General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. In the election held in 1937, in which two provinces was the Indian National Congress not able to emerge as the single largest party?
1) Punjab and Sind
2) Assam and North-West Frontier Province
3) Punjab and Assam
4) Assam and Madras

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Q. Consider the following state­ments -
After forming the Indian Natio­nal Army, Subhash Chandra Bose
(1) recruited a large number of soldiers from the Indian Prisoners of War in Japanese camp
(2) introduced a women's de­tachment named after the Rani of Jhansi
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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Q. Which one of the following pairs denoting various forms of 'Bhakti' is not correctly matched?
1) Saguna: Belief in Gods with attributes
2) Nirguna: Belief in Gods without attributes
3) Alvars: Believed in de­votion of Shakti
4) Nayanars : Believed in de­votion of Shiva

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Q. Who among the following poli­tical leaders suggested the dis­solution of the Indian National Congress as a political organi­zation and its replacement by a Lok Sevak Sangh?
1) Vallabhbhai Patel
2) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
3) M. K. Gandhi
4) Jawaharlal Nehru

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Q. The notion of kinship projected by the Kushana rulers is best evidenced through which of the following?
1) Their identification with deities
2) Grants to religious institu­tions
3) Inscriptional panegyrics
4) Coins and sculpture

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Q. Who among the following were referred to as the 'Theris' in ancient India?
1) Respected women
2) Elder nuns in Buddhism
3) Women denied the Bhik- khuni status
4) Women expelled from the Buddhist Sangha

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Q. Which member of the Servants of India Society founded the Seva Samiti at Allahabad in 1914?
1) Shri Ram Bajpai
2) Hriday Nath Kunzru
3) S. G. Vaze
4) Srinivas Shastri

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Q. The First Anglo-Maratha War was concluded by which one of the following?
1) The Treaty of Surat
2) The Treaty of Purandar
3) The Convention of Wadgaon
4) The Treaty of Salbai

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Q. Name the battle in which the Travancore King defeated the Dutch in 1741?
1) The Battle of Porto Novo
2) The Battle of Colachel
3) The Battle of Pollilore
4) The Battle of Changanassery

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Q. In which one of the following revolts did the Koya and Konda tribal chiefs rise against the local overlord from a Mansabdar family?
1) The Rampa Rebellion, 1879 - 80
2) The Gudem Uprising, 1886
3) The Rampa Rebellion, 1922 - 24
4) The Telangana Armed Struggle, 1946 - 51

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