History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Who of the following became a member of the 'Din-i-Ilahi'?
1) Todar Mal
2) Man Sing
3) Tansen
4) Birbal
Q. Who introduced the 'Subsidiary Alliance'?
1) Ripon
2) Minto
3) Wellesley
4) Dalhousie
Q. In which year Muslim League first gave the call for a separate State of Pakistan?
1) 1939
2) 1940
3) 1941
4) 1942
Q. During whose reign did Chengiz Khan attack India's borders in pursuit of Jalaluddin?
1) Iltutmish
2) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
3) Nasiruddin Khusrau
4) Balban
Q. The four "Mathas" (Shrines) at Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka and Puri were founded by
1) Ashoka
2) Ramanuja
3) Madhava Vidyaranya
4) Adi Shankaracharya
Q. Pulakesin II, the Chalukya ruler, deteated Harshavardhana on the banks of the river
1) Mahanadi
2) Tapti
3) Narmada
4) Godavari
Q. The first Europeans to visit India were the
1) Portuguese
2) Spanish
3) English
4) Dansih
Q. Chandragupta Maurya was converted to Jainism due to the influence of
1) Kautilya
2) Upagupta
3) Bhadrabahu
4) Gajabahu
Q. Who among the following came to the Mughal Court as the official agent of James I of England?
1) Captain John
2) William Hawkins
3) Thomas Best
4) Sir Thomas Roe
Q. The influence of which school of paintings is evident in the paintings of the Mughal Court?
1) Mongolian
2) Persian
3) Greek
4) Chinese
