Indian History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Free Solved Objective GK on Indain history
1. Match the following:
King Deed
A. Rudradaman Performance of Asvamedha
B. Gautamiputra Defeat of Sakas
C. Kharavela Repair of Sudarsana lake
D. Samudragupta Patronage of Jainism
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
Answer. (b)
2. The destruction of the Maurya Empire was followed by a series of invasions,
and the first to invade india were the:
(a) Bactrian-Greeks
(b) Parthians
(c) Kushanas
(d) Shakas
Answer. (a)
3. Kanishka was a great patron of art and literature which of the following personalities
adorned his court?
(a) Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka
(b) Aswaghosa, Nagarjuna, Nagasena and Vasumitra
(c) Aswaghosa, Parsva, Hemachandra and Nagarjuna
(d) Aswaghosa, Vasumitra, Asanga and Hemachandra
Answer. (a)
4. Saka era started from:
(a) 78 B.C.
(b) 78 A.D.
(c) 300 B.C.
(d) 124 A.D.
Answer. (b)
5. Which of the following were characteristics of
The Paleolithic Age in India?
1. It was in this age that modern man
termed by anthropologists as homo
Sapiens emerged.
2. Man during this period learned to live a
Settled life.
3. In order to save himself from animals he
used to lead his life in groups.
4. Tools found in all parts of the sub-continent
during this period were mostly made of quartzite.
5. The people of this period lived either in
Rock-shelters or in huts with thatched roofs.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (b) 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 1 and 5
ANSWER. (c)
6. Which was the first metal used by man?
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) Brass
ANSWER. (a)
7. The first weekly Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ was published by:
(a) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra
(c) Marshman
(d) Vidyasagar
Answer. (c)
8. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was:
(a) Charles Andrews
(b) Baden Powell
(c) Richard Temple
(d) Robert Montgomery
Answer. (b)
9. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during
(a) 5000-3500 B.C
(b) 3000-1500 B.C
(c) 2500-1750 B.C
(d) 1500-500 B.C
ANSWER. (c)
10. During the Neolithic age in India, the only metal known
to the people was:
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Gold
(d) Silver
ANSWER. (b)
11. The Albert Bill agitation led to the foundation of which one of the following?
(a) Indian Association
(b) All India National Conference
(c) British Indian Association
(d) Jatiya Sabha
Answer. (b)
12. The maximum work in popularising female education in the nineteenth century was done
by:
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) J.E.D. Bethune
(c) D.K. Karve
(d) The British Government
Answer. (a)
13. Who were the first to issue gold coins?
(a) Indo Greeks
(b) Shakas
(c) Parthians
(d) Kushans
Answer. (a)
14. The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India was whose contemporary among
the following?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Pushyamitra Sunga
(d) Susarman Kanva
Answer. (c)
15. Which of the following rulers was adomed with the title of ‘Maharajadhiraja’
(King of Kings)?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Ashoka
Answer. (c)
16. The Council of the ‘Nine Gems’ is associated with:
(a) Ballala Sena
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Chandragupta ll
(d) Devapala
Answer. (c)
17. The reform movement among the Muslims started by Sir Syeed Khan is known as Movement.
(a) Sufi
(b) Khilafat
(c) Wahabi
(d) Aligarh
Answer. (d)
18. Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Baji Rao
(c) Balaji Baji Rao
(d) Madhav Rao l
Answer. (c)
19. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Upanishad
(d) Samaveda
ANSWER. (a)
20. Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period?
(a) Varuna
(b) Agni
(c) Indra
(d) Rudra
ANSWER. (a)
