Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare during the medieval period in India?

A)

Akbar

B)

Sher Shah Suri

C)

Ibrahim Lodhi

D)

Babur

Correct Answer : Babur

Babur is credited with being the first to use artillery in India in the first Battle of Panipat (1526). His artillery commanders were Ustad Ali and Mustafa.

2 .

The court language of Katyuris was

A)

Sanskrit

B)

Prakrit

C)

Garhwali

D)

Kumaoni

Correct Answer : Sanskrit

The court language of Katyuris was Sanskrit : The Katyuri dynasty was founded by Vashudev Katyuri, which ruled over the Kumaon region from 800 to 1100 AD.

3 .

From 1906 to 1920, the role of Md. Ali Jinnah during freedom struggle of India was

A)

Separatist

B)

Nationalist

C)

Nationalist and Secular

D)

Fundamentalist

Correct Answer : Nationalist and Secular

4 .

Fa-hien visited India in

A)

399-411 A.D.

B)

311-495 A.D.

C)

750-890 A.D.

D)

750-765 A.D.

Correct Answer : 399-411 A.D.

In 399 CE, Faxian set out with nine others to locate sacred Buddhist texts. He visited India in the early fifth century. He is said to have walked all the way from China across the icy desert and rugged mountain passes. He entered India from the northwest and reached Pataliputra.

5 .

Who among the following was known as the "Saint of the Gutters"?

A)

Jyotirao Phule

B)

Mother Teresa

C)

Baba Amte

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Mother Teresa

6 .

The Grand Trunk Road was originally built by

A)

Aurangzeb

B)

Akbar

C)

Allauddin Khilji

D)

Sher Shah

Correct Answer : Sher Shah

Chandragupta Maurya of the Mauryan Empire in ancient India, built his highway along this ancient route called Uttarapatha in the 3rd century BCE, extending it from the mouth of the Ganges to the north-western frontier of the Empire.

The road became a connecting route mainly for traders as the ancient track run across various kingdoms and empires. The road was rebuilt by Sher Shah Suri, who renovated and extended the route in the 17th century. It was the British who came to India in 17th century and gave the route the name by which it is now known.

7 .

The Hundred-Year War was fought between

A)

England and Austria

B)

France and England

C)

France and Germany

D)

Germany and Austria

Correct Answer : France and England

The Hundred Years' War was an intermittent struggle between England and France in the 14th–15th century. At the time, France was the richest, largest, and most populous kingdom of western Europe, and England was the best organized and most closely integrated western European state.

8 .

The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was

A)

Asanga

B)

Ananda

C)

Padmasambhava

D)

Nagarjuna

Correct Answer : Padmasambhava

The most important event in the history of Tibetan Buddhism was the arrival of sage Padmasambhava in the 8" century. Padmasambhava translated numerous Buddhist texts Into Tibetan language and combined tantric Buddhism with the local Bon religion to create what is today widely known as the Tibetan Buddhism.

9 .

The campaign for window remarriage in Maharashtra was led by

A)

Gopal Hari Deshmukh

B)

Dadabhai Naoroji

C)

B. M. Malabari

D)

Vishnu Parashuram Pandit

Correct Answer : Gopal Hari Deshmukh

10 .

'Indian War of Independence 1857' was written by

A)

S. B. Choudhari

B)

S. N. Sen

C)

V. D. Savarkar

D)

R.C. Majumdar

Correct Answer : V. D. Savarkar

Savarkar Vinayak Damodar. The Indian War of Independence of 1857. — [London : s.n., 1909] — 451 p.