Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?

A)

Burnt Brick buildings

B)

Buildings of worship

C)

First true arches

D)

Art and architecture

Correct Answer : Burnt Brick buildings

The significant features of Indus Valley civilization are personal cleanliness, town planning, construction of burnt-brick houses, ceramics, casting, forging of metals, manufacturing of cotton and woolen textiles.

2 .

Mahatma Gandhi returned to India, leaving South Africa forever in

A)

1914

B)

1915

C)

1916

D)

1917

Correct Answer : 1915

He went on to live in South Africa for 21 years. It was in South Africa that Gandhi raised a family, and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. In 1915, aged 45, he returned to India.

3 .

The Society of Jesus, whose followers were called Jesuits, was set up by

A)

Ulrich Zwingli

B)

Erasmus

C)

Ignatius Loyola

D)

Martin Luther

Correct Answer : Ignatius Loyola

Jesuit, member of the Society of Jesus (S.J.), a Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works.

4 .

Which of the following is correct?

A)

"The First War of Independence : 1857"

B)

"The Champaran Satygrah" : 1917

C)

"The Quit India Movement " : 1942

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

5 .

Who among the following sultanate rulers were of Afghan origin ?

A)

Khalji

B)

Lodi

C)

Sayyid

D)

Tughlaq

Correct Answer : Lodi

6 .

â€œHistory is a continuous process of interaction between past and present.â€ Who said this ?

A)

Charles Firth

B)

Karl Marx

C)

V.A. Smith

D)

E. H. Carr

Correct Answer : E. H. Carr

7 .

Under which Act were the Muslims provided separate electorates in British India ?

A)

Morely-Minto Reforms, 1909

B)

Indian Council Act, 1892

C)

Indian Council Act, 1861

D)

Montagu â€“ Chelmsford Reforms, 1919

Correct Answer : Morely-Minto Reforms, 1909

Indian Council Act of 1909 is also known as Morley- Minto Reform. It was instituted to placate the Moderates (Congress) and introduces separate electorates on the basis of religion.

8 .

Safdarjung tomb was build by

A)

Humayun

B)

Aurangzeb

C)

Shauja-ud-Daula

D)

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

Correct Answer : Shauja-ud-Daula

It was built by Safdarjung's son Shuja-ud-daula (who was defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar), and the construction was supervised by an Abyssinian architect, Billal Mohammad Khan.

9 .

Which Rock Edict of Ashoka mentions the Kalinga War?

A)

Second

B)

Fifth

C)

Eighth

D)

Thirteenth

Correct Answer : Thirteenth

“It was mentioned in Rock Edict No. 13 in Shahbazgarhi and Manasera that after Ashoka witnessed the slaughter on the battle-field of Kalinga, he regarded conquest by the dharma as best conquest.

10 .

The first Buddhist Council was summoned by

A)

Ashoka

B)

Ajatasatru

C)

Kanishkka

D)

Chandragupta Maurya

Correct Answer : Ajatasatru

The first Buddhist council is traditionally said to have been held just after Buddha's Parinirvana, and presided over by MahÄkÄÅ›yapa, one of His most senior disciples, at a cave near RÄjagá¹›ha (today's Rajgir) with the support of king AjÄthaÅ›atru.