1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 24

Q.1:-  The gold coins were introduced first in India by

1. The Kushans
2. The Greeks
3. The Sakas
4. The Parthians

Q.2:- The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by

1. A montasery
2. A “Rumminderi Pillar” of Ashoka Maurya
3. A statue
4. A peepal tree

Q.3:- The dead body of Babar by his own choice lies buried in

1. Agra
2. Farghana
3. Samarqand
4. Kabul

Q.4:- ‘Lakh Baksh’ was a title given the ruler

1. Iltumish
2. Balban
3. Ruziya
4. Qutub-ud-din Aibak

Q.5:- The Khilji Sultans of Delhi were

1. Mongols
2. Afghans
3. Turks
4. A Jat Tribe

Q.6:- The Battle of Haldighati was fought between

1. Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
2. Akbar and Medini Rai
3. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
4. Akbar and Uday Singh

Q.7:- The most powerful Peshwa was

1. Balaji Baji Rao
2. Baji Rao
3. Madhava Rao
4. Balaji Vishwanath

Q.8:- Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins ?

1. Ala-ud-din Khilji
2. Firuz Tughlaq
3. Muhammad Tughlaq
4. Balban

Q.9:- Which of the following Acts gave representation to the Indians for the first time in legislation ?

1. Indian Council Act, 1909
2. Indian Council Act, 1919
3. Government of India Act, 1919
4. Government of India Act, 1935

Q.10:- Which of these battles proved decisive in the Angle-French rivalry in India ?

1. Battle of Wandiwash
2. Battle of Assaye
3. Battle of Chillianwala
4. Battle of Seringapatam

Q.11:- The Indian National Congress and Muslim League came closer to each other in 1916 at

1. Lahore
2. Amritsar
3. Lucknow
4. Haripura

Q.12:- Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress ?

1. George Yule
2. William Wedderburn
3. O. Hume
4. Henry Cotton

Q.13:- Who said “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India ?

1. Raj Narain Bose
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Q.14:- The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 in the month of

1. January
2. March
3. August
4. December

Q.15:- Who expounded “The Theory of Drain”

1. Tilak
2. Dadabhai Nauroji
3. Gokhale
4. Govinda Ranade

Q.16:- The Poona Act (1932 was an agreement between

1. Nehru and Ambedkar
2. Gandhi and Ambedkar
3. Malaviya and Ambedkar
4. Gandhi and Nehru

Q.17:- In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists ?

1. 1907
2. 1908
3. 1909
4. 1910

Q.18:- Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha ?

1. C. Pal
2. Subramaniya Iyer
3. Sardar Bhagat Singh
4. Rukamani Lakshmipath

Q.19:- Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the

1. Gadar Party
2. Forward Party
3. Swarajya Party
4. Socialist Congress

Q.20:- The first woman Governor of a State in free India was

1. Sarojini Naidu
2. Sucheta Kriplani
3. Indira Gandhi
4. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit