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 nomenclature of rural local governments as Panchayati Raj was the result of the suggestion of which Indian leader?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3) Sardar Patel
4) M. K. Gandhi

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Q. Where was Darashukoh buried?
1) Delhi
2) Agra
3) Aurangabad
4) Lahore

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Q. Who among the following were the King makers during Mughal period?
1) Hussain Ali and Abdullah
2) Nasir Khan and Jakariya Khan
3) Shah Hussain and Abdul Hussain
4) Muhammad Zaman and Muhammad Junaidi

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Q. By which Act, the British Parliament had abolished the monopoly of East India Company's trade in India except Tea and China trade?
1) Charter Act of 1813
2) Charter Act of 1833
3) Charter Act of 1853
4) Charter Act of 1873

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Q. At the time of National Movement who started Dash Roja periodical?
1) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
2) Abdul Gaffar Khan
3) Lala Lajpat Rai
4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Q. What was the name of the newspaper published by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa?
1) The Indian Opinion
2) National Herald
3) Leader
4) The Pioneer

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Q. Which ruler founded the city of Agra?
1) Sikander Lodi
2) Akbar
3) Feroz Tuglaq
4) Shahjahan

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Q. Who among the following established the Department of Archaeological Survey?
1) Lord Curzon
2) Lord Minto
3) Lord Hardinge
4) Lord Chelmsford

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Q. Which one of the following rulers did not contribute towards the expansion of Buddhism?
1) Harshavardhan
2) Kanishka
3) Ashoka
4) Pushyamitra Shunga

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Q. Who of the following rulers' constructed a road from East Bengal to Peshawar called Sadak-E- Azam?
1) Akbar
2) Jahangir
3) Islamshah
4) Sher Shah

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