Top 50 Indian History GK Questions

Top 50 Indian History GK Questions
Q :  

Which of the following ( Place - Rebel Leader ) pair is not correctly matched? 

(A) Kanpur - Begum Hazrat Mahal

(B) Allahabad - Liaquat Ali

(C) Rohilkhand - Khan Bahadur Khan

(D) Jhansi - Lakshmi Bai


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

"The Peacock Throne" was made during which Mughal ruler's reign? 

(A) Humayun

(B) Akbar

(C) Jahangir

(D) Shah Jahan


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who presided the 7th All India States'Peoples' conference held at Udaipur? 

(A) K. M. Munshi

(B) J. B. Kriplani

(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(D) Mahatma Gandhi


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Identify the false statement?

(A) The national flag was adopted on 26 January 1950.

(B) Pingali Venkaiah prepared the outline of the tricolor.

(C) National Flag Code - 2002

(D) In the middle of the national flag is the blue colored Ashoka Chakra.


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

When was the Battle ofPlassey fought?

(A) 23 June 1757 AD

(B) 26 June 1756 AD

(C) 23 June 1759 AD

(D) 27 June 1757 AD


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which deity is depicted in the currency of the Indus Civilization?

(A) Proto Shiva

(B) Adi Indra

(C) Prodigy Vishnu

(D) Proto Brahma


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who was the greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty?

(A) Nagabhatta

(B) Banquet

(C) Vatsaraja

(D) Dantidurga


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which one of the following crops was not produced by the Harappans?

(A) Barley

(B) Wheat

(C) Rice

(D) Pulses


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which one of the following pacts sought to resolve the    Hindu-Muslim differences?

(A) Lahore pact

(B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(C) Poona Pact

(D) Lucknow pact


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

'Abhanga' means-

(A) clothes worn by the saints of Maharashtra Dharma

(B) devotional poetry dedicated to Vithoba

(C) Residence of Bhakti Saints

(D) Literature of Nirguna saintss


Correct Answer : B

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