Indian History GK Question and Answer
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Which one of the following factories in Bengal was established by Portuguese?
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With which Sufi saint of Delhi is associated the famous saying 'Hanooz Dilli Door Ast' ?
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Who among the following died while playing Chaugan?
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The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the:
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Which dynasty ruled over Magadha after Nanda dynasty?
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Who has complimented Samudragupta as the 'Indian Napoleon' ?
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Which type of work was looked after by the department of Diwan-i-Kohi under Muhammad Tughlaq?
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What was 'Dar-ul-Shafa' established by Firoz Tughlaq?
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Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
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Who was the founder of Satavahana dynasty?
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The British East India Company was formed during the reign of
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Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
- A. James Ramsay MacDonald
- B. Stanley Baldwin
- C. Neville Chamberlain
- D. Winston Churchill Correct Answer
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Who among the following has authored the book 'Hind Swaraj?
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The Poona Pact which was signed between the B.R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 provided for
- A. the creation of dominion status for India
- B. Separate electorates for the Muslims
- C. separate electorates for the Harijans
- D. joint electorate with reservation of Harijans. Correct Answer
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Who among the following viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andaman's?
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The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by
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The first Governor-General of Bengal was
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Who is rightly called the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India?
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English education was introduced in Indian by
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The British introduced the railways in India, in order to
- A. promote heavy industries in India
- B. facilitate British commerce and administrative control Correct Answer
- C. move food-stuff in case of famine
- D. enable Indians to move freely within the country
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Who amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Service through an open competitive examination?
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Who of the following started Swaraj Party?
- A. Bipin Chandra Pal and Rajendra Prasad
- B. Bipin Chandra Pal and Subhash Chandra Bose
- C. CR Das and Motilal Nehru Correct Answer
- D. CR Das and Madan Mohan Malaviya
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The Governor-Generals who abolished the practice of sati was
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Who was the first Indian Governor-General after Lord Mountbatten?
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Which one of the following is known as Mother of Indian Revolutionaries?
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Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
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Arrange the following in chronological order?
1. Partition of Bengal
2. Chauri-Chaura Incident,
3. First Round Table Conference
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above?
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Name the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.
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The last Governor-General of the East Indian Company and the first viceroy under the crown was
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The Governor-General of India impeached by the House of Commons in England was
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In sixth century BC, Suktimati was the capital of
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Who among the following were called 'Neo- Muslims' during the reign of Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji?
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Who founded Agra?
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What was the name of Jain saint with whom Muhammad Tughlaq held discussions?
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Which Muslim ruler played Holi for the first time in Medieval India?
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Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the Policy of "Blood and Iron"?
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The famous 'Battle of Kings' between Bharat and the host of ten kings was fought near the river:
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Who among the following established Delhi as the capital of Sultanate?
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Hyder Ali consolidated his position after being appointed the faujdar of ?
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The words "Satyameva Jayate" in the state emblem of India have been adopted from which one of the following?
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Madam Bhikaji Cama unfolded the National Flag of India in 1907 at
- A. India House,London
- B. International Socialist Congress Stuttgart Correct Answer
- C. Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco
- D. Indian Workers Meet Vancouver
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Where did Subhash Chandra Bose set up the 'Azad Hind Fauz' and Azad Hind Government?
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Where was Mahatma Gandhi when the Cabinet Mission arrived in India?
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Who was the architect of Communal Award?
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At which place in Bihar was the session of India National Congress of 1922 held?
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Why did people gather to demonstrate at Jallianwala Bagh?
- A. To protest against the arrest of Gandhiji and Lajpat Rai
- B. To protest against the arrest of Kitchlu and Satyapal Correct Answer
- C. To offer prayers on the Baisakhi Day
- D. To protest against the arbitrarily of inhuman acts of the Punjab Government
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Which incident led Gandhiji to withdraw Non-Cooperation Movement?
- A. Kakori episode
- B. Chauri-Chaura episode Correct Answer
- C. Jallianwala Bagh episode
- D. Muzaffarpur episode
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The temple of Angkorwat in Combodia was dedicated to
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Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?
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In which Indian state, Inamgam is located?
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At which congress session did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that Swaraj was the goal of India's political efforts?
- A. 1886 Calcutta session
- B. 1893 Lahore session
- C. 1905 Benaras sessions
- D. 1906 Calcutta session Correct Answer
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Who wrote 'Akbarnama' ?
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Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
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Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at
- A. Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh Correct Answer
- B. Bodhgaya in Bihar
- C. Nalanda in Bihar
- D. None of the above
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Identify the Buddhist literature from the following:
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The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
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Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment
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Which of the following is not the 'Tri Ratna' of Jainism?
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In which of the following countries where Buddha's idols disfigured and removed in 2001?
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The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
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Name the clan Buddha belonged to:
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Who was the president of third Tamil Sangam?
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Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of
- A. Jalaluddin Firoz Shah
- B. Alauddin Khilji
- C. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
- D. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq Correct Answer
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Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great?
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Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Chengiz Khan?
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The expounder of Yoga philosophy was:
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Why did Shivaji decide to collect 'Chauth' and 'Sardeshmukhi' ?
- A. To increase the source of income Correct Answer
- B. To expand his territories
- C. To consolidate his political influence
- D. Because of the opposition of Muslim rulers
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The title of the autobiography of Subhas Chandra Bose is-
- A. Autobiography of an unknown Indian
- B. Autobiography of a Revolutionary
- C. Autobiography of an Indian Pilgrim Correct Answer
- D. Autobiography of an Indian Soldier
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Who played an important role in signing of Gandhi_Irwin Pact?
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The Poona Pact aimed___
- A. at Hindu-Muslim Unity
- B. to represent to lower cast Correct Answer
- C. at privileges to princes
- D. to review the Dyarchy
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The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between....
- A. Akbar and Hemu
- B. Babur and Rana Sanga
- C. Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur Correct Answer
- D. Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Gauri
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Who said, 'Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it'?
- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. Bipin Chandra Pal
- C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak Correct Answer
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The founder of the Bahmani Kingdom was--
- A. Alauddin Mujahid Shah
- B. Ahmed Shah
- C. Alauddin Bahaman Shah Correct Answer
- D. Tajuddin Firoz Shaha
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The caves of Ajanta belongs to
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The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was
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Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?
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Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi was written by
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Whose book is 'Writing Social History'?
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Which Muslim ruler enforced price control system for the first time?
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In which year did the Portuguese captured Goa from Bijapur?
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Ashtadhyayi was written by:
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Direct Action Day was observed by Muslim League on-
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The Second Round Table Conference at London was held in the backdrop of the____
- A. Emerson__Gandhi Pact
- B. Hailey__Gandhi Pact
- C. Gandhi__Irwin Pact Correct Answer
- D. Gandhi__Simon Pact
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Which Congress President negotiated with both Cripps Mission and Lord Wavell?
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By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?
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The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian subcontinent has been obtained from..
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Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April ________.
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What is the first sermon of Buddha called as?
- A. Kachchayanagottasutta
- B. Mahaparinirvansutta
- C. Brahmajalasutta
- D. Dharmachakra Pravartan Correct Answer
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Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India?
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Who was the mother of Mahavira?
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In 1970 a group of militant feminists disrupted a televised beauty contest in London. What was the name of the competition?
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Demonstrations against the United States' policy in Vietnam became more frequent, and were often directed against the US embassy. In which Central London square were these demonstrations concentrated?
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Every Easter from the late 1950s a march took place from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, near Reading, to London. It was organized by a pressure group, calling for the unilateral renunciation of nuclear armaments. What was the name of this organization?
- A. The Peace Pledge Union
- B. The Committee of 100
- C. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Correct Answer
- D. The Peace People
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In April 1968 Enoch Powell, a minister in the Shadow Cabinet, made an inflammatory speech in Birmingham about immigration into Britain from the "New Commonwealth". What "remedy" did he propose for what he perceived as a "problem"?
- A. Forcible repatriation
- B. Voluntary repatriation Correct Answer
- C. Forcible enclosure in ghettos
- D. Redistribution around the country to avoid concentrations of immigrants and their dependants in a few places
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In 1970 an Australian-born feminist writer published "the Female Eunuch", which was an instant success and became a key text of the women's movement. Who was she?
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During the 1960s and 1970s violence erupted in various seaside resorts between rival gangs of young people. What labels did the two sides give themselves?
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A wave of student unrest gripped certain UK universities in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Which college, a constituent part of London University, founded in 1895 to concentrate on the social sciences, politics and government, suffered serious disruption between 1966 and 1969?
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In 1972 a magazine was first brought out as an unashamedly feminist publication. It closed in 1993. What was its name?
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In 1975 Margaret Thatcher was elected Leader of the Conservative Party, the first woman to achieve this office. Whom did she defeat in this election restricted to Tory MPs?
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In 1968 disorder broke out in Northern Ireland, beginning a thirty year period of the "Troubles". The movement for civil rights in the Province highlighted discrimination there as a burning issue. Which was the most significant kind of discrimination complained about in Northern Ireland?
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