General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge History Questions, History Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important History MCQs for GK

Q. Futuhat-i-Alamgiri was written by -
1) Haridas
2) Bhimsen
3) Iswardas Nagar
4) None of them

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Q. Who was the founder of news-paper 'Samata'?
1) Hariprasad Tamta
2) Shrikrishna Tamta
3) Ramprasad Tamta
4) Jayanand Bharti

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Q. Freedom Fighter Kanaklata Barua sacrificed her life while participating in -
1) Rowlatt Satyagraha
2) Non-Cooperation Movement
3) Civil Disobedience Movement
4) Quit India Movement

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Q. Vijayanagara rulers claimed that they were ruling on behalf of -
1) Lord Murugan
2) Lord Venkateshwara
3) Shri Virupaksha
4) Shri Vallabha

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Q. Domingo Paes describes a king in these words: ‘Of medium height, and fo fair complexion and good figure, rather fat than thin; he has on his face signs of smallpox’. Identify the king from the options given below:
1) Krishnadeva Raya
2) Ram Raya
3) Devaraya II
4) Devaraya I

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Q. Acharya Vinoba Bhave received the first donation of land under the Bhoodan Movement at -
1) Ramgarh
2) Garhwa
3) Hyderabad
4) Pochampally

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Q. Inspired by the Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi, in Tamil Nadu, C. Rajagopalachari led a salt march from -
1) Tirunelveli to Nagercoil
2) Kanchipuram to Mahabali- puram
3) Trichinopoly to Vedaranniyam on the Tanjore coast
4) Chennai to Vellore

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Q. The first cotton mill in British India, which began production in 1856, was set up by -
1) Ghanshyam Das Birla
2) Jamnalal Bajaj
3) Ambalal Sarabhai
4) C. N. Davar

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Q. Who among the following was the last Governor-General of India before the office was permanently abolished?
1) Lord Mountbatten
2) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
3) Lord Wavell
4) Lord Linlithgow

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Q. Taxila was the capital of which one among the following Mahajanapadas of ancient India?
1) Kuru
2) Kasi
3) Gandhar
4) Avanti

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