History General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams
Who is the author of 'Hitopadesh'?
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Bhavabhuti
(C) Narayan Pandit
(D) Vishnu Sharma
Correct Answer : C
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
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
The manda was situated on the bank of which river?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ravi
(C) Indus
(D) Chenab
Correct Answer : A
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
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
Which king started the organization of the Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Dhruvasena Ii
(C) Narshimhvarman
(D) Akabar
Correct Answer : A
Upnishads are books on :
(A) Politics
(B) Philosophy
(C) Medicine
(D) Social life
Correct Answer : B
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
Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer : A
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