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 Mughal paintings reached at their peak during the reign of -
1) Akbar
2) Jahangir
3) Shahjahan
4) Aurangzeb

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Q. Which of the following facts is/ are true about Mural Paintings?
I. The painting works on the walls of a solid structure are known as Mural Paintings.
II. The Mural Paintings are of large size.
III. The cave paintings in Ajanta, Armamalai, Ravan Chhaya cave shelter, Bagh caves, Sittanavasal and Kailamath Temple in Ellora caves are the finest examples of Mural paintings.
Correct code is -

1) Only I and II
2) Only III
3) All I, II and III
4) Only II

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Q. World's largest Hindu temple the Angkor Vat is in Cambodia. Its architecture is very closely related to the -
1) Chola architecture
2) Kaketya architecture
3) Kalinga architecture
4) Pandyan architecture

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Q. Which of the following pairs is/ are matched correctly?
I. Bhimbetika Caves - Madhya Pradesh
II. Lenyadri Caves - Maharashtra
III. Lakhudiyar Caves - Uttarakhand
IV. Jogimara Caves - Chhattisgarh
Correct code is -

1) Only I and IV
2) Only II and III
3) Only I, II and III
4) All I, II, III and IV

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Q. Indian Evidence Act was drafted by -
1) Lord Macaulay
2) Sir James F. Stephen
3) Huxley
4) Sir Henry Summer Maine

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Q. Which Governor-General of India, in 1772, introduced two courts in each district-a criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani adalat) ?
1) Lord Dalhousie
2) Warren Hastings
3) Richard Wellesley
4) Robert Clive

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Q. Representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company signed the Treaty of Salbai in which year?
1) 1782
2) 1769
3) 1758
4) 1771

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Q. Which explorer discovered a sea route to India in 1498?
1) Thomas Coryat
2) Megasthenes
3) Marco Polo
4) Vasco da Gama

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Q. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the death of Alivardi Khan in 1756?
1) Mir Jafar
2) Murshid Quli Khan
3) Siraj ud-Daullah
4) Sujan Khan

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Q. Who ruled Mysore under a subsidiary alliance with the British after the defeat of Tipu Sultan at the Battle of Seringapatam?
1) Gangas
2) Kadambas
3) Wodeyars
4) Pandyans

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