhan
4) Todarmal

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Q. Who was the author of Nuskha-i-Dilkusha?
1) Bhimsen Burhanpuri
2) Abul Fazl
3) Khafi Khan
4) Murshidkuli Khan

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Q. Guru Govind Singh was killed in 1708 at—
1) Nanded
2) Amritsar
3) Keeratpur
4) Anandpur

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Q. Who composed ‘Ganga Lahri’?
1) Surdas
2) Tulsidas
3) Panditraj Jagannath
4) Haridasa

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Q. From whom Shahji received the jagir of Poona?
1) Adilshah
2) Mughals
3) Portuguese
4) Nizamshahi

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Q. Which of the following Peshwas is connected with the treaty of Sagola?
1) Bajirao II
2) Balaji Bajirao
3) Balaji Vishwanath
4) Bajirao I

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Q. In which year Ahilyabai Holkar breathed her last?
1) 1794
2) 1792
3) 1793
4) 1795

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Q. The French East India Company was formed in —
1) 1680 AD
2) 1664 AD
3) 1660 AD
4) 1656 AD

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