1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 17

Q.1:- The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s Court was

  1. Kautilya
  2. Seleucus Nicator
  3. Megasthenes
  4. Justin

Q.2:- The ‘Kirti Stambha’ (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by

  1. Rana Pratap
  2. Rana Kumbha
  3. Rana Sanga
  4. Bappa Raval

Q.3:- The Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was found by

  1. Ali Jinnah
  2. Mohammad Ali
  3. Saukat Ali
  4. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Q.4:- Tricolour was adopted as the National Flag in

  1. Lahore Congress
  2. Belgaum Congress
  3. Allahabad Congress
  4. Haripura Congress

Q.5:- The man behind the first railway line in India was

  1. William Dudley
  2. Roger Smith
  3. George Clark
  4. Warren Hastings

Q.6:- Which one of the following party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose ?

  1. Abhinav Bharat
  2. Azad Hind Sena
  3. Revolutionary Army
  4. Forward Block

Q.7:- Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance ?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Raja Rammohan Roy
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. G. Ranade

Q.8:- Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India ?

  1. R. Ambedkar
  2. Rajagopalachari
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. S. Radhakrishnan

Q.9:- The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by

  1. Lord Curzon
  2. Lord Wellesley
  3. Lord Lytton
  4. Lord William Bentinck

Q.10:- The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year

  1. 1907
  2. 1922
  3. 1931
  4. 1940

Q.11:- The Indian National Congress had its first meeting in the city of

  1. Calcutta
  2. Bombay
  3. Ahmedabad
  4. Allahabad

Q.12:- Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement ?

  1. Lord Mountbatten
  2. Lord Wavell
  3. Lord Lin Lithgow
  4. Lord Irwin

Q.13:- The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by

  1. Lord Curzon
  2. Lord Wellesley
  3. Duke of Connaught
  4. Duke of Wellingdon

Q.14:- Identify the UNESCO approved World Heritage Site from the following

  1. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
  2. Writer’ Building, Calcutta
  3. Purana Qila, Delhi
  4. Kaziranga National Park

Q.15:- Name the Pakistan Prime Minister who signed the Shimla Agreement in 1972.

  1. Ayub Khan
  2. Yahya Khan
  3. A. Bhutto
  4. Benazir Bhutto

Q.16:- The first Woman President of the Indian National Congress was

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  3. Annie Besant
  4. Kadambhani Ganguli

Q.17:- In which pact, warm relations were established between “Garam dal’ and Naram dal” the two groups of the Indian National Congress ?

  1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  2. Lucknow Pact
  3. Karachi Agreement
  4. Lahore Declaration
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Q.18:- Which one of the following papers was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa ?

  1. Indian Opinion
  2. Harijan
  3. Young India
  4. Indian Mirror

Q.19:-The origins of Indian music could be traced to

  1. Rigvedic Samhita
  2. Yajurvedic Samhita
  3. Samavedic Samhita
  4. Atharvavedic Samhita

Q.20:- Who among the following was ruler from The Kushan dynasty ?

  1. Vikramaditya
  2. Danti Durga
  3. Khadphises I
  4. Pushyamitra