General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. Which of the following texts was translated into Persian under the title 'Bahr-ul-Asmar' during the reign of Akbar?
1) Rajatarangini
2) Yoga Vasistha
3) Arthashastra
4) Panchatantra

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Q. With reference to the Delhi Sultanate which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. Qutub Minar was dedicated to the Sufi saint, Qutb-ud- din Bakhtiyar Kaki.
2. The tower was damaged by lightning in 1369.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

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

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Q. Which of the following Sultans of Delhi imposed 'Jizya tax' on Brahmins for the first time?
1) Aram Shah
2) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
4) Alauddin Khalji

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Q. In which city of Gujarat will you find the Uparkot Buddhist Caves?
1) Bhavnagar
2) Vadodara
3) Junagarh
4) Anand

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Q. What was the age in years of the revolutionary Bhagat Singh when he was hanged till death?
1) 20
2) 23
3) 30
4) 26

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Q. What was the first name of the Mughal Emperor Babur?
1) Hasanuddin
2) Giasuddin
3) Zahiruddin
4) Qaseemuddin

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Q. Which of the following revolutionaries was arrested by the British as an accused in the Alipore Bomb Conspiracy Case?
1) Kanailal Dutta
2) Rajendra Lahiri
3) Roshan Singh
4) Ashfaq Ullah Khan

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Q. The idea of Planning in Independent India was drawn from -
1) the Bombay Plan
2) the demand made by peasants
3) the demand made by workers' unions
4) the Gandhian vision of India's future

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Q. The 13th Century text Lekhapaddhati gives us information on which one of the following topics?
1) Art of writing
2) Essay writing
3) Legal document
4) Epigraphic style

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Q. The Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-Seeking Society) was set up by -
1) Vinoba Bhave
2) Jyotiba Phule
3) B. R. Ambedkar
4) C. Rajagopalachari

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