1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 39

Q.1:- The Saka era commercing from A.D. 78, was founded by

1. Kanishka
2. Ashoka
3. Chandragupta
4. Vikramaditya

Q.2:- The Gupta king who assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’ was

1. Skandagupta
2. Samudragupta
3. Chandragupta II
4. Kumaragupta

Q.3:- The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was

1. Nagarjuna
2. Ananda
3. Asanga
4. Padmasambhava

Q.4:- Which of the following was not ordered by Aladdin Khalji to control black-marketing and hoarding ?

1. Land revenue should be collected in kind
2. Cultivators should sell the harvested crops on the field only
3. Merchants should sell all commodities in the open
4. More privileges should be given to Khuts and Muqaddams

Q.5:- The temple built in 1 100 A.D. and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is

1. Raja Rani Temple
2. Kandariya Mahadev
3. Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
4. Mukhteswara

Q.6:- What is Gol Gumbadh ?

1. Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
2. Mausoleum of Aurangzeb
3. Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
4. Mausoleum of Mohammad Adil Shah

Q.7:- According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj meant’

1. Complete independence
2. Self government
3. Economic independence
4. Political independence

Q.8:- Who among the following was the pioneer of social reform movement in 19^th century India ?

1. Aurobindo Ghosh
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Devendra Nath Tagore
4. Keshav Chandra Sen

Q.9:- After the Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the

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

Q.10:- Which among the following is correctly matched ?

1. Non-Cooperation Movement – Surendra Nath Banerjee
2. Swadeshi Movement- Subdra Nath Tagore
3. Indian Natinal Army- Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Swaraj Party – Mahatma Gandhi

Q.11:- The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at

1. Calcutta
2. Madras
3. Belgaum
4. Lahore

Q.12:- The Home Rule League started by

1. K. Gandhi
2. G. Tilak
3. Ranade
4. T. Telang

Q.13:- Who is called as the ‘Prophet of New India ?

1. Dayanand Saraswati
2. Sri Ramakrishna
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Swami Vivekananda

Q.14:- Who is known for establishing the “Anand Van” ?

1. Jubilant Buddha
2. N. Bahuguna
3. Baba Amte
4. Motilal Nehru

Q.15:- British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year

1. 1857
2. 1858
3. 1859
4. 1860

Q.16:- Who established the Sadr-Diwani-Adalat during the British East India Company’s rule ?

1. Wellesley
2. Warren Hastings
3. Dalhousie
4. Cornwallis

Q.17:- “Go back to Vedas.” This call given by

1. Ramakrishna paramah-amsa
2. Vivekananda
3. Jyotiba Phule
4. Dayanand Saraswati

Q.18:- The ‘Mohammad Anglo-Oriental College’ later became the

1. Osamania University
2. Jamia-Mila Muslim University
3. Barakullah University
4. Aligarh Muslim University

Q.19:- High Courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in

1. 1935
2. 1919
3. 1892
4. 1861

Q.20:- The system of Dyarchy was introduced in India in

1. 1909
2. 1935
3. 1919
4. 1945