Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which of the following districts constituted as the Northern Circars in the Madras Presidency?

A)

Mustafanagar, Ellore, Rajahmundry, Chicacole

B)

Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu, Rajahmundry

C)

Rajahmundry, Mustafanagar, Machilipatam, Ellore

D)

Chicacole, Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Mustafanagar, Ellore, Rajahmundry, Chicacole

The Northern Circars were five in number: Chicacole (Srikakulam), Rajahmundry, Eluru, Kondapalli and Guntur, with a total area was about 30,000 square miles (78,000 km2) when Nizam initially lost control of them to the Europeans.

2 .

Which Princely State was not annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in spite of not having natural heir?

A)

Satara

B)

Karauli

C)

Pudukottai

D)

Baroda

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Karauli

3 .

The Arya Samaj movement believed in

A)

Vedic ritualism

B)

Idolatory

C)

Pantheism

D)

Polytheism

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Vedic ritualism

Arya Samaj (Hindi: à¤†à¤°à¥à¤¯ à¤¸à¤®à¤¾à¤œ, "Noble Society") is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values of based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas (Vedic ritualism). The samaj was founded by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati on 10 April 1875.

4 .

Which Commission was entrusted the task of demarcating the line of India and Pakistan in 1947?

A)

Marshall

B)

Wavell

C)

Alexander

D)

Redcliffe

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Redcliffe

On 17th August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India. The line is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was commissioned to equitably divide 4,50,000 km sq of territory with 88 million people.

5 .

Which was the highest gold coin in the reign of Akbar?

A)

Asharfi

B)

Ilahi

C)

Shahanshah

D)

Jalali

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shahanshah

Sihinsah was the largest gold coin; its weight was around 101 Tolas, which is highly used in big commercial transactions. An interesting system prevailed in Akbar's period, which is described in the Ain-e-Akbari in detail.

6 .

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place during the Viceroyalty of

A)

Lord Chelmsford

B)

Lord Canning

C)

Lord Ripon

D)

Lord Curzon

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Lord Chelmsford

7 .

Which Sultan of Delhi shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

A)

Firoz Shah Tughlaq

B)

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

C)

Sher Shah

D)

Allauddin Khilji

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

Muhammad bin Tughlaq : In 1327, Tughluq ordered to move his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (in present-day Maharashtra) in the Deccan region of India. Muhammad bin Tughlaq himself had spent a number of years as a prince on campaign in the southern states during the reign of his father.

8 .

The first to have trade relation with India were the

A)

Portuguese

B)

Duch

C)

French

D)

English

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Portuguese

Portuguese were the first Europeans to start trade with India. After the fall of Ottoman Empire and capture of Constantinople in 1453 it became difficult for Europeans to trade with India via land route.

9 .

Who resigned from Viceroy's Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

A)

Mahatma Gandhi

B)

Rabindra Nath Tagore

C)

Jamnalal Bajaj

D)

Shankaran Nair

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Shankaran Nair

Shankaran Nair resigned from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protect against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on April 13, 1919.

10 .

Among the four sons of Shah Jahan, who is credited to have got translated Atharva Veda?

A)

Shuja

B)

Murad

C)

Dara

D)

Aurangzeb

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Dara