Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money

A)

Manrique

B)

Bernier

C)

Monserrate

D)

Tavernier

Correct Answer : Bernier

The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by Bernier.

2 .

_______was the Chairman of the Tamil Sangam.

A)

Tiruvalluvar

B)

Mamulnaar

C)

Parshurama

D)

Agastya

Correct Answer : Agastya

The first tamil Sangam was held to the south of Madurai under the patronage of Makeerthy, the Pandyan king. Agastya was the president of first sangam. Unfortunately, no literary work of this Sangam was available. The second tamil Sangam was held in Kapatpuram, second capital of the Pandyas. The third Tamil Sangam was held in Madurai. Its chairman was a tamil poet Nakkirar.

3 .

'Rana Sanga' was defeated by .......... in the historic battle of 'Khanwah'.

A)

Humayun

B)

Akbar

C)

Babar

D)

Aurangzeb

Correct Answer : Babar

The Rajputs under Rana Sanga of Mewar threatened to revive their power in northern India. Bābur assigned the unconquered territories to his nobles and led an expedition himself against the rana in person.

4 .

In which year, the Cripps Mission arrived in India?

A)

1938

B)

1941

C)

1942

D)

1947

Correct Answer : 1942

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942 by the Indian government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps.

5 .

Who propounded 'Din-e-Illahi'?

A)

Akbar

B)

Jahangir

C)

Babar

D)

Aurangjeb

Correct Answer : Akbar

'Oneness of God') or Divine Faith was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582, intending to merge some of the elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects.

6 .

The last Mughal Emperor was?

A)

Akbar

B)

Bahadur Shah II

C)

Babur

D)

Noor Jehan

Correct Answer : Bahadur Shah II

The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar, died in a British prison in Burma in 1862.

7 .

Chanakya was known as

A)

Visakhadatta

B)

Rajasekhara

C)

Bhattaswami

D)

Vishnugupta

Correct Answer : Vishnugupta

Chanakya (l. c. 350-275 BCE, also known as Kautilya and Vishnugupta) was prime minister under the reign of Chandragupta Maurya (r. c. 321-c. 297 BCE), founder of the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE).

8 .

When Non-Cooperation movement was withdrawn?

A)

13 April 1919

B)

5 March 1920

C)

3 February 1921

D)

12 February 1922

Correct Answer : 12 February 1922

In February 1922, Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement due to the following reasons:

(i) The movement was turning violent. At Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur, a peaceful demonstration in a bazar turned into a violent clash in which more than 20 policemen were killed.

(ii) Gandhiji felt that the Safyagrahis needed to be properly trained before they would be ready for mass struggle.

(iii) Within the Congress, some leaders were tired of mass struggles and wanted to participate in elections to the provincial councils, which were set up under the Government of India Act, 1919.

(iv) Industrialists, workers, peasants etc. interpreted the term ‘Swaraj’ in their own way. At many places like that of Andhra Pradesh, leaders like Alluri Sitaram Raju asserted that India could be liberated only by the use of force. But there values were not approved by the Congress.

9 .

Where has the world's largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?

A)

Hyderabad

B)

Kandy

C)

Bamiyan

D)

Lhasa

Correct Answer : Bamiyan

Prior to their destruction in 2001, two monumental Buddha sculptures could be seen carved into the cliff facing the Bamiyan Valley. The larger of the two figures, located on the western end (on the right in the photo above), measured 175 feet in height.

The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th-century monumental statues of Gautama Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan, 130 kilometres northwest of Kabul at an elevation of 2,500 metres.

10 .

Buddha was born at

A)

Pataliputra

B)

Lumbini

C)

Vaishali

D)

Kapilvastu

Correct Answer : Lumbini

The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC.

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