Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who wrote Panchatantra?

A)

Vishnu Sharma

B)

Kalidas

C)

Nagarjun

D)

Chanakya

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Vishnu Sharma

Vishnu Sharma decided to leverage the power of storytelling. He wrote down simple moral stories, segregating them into five books that he called the Panchatantra, pancha meaning ‘five’ and tantra meaning ‘principles’.

2 .

Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?

A)

Viswamitra

B)

Alara Kalama

C)

Vashistha

D)

Kalidas

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Alara Kalama

Alara Kalama (PÄá¸·i & Sanskrit Ä€á¸·Ära KÄlÄma, was a hermit and a teacher of ancient meditation. He was the master of [Shraman] thought . According to the PÄli Canon scriptures, he was the first teacher of Gautama Buddha.

3 .

Who is known as the Napoleon of India?

A)

Devicharangupta

B)

Chandragupta

C)

Samudragupta

D)

Srigupta

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Samudragupta

Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India.

4 .

Why Rishabnath also called Aadibrahma?

A)

Due to height

B)

First to tell Moksha Marg

C)

Religious Conversion

D)

Showing the path of livelihood

Correct Answer : Option (B) - First to tell Moksha Marg

Lord Rishabhdev also known as Lord Adinath was the first Jain Tirthankar of present time cycle. He lived before civilization developed. Because of this, he had the name of Adinath - the original lord. He became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

5 .

Which of the following teachings was given to people by Rishabhnath before starting of an Era?

A)

Masi

B)

Asi

C)

Krishi

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

Krishi, Masi, Asi teachings was given to people by Rishabhnath.

6 .

What was the meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?

A)

Restrained heart

B)

Anger

C)

Charm

D)

Speed

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Restrained heart

The meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar is Restrained heart.

7 .

Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?

A)

Ghiyasuddin Balban

B)

Nasiruddin Mahmud

C)

Shamsuddin IItutmish

D)

Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who was a general at Muhammad Ghori's Delhi Sultanate, died as a result of a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan.

8 .

Who is the author of "Shah nama"?

A)

AI-Beruni

B)

Hasan Nizami

C)

Ferdowsi

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ferdowsi

The Shahnameh or Shahnama (Persian: Ø´Ø§Ù‡Ù†Ø§Ù…Ù‡‎, romanized: SahnÄme pronounced [ÊƒÉ’ËhnÉ’ËËˆme]; lit. ' 'The Book of Kings'') is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.

9 .

Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of

A)

Harsha

B)

Akbar

C)

Alauddin Khalji

D)

Krishnadeva Raya

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Akbar

Tulsidas wrote Shri Ram-Charit-Manas during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Tulsidas started writing this greatest Hindu ‘Granth’ on the birth day of Lord Shree Ram, i.e. Chaitra Navmi (9th day of Hindu month Chaitra) in year 1574. The life span of Akbar is 1556 – 1605.

10 .

Who was famously known as the Tuti-e-Hindustan?

A)

Tansen

B)

Utbi

C)

Amir Khusarau

D)

Nakhshabi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Amir Khusarau

Khusrau is acknowledged as one of the four great pillars of 14th-century Persian literature. He was awarded the title of Tuti-e-Hind, Nightingale of India.