General Knowledge Question Answer: History GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. Who was the author of Mahabharata?
1) Valmiki
2) Ved Vyas
3) Tulsi Das
4) Kalidas

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Q. Who among the following was a renowned musician in Akbar's court?
1) Birbal
2) Abul Fazal
3) Tansen
4) Todarmal

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Q. Which of the following weapons of war are conspicuous by their absence in the archaeological finds of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
1) Swords
2) spears
3) Daggers
4) Axes

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Q. Which one of the following has provided for the instrument of instructions?
1) The Indian council's Act, 1892
2) The Government of India Act,1935
3) Lord Ripon's Resolution of 1882
4) Montague -Chelmsford Reforms

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Q. Who was the leader of the Chipko movement?
1) Medha Patekar
2) Swami Nathan
3) Sunderlal Bahuguna
4) None of the above

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Q. Which were the three main traditional styles of temple architecture in India?
1) Nagara, Kalasha and Mandapa
2) Vesara, Dravida and Ratha
3) Nagara, Vesara and Dravida
4) Nagara, Vimana and Shikara

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Q. Which of the following pair of writers and books in ancient India is wrongly matched?
1) Mricchakatikam: Shudraka
2) Raghuvansham: Kalidasa
3) Buddha Charita : Asvaghosa
4) Kadambari: Harshavardhan

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Q. Which social reform organization was founded in Bombay by Dadoba and Atmaram Pandurang? It became popular after M.G. Ranade joined the organization -
1) Dev Samaj
2) Brahmo Samaj
3) Prarthana Samaj
4) Servants of India Society

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Q. Who among the following revolutionaries was hanged in the famous Kakori Conspiracy case?
1. Ramprasad Bismil
2. Rajendra Lahiri
3. Asfaquallah Khan
4. Bhagat Singh
5. Thakur Roshan Singh
6. Chandrasekhar Azad

1) All the above
2) 1, 2, 3, and 5 only
3) 1, 3, 4, and 6 only
4) 1, 3,4, and 5 only

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Q. Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress only once. In which of the following sessions did it happen?
1) Amritsar Session 1919
2) Belgaum Session 1924
3) Lahore Session 1929
4) Lucknow Session 1936

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