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 rulers of the Chola dynasty assumed the title of 'Shivpad Shekhar'?
1) Parantaka - I
2) Rajendra - II
3) Rajendra - I
4) Rajraja - I

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Q. On the bank of which river 'the battle of ten kings' mentioned in Rigveda, took place?
1) Vipasha
2) Parushni
3) Sutudri
4) Vitasta

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Q. Which of the following foreign travelers has mentioned the legend of 'Anarkali'?
1) William Hawkins
2) Sir Thomas Roe
3) Ralph Fitch
4) William Finch

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Q. When was the Charitable Endowment Act passed?
1) 1880
2) 1990
3) 1890
4) 1980

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Q. With reference to the French East India Company, which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct?
1. French East India Company was founded in 1664.
2. The first French Factory in India was established in Surat.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

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

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Q. 'Gizali' was a famous writer during whose period?
1) Balban
2) Akbar
3) Alauddin Khalji
4) Jahangir

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Q. The term 'Hindustan' was used for the first time in the inscriptions of which dynasty?
1) Mauryan
2) Mughal
3) Sassanian
4) Kushan

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Q. In which city of United Provinces (Presently Uttar Pradesh) a meeting of the revolutionaries from all parts of India was called in 1924?
1) Bareilly
2) Kanpur
3) Lucknow
4) Meerut

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Q. Consider the following foreign travelers and arrange them in chronological order -
1. I-Tsing
2. Al-Baruni
3. Fa-Hien
4. Yuan-Chwang
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

1) 4, 3, 2,1
2) 3, 4, 1, 2
3) 1, 2, 3 ,4
4) 4, 2, 3,1

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Q. The 'Therigatha' in Buddhist literature is related to which of the following bodies?
1) Samyukta - Nikaya
2) Majjhima - Nikaya
3) Khuddaka - Nikaya
4) Anguttara - Nikaya

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