History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse?
1) It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir
2) It did not allow an adopted heir to rule a state after the death of the ruler
3) It made the annexation of Indian state compulsory after a death of a ruler
4) It made the annexation of India state compulsory if the adoption of heir had not been approved by the British authorities.
Q. In 1856 Awadh would not have been annexed with the British Empire if the Nawab of Awadh had -
1) allied with the British
2) not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British
3) fought against the British
4) a natural heir
Q. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of underground activity in
1) Quit India Movement
2) Civil Disobedience Movement
3) Non-Cooperation Movement
4) Swadeshi Movement
Q. Who among the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
1) Winston Churchill
2) James Ramsay McDonald
3) Neville Chamberlain
4) Stanley Baldwin
Q. The Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as "Turning of the wheel of law' at?
1) Sarnath
2) Sanchi
3) Bodh Gaya
4) Sravasti
Q. Which one of the following newspapers had been edited by Gandhiji?
1) Maratha
2) Gujarat Times
3) Navjeevan
4) Jan Satta
Q. Coins made of metal first appeared in
1) Harappan Civilisation
2) Age of the Buddha
3) Age of the Mauryas
4) Later Vedic age
Q. The Chola kings were ruling over
1) Kerala
2) Bengal
3) Andhra
4) Tamil Nadu
Q. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
1) they were taller and stronger
2) they used elephants on a large scale
3) they used chariots driven by horses
4) they were from an advanced urban culture.
Q. Which battle did open the Delhi are to Muhammad Ghori?
1) First Battle of Tarain
2) Battle of Khanwa
3) Second Battle of Tarain
4) First battle of PAnipat
