1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 35

Q.1:- Which is the port-town of Indus valley civilisation ?

1. Kalibangan
2. Lothal
3. Ropar
4. Mohenjodaro

Q.2:- Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of “Vatapikonda” after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulakesin II ?

1. Narsimha Varman I
2. Mahendra Varman I
3. Parameshwar Varman I
4. Nandi Varman

Q.3:- What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar primarily famous for ?

1. Proverbial height
2. Skillful stone cutting
3. Excellent quality steel
4. Statue of Buddha on top

Q.4:- The greatness of Sheh Shah lies in his

1. Victories against Humayun
2. Superior generalship
3. Administrative reforms
4. Religious tolerance

Q.5:- What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in 1665 ?

1. To gain goodwill of Shivaji
2. To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur
3. To deceive Shivaji
4. To make Shivaji a puppet of Mughals

Q.6:- In which of the following years, 26^th January was celebrated as an independence day ?

1. 1930
2. 1929
3. 1942
4. 1946

Q.7:- Who was the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted ?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Sardar Patel
3. Maulana Azad
4. Acharya J.B. Kripalani

Q.8:- The Ali India Muslim League was founded by

1. Maulana Ahmed Ali
2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
3. Agha Khan
4. Hakim Ajmal Khan

Q.9:- What are the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 known for ?

1. Separate Electorates
2. Provincial Dyarchy
3. Provincial Autonomy
4. Federalism

Q.10:- Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India ?

1. Elizabeth
2. Bengal
3. Red Dragon
4. Mayflower

Q.11:- Who is associated with the term ‘Loknayak’ in India ?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Jay Prakash Narayan
4. Madan Mohan Malviya

Q.12:- The Swarajya Party was formed following the failure of

1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Quit India Movement
4. Champaran Satyagraha

Q.13:- Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of

1. Lord Chelsford
2. Lord William
3. Lord Minto
4. Lord Bentinck

Q.14:- Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of

1. Big industries
2. Cottage industries
3. Both big as well as small industries
4. None of these

Q.15:- Permanent Settlement of Bengal was done by British Governor General

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Lord Minto
3. Lord Wellesley
4. Lord Warren Hastings

Q.16:- Who introduced Manasabdari system in India ?

1. Babur
2. Humayun
3. Akbar
4. Jahangir

Q.17:- In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place ?

1. Jallandhar
2. Patiala
3. Bhatinda
4. Amritsar

Q.18:- Who was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services ?

1. Surendra Nath Banerjee
2. Satyendra Nath Tagore
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Rabindra Nath Bose

Q.19:- Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Khan Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761 ?

1. Alamgir I
2. Muhammad Shah
3. Jahandar Shah
4. Shah Alam II

Q.20:- Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own autobiographies ?

1. Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar
2. Babur and Jahangir
3. Jahangir and Shah Jahan
4. Akbar and Aurangzeb