Latest Indian History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

Indian History - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated

A)

Ghurids

B)

Arabs

C)

Karkotakas

D)

Hindushahis

Correct Answer : Hindushahis

2 .

The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of

A)

wind

B)

eternity

C)

rain and thunder

D)

fire

Correct Answer : rain and thunder

3 .

The treaty of Mangalore was signed between

A)

the English East India Company and Haidar Ali

B)

the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan

C)

Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut

D)

the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan

Correct Answer : the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan

4 .

The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was

A)

Bukka I

B)

Devaraya I

C)

Krishnadevaraya

D)

Ramaraya

Correct Answer : Devaraya I

5 .

Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in

A)

1857

B)

1858

C)

1900

D)

1909

Correct Answer : 1857

6 .

The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as

A)

Walashahi

B)

Barawardi

C)

JCumaki

D)

Dakhili

Correct Answer : Dakhili

7 .

The Upanishads are

A)

a source of Hindu philosophy

B)

books of ancient Hindu laws

C)

books on social behavior of man

D)

prayers to God

Correct Answer : a source of Hindu philosophy

8 .

The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with

A)

Central Asia

B)

Iran

C)

Greece

D)

China

Correct Answer : Greece

9 .

We can know about early vedic period from

A)

archaeological excavations

B)

the Rig Veda

C)

Jatak Katha

D)

contemporary culture

Correct Answer : the Rig Veda

10 .

We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of

A)

Cartius

B)

Trajan

C)

Nero

D)

Brutus

Correct Answer : Trajan