History GK Quiz Questions for Competitive Exams
'Erivariam' under rural administration in the Chola age was:
(A) Committee of garden
(B) Committee of pond
(C) Committee of justice
(D) Committee of gold
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following statements regarding Jainism is not true?
(A) According to shwetambar tradition , a woman shall attain Moksha during her life span itself.
(B) However junior a jain sadhu (male saint) may be whenever he arrives , jain sadhavi (female saint) is bound to offer a formal welcome.
(C) There is a controversy regarding whether the 19th Teerthankar Mallinath was a male or a female.
(D) According to the Kalpasutra, at the time when Mahaveer attained Nirvana, the Jain Sadhus outnumbered Jain sadhvies.
Correct Answer : D
Who wrote ‘Vande Mataram’ in book Anand Math’?
(A) Bankim Chandra Chattarjee
(B) Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee
(C) Vipin Chandra Pal
(D) Ravindra Nath Tagore
Correct Answer : A
Who was not the Navaratna of Chandragupta II’ s court?
(A) Varruchi
(B) Varahmihir
(C) Dhanvantri
(D) Fahiyan
Correct Answer : D
With which of the following musical - instruments is Abdul Latif Khan associated?
(A) Sitar
(B) Sarangi
(C) Tabla
(D) Veena
Correct Answer : B
Whose emissary was Magasthanese?
(A) Alexander
(B) Bindusara
(C) Wilson
(D) Selucus
Correct Answer : D
What is true in the context of administration and consolidation under the Khaljis and Tughlaqs?
(A) Large parts of the subcontinent remained under the control of the Delhi Sultans.
(B) The forested areas in the gangetic plain were penetrated for the first time.
(C) It was difficult to control distant provinces like Bengal from Delhi .
(D) Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughlaq forced their control in the gangetic plains for alonger duration.
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
1. The Khilji dynasty, founded by Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khalji, ruled large parts of the Indian subcontinent between 1290 and 1320.
2. The use of slaves by the Delhi Sultans was criticized by the elites in the state.
3. Unity in the vast empire of the Sultanate depended on trusted administrators and governors.
The dynasty which was ruling over Devagiri at the time of the invasion of Alauddin was -
(A) Yadav dynasty
(B) Parmar dynasty
(C) Rashtrakuta dynasty
(D) Chalukya dynasty
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
1. Ramchandra who is also known as Ramdev. He was the ruler of the Yadav dynasty of Devagiri, India. Ramchandra Yadav was the son of Raj Krishna.
2. In 1296 AD, Alauddin Khilji again attacked Devagiri without informing Jalaluddin Khilji and kidnapped Ramchandra Dev's daughter and brought her back to Kada. Hearing this, Jalaluddin Khilji went to meet Alauddin, where Alauddin treacherously killed him. Did it.
In which Tamil epic the story of Kovalan and Madhvi is given?
(A) Meghdoot
(B) Manimekalai
(C) Silappadikaram
(D) Jivaka Chintamani
Correct Answer : C
Who won the ‘third battle of Panipat'?
(A) Hem Chandra Vikramaditya
(B) Sher Shah Suri
(C) Ahmad Shah abdali
(D) Ibrahim Lodhi
Correct Answer : C
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