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 functions were performed by the Consti­tuent Assembly -
I. It made the Constitution of India.
II. It ratified India's mem­bership of the Common­wealth in May 1949.
III. It elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India on January 24, 1950.
IV. It adopted the national anthem and the national song on January 24, 1950.
The correct code is -

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

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is not correct about the Interim Government formed in 1946 in British India?
1) The members of the interim Government were members of the Viceroy's Executive council
2) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the Minister of Education and Arts
3) The Viceroy continued to be the head of the council
4) Jawaharlal Nehru was de­signated as the Vice-President of the Council

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is not correct about the Government of India Act, 1935?
1) It provided for the establish­ment of an All-India Federation consisting of provinces and princely states as units.
2) The Act divided the powers between the Centre and Units in terms of three Lists-Federal List, the Provincial List, and the Concur­rent List
3) Residuary powers were given to the center
4) The federation never came into being as the princely states did not join it

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Q. Pitt's of India Act of 1784 was significant for -
I. The East India Company's territories of India were for the first time called the 'British possessions in India.
II. The British Government was given supreme control over the company's affairs and its administration in India.
The Correct code is -

1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and II
4) Neither I nor II

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Q. Who was the Governor General of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
1) Lord Linlithgow
2) Lord Chelmsford
3) Lord Arwin
4) Lord Ripon

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Q. Who called Gopal Krishna Gokhale as the 'Diamond of India'?
1) M K Gandhi
2) Motilal Nehru
3) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4) Lala Lajpat Rai

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Q. King Bimbisara, also referred to as Srenika was a great monarch of the -
1) Maurya Dynasty
2) Haryanka Dynasty
3) Gupta Dynasty
4) Sunga Dynasty

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Q. 'Razmnama' was the name of the Persian translation of -
1) Geeta
2) Ramayana
3) Mahabharata
4) Upanishad

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Q. Who among the following women freedom fighters was not associated with the 'Quit India Movement'?
1) Matangini Hazra
2) Aruna Asaf Ali
3) Kanak Lata Barua
4) Shanti Ghosh

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Q. Which of the following events was the last in chronological order?
1) Home Rule Movement
2) Khilafat Movement
3) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
4) Moplah Revolt

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