1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 43

Q.1:- What is ‘Milindapanho’ ?

1. A Buddhist place
2. One of the name of Buddha
3. A Buddhist Specimen of Art
4. A Buddhist text

Q.2:- The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was

1. Alla-ud-din Khilji
2. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
3. Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
4. Muhammad-bin-Quasim

Q.3:- The Sultan who described himself as ‘The Second Alexander’ (Sikander-i-Sani) was

1. Balban
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
4. Sikander Lodi

Q.4:- Where did Aurangzeb die ?

1. Ahmednagar
2. Aurangabad
3. Allahabad
4. Lahore

Q.5:- Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?

1. Lord Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
2. Lord Minto – Indian Council Act, 1909
3. Lord Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance
4. Lord Curzon – Vernacular Press Act, 1878

Q.6:- Who started the Home Rule Movement ?

1. Annie Besant
2. Padmaja Naidu
3. Kamla Devi Chattopadyaya
4. Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur

Q.7:- Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi ?

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

Q.8:- The Working Committee of National Congress sanctioned the resolution named ‘Quit India’ at

1. Wardha
2. Nagpur
3. Mumbai
4. Delhi

Q.9:- The caves rock-cut temples at Ellora are

1. Hindu and Buddhist
2. Buddhist and Jain
3. Hindu and Jain
4. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Q.10:- The Chola kings were ruling over

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra
3. Kerala
4. Bengal

Q.11:- Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, during the Cholas period, located ?

1. Mysore
2. Mahabalipuram
3. Thanjavur
4. Kanyakumari

Q.12:- Painting reached its highest level of development during  the reign of

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

Q.13:- The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was

1. Raja Mansingh
2. Raja Bhagwan Das
3. Raja Todarmal
4. Raja Birbal

Q.14:- In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the armies of

1. Jaichand
2. Hemu
3. Daulat Khan
4. Ibrahim Lodi

Q.15:- Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan ?

1. The Sayyids
2. The Lodhis
3. The Rajputs
4. The Khiljis

Q.16:- The Indian Council Act of 1909 is also known as

1. The Montagu Declaration
2. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
3. The Morley-Minto Reforms
4. The Rowlatt Act

Q.17:- When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact made ?

1. 1935
2. 1931
3. 1929
4. 1932

Q.18:- Aurobindo was arrested in connection with

1. Alipore Bomb Case
2. Kolhapur Bomb Case
3. Lahore Conspiracy Case
4. Kakori Case

Q.19:- Who was the French Governor to Pondicherry who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company ?

1. Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
2. Godeheu
3. La Baurdonnais
4. Joseph Francois Dupleix

Q.20:- “Harsha Charita” was written by

1. Kalidasa
2. Banabhatta
3. Valmiki
4. Vyasa