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History General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

Who is the author of 'Hitopadesh'?

(A) Banabhatta

(B) Bhavabhuti

(C) Narayan Pandit

(D) Vishnu Sharma

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who is author of the book ' The Judgement : Inside Story of the Emergency in India'? 

(A) Indira Gandhi

(B) Kuldip Nayar

(C) KM Munshi

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The only session of the Indian National Congress which was presided by Mahatma Gandhi was held at?

(A) Allahabad

(B) Belgaum

(C) Karachi

(D) Sural

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The manda was situated on the bank of which river?

(A) Sutlej

(B) Ravi

(C) Indus

(D) Chenab

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Among the following was the greatest Kushan leader who became a Buddhist?

(A) Vashishka

(B) Kanishk

(C) Vim Kadphisus

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy, did Shankaracharya write a commentary in the 9th century AD?

(A) Sankhya

(B) Vaisheshika

(C) Yoga

(D) Uttarmimansa

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which king started the organization of the Kumbh fair at Allahabad?

(A) Harshavardhana

(B) Dhruvasena Ii

(C) Narshimhvarman

(D) Akabar

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Upnishads are books on :

(A) Politics

(B) Philosophy

(C) Medicine

(D) Social life

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which of the following statement is wrong?

(A) Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra

(B) Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC

(C) Ashoka invaded the kalinga in 261 BC

(D) Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator.

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?

(A) Punjab

(B) Gujarat

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : A

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