1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 25

Q.1:- Who was the mother of Mahavira ?

  1. Yashoda
  2. Trishala
  3. Jameli
  4. Mahamaya

Q.2:- Name the oldest Indian civilization

  1. Indus Valley civilization
  2. Mesopotamian civilization
  3. Egyptian civilization
  4. None of these

Q.3:- Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada ?

  1. Harihara
  2. Devaraya
  3. Krishnadevaraya
  4. Bukka

Q.4:- The rulers of Vijaynagar promoted

  1. Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
  2. Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
  3. Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
  4. Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit

Q.5:- The capita of Bahamani Kings was

  1. Gulbarga
  2. Bijapur
  3. Belgaum
  4. Raichur

Q.6:- The guerilla warfare was pioneered by

  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Akbar
  3. Shivaji
  4. Balaji Rao

Q.7:- Which was the official language of the Sultanate ?

  1. Persian
  2. Urdu
  3. Arabic
  4. Hindi

Q.8:- The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was

  1. Todermal
  2. Birbal
  3. Tansen
  4. Man Singh

Q.9:- Qutub Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by

  1. Balban
  2. Ala-ud-din Khilji
  3. Sikandar Lodi
  4. Firoz Tughlaq

Q.10:- Who was Akbar’s guardian ?

  1. Amir Khusru
  2. Abul Fazal
  3. Tansen
  4. Bairam Khan

Q.11:- Panditraj Jagannath was the poet laureate of which of the following rulers ?

  1. Akbar
  2. Shah Jahan
  3. Aurangzeb
  4. Humayun

Q.12:- Who spoke : “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleep, India awakes to life and freedom: ?

  1. Netaji Suhhash Chandra Bose
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Rajagopalchari

Q.13:- The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at

  1. Calcutta
  2. Delhi
  3. Patna
  4. Allahabad

Q.14:- The Indian Council Act of 1909 was popularly known as

  1. Parliament Act
  2. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
  3. Minto-Morely Reforms
  4. The Judiciary Act

Q.15:- The Poona Act signed in 1934 provide for

  1. The creation of dominion status for India
  2. Separate electorates for the Harijans
  3. Seperate electorate for Muslims
  4. Joint electorate with reservation for Harijans

Q.16:- Name the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.

  1. Lord Canning
  2. Lord Ripon
  3. Lord Lytton
  4. Lord William Bentinck

Q.17:- Socialism is essentially a moment of

  1. Intellectuals
  2. The poor people
  3. The middle classes
  4. The workers

Q.18:- Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India ?

  1. Lord Wellesley
  2. Lord Hardinge
  3. Lord Dalhousie
  4. Lord William Bentinck
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Q.19:- The system of Budget was introduced in Indian during the Vice royalty of

  1. Canning
  2. Dalhousie
  3. Ripon
  4. Elgin

Q.20:- Who is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India ?

  1. Lord Mayo
  2. Lord Ripon
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Clive