General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. Consider the following statements and identify the author of the statements using the code given below:
"I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony."

1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Baba Saheb Ambedkar
3) Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru
4) Gurudev Tagore

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Q. The 'Bombay Plan' drafted by G.D. Birla and J.R.D. Tata emphasised:
1) that the economy should be left to the dynamic investments by the private sector in heavy industries etc.
2) the public sector investment in infrastructure and heavy industries.
3) annual planning
4) that the private sector should foot the bill for intensive and low return investments in the industr

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Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Buddhist in Deccan excavated rock-cut Chaityas and the Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas imitated these in later centuries.
2. The Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas excavated temples at sites far distant from rock-cut Chaityas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Champaran Satyagraha marked Gandhiji's second appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses.
2. The Champaran Satyagraha was launched to address the problems faced by Indigo plantation workers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 laid exclusive emphasis on the development of higher education in India and neglected primary and secondary education.
2. The Carlyle Circular issued by R.W.Carlyle sought to check the spread of revolutionary activities in educational institutions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q. Consider the following statements about Gandhiji's thinking on environment:
1. His environmental thinking is rooted in his larger philosophical and moral thinking
2. He preferred sustainable environmental practices to nourish the soil and the natural world.
3. He laid emphasis on the rigorous ethic of non-injury in our treatment of animals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1) 1 only
2) 1 and 2 only
3) 1, 2 and 3
4) 2 and 3 only

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Q. Which one among the following statements is not correct?
1) Gandhara School of Act owed its origin to the Indo-Greek rulers but the real patrons of the school were the Kushans, especially Kanishka
2) Rich carving, elaborate ornamentations and complex symbolism were not the main features of the Gandhara sculpture
3) The Graeco-Roman architectural impact modified the structure of Buddhist Stupas
4) The artists of the Amravati School of Arts mainly used white marble

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Q. Consider he following declaration and identify the person who made it using the code given below:
'The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation, and, I, for my part, wish to stand shorn of all special distinction, by the side or my countrymen who, for their so-called insignificance are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings'
Code:

1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Jawaharlal Nehru
3) Dadabhai Naoroji
4) Rabindranath Tagore

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Q. Consider the following statements:
'We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life so that they may have full opportunities of growth'.
Identify the correct context of this statements from below:

1) Pledge of independence to publicly taken all over India on 26 January 1930
2) Preamble of the Constitution of India adopted in 1950.
3) Congress Working Committee Resolution adopted at the Special Calcutta Congress in 1920
4) Part of Speech delivered by Subhash Bose at the launch of Azad Hind Fauj

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Q. The Iron Pillar near Qutub Minar draws attention of scientists due to its -
1) Rustlessness
2) Antiquity
3) Glitter
4) Hardness

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