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 titles of 'Rayagajakesari' and 'Dayagajakesari' were associated with which one of the following dynasties?
1) Kakatiya
2) Vijayanagara
3) Gajapati
4) Rashtrakuta

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Q. Name the location of the musical inscription containing groups of musical notes arranged for the benefit of his pupils by a king in the seventh or eighth century CE.
1) Ennayiram
2) Uttaramerur
3) Siyyamangalam
4) Kudumiyamalai

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Q. In the context of eighteenth cen­tury India, what was 'Dastak'?
1) Signature
2) Land document
3) Trade permit
4) Tax on textiles

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Q. Which one of the following was primarily associated with 'Dadni' system?
1) Textile production
2) Warfare
3) Payment of officials
4) Revenue collection

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Q. Consider the following state­ments about Kanaganahalli archaeological site -
(1) It is situated on the bank of the Bhima River.
(2) The remains of the Kanaga­nahalli Stupa can be dated between the 1st and 3rd cen­turies CE.
(3) Emperor Ashoka's image was found at the site.
Which of the statements given above is correct?

1) Only 1 and 2
2) Only 2 and 3
3) Only 1 and 3
4) All 1, 2 and 3

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Q. Who among the following was not in the core leadership of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in its formative phase?
1) Kwame Nkrumah
2) Gamal Abdel Nasser
3) Jawaharlal Nehru
4) Fidel Castro

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Q. In respect to Balutedars, which of the statements given below are correct?
(1) They were village servants and artisans.
(2) They were employed by individual peasant families.
(3) They existed in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

1) Only 1 and 2
2) Only 2 and 3
3) Only 1 and 3
4) All 1, 2 and 3

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Q. Which one of the following Viceroys was the first to shift his Council to Simla in the summer season offi­cially?
1) John Lawrence
2) Lord Dalhousie
3) Lord Mayo
4) William Bentinck

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Q. Who among the following foun­ded the Hindu Dharma Sabha in the 19th century?
1) Radhakanta Deb
2) Ram Mohan Roy
3) Dwarkanath Tagore
4) Keshab Chandra Sen

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Q. From which of the following Harappan Civilization sites, we find evidence of water conservation?
1) Mohenjodaro
2) Lothal
3) Kalibanga
4) Dholavira

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