Top 50 Indian History GK Questions
Pashupata Shaiva sect was propounded by-
(A) Madhvacharya
(B) Shankaracharya
(C) Lakulisha
(D) Ishan
Correct Answer : C
Which Sufi Saint received the title of 'Sultan-i-Tariqni'?
(A) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
(B) Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagori
(C) Kaji Hamiduddin Nagori
(D) Sheikh Burhan Chishti
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following tribes lives in the Bay of Bengal Islands of India?
(A) Khasa
(B) Jarawa
(C) Kuki
(D) Juang
Correct Answer : B
What was the childhood name of Gautam Buddha?
(A) Siddhartha
(B) Mool Shankar
(C) Vishnu Dutt
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : A
Into how many categories did Megasthenes divide Indian society?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Correct Answer : D
Harappan civilization belonged to which era?
(A) Neolithic Age
(B) Palaeolithic Age
(C) Iron Age
(D) Bronze Age
Correct Answer : D
Where did the Jallianwala incident take place?
(A) Allahabad
(B) Amritsar
(C) Surat
(D) Lucknow
Correct Answer : B
Which color was commonly used on Harappan pottery?
(A) blue green
(B) blue
(C) Pandu
(D) red
Correct Answer : D
The Medieval ruler who significantly contributed in the development of Khayal style of classical music-
(A) Ibrahim Adil Shah
(B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(C) Hussain Shah Sharqi
(D) Wajid Ali Shah
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following (Book - Author) is correctly matched?
(A) India Divided - Maulana Azad
(B) India Wins Freedom - Rajendra Prasad
(C) Indian Struggle - Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Unhappy India - Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer : C
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