History GK Questions and Answers
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History GK Questions
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History GK Questions and Answers
Q : The real name of Mumtaz Mahal?
(A) Arjumand Banu Begum
(B) Roshan Ara
(C) Ladli Begum
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
In which city is Humayun's tomb?
(A) Delhi
(B) Kabul
(C) Agra
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
Whom defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa?
(A) Shivaji
(B) Maharana Pratap
(C) Sher Shah
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : C
whose time Malik Muhammad Jayasi composed 'Padmavat'?
(A) Akbar
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Sher Shah
Correct Answer : D
Who was the British political agent in Kota at the time of revolt in October 1867?
(A) Richard
(B) Major burton
(C) Pathic lorence
(D) George Lawrence
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The political agent of Kota was Major Burton, who reached Kota in October 1857 after quelling the rebellion of Neemuch. On 15 October 1857, a rebellion started in Kota under the leadership of Jaidayal, Mehrab Khan, and Hardayal.
Name the only President to have been elected for two consecutive terms?
(A) APJ Abdul Kalam
(B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Dr Zakir Hussain
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer : D
The Gandhi - Irwin pact was signed in the year
(A) 1932
(B) 1933
(C) 1930
(D) 1931
Correct Answer : D
The name of the first bank established in India was
(A) Imperial Bank
(B) State Bank of India
(C) Bank of Hindustan
(D) Reserve Bank of India
Correct Answer : C
Who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent India ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) C. Rajagopalachari
(C) K. Kamaraj
(D) Morarji Desai
Correct Answer : A
The first Governor-General of India was?
(A) Lord William Bentick
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Lord William Bentinck was the first to be designated as the Governor-general of India in 1833.
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