Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

A)

delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan

B)

enquire into the riots in East Bengal

C)

solve the problem of minorities in India

D)

give effect to the Independence Bill

Correct Answer : delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan

2 .

Quit India Movement was launched in response to

A)

Wavell Plan

B)

Simon Commission Report

C)

Cabinet Mission Plan

D)

Cripps Proposals

Correct Answer : Cripps Proposals

The Quit India Movement also known as 'August Revolution' was launched after the failure of the Cripps Mission when it failed to solve the constitutional deadlock. The resolution was framed by Mahatma Gandhi for British withdrawal and a non-violent non-cooperation movement against any Japanese invasion.

3 .

Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, "Unto this Last" and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatm

A)

The good of individual is contained in the good of all

B)

The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are essential for a noble life

C)

Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : The good of individual is contained in the good of all

Gandhi recounts the experience in his autobiography, in a chapter titled 'The magic spell of a book', and says this was the book "that brought about an instantaneous and practical transformation in my life”. This was because he "discovered some of my deepest convictions reflected in this great book”.

4 .

Which one of the following Indian rulers had donated five villages to a Vihara built at Nalanda by Sailendra King Sri Balaputra?

A)

Bha. S karavarman

B)

Kumaragupta I

C)

Devapala

D)

Harsha

Correct Answer : Devapala

5 .

Which one of the following Buddhist texts mentions five hundred wives of Bimbisara?

A)

Dipavamsa

B)

Mahavagga

C)

Mahavastu

D)

Mahavamsa

Correct Answer : Mahavagga

6 .

According to Al-Beruni, the antyajas were

A)

Foreigners

B)

Eight guilds of people below the Sudras

C)

Prostitutes

D)

Hadi, Dom and Chandala caste of people

Correct Answer : Eight guilds of people below the Sudras

7 .

In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?

A)

Uttar Pradesh

B)

Bengal

C)

Orissa

D)

Bihar

Correct Answer : Bihar

Located in the town of Rajgir, in the northern Indian state of Bihar, Nalanda is a postgraduate, research-intensive, international university supported by the participating countries of the East Asia Summit.

8 .

The term used to describe mandirs in Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism is:

A)

Shikharbaddha

B)

Himbaddha

C)

Ucchbaddha

D)

Prembaddha

Correct Answer : Shikharbaddha

While such mandirs are common in many branches of Hinduism, the use of the term shikharbaddha mandir to describe such mandirs is most common in the Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism as well as Jainism.

9 .

'Caste System' in India

A)

Rigid during Indus Valley period

B)

Was right from the very beginning

C)

Became rigid during later Vedic age

D)

Became rigid during Rig Vedic age

Correct Answer : Became rigid during later Vedic age

10 .

Who among the following was the last Mauryan Ruler?

A)

Kunala

B)

Mahendra

C)

Brihadaratha

D)

Pushymitra

Correct Answer : Brihadaratha

Brihadratha was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire. He ruled from 187 to 184 BCE, when he was killed by his general, Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire.