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Top 50 Indian History GK Questions

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Q :  

Pashupata Shaiva sect was propounded by- 

(A) Madhvacharya

(B) Shankaracharya

(C) Lakulisha

(D) Ishan

Correct Answer : C

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 :  

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 :  

What was the childhood name of Gautam Buddha?

(A) Siddhartha

(B) Mool Shankar

(C) Vishnu Dutt

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Into how many categories did Megasthenes divide Indian society?

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 7

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Harappan civilization belonged to which era?

(A) Neolithic Age

(B) Palaeolithic Age

(C) Iron Age

(D) Bronze Age

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Where did the Jallianwala incident take place?

(A) Allahabad

(B) Amritsar

(C) Surat

(D) Lucknow

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which color was commonly used on Harappan pottery?

(A) blue green

(B) blue

(C) Pandu

(D) red

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The Medieval ruler who significantly contributed in the development of Khayal style of classical music-

(A) Ibrahim Adil Shah

(B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(C) Hussain Shah Sharqi

(D) Wajid Ali Shah

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which of the following (Book - Author) is correctly matched?

(A) India Divided - Maulana Azad

(B) India Wins Freedom - Rajendra Prasad

(C) Indian Struggle - Subhash Chandra Bose

(D) Unhappy India - Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer : C

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