History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Which one among the following statements about Ashokan Edicts is correct?
1) The subject of inscribed matter on Rock Edicts differs completely with that of the Pillar Edicts
2) The Pillar Edicts were located in all parts of the empire
3) The Edicts give details of his personal concerns but are silent on events of the empire
4) The Greek or Aramaic Edicts are versions or translations of the texts used in other Edicts
Q. Which among the following statements regarding Lord Ripon's plan for local self-government in India is/are correct?
1. The district should be the maximum area served by the one Committee or Local Board.
2. The Local Boards should consist of a large majority of nominated official members and be presided over by an official member as Chairman.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) Both 1 and 2
2) 1 only
3) 2 only
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. The 40th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas was celebrated on which day, marking the finest hour of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971?
1) December 16
2) December 12
3) December 15
4) December 18
Q. Who among the following was associated with Velevt Revolution?
1) Vaclav Havel
2) Kim Jong-il
3) Wangari Mathai
4) None of the above
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
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
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
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
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
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
