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 is not correctly matched?
1) Iltutmish - Father of Razia
2) Shah Turkan - Wife of Iltutmish
3) Hamida Banu Begum - Wife of Allaudin Khilji
4) Gulbadan Begum - Daughter of Babur

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Q. The eastern boundary of the Harappa culture is indicated by which of the following?
1) Harappa
2) Alamgirpur
3) Rakhigarhi
4) Manda

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Q. Which officer was known as 'bhagadugha' during the Vedic administration?
1) Messenger
2) Chief Officer of Forests
3) Chief Officer of the Gambl­ing Department
4) Revenue Collector

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Q. Charak Samhita is divided into how many chapters and sections?
1) 120 chapters and 8 sections
2) 100 chapters and 5 sections
3) 80 chapters and 7 sections
4) 60 chapters and 8 sections

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Q. 'Milind Panho' is in the form of a dialogue between King Milind and a Buddhist Saint. The con­cerned saint was -
1) Nagarjun
2) Nagbhatt
3) Nagasena
4) Kumaril Bhatt

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Q. With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chrono­logical order?
1) Greeks - Sakas - Kushans
2) Greeks - Kushans - Sakas
3) Sakas - Greeks - Kushans
4) Sakas - Kushans - Greeks

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Q. When did the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan die?
1) 1219
2) 1210
3) 1235
4) 1227

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Q. In which state is the Maihar court where Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician?
1) Tripura
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Chhattisgarh

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Q. Which company had set up a factory on the banks of river Hugli in 1651?
1) Danish
2) Portuguese
3) English
4) French

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Q. Who among the following is the author of the book, Bandi Jivan?
1) Rash Behari Bose
2) Veer Savarkar
3) Aruna Asaf Ali
4) Sachindranath Sanyal

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