General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. The Vedic Civilisation in India flourished along the river -
1) Narmada
2) Saraswati
3) Tapi
4) Godavari

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Q. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet -
1) Dandin
2) Kamban
3) Banabhatta
4) Jinsena

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Q. ....................... was the capital Magadha before the 4th century BCE.
1) Rajagaha
2) Pataliputra
3) Varanasi
4) Mathura

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Q. The lake in Gujarat was an artificial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.
1) Lonar
2) Loktak
3) Sudarshana
4) Pushkar

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Q. The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple, and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in -
1) Odisha
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Assam
4) Kerala

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Q. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah -
1) Allahabad
2) Agra
3) Bijapur
4) Delhi

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Q. King Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother -
1) Indravardhana
2) Suryavardhana
3) Rajyavardhana
4) Chandravardhana

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Q. In which year did Rao Jodha found the City of Jodhpur?
1) 1113 A. D.
2) 1459 A.D.
3) 1539 A. D.
4) 1526 A. D.

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Q. What is the name of the painter of the Bani-Thani painting?
1) Nirmal Dev
2) Manmohan Dev
3) Nihal Chand
4) Amar Singh

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Q. Who built the Hawa Mahal at Jaipur?
1) Sawai Man Singh
2) Sawai Jai Singh First
3) Sawai Jai Singh Second
4) Sawai Pratap Singh

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