1500+ Indian History GK Previous Years Solved Questions SSC, CGL, UPSC, Railways, IAS, Civil Services and All Competitive Exams-Part 50

Q.1:- The caste system of India was created for

1. Immobility of labour
2. Recognition of the dignity of Labour
3. Economic Uplift
4. Occupational division of Labour

Q.2:-  Which of the following is associated with Sufi Saints ?

1. Tripitaka
2. Dakhma
3. Khanqah
4. Synagogue

Q.3:- Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar ?

1. Guru Amar Das
2. Guru Ram Das
3. Guru Arjan Dev
4. Guru Har Govind

Q.4:- Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences ?

1. R. Ambedkar
2. M. Malaviya
3. Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Gandhiji

Q.5:- Who among the following established the Ghadar Party ?

1. D. Savarkar
2. Bhagat Singh
3. Lala Hardayal
4. Chandrashekhar Azad

Q.6:- Which movement got the support both from Hindus and Muslims ?

1. Non Cooperation Movement
2. Quit India Movement
3. Champaran Satyagraha
4. Anti-Partition Movement

Q.7:- The Ajanta paintings belong to the

1. Harappan period
2. Mauryan period
3. Buddhist period
4. Gupta period

Q.8:- The famous Kailasa temple cutout of the solid rock at Ellora was built under the patronage of the

1. Cholas
2. Kadambas
3. Pallavas
4. Rashtrakutas

Q.9:- Ravikirti, a jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was patronized by

1. Pulakeshin I
2. Harsha
3. Pulakeshin II
4. Kharavela

Q.10:- Who among the following was the last Delhi Sultan ?

1. Sikandar Lodi
2. Daulat Khan Lodi
3. Rana Sanga
4. Ibrahim Lodi

Q.11:- Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities ?

1. Abolition of machinery
2. Establishment of village industries
3. Trusteeship theory
4. None of the above

Q.12:- Where are the trace of Portuguese culture found in India ?

1. Goa
2. Calicut
3. Cannanore
4. Coachin

Q.13:- Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 ?

1. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
2. Wajid Ali Shah
3. Shujaud Daula
4. Alivardi Khan

Q.14:- The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the

1. Regulating Act
2. Pit’s India Act
3. Charter Act
4. Company Act

Q.15:- Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilization were found ?

1. Indus Valley
2. Mesopotamia
3. Egyptian
4. Persian

Q.16:- Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court.

1. Alexander
2. Megasthanese
3. Plato
4. Aristotle

Q.17:- Who got considered ‘Grand Trunk Road’ ?

1. Akbar
2. Ashoka
3. Shershah Suri
4. Samudra Gupta

Q.18:- Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing ?

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

Q.19:- “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of

1. Abul Kalam Azad
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Zakir Hussain
4. Syed Ahmad Khan

Q.20:- Who among the following was the first to sign the ‘Instruments of Accession’ ?

1. The Maharaja of Baroda
2. The Dewan of Travancore
3. The Nizam of Hyderabad
4. The Raja of Jodhpur