History GK Questions and Answers
India's first mission to the moon was launched in which year?
(A) 1969
(B) 2005
(C) 2008
(D) 1998
Correct Answer : C
Who was the first interim President of the constitutional assembly, in whose leadership the first meeting of the constitutional assembly took place on 9 Dec 1946?
(A) Sachidanand Sinha
(B) JL Nehru
(C) BR Ambedkar
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer : A
Which law was passed by the British to curtail the nationalist and revolutionary extremist activities especially for targeting Ghadr party activists?
(A) Monte Marlo Reforms
(B) GOI Act 1919
(C) Defence of India Act, 1915
(D) Public Safety Act, 1909
Correct Answer : C
At which place did Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon?
(A) Rajgriha
(B) Sarnath
(C) Vaishali
(D) Vallabhi
Correct Answer : B
On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy , Shankaracharya wrote commentary in 9th century AD?
(A) Nyaya
(B) Uttarmimansa
(C) Sankhya
(D) Vaisheshika
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following Vedic texts is mentioned the eastern and western seas for the first time?
(A) Gopath Brahmana
(B) Kaustiki Brahmana
(C) Tandya Brahmana
(D) Satpath Brahmana
Correct Answer : D
Mir Hassan Dehlavi was in the court of which of the following?
(A) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(B) Firoj Tughlaq
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Mubarak Khilji
Correct Answer : C
In which state is India’s first dinosaur museum located?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer : A
._____ is also known as ‘The Light of Asia’.
(A) Rumi
(B) Buddha
(C) Gandhi
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Gautam Buddha is known as the 'Light of Asia' and the 'Enlightened One'. Gautam Buddha preached the importance of physical and mental conditions of human life.
Pietra Dura, the inlay technique of architecture can be found in which of the following monuments?
(A) Taj Mahal
(B) India Gate
(C) Char Minar
(D) Gateway of India
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct option is 1 i.e Taj Mahal. Pietra dura, the inlay technique of architecture can be found in Taj Mahal. Pietra dura also called as "parchin kari", is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.
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