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History General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

From which place the stone for Ashoka's pillar was taken?

(A) Chunar

(B) Rajgriha

(C) Allahabad

(D) Kaushambi

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Under the patronage of which Sangam age state, three Sangams were organized?

(A) Cher

(B) Chola

(C) Pandey

(D) Pallava

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The university which became famous in the post-Gupta era was-

(A) Kanchi

(B) Taxila

(C) Nalanda

(D) Vallabhi

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which dynasty was greatly disturbed by the invasion of the Huns?

(A) Maurya

(B) Shunga

(C) Gupt

(D) Kushan

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

"The Peacock Throne" was made during which Mughal ruler's reign? 

(A) Humayun

(B) Akbar

(C) Jahangir

(D) Shah Jahan

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which Sufi Saint received the title of 'Sultan-i-Tariqni'? 

(A) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

(B) Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori

(C) Kaji Hamiduddin Nagori

(D) Sheikh Burhan Chishti

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Who presided the 7th All India States'Peoples' conference held at Udaipur? 

(A) K. M. Munshi

(B) J. B. Kriplani

(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which of the following tribes lives in the Bay of Bengal Islands of India? 

(A) Khasa

(B) Jarawa

(C) Kuki

(D) Juang

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Identify the false statement?

(A) The national flag was adopted on 26 January 1950.

(B) Pingali Venkaiah prepared the outline of the tricolor.

(C) National Flag Code - 2002

(D) In the middle of the national flag is the blue colored Ashoka Chakra.

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

What was the childhood name of Gautam Buddha?

(A) Siddhartha

(B) Mool Shankar

(C) Vishnu Dutt

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : A

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