Top 50 History GK Questions

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established on October 12, 1993.

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The first mention of Bharat Jana is found in the Rig Veda.

1. Veda: Rigveda

2. Division: Third

3. Mention: Mention of Bharat, son of Vishwamitra.

4. Significance: India was named 'Bharat' after the people of India.

Additional Information:

1. The seventh mandala of the Rig Veda describes the role of the Bharatas in the war of the ten kings (Dasharajya Yuddha) in which King Sudas of their Tritsu branch was victorious.

2. Due to this, they became dominant over the Indo-Aryans and the Indians were able to move beyond the Indus River region and settle in the area of Kurukshetra.

3. During that period, the political system was changing from being republican based on tribes to being centred on kings.

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Koya rebellion in East Godavari region:

1. Year: 1879
 2. Major reason: Dissatisfaction against British rule
 3. Prominent Leader: Gunda Ram

Major events:

1. The rebels killed many British officers and soldiers.
 2. Rebels destroyed many government buildings.

Result:

1. The British government suppressed the rebellion.
2. The British government promised to treat the Koya people m

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

1. Among the following revolutionaries, Surya Sen was known as 'Master Da'.

2. He was an Indian revolutionary who led the Chittagong Armory Raid of 1930.

3. He was a school teacher by profession and was popularly known as Master Da.

4. In 1918, he was elected as the President of the Chittagong branch of the Indian National Congress.

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

1. Under Alauddin Khilji, an officer called Shahna-e-Mandi maintained a register of traders to ensure adequate supply of goods.

2. This register contained records of the merchants' names, occupation, and place of business.

3. This register was necessary to ensure adequate supply of goods.

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The Rig-Veda is the oldest of the four collections of hymns and other sacred texts known as the Vedas. It contains most of the information about the religious and social life of the early Vedic period.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The great Lichchavi clan ruled Vaishali in the sixth century BC, and the empire extended up to the hills of Nepal. The Lichchavi state is considered to be the first republican state of Asia.

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The correct answer is All of the above. Hampi is an ancient village in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hampi's name is derived from that of the local mother goddess, Pampadevi. On the south bank of the River Tungabhadra is the 7th-century Virupaksha Temple, near the revived Hampi Bazaar.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

In 1961, drawing on the principles agreed at the Bandung Conference of 1955, the Non-Aligned Movement was formally established in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, through an initiative of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ghanaian President Kwame ...

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The Prehistoric Age refers to the period before writing and development. The stone age is a prehistoric period in which weapons and tools were made of stone or organic materials such as bone, wood or horn.