History General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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History General Knowledge Questions
Q :  

Sufia Kalam ji is a type of devotional music, what is its specialty?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Kashmir

(D) none of these


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who among the following Sufis was against music?

(A) Chishti

(B) Suhrawardi

(C) Naqshbandi

(D) Qadiri


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The first battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between Babar and 

(A) Rana Sanga

(B) Hemu

(C) Daulat Khan Lodi

(D) Ibrahim Lodi


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

India’s largest museum is located at 

(A) Kolkata

(B) Chennai

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Delhi


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who wrote 'Discovery of India'?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) APJ Abdul Kalam


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The fourth Guru of the Sikhs was 

(A) Guru Ram Das

(B) Guru Angad Dev

(C) Guru Gobind Singh

(D) Guru Amar Das


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1815?

(A) Raja Rammohan Roy

(B) Keshab Chandra sen

(C) Bijoy Krishna Goswami

(D) Debendranath Tagore


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which one of the following pacts sought to resolve the    Hindu-Muslim differences?

(A) Lahore pact

(B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(C) Poona Pact

(D) Lucknow pact


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which instrument is Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan associated with?  

(A) Sitar

(B) Veena

(C) Tabla

(D) Sarod


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Founder of the Holkar Dynasty  

(A) Malhar Rao

(B) Bana Misra

(C) Baji Rao

(D) Madhav Peshwa


Correct Answer : A

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