Modern Indian History GK Questions and Answers for Competitive
Indian History Questions and Answers
Q : When did the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan die?
(A) 1219
(B) 1210
(C) 1235
(D) 1227
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
His great empire stretched from central Russia down to the Aral Sea in the west, and from northern China down to Beijing in the east. On August 18, 1227, while putting down a revolt in the kingdom of Xi Xia, Genghis Khan died.
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of which Chola king?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra II
(C) Rajadhiraja
(D) Rajendra III
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct answer is Rajendra I. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of Chola king Rajendra I. He also raided the temples of overthrown rulers in the subcontinent throughout his conquests, taking their valuables and idols with him.
Which of the following led the English company in the Battle of Plassey (1757)?
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Captain Hodson
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Robert Clive
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757. Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.
With whom is the Gupta book 'Navnitakam' related?
(A) astronomically
(B) medical science
(C) mathematically
(D) metallurgically
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Navanitakama (Quintessence) is an Ayurveda book found by Colonel H. Bower in East Turkey in 1890, in a Buddhist Stupa at Kuchar on the road to China. It is related to Medicine.
Which one of the following rites is related to completion of education?
(A) widening
(B) upanayana
(C) convergence
(D) cement upgrade
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Samavartana (IAST: Samāvartana), or Snana, is the ceremony associated with the end of formal education and the Brahmacharya asrama of life.
On which fort was acquired by Shivaji, he built the fort of Raigarh, which became his capital in future.
(A) Archway
(B) Janjeera
(C) vijaydurg
(D) Purandar
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Raigad is a hill fort situated at about 25 Km from Mahad in the Raigad district. Chhatrapati Shivaji renovated this fort and made it his capital in 1674 AD. The rope-way facility is available at Raigad Fort, to reach the fort from the ground in a few minutes.
Which Indian freedom fighter is also known as Bismarck of India?
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
India's Bismarck: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
During which of the following years did Qutbuddin Aybak rule?
(A) 1206 – 1210
(B) 1320 – 1324
(C) 1290 – 1296
(D) 1266 – 1287
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
He ruled only for four years (1206 – 1210).
“All India Muslim League” was established in 1906 at ______.
(A) Dacca
(B) Bombay
(C) Madras
(D) Surat
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
On 30 December 1906, the All-India Muslim League (AIML), popularly known as the Muslim League was founded in Dhaka, British India (now in Bangladesh).
Who among the following was not associated with a social reform movement?
(A) Brahmaramji Malabari
(B) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(C) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
(D) Bhagat Singh
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Bhagat Singh is not a social reformer. He was a freedom fighter.
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