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 Commis­sions accepted language as the basis of the reorganization of States?
1) Punchhi Commission
2) JVP Committee
3) Fazl Ali Commission
4) SK Dhar Commission

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Q. Consider the following state­ments:
1. The idea of a constituent assembly for India was first put forward by Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. British principally accepted the idea of a constituent assembly for the first time through the Cripps Proposal.
Which of the above statements 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 among the following sites in Haryana, is the place as per legends where Lord Krishna delivered the sermon of Bhagavad Gita?
1) Jyotisar
2) Pehowa
3) Shahabad
4) Ladwa

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Q. Consider the following political entities of ancient India -
I. Sakyas of Kapilavastu
II. Lichchavis of Vaishali
III. Mallas of Pava
IV. Koliya of Ramagrama
How many of the above were republics?

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) All 4

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Q. Which of the following pairs of authors and their literary works is not matched correctly?
1) Visakhadatta - Mircchakatika
2) Kalidas - Malavikagnimitram
3) Vatsyayana - Kamsutra
4) Magh - Sisupalvadha

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Q. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly in relation to Mahajanapadas?
1) Kosai - Sravasti
2) Panchala - Kaushambi
3) Matsya - Viratnagar
4) Asmaka - Paithan

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Q. Mandalams, Nadus, Sthala, and Grama were the part of adminis­trative structure of -
1) Chola Empire
2) Pandyan Empire
3) Pallava Empire
4) Vijayanagara Empire

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Q. Consider the following pairs -
I. Abolition of Sati Pratha - Lord William Bentinck
II. Abolitions of Female Infan­ticide - Lord Hardinge I
III. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre - Lord Reading
IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact - Lord Willingdon
How many pairs given above is/are matched correctly?

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) All 4

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Q. Where from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose give the rousing war cry of 'Dilli Chalo'?
1) Imphal
2) Singapore
3) Berlin
4) Kabul

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Q. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
1) Aatmiya Sabha - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2) Prarthana Sabha - M. G. Ranade
3) Tatva Bodhini Sabha - Devendera Nath Thakur
4) Theosophical Society - Helna Blavatsky

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