1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 40

Q.1:- The famous rock-temple of Kailash is at

1. Ajanta
2. Badami
3. Mahabalipuram
4. Ellora

Q.2:- Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne ?

1. Ashoka
2. Ajatasatru
3. Kanishka
4. Simukha

Q.3:- How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National flag ?

1. 22
2. 18
3. 24
4. 14

Q.4:- Humayun Nama written by

1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Abul Fazl
4. Gulbadan Begum

Q.5:- Mughal painting reached its zenith under

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

Q.6:- “Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by

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

Q.7:- Who got the Gita translated into Persian ?

1. Shah Jahan
2. Akbar
3. Murad
4. Dara Shikoh

Q.8:- When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha ?

1. Vinoba Bhave
2. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
3. Abbas Tyabji
4. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Q.9:- Who is called the ‘Father of the Indian National Congress ?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. O. Hume
3. Lokmanya Tilak
4. Surendra Nath Banerjee

Q.10:- Who was the Governor-General of India during the Rovolt of 1857 ?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Mayo
4. Lord Ripon

Q.11:- The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in

1. 1928
2. 1930
3. 1931
4. 1922

Q.12:- The Congress adopted the ‘Quit India Resolution’ in the year

1. 1940
2. 1938
3. 1946
4. 1942

Q.13:- In which session of the Indian National Congress was ‘Purna Swaraj’ adopted as its goal ?

1. Bombay
2. Lucknow
3. Calcutta
4. Lahore

Q.14:- When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was

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

Q.15:- Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India ?

1. Pariksha Guru
2. Anandmath
3. Rangbhoomi
4. Padmarag

Q.16:- The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was

1. Albuquerque
2. Cabral
3. Almeida
4. De Braganza

Q.17:- The province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by

1. Lord Lytton
2. Lord Ripon
3. Lord Dufferin
4. Lord Curzon

Q.18:- From which modern State did the Alwar saints originate ?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. Karnataka
4. Maharashtra

Q.19:- Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi ?

1. Third Battle of Panipat
2. Second Battle of Panipat
3. Battle of Haldighati
4. First Battle of Panipat

Q.20:- Which of the following European an Colonisers did not have a ssettlement on the Eastern Coast of India ?

1. French
2. Portuguese
3. Dutch
4. Danish