Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

Indian History - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was

A)

Bhojpuri

B)

Magadhi

C)

Pali

D)

Sanskrit

Correct Answer : Pali

2 .

Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work

A)

Mudrarakasam

B)

Devi Chand Guptam

C)

Mrichekakatika

D)

Malavikagnimitra

Correct Answer : Mudrarakasam

3 .

The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the

A)

9th Century AD

B)

10th Century AD

C)

12th Century AD

D)

14th Century AD

Correct Answer : 14th Century AD

4 .

Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of

A)

Shajahan

B)

Akbar

C)

Humayun

D)

Jahangir

Correct Answer : Jahangir

5 .

To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?

A)

Chandragupta

B)

Ashoka

C)

Kanishka

D)

Harsha

Correct Answer : Ashoka

6 .

The weekly Commonweal was founded by

A)

Annie Besant

B)

Bipan Chandra Pal

C)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

D)

Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer : Annie Besant

7 .

Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. There were

A)

Babar and Humayun

B)

Humayun and Jahangir

C)

Babar and Jahangir

D)

Jahangir and Shahjahan

Correct Answer : Babar and Jahangir

8 .

To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the region of

A)

Qutub-ud-din Aibak

B)

Ruknuddin Firoz Shah

C)

Jalal-id-din Khilji

D)

Iltutmish

Correct Answer : Iltutmish

9 .

Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over

A)

Indo-Greeks

B)

Sakas

C)

Parthinas

D)

Kushanas

Correct Answer : Sakas

10 .

Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?

A)

Humayun

B)

Akbar

C)

Sher Shah Suri

D)

Shahjahan

Correct Answer : Akbar