History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. The fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal, Sirajud-daulah, as-
1) Growth of large-scale British trade
2) An attack upon his sovereignty
3) Insecurity of the British in Idia
4) British control over Bengal
Q. Ibn Batuta's work, Rihla, completed in 1355, is -
1) An autobiography
2) An account of the Delhi Sultan from Aibek to Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
3) A religious text
4) An account of trade with Morocco
Q. Several socio-political organizations were formed in the 19th and 20th Centuries in India. Anjuman-e-Khawatin-e-Islam, founded in the year 1914 was -
1) All India Muslim Ladies Conference
2) A radical wing of the All India Muslim League
3) All India Muslim Students'Conference
4) All India Islamic Conference
Q. British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?
1) Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan
2) 24-Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon
3) Sultanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur
4) Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur
Q. What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis?
1) Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spiritual grace)
2) Reciting divine name
3) Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity)
4) Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts)
Q. The Government of India Act, 1919 -
1. Established a bicameral legislature at the Centre
2. Introduced dyarchy in the provincial executive
3. Introduced a federal system of government in India
Select the correct answer using the codes given below-
1) 1 and 3 only
2) 1 and 2 only
3) 1, 2 and 3 only
4) 2 and 3 only
Q. The main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age ) people was
1) Animal Husbandry
2) Fishing
3) Cultivation
4) Hunting
Q. Saka Era was founded by
1) Pulakesin-II
2) Kanishka
3) Harsha
4) Vikramaditya
Q. Samudragupta's achievements are mentioned in
1) Indica
2) Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad
3) Kalinga edict
4) Hathigumpha inscription
Q. The capital city of the Pallavas was
1) Vatapi
2) Kanchipuram
3) Madurai
4) Mahabalipuram
