Modern Indian History GK Questions and Answers for Competitive
What movement is the relationship of ' do or die '?
(A) Dandi
(B) Ashawagoa
(C) khaliphate
(D) Quit India
Correct Answer : D
The famous ‘Jama-Masjid’ of Delhi was built by
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Correct Answer : C
Gandhi—Irvine was compromised —
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1933
Correct Answer : B
Where did Rigvedic Aryans live in India?
(A) Northern India
(B) All over India
(C) Eastern part of India
(D) Sapta Sindhu area
Correct Answer : D
Which area of India was known as Avantika in ancient times?
(A) Avadh
(B) Ruhelkhand
(C) Bundelkhand
(D) Malwa
Correct Answer : D
What was the fight between Mohammad Gauri and Prithviraj Chauhan?
(A) Battle of Tarain
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Plasai
(D) Battle of Buxar
Correct Answer : A
The home of Gargi Maitrey and Kapila was at
(A) Vidisha
(B) Ujjain
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Mithila
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Gargi, Maitreyi, and Kapila were ancient Indian philosophers and scholars. The home of Gargi and Maitreyi was in Mithila, an ancient kingdom that corresponds to the present-day region of northern Bihar and parts of Nepal. Kapila was associated with the Sankhya school of philosophy and is often considered one of the founders of this philosophical tradition.
Which among the following chronology is correct regarding four 'samvatas’ ?
(A) Gupta - Gregorian - Hizri - Saka
(B) Gregorian - Saka - Hizri - Gupta
(C) Saka - Gregorian - Hizri - Gupta
(D) Hizri - Gupta - Gregorian - Saka
Correct Answer : A
Who among the following from the first cabinet of independent India was responsible for mass religious conversion?
(A) Dr. S.P. Mukherjee
(B) Dr. John Mathai
(C) Sardar Baldev Singh
(D) Dr . B.R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the first Law Minister of independent India and a key framer of the Indian Constitution, was responsible for mass religious conversion. He converted to Buddhism along with a large number of his followers in 1956 as a form of protest against caste discrimination and to seek social and economic equality. This mass conversion event is known as the "Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din" or the "Dhamma Chakra Anupravartan Diwas."
Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during ' Satyagraha' in the year –
(A) 1906
(B) 1908
(C) 1913
(D) 1917
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during the 'Satyagraha' in the year 1908. He was arrested in South Africa during the protest against the discriminatory laws imposed on the Indian community, known as the "Asiatic Registration Act" or the "Black Act."
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