History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Gandhiji led the Indian nationalist movement from the front and his leadership was motivated by a wider philosophy he nurtured throughout the course of the movement. Which one among the following was a continuous movement based on this philosophy, and not a specific movement?
1) Non-cooperation Movement
2) Swadeshi Movement
3) Quit India Movement
4) Civil Disobedience Movement
Q. The Jainas believe that Jainism is the outcome of the teachings of twenty-four Tirthankaras. In the light of this statement, which one among the following is correct of Vardhamana Mahavira?
1) He was not one of the twenty four Tirthankaras
2) He was the first Tirthankara and the founder of Jainism
3) He was the twenty-third Tirthankara, the first twenty-fourth Tirthankaras being considered legendary
4) He was the last land and twenty-fourth Tirthankara, who was not considered as the founder of the new faith but as a reformer of the existing religious sect
Q. The earliest Buddhist literature which deal with the stories of the various birth of Buddha are
1) Sutta pitakas
2) Venaya pitakas
3) Jatakas
4) Abhidhamma pitakas
Q. Which one among the following is not a characteristic of Rig-Vedic Aryans?
1) They were acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare
2) They were acquainted with horses, chariots and the use of bronze
3) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most important from of wealth
4) They were acquainted with the use of iron.
Q. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the
1) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
2) Minto-Morley Reforms
3) Simon Commission
4) First Round Table Conference
Q. The Constituent Assembly of India was chosen on the basis of the provincial elections of 1941. With the withdrawal of the Muslim League from the Constituent Assembly, it turned out that majority of the Assembly members were also members of the Congress. Under that circumstance, how was the Constituent Assembly given a broader social basis?
1) By nominating independent members of different castes, groups and women and also by taking in repres
2) By nomination independent members from various minority groups
3) By nominating independent members from various caste and religious groups
4) By taking in representatives of the princely states and asking for written submission from the public at large
Q. What was the "privy purse" in the context of the history of Modern India?
1) A purse given by the government of India to dignitaries for service rendered
2) A purse given Privately by one organisation to another
3) A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Princes of India
4) A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of India to the Government of India
Q. Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th Century?
1) Dupleix was called back at a crucial time
2) They sided with the weak Indian sides such as Chanda Sahib and Muzafar Jang
3) They conspired against the Indian powers
4) Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government
Q. Which one of the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775-82?
1) It helped Hyder Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war
2) The British won the war
3) The Marathas won the war
4) There was no victory for either side
Q. Consider the following statements
1.'Jana Gana Mana' the country's national anthem was first sung by Sarla Devi Choudhrani, a century ago at the 1911 Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
2. It was penned by famous Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chatarjee on his book 'Ananda Math'.
3. Originally written in Bengali and was adopted in its hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as it National Anthem of India on January 24th,1950
4. The complete song consists of five stanza
1) 1,3 and 4 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) All of them
4) None of them
