History General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams
From which place the stone for Ashoka's pillar was taken?
(A) Chunar
(B) Rajgriha
(C) Allahabad
(D) Kaushambi
Correct Answer : A
Under the patronage of which Sangam age state, three Sangams were organized?
(A) Cher
(B) Chola
(C) Pandey
(D) Pallava
Correct Answer : C
The university which became famous in the post-Gupta era was-
(A) Kanchi
(B) Taxila
(C) Nalanda
(D) Vallabhi
Correct Answer : C
Which dynasty was greatly disturbed by the invasion of the Huns?
(A) Maurya
(B) Shunga
(C) Gupt
(D) Kushan
Correct Answer : C
"The Peacock Throne" was made during which Mughal ruler's reign?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Correct Answer : D
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
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
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
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
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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