1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 20

Q.1:- The little ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to

1. Chandar Gupta Maurya
2. Samudragupta
3. Chandragupta – I
4. Harshavardhana

Q.2:- Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development ?

1. The Pottery
2. Seals
3. The boats
4. The houses

Q.3:- How was Burma (now Myanmar) known  to ancient Indians ?

1. Malyamamandalam
2. Yavadwipa
3. Survarnabhumu
4. Suvarnadwipa

Q.4:- Kautilya’s “Arthashastra” mainly deals with ___

1. Political state craft
2. Social aspects
3. Economic doctrines
4. Military aspects

Q.5:- Ajanta Caves were built during period of

1. Guptas
2. Kushana
3. Maurya
4. Chalukya

Q.6:- Name of the kingdom which first used elephants in wars ?

1. Kosala
2. Magadha
3. Champa
4. Avanti

Q.7:- Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north-west ?

1. Ravi river
2. Indus river
3. Satluj river
4. Hindukush range

Q.8:- Kalinga war took place in the year

1. 261 BC
2. 263 BC
3. 232 BC
4. 240 BC

Q.9:- ‘Charak was the famous court physician of

1. Harsha
2. Chandra Gupta Maurya
3. Ashoka
4. Kanishka

Q.10:- One of the following Indus Valley sites in Pakistan

1. Lothal
2. Kalibangan
3. Alamgipur
4. Harappa

Q.11:- Who was the Guru of Shivaji ?

1. Namdev
2. Ramdas
3. Eknath
4. Tukaram

Q.12:- Which Khilji ruler killed his father-in law to ascend the throne of Delhi ?

1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
2. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
3. Ghiyas-ud-din
4. Ala-ud-din Khilji

Q.13:- Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty ?

1. Bahlul Lodi
2. Ibrahim Lodi
3. Daulat Khan Lodi
4. Sikandar Lodi

Q.14:- The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was

1. Qutbuddin Aibak
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
4. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq

Q.15:- In which of the following towns is “Moti Masjid” situated ?

1. Agra
2. Jaipur
3. Lahore
4. Ahmedabad

Q.16:- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure 7 because

1. He was mad.
2. He was not a practical statesman.
3. He transferred the capital city.
4. He waged war with China.

Q.17:- Who translated ‘Mahabharatha into Persain ?

1. Ibn- Batuta
2. Abul Fazal
3. Babar
4. Badauni

Q.18:- Whoa among the following rulers abolished Jaziya ?

1. Aurangzeb
2. Balban
3. Akbar
4. Jahangir

Q.19:- Which one of the following is incorrectly matched ?

1. Columbus – 1492
2. Vasco de Gama – 1498
3. Magellan – 1520
4. Balboa – 1530

Q.20:- The Bhoodan Movement was launched by

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jaiprakash Narain
3. Vinoba Bhave
4. Rammanohar Lohia