History GK Questions and Answers Quiz

Q. The Cabinet Mission was sent to India

1) To establish a national govt.
2) To work out a constitutional arrangement for the transfer of power
3) To accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
4) To refuse to give freedom to India

Q. Who discovered the sea-route to India?

1) Vasco da Gama
2) Columbus
3) Magellan
4) Henary the Navigator

Q. Varahamihira is an/a

1) Astronomer
2) Astronaut
3) Space Shuttle
4) Power Station

Q. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of

1) The Turkish Caliph
2) Aga Khan
3) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
4) Abul Kalam Azad

Q. The capital of Pallava kings was

1) Chenapattanam
2) Mahabalipuram
3) Kanchipuram
4) Madurai

Q. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at

1) Champaran
2) Chauri-Chaura
3) Bardoli
4) Sabarmati

Q. Who among the following founded the All India Muslim League?

1) Syed Ahmed Khan
2) Muhammad Ali
3) Aga Khan
4) Hamid Ali Khan

Q. Who among the following is not a moderate?

1) Surendranath Banerjee
2) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
3) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4) Pherozeshan Mehta

Q. The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were

1) Mongols
2) Turks
3) Afgans
4) A Jat tribe

Q. The rulers of Vijaynagar promoted

1) Hindi, Tamil, and Sanskrit
2) Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
3) Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
4) Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit