CONCEPT KNOWLEDGE

ముందు మాట

Concept • Vision • Mission

1. Concept

భావన – వస్తు భావ పరంపర భావన
ఈ భావన ప్రగతికి మూలం.
అజ్ఞానమే శత్రువు.
జ్ఞానమనే చిరు జ్యోతిని వెలిగించి
అజ్ఞాన తిమిరాన్ని పారద్రోలుదాం

2. Vision

సమాజం వసుదైకకుటుంబం నమూన.
తాత్వికులు సమాజంతో మమేకమై
వారి కాలచక్రపరిధిని దాటి ఆలోచించారు.
సమాజానికి నూతన మార్గాన్ని నిర్దేశించారు.

3. Mission

( Development of Human Relations and Human Resources )

4. Note

ఈ బ్లాగ్‌లోని వ్యాసాలు కొన్ని సమీకరించినవి, కొన్ని నా స్వయంగా వ్రాసినవి. ప్రస్తుతం అసంపూర్ణంగా ఉన్న వ్యాసాలు త్వరలో పూర్తి చేయబడతాయి.

5. Quote

“There are no facts, only interpretations.”

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GK HISTORY

GK History .1
1. Which of the following year is associated with the outbreak of World War II?

a) 1935 b) 1937 c) 1638 d) 1939

2. Who was the author of the American Declaration of Independence?

a) George Washington b) Thomas Paine c) Lafayette d) Thomas Jefferson

3. The Russian city where a tank of radio active waste exploded in April 1993 is

a) Chernobyl b) Serov c) Tomsk-7 d) Cerepovec

4. The Hijra era is counted from

a) 1526 AD b) 712 AD c) 632 AD d) 622 AD

5. The Gulf war of 1991 was precipitated by the Iraqi annexation of

a) Bahrain b) Kuwait c) Saudi Arabia d) South Yemen

6. Who among the following were known as ‘Physiocrats’ at the time of French Revolution?

a) The clergy b) economists c) the nobility d) medical professionals

7. The parleys between the Prime Ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi, so much referred to in world politics, were held at

a) Manali b) Rawalpindi c) Shimla d) Islamabad

8. Which of the following was strongly advocated by Fascism?

a) disarmament b) federalism c) secularism d) war

9. Fabian socialism emerged first in

a) India b) Great Britain c) Germany d) Russia

10. Which of the following is not associated with socialism?

a) Fabianism b) Syndicalism c) Communism d) Fascism

11. Russian revolution took place in

a) 1789 b) 1776 c) 1688 d) 1917

12. In America, the Bill of Rights was added to the Federal Constitution largely at the instance of

a) Thomas Jefferson b) George Washington c) Thomas Paine d) Benjamin Franklin

13. Who wrote ‘Das Capital’?

a) Engel b) Lenin c) Karl Marx d) Adam Smith

14. Civil Disobedience is associated with

a) Voltaire b) Thomas Paine c) HD Thoreau d) Thomas Hobbes

15. French Revolution took place in

a) 1789 b) 1776 c) 1688 d) 1917

16. Who among the following is associated with the philosophy of ‘the social contract’?

a) Voltaire b) Thomas Paine c) HD Thoreau d) Thomas Hobbes

17. American War of Independence took place in

a) 1776 b) 1789 c) 1801 d) 1919

18. Which of the following was built between 3000 BC and 1800 BC?

a) The tomb of Alexander b) The Collosus of Rhodes c) The Palace of Diana at Ephesis d) The Pyramids of Egypt

19. Which of the following parties is associated with former Pakistan cricket team captain Imran Khan?

a) Pakistan People’s Party b) Jamhurie Islam c) Tehreek e-Insaf d) Awami League

20. Who among the following is associated with the philosophy of ‘Rights of Man’?

a) Thomas Paine b) Rousseau c) Emerson d) Abraham Lincoln

21. The Cairo Summit held in March 1996 was concerned with which of the following?

a) peace in West Asia b) terrorism c) oil crisis d) economic aid to African countries

22. No taxation without representation is a well-known slogan associated with which of the following?

a) French revolution b) British civil war c) Indian National Movement d) American War of Independence

23. Which one of the following is not related to the continuing turmoil in Bosnia?

a) Serbs b) Muslims c) Jews d) Croats

24. The fall of the prison at Bastille is associated with which of the following?

a) Russian revolution b) French revolution c) American War of Independence d) none of those

25. Who among the following faced a devastating defeat in the battle of Waterloo?

a) Duke of Wellington b) Napoleon c) Alexander the Great d) Hitler

Answers

1. 19392. Thomas Jefferson3. Chernobyl4. 622 AD5. Kuwait6. economists7. Shimla8. war9. Great Britain10. Fascism11. 191712. Thomas Jefferson13. Karl Marx14. HD Thoreau15. 178916. Voltaire17. 177618. The Pyramids of Egypt19. Tehreeq-e-Insaf20. Thomas Paine21. terrorism22. American War of Independence23. Jews24. French revolution25. Napoleon

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GK History 2

1. In which edict did Asoka express regret over the bloodshed in his conquest of Kalinga?

a) Pillar Edict VII b) Minor Rock Edict I c) Lumbini Pillar Edict d) Rock Edict XIII

2. Who was the first Delhi Sultan to introduce gold and silver coinage?

a) Iltumish b) Balban c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq d) Ibrahim Lodhi

3. Where is Ibadat Khana situated?

a) Lahore b) Delhi c) Agra d) Fatehpur Sikri

4. During whose reign was Ramacharitamanas composed by Tulsidas?

a) Harsha b) Akbar c) Babur d) Alauddin Khilji

5. Who amongst the Vijayanagar rulers is considered to be the greatest patron of literature?

a) Davaraya I b) Rama Raja c) Devaraya II d) Krishnadevaraya

6. Who among the following made the ‘August offer’ of 1940 rejected by the Congress?

a) Lord Wavell b) Lord Linlithgow c) Sir George Stanley d) Lord Willington

7. Who among the following pioneered the movement leading to the Widow Remarriage Act?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Dayananda Saraswathi c) Vivekananda d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

8. Which of the following was the designation of the principal governors in the Vijayanagar Empire?

a) Nayaks b) Ranaks c) Rayas d) Senapathis

9. Which Sikh guru compiled the ‘Adi Granth’?

a) Gura Nanak b) Ramdas c) Arjun Dev d) Tegh Bahadur

10. Which of the following terms is not related to Buddhism?

a) Sangha b) Mahayana c) Ashwamedha d) Nirvana

Answers

1. Rock Edict XIII2. Iltumish3. Fatehpur Sikri4. Akbar5. Devaraya II6. Lord Linlithgow7. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar8. Nayaks9. Arjun Dev10. Ashwamedha
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GK History 3

1. What did Ramanuja preach?

a) Satya b) Ahimsa c) Gyana d) Bhakti

2. Who among the Governor Generals of India is called the ‘Maker of Modern India’?

a) Cornwallis b) Warren Hastings c) Lord Ripon d) Lord Dalhousie

3. From where did Gandhiji develop the technique of Satyagraha?

a) South Africa b) Chauri Chaura c)Bardoli d) Sabarmati

4. Who organized the ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’?

a) Abdul Ghaffar Khan b) Abul Kalam Azad c) Maulana Mohammad Ali d) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan

5. Who among the following estimated Indian National Income and criticized the constant drain of wealth from India to England?

a) Gandhiji b) Gokhale c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

6. Who introduced the principle of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

a) Clive b) Cornwallis c) Warren Hastings d) Dalhousie

7. Which of the following Vedic sacrifices was a royal consecration ceremony?

a) Agnishtoma b) Rajasuya c) Vajapeya d) Asvamedha

8. Which of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of the invasion of Alexander?

a) Nandas b) Mauryas c) Guptas d) Sungas

9. In which one of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of the Mauryas?

a) Arthashastra b) Indica b) Mudrarakshasa d) Mauryan inscriptions

10. The Moplah rebellion broke out in

b) Uttarakhand b) Chauri Chaura c) Malabar d) Telengana

11. To which period does the Mehrauli Pillar inscription belong?

a) Mauryas b) Sungas c) Kushanas d) Guptas

12. Which of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?

a) Gaudavaha b) Harshacharita c) Arthashastra d) Rajatarangini

13. Who built the famous Moti Masjid in the Red Fort?

a) Sher Shah b) Shahjahan c) Aurangzeb d) Akbar

14. During whose reign did Delhi become the capital of Hindustan for the first time?

a) Iltumish b) Raziya c) Balban d) Qutub-ud-din Aibak

15. Which one of the following was one of the effects of the Sepoy Mutiny (1857)?

a) Reorganization of the East India company b) Establishment of princely states c) abolition of East India company d) none of these

Answers

1. Bhakti2. Lord Dalhousie3. South Africa4. Abdul Ghaffar Khan5. Dadabhai Naoroji6. Dalhousie7. Rajasuya8. Nandas9. Indica10. Malabar11. Guptas12. Rajatarangini13. Shahjahan14. Iltumish15. abolition of East India company
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GK Indian History Quiz 4

1. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons?

a) Gokhale b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) Badr-ud-din-Tyabji d) Romesh Chander Dutt

2. Which one of the following literature was patronized by the Pandya kings?

a) sacred literature b) secular literature c) Sangam literature d) Sanskrit literature

3. At which of the following places did Vasco-da-Gama land on 20th May, 1498?

a) Calicut b) Masulipatanam c) Goa d) Cannanore

4. Why did the Communists in India decide to support the Government of India during the World War II?

a) Gandhiji’s call to the nation b) Lord Linlithgow’s statement c) Activities of the Azad Hind Fauj d) Hitler’s attack on Russia

5. The architectural features of Taj Mahal have resemblance to which of the following?

a) Jama Masjid at Delhi b) Mecca Masjid at Hyderabad c) Humayun’s tomb at Delhi d) Gol Gombaz

6. Which of the following was the capital of the Hoysalas?

a) Warangal b) Madurai c) Dwarasamudram d) Badami

7. Who was the first to describe the great mutiny of 1857 as the first War of Independence?

a) Nehru b) Tilak c) VD Savarkar d) Lajpat Rai

8. Who among the following is referred to as the ‘Father of Local self-government in India’?

a) Lord Curzon b) Lord Rippon c) Lord Harding d) Lord Dalhousie

9. With which of the following incidents did Mahatma Gandhi’s entry into national politics start?

a) Champaran movement b) Dandi March c) Non-cooperation movement d) civil disobedience movement

10. In its session held at which place did Indian National Congress declare ‘Complete Independence’ as its goal?

a) Madras in 1927 b) Calcutta in 1928 c) Lahore in 1929 d) Allahabad in 1930

11. Which of the following works state that the society was divided into seven classes in the Mauryan period?

a) Arthashastra b) Edicts of Asoka c) Puranas d) Indica

12. In which language were the Sangam classics written?

a) Tamil b) Telugu c) Kannada d) Malayalam

13. Which of the following dynasties of early medieval India was justly famous for its system of village administration?

a) Cholas b) Pandyas c) Rashtrakutas d) Palas

14. Who popularized Ganesh festival during the freedom struggle?

a) Mahadev Govinda Ranade b) Gokhale c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) VD Savarkar

15. Which of the following was the greatest achievement of Allauddin Khilji?

a) invasion of South India b) contribution to art c) measures to improve the standards of living d) revenue system and control of inflation

Answers

1. Dadabhai Naoroji2. Sangam literature3. Calicut4. Hitler’s attack on Russia5. Humayun’s tomb at Delhi6. Dwarasamudram7. VD Savarkar8. Lord Rippon9. Champaran movement10. Lahore in 192911. Indica12. Tamil13. Cholas14. Bal Gangadhar Tilak15. revenue system and control of inflation
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GK - Indian History Quiz 5

1. Which Chalukya King had the title of Sri Prithvi-Vallabha and Parameswara?

a) Pulakesin Ib) Maharaja Kirtivarmanc) Mangalesad) Pulakesin II

2. Which dynasty built the Meenakshi temple at Madurai?

a) Pandyasb) Pallavasc) Cholasd) Palas

3. Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism?

a) Mahavirab) Sisunagac) Rishabhad) Gautama

4. During the Indus Valley period what was the dominant number used for weights and measures?

a) sixb) eightc) twelved) sixteen

5. During whose reign was India’s first currency note printed?

a) Ashokab) Samudra Guptac) Akbard) Vikramaditya

6. In which of the following kingdom was the Hoysala kingdom finally dissolved?

a) Bahmanib) Pallavasc) Vijayanagard) Chalukyas

7. Which of the following was the capital city of Tipu Sultan?

a) Dwarasamudrab) Srirangamc) Belurd) Srirangapatanam

8. Which of the following was the most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period?

a) Nishkab) Suvarnac) Kakinid) Karshapana

9. Who among the following did not accept the Subsidiary Alliance?

a) the Nizam of Hyderabadb) The Scindia of Gwaliorc) The Rajput States of Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bharatpurd) The Holkar state of Indore

10. To which dynasty did the famous king of legends Bhoja belong?

a) Rashtrakutasb) Pratiharasc) Pallavasd) Palas

11. Akbar built Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri to

a) conduct mass prayerb) hold darbarc) hold religious discussionsd) hear public grievances

12. Which one of the given Mughal buildings bears the inscription ‘If on earth be an Eden of Bliss it is this, it is this, none but this’?

a) Diwan-i-Amb) Diwan-i-Khasc) Taj Mahald) Buland Darwaza

13. Who is the British Viceroy who took a number of measures to preserve ancient buildings and monuments of India?

a) Lord Irwinb) Lord Cornwallisc) Lord Ripond) Lord Lytton

14. Who presided over the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress when Swaraj was interpreted as complete independence?

a) WC Bannerjib) Jawahar Lal Nehruc) Gandhijid) Motilal Nehru

15. During whose reign did the Mughal painting achieve fulsome development?

a) Akbarb) Jahangirc) Shah Jahand) Aurangzeb

16. Where did Buddha give his first Sermon?

a) Lumbinib) Bodh Gayac) Sarnathd) Sanchi

17. Buddha attained enlightenment at

a) Bodh Gayab) Sarnathc) Sanchid) Lumbini

18. Satavahanas minted their coins predominantly in

a) goldb) silverc) copperd) lead

19. Which of the following was the first permanent home of Aryans in India?

a) Baluchistanb) Sindhc) Uttar Pradeshd) Punjab

20. Which of the following scholars accompanied Mahmood of Ghazni to India?

a) Ibn Batutab) Al-Birunic) Al-Firdausid) Al-Razi

21. Who were the first people to introduce Islam in India?

a) Arab merchantsb) Arab travelersc) Turkish warriorsd) Persian Scholars

22. Who introduced the Iqtadari system?

a) Akbarb) Ala-ud-din Khiljic) Iltumishd) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

23. Who among the following composed the popular devotional song ‘Bhaja Govindam’?

a) Thyagarajab) Shyama Shastric) Sankaracharyad) Shad Kala Govinda Marar

24. In which of the following ancient towns was the great council held soon after the ‘nirvana’ of Buddha to codify his doctrines?

a) Kusinagarab) Girivrajac) Bodh Gayad) Sarnath

25. Who was the finance minister of Akbar?

a) Raja Man Singhb) Raja Todar Malc) Faijid) Bahadur Singh

Answers

1. Pulakesin II2. Pandyas3. Mahavira4. sixteen5. Samudra Gupta6. Bahmani7. Srirangapatanam8. Kakini9. The Holkar state of Indore10. Pratiharas11. conduct mass prayer12. Diwan-i-Khas13. Lord Ripon14. Jawahar Lal Nehru15. Jahangir16. Sarnath17. Bodh Gaya18. lead19. Punjab20. Al-Biruni21. Arab travelers22. Iltumish23. Sankaracharya24. Girivraja25. Raja Todar Mal
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GK - Indian History 6

1. Who founded the famous Pala dynasty which ruled over Bengal?

a) Dharmapalab) Devapalac) Gopala Id) Jayapala

2. From where did the Sakas come to India?

a) Europeb) Western Chinac) Central Asiad) Arabia

3. Who gave the famous ‘Girnar inscription’?

a) Rudramanb) Ashokac) Samudraguptad) Kanishka

4. By what name is Purushapura, the capital of Kushanas known today?

a) Purushapurab) Peshavarc) Patnad) Patliputra

5. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind?

a) Alberunib) Badamic) Zia-ud-din Barnid) Khafi Khan

6. During whose reign did the famous Buddhist pundits Aswagosha, Vasumitra and Nagarjuna live?

a) Ashokab) Kanishkac) Harshavardhanad) Samudragupta

7. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Slave dynasty rulers?

a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Balban, Iltumish, Raziyab) Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balbanc) Balban, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Raziya, Iltumishd) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak, Balban, Raziya, Iltumish

8. Who among the following forbade intoxicating drinks?

a) Akbarb) Sher Shahc) Allauddin Khiljid) Aurangazeb

9. Who is the author of ‘Buddha Charita’?

a) Asvagoshab) Nagarjunac) Banabhattad) Vasumitra

10. Between the Hinayana and Mahayana schools of Buddhism, which one was patronized by Kanishka?

a) Hinayanab) Mahayanac) Bothd) Neither

11. The reign of which dynasty is known as the golden period of Hinduism and Sanskrit literature?

a) Guptab) Mauryac) Kushanad) Saka

12. Who is the author of the famous ‘Panchatantra’ stories?

a) Amarasimhanb) Vishnusharmac) Nagarjunad) Bilhana

13. Who among the following issued edicts regulating the prices pf all articles and goods?

a) Ala-ud-din Khiljib) Baburc) Muhammad bin-Tughlaqd) Sher Shah Suri

14. Ala-ud-din Khilji became the Sultan of Delhi in 1296 AD after treacherously murdering his uncle and patron. Who was this patron?

a) Jalal-ud-din Khiljib) Nasir-ud-din Khusrauc) Ghias-ud-din-Balband) Qutub-ud-din Mubarak

15. Who among the following is believed to have been the destroyer of the Khilji dynasty?

a) Nasir-ud-din Khusrau Shahb) Malik Kafurc) Ghazni Malikd) Qutub-ud-din Mubarak Shah

16. Who among the following required that all grains should be stored in the royal granaries in Delhi?

a) Sher Shahb) Akbarc) Ala-ud-din Khiljid) Balban

17. Who among the following was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?

a) Firuz Shah Tughlaqb) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaqc) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaqd) Balban

18. Who amongst the following brothers of Aurangazeb was condemned to death and his body paraded in Delhi?

a) Dara Shikohb) Murad Bakshc) Shujad) None of these

19. Which of the following was a maritime power?

a) Bahmanisb) Chalukyasc) Cholasd) Rashtrakutas

20. During whose reign did Ibn-Batutah, the famous traveler visit India?

a) Ala-ud-din Khiljib) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaqc) Sher Shah Surid) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

21. The rulers of which of the following dynasty established the largest dominion in southern India?

a) Chalukyasb) Cholasc) Pallavasd) Pandyas

22. Two of the great Mughal emperors wrote their own memoirs. Who are they?

a) Babur and Humayunb) Humayun and Jahangirc) Babur and Jahangird) Babur and Akbar

23. Who among the following wrote the famous Sanskrit plays ‘Ratnavali’, ‘Priyadarsika’ and ‘Naganandam’?

a) Harshavardhanab) Kalidasac) Bhasad) Asoka

24. Whose court did Banabhatta adorn?

a) Harshavardhanab) Chandragupta IIc) Kanishkad) Asoka

25. Who authored ‘Harshacharita’ and ‘Kadambari’?

a) Banabhattab) Bilhanac) Visakhadattad) Aryabatta

Answers

1. Gopala I2. Western China3. Rudraman4. Peshavar5. Alberuni6. Kanishka7. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltumish, Raziya, Balban8. Allauddin Khilji9. Asvagosha10. Mahayana11. Gupta12. Vishnusharma13. Ala-ud-din Khilji14. Jalal-ud-din Khilji15. Malik Kafur16. Ala-ud-din Khilji17. Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq18. Dara Shikoh19. Cholas20. Muhammad bin Tughlaq21. Cholas22. Babur and Jahangir23. Harshavardhana24. Harshavardhana25. Banabhatta
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GK - Indian History 7

1. Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar?

a) Amir Khusro b) Tansen c) Ramdasd) Abul Fazl

2. Who is the author of Mrchchhakatika?

a) Varahamihira b) Visakhadatta c) Sudraka d) Bilhana

3. The Butler Committee Report enquired into which of the following?

a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre b) The growth of education in British India c) Working of Diarchy as mentioned in the Montague Chelmsford reforms d) Relationship between Indian states and the paramount power

4. Which of the following committee reports enquired into the growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress?

a) Butler Committee Report b) The Hurtog Committee Report c) Muddiman Committee Reportd) Hunter Commision

5. Who among the following is associated with Kakori Conspiracy?

a) Ram Prasad Bismalb) Jatin Das c) Surya Sen d) Vasudeo Phadke

6. Which dynasty built the rock-cut temples at Khajuraho?

a) Chandellas b) Cholas c) Rashtrakudas d) Chalukyas

7. Who among the following has been the President of Indian National Congress thrice?

a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Annie Besant c) Gokhale d) Aurobindo

8. Who were the first to call the river Sindhu, ‘Hindu’?

a) Persians b) Greeks c) Turks d) Egyptians

9. Which of the following committee report enquired into the working of diarchy as laid down in the Montague Chelmsford reforms?

a) Muddiman Committee report b) The Hurtog Committee Report c) Butler Committee Report d) none of these

10. The most important feature of which civilization was well planned and well built towns?

a) Vedic civilization b) Indus Valley civilization c) Egyptian civilization d) Persian civilization

11. The Indus Valley people are believed to have been the worshippers of

a) Mother Goddess b) Indra b) Agni d) Vishnu

12. From where did Aryans, the nomadic pastoral people come to India?

a) Western Asia b) Central Asia c) Europe d) Africa

13. The Aryans reached the frontiers of the Indian subcontinent by 2000 BC. In India where did they settle down first?

a) Rajasthan b) Gujarat c) Punjab d) Kashmir

14. Among whom were the worship of trees, animals and stones quite present?

a) The Aryansb) The Dravidas c) The Huns d) The Bactrians

15. Who among the following was worshiped by Aryans?

a) Mother Goddess b) Lord Shiva c) Varuna d) Trees

16. During which period were the Ramayana and Mahabharata composed?

a) Indus Valley Civilization b) Early Vedic period c) During the reign of Guptas d) Later Vedic period

17. Which one of the following was an important republic that existed during the 7th and early 6th centuries?

a) Vaishali b) Magadha c) Kosala d) Avanti

18. Alexander invaded India in

a) 326 BC b) 420 BC c) 322 BC d) 360 BC

19. Between whom were the battle of Karri fought?

a) Alexander and Porus b) Tipu Sultan and the British c) Muhammd Ghori and Prithviraj d) The British and the French

20. On the bank of which river was the battle of Karri fought?

a) Indus b) Chenad c) Ravi d) Jhelum

21. ‘As a King treats a King’, that was how the loser replied when the conqueror asked him what treatment he should be meted out. Who are the winner and the loser here?

a) Alexander and Porus b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi c) Akbar and Hemu d) Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammad Ghori

22. Which dynasty was ruling over the Gangetic planes at the time of the invasion of Alexander?

a) Nandas b) Mauryas c) Guptas c) Hunas

23. Which of the following was the capital of Nandas?

a) Magadha b) Purushapura c) Vatsa d) Kosala

24. In which year was the Mauryan Empire founded by Chandragupta Maurya?

a) 322 BC b) 326 BC c) 320 BC d) 341 BC

25. Which of the following was the capital city of the Mauryans?

a) Pataliputra b) Purushapura c) Magadha d) Badami

Answers

1. Tansen2. Visakhadatta3. working of diarchy as laid down in the Montague Chemlsford reforms4. The Hurtog Committee Report5. Ram Prasad Bismal6. Chandellas7. Dadabhai Naoroji8. Persians9. Muddiman Committee report10. Indus Valley civilization11. Mother Goddess12. Central Asia13. Punjab14. The Dravidas15. Varuna16. Later Vedic period17. Vaishali18. 326 BC19. Alexander and Porus20. Jhelum21. Alexander and Porus22. Nandas23. Magadha24. 322 BC25. Pataliputra
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GK - Indian History 8

1. Which one of the following books gives a vivid description about the Mauryan administration?

a) Arthashashtrab) Rajtarangini c) Mrichchhatika d) Kadambari

2. Who among the following succeeded Chandra Gupta Maurya to the throne?

a) Ashoka b) Bindusara c) Bimbisarad) Samudragupta

3. To which dynasty did the Great Emperor Ashoka belong?

a) Maurya b) Gupta c) Kushana d) Nanda

4. Who was the first Indian ruler to rule over almost the whole of India?

a) Ashokab) Chandra Gupta Maurya c) Samudragupta d) Kanishka

5. Which of the following is the birth place of Vardhamana Mahavira?

a) Vaishali b) Gaya c) Pavapuri d) Sarnath

6. With which religion is ‘Digambaras’ and ‘Swethambaras’ associated?

a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Hinduism d) Islam

7. Who was the founder of the Sunga dynasty?

a) Pushymitra b) Brihadratha c) Vasudevad) Ajathasatru

8. Brihadrata, the last Mauryan king was murdered by his own Brahman Commander-in-Chief who later found a new empire. Who was he?

a) Brihadratha b) Mihirajul c) Toramana d) Pushymitra

9. Which one of the following is the death place of Vardhamana Mahavira?

a) Pavapuri b) Kushinarac) Vaishalid) Gaya

10. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty which overthrew the Sungas in 73 BC?

a) Vasudeva b) Bimbisara c) Ajathasathru d) Ashoka

11. Who was the first Persian king to attack India?

a) Nadir Shah b) Sultan Mahmud c) Muhammad bin Kasim d) Darius

12. Who among the following was the contemporary of Gautam Buddha?

a) Bimbisara b) Ashoka c) Chandragupta Maurya d) Vasudeva

13. After defeating whom did the Nandas succeed into power?

a) Sisunagas b) Mauryas c) Satavahanasd) Kushanas

14. At which of the following places was Gautam Buddha born?

a) Vaishali b) Lumbini c) Sarnath d) Gaya

15. During the reign of which dynasty was Patanjali’s ‘Mahabhashya’ composed?

a) Mauryas b) Sungas c) Nandas d) Guptas

16. Which dynasty was the first to issue gold coins in India?

a) Kushanas b) Bactrians c) Mauryas d) Guptas

17. Minander, who embraced Buddhism under the influence of monk Nagarjuna, belonged to which dynasty?

a) Bactrians b) Hunas c) Kushanas d) Sishunagas

18. The victory won by Chandra Gupta Maurya over which dynasty is commemorated by the Vikram era?

a) Parthians b) Sakas c) Bactrians d) Hunas

19. Whose coming into power marks the beginning of Saka era?

a) Ashoka b) Kanishka c) Vasudeva d) Pushyamitra

20. Gautam Buddha died at

a) Kushinara b) Pavapuri c) Pataliputra d) Sarnath

21. During the reign of which dynasty did the great scientists Charaka and Surutha live?

a) Kushanas b) Guptas c) Sakas d) Mauryas

22. Which of the following was the capital of Kushanas?

a) Pataliputra b) Magadha c) Purushapura d) Vaishali

23. During the reign of which dynasty were the historical monuments at Nagarjunakonta, Nasik and Amaravathi built?

a) Satavahanas b) Kushanas c) Hunas d) Sungas

24. Who among the following rulers styled himself as ‘Maharajadhiraja’?

a) Ashoka b) Chandra Gupta c) Chandra Gupta Mauraya d) Chandra Gupta II

25. Who among the Gupta rulers is known as ‘Vikramaditya’?

a) Chandra Gupta b) Chandra Gupta II c) Samudra Gupta d) Kumara Gupta

Answers

1. Arthashashtra2. Bindusara3. Maurya4. Ashoka5. Vaishali6. Jainism7. Pushymitra8. Pushymitra9. Pavapuri10. Vasudeva11. Darius12. Bimbisara13. Sisunagas14. Lumbini15. Sungas16. Bactrians17. Bactrians18. Sakas19. Kanishka20. Kushinara21. Kushanas22. Purushapura23. Satavahanas24. Chandra Gupta25. Chandra Gupta II
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GK - Indian History Quiz 9

1. Which of the following was introduced by the Government of India Act, 1935?

a) Diarchyb) Bi-cameral legislaturec) Indian councilsd) Provincial Autonomy

2. With which of the following was the Hunter Commission constituted during Lord Ripon’s administration concerned?

a) Public healthb) Educationc) Administrative reformsd) Upliftment of women

3. Who introduced the system of Local boards or Local Bodies in India?

a) Lord Lyttonb) Lord Riponc) Lord Curzond) Lord Mayo

4. Who among the following is associated with Subsidiary Alliance?

a) Robert Cliveb) Hastingsc) Wellesleyd) Dalhousie

5. At which of the following places was the Provisional Government of Independent India (Azad Hind) formed?

a) Singaporeb) Tokyoc) Kuala Lumpurd) Jakarta

6. During which of the following did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan ‘Do or Die’?

a) Quit India Movementb) Non-cooperation Movementc) Khilafat Movementd) Civil Disobedience Movement

7. Who set up the Indian Independence League?

a) Aruna Asaf Alib) Rash Behari Bosec) Jayaprakash Narayand) SM Joshi

8. Who founded the Ghadar Party in the USA?

a) Jayaprakash Narayanb) Motilal Nehruc) Lala Hardayald) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

9. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

a) Sarojini Naidub) Annie Besantc) Vijayalakshmi Panditd) Madam Bikaji Cama

10. The term Satyagraha was coined by Gandhiji when he was in

a) Englandb) Sabarmati Ashramc) Agha Khan Palaced) South Africa

11. Who among the following did not participate in the 1857 mutiny?

a) Nana Sahibb) Rani Lakshmi Bhaic) Tipu Sultand) Tantia Tope

12. By the Act passed in which year was the demand for separate electorate for Muslims in India conceded?

a) 1904b) 1909c) 1892d) 1919

13. The British East India Company established its first factory in India at

a) Madrasb) Suratc) Calcuttad) Bombay

14. Who among the following freedom fighters died due to a hunger strike in jail?

a) Bhagat Singhb) BG Tilakc) Jatin Dasd) Bipin Chandra Pal

15. At which of the following places was the first session of Indian National Congress held?

a) Lahoreb) Mumbaic) Barodad) Madras

16. Azad Hind Fauj was formed in

a) 1937b) 1942c) 1943d) 1945

17. Where was the first Congress Session held in 1907 at which the first split in Congress took place?

a) Calcuttab) Meerutc) Allahabadd) Surat

18. From which of the following places was the Civil Disobedience Movement started by Gandhiji in 1930?

a) Sevagramb) Dandic) Sabarmatid) Wardha

19. Who among the following used Hughly as the base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?

a) The Portuguese b) The Frenchc) The Danishd) The British

20. Who was the first to use the term Harijan for tribal people?

a) Mahatma Gandhib) Swami Vivekanandac) Jyotiba Phuled) BR Ambedkar

21. Who founded the Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha?

a) Gandhijib) Jamanlal Bajajc) Jawahar Lal Nehrud) JB Kripalani

22. Who was the founder of the National School at Lahore?

a) Naoroji b) Madan Mohan Malaviac) Lala Lajpat Raid) Annie Besant

23. Who among the following was a social reformer belonging to the Mali Community of Pune?

a) Thakkar Bhappab) BR Ambedkarc) Jyotiba Phuled) None of these

24. In opposition to which of the following was the ‘Independence for India League’ founded by the radical wing of the Congress party?

a) The Gandhi-Irwin Pactb) The Home-rule Movementc) The Nehru reportd) The Montford reforms

25. Which of the following battles was fought by the allied forces of Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mir Kasim and Shah Alam against Robert Clive?

a) Battle of Buxarb) Battle of Wandiwashc) Battle of Chelianwalad) Battle of Tarrain

Answers 1. Provincial Autonomy2. Education3. Lord Ripon4. Wellesley5. Singapore6. Quit India Movement7. Rash Behari Bose8. Lala Hardayal9. Annie Besant10. South Africa11. Tipu Sultan12. 190913. Surat14. Jatin Das15. Mumbai16. 194317. Surat18. Sabarmati19. The Portuguese20. Mahatma Gandhi21. Jamanlal Bajaj22. Lala Lajpat Rai23. Jyotiba Phule24. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact25. Battle of Buxar
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GK - Indian History Quiz 10

1. Who is the founder of Indian Association which was a precursor of the Indian National Movement?

a) Satyendra Nath Boseb) WC Bannerjic) Surendra Nath Bannerjid) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

2. Which of the following was the seat of power of the Rajput clan of Solankis?

a) Kanaujb) Kathiavarc) Malwad) Kashmir

3. Who led the Civil Disobedience Movement in the North West Frontier Province?

a) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khanb) Sardar Patelc) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khand) Badruddin Tyabji

4. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

a) Annie Besantb) WC Bannerjic) Gopal Krishna Gokhaled) Subash Chandra Bose

5. Which of the following battles laid the foundations of Muslim rule in India?

a) First Battle of Tarrainb) Second Battle of Tarrainc) First Battle of Panipatd) Second Battle of Panipat

6. Who was the first Muslim King of India?

a) Muhammad Ghorib) Qutub-ud-in Aibakc) Balband) Babur

7. Who among the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate is known as the Darvesh King?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaqb) Nasir-ud-din Mahmudc) Ala-ud-din Khiljid) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

8. Ala-ud-din Khilji was poisoned by his Prime Minister thus bringing an end to the Khilji dynasty. Who was this Prime Minister?

a) Mir Jafarb) Mir Qasimc) Malik Kafurd) Mir Jumla

9. Who is the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?

a) Ghias –ud-din Tughlaqb) Muhammad bin Tughlaqc) Feroz Shah Tughlaqd) Mahmud Tughlaq

10. Who among the rulers of Tughlaq dynasty built the city of Tughlaqabad near Delhi?

a) Ghias –ud-din Tughlaqb) Muhammad bin Tughlaqc) Feroz Shah Tughlaqd) Mahmud Tughlaq

11. The invasion of Delhi by Timur in 1398 marked the end of which dynasty?

a) Khilji Dynastyb) Tughlaq Dynastyc) Lodhi Dynastyd) Sayyid Dynasty

12. Who was the ruler of Delhi Sultanate when Timur invaded India in 1398 AD?

a) Mahmud Tughlaqb) Muhammad bin Tughlaqc) Feroz Shah Tughlaqd) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq

13. Who founded the City of Agra?

a) Muhammad bin Tughlaqb) Sikandar Lodhic) Ibrahim Lodhid) Akbar

14. Whom did Daulat Khan, the Governor of Punjab, invite to defeat Ibrahim Lodhi?

a) Timur the Lameb) Nadir Shahc) Baburd) Khizar Khan

15. Who was the Delhi Sultanate ruler when the Vijayanagara and the Bahmani Kingdoms emerged in South India?

a) Sikandar Lodhib) Ibrahim Lodhic) Baburd) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

16. Who among the following rulers was killed when a wooden pandal erected to welcome him collapsed suddenly?

a) Feroz Shah Tughlaqb) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaqc) Sikandar Lodhid) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

17. Whom did Timur appoint as the king of Delhi in 1414?

a) Daulat Khanb) Khizar Khanc) Nadir Shahd) Malik Kafur

18. The Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagara was founded by two brothers Harihara and Bukka under the inspiration of their guru. Who was he?

a) Ramanujab) Madhav Vidhyaranyac) Chaitanyad) Sankaracharya

19. Who was the most famous king of the Vijayanagar Empire?

a) Deva Rayab) Krishnadeva Rayac) Achyuta Rayad) Rama Raya

20. Who was the leader of the Hindu revivalist movement known as Bhakti Movement?

a) Ramanujab) Ramanandac) Kabird) Shankaracharya

21. Whose court did the Persian poet Amir Khusru adorn?

a) Ala-ud-din Khiljib) Jalal-ud-din Khiljic) Akbard) Balban

22. Whose court did the famous ‘vidhushaka’ Thenali Raman adorn?

a) Rama Rayab) Krishna Deva Rayac) Deva Raya IId) Achyuta Raya

23. Who is the founder of the philosophy of Vishishtadvaita or qualified monism?

a) Ramanujab) Ramanandac) Kabird) Chaitanya

24. At which of the following places is the tomb of Khwaja-Mouin-ud-din Chisti?

a) Jai Salmerb) Jaipurc) Ajmerd) Lahore

25. Who was the ruler of Bengal who drove Humayun out of Hindustan and crowned himself as the emperor?

a) Sher Shah Surib) Daulat Khanc) Khizar Khand) Ziraj-ud-daulah

Answers

1. Surendra Nath Bannerji2. Malwa3. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan4. WC Bannerji5. Second Battle of Tarrain6. Qutub-ud-in Aibak7. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud8. Malik Kafur9. Ghias –ud-din Tughlaq10. Ghias –ud-din Tughlaq11. Tughlaq Dynasty12. Mahmud Tughlaq13. Sikandar Lodhi14. Babur15. Muhammad bin Tughlaq16. Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq17. Khizar Khan18. Madhav Vidhyaranya19. Krishnadeva Raya20. Shankaracharya21. Ala-ud-din Khilji22. Krishna Deva Raya23. Ramanuja24. Ajmer25. Sher Shah Suri
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GK - Indian History Quiz 11

1. In the battle of Plassey fought in 1757, Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the British forces. Who led the British forces in this battle?

a) Lord Dalhousieb) Lord Clivec) Lord Wellesleyd) Cornwallis

2. East India Company was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa after the battle of Buxar in 1764. Who was then the Governor of Bengal?

a) Lord Cliveb) Lord Mintoc) Lord Wellesleyd) Cornwallis

3. The Treaty of Sreerangapatanam was signed after the defeat of Tipu sultan in the Third Anglo-Mysore war. Between whom were this treaty signed?

a) Tipu Sultan and Cornwallisb) Tipu Sultan and Lord Mintoc) Tipu Sultan and Lord Wellesleyd) Tipu Sultan and Lord Canning

4. Who was the first Indian to the elected to the House of Commons?

a) Rash Behari Boseb) Dadabhai Navrojic) Satyendranath Bannerjid) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

5. Who was the first British Governor General of India?

a) Warren Hastingsb) Dalhousiec) Canningd) Clive

6).Which British Governor-General is associated with ‘subsidiary alliance’?

a) Warren Hastingsb) Lord Wellesleyc) Lord Clived) Cornwallis

7. Who was the British Governor –General during the period in which the British Navy conquered Java, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula?

a) Lord Mintob) Lord Wellesleyc) Lord Dalhousied) Warren Hastings

8. The third Anglo-Maratha war, which proved a total disaster for the Marathas, was fought in?

a) 1817 ADb) 1857 ADc) 1912 ADc) 1805 AD

9. During whose tenure was the British supremacy over India established?

a) Lord Wellesleyb) Lord Dalhousiec) Lord Clived) Lord Warren Hastings

10. Who was the British Governor-General of India when Punjab was annexed to the British Empire?

a) Lord Wellesleyb) Lord Dalhousiec) Lord Clived) Lord Warren Hastings

11. Which were the three states annexed to the British Empire under the Doctrine of Lapse?

a) The states of Mumbai, Madras and Calcuttab) The states of Jhansi, Nagpur and Satarac) The states of Mumbai, Thane and Puned) none of these

12. Who was the chief architect, of Prarthana Samaj?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Royb) Mahadev Govind Ranadec) D Savarkard) Surendranath Bannerjee

13. Who was the Governor-General of India when Sind was annexed to the British Empire?

a) Lord Wellesleyb) Ellenboroughc) Lord Clived) Lord Warren Hastings

14. The system of Dual Government is associated with?

a) Lord Wellesleyb) Lord Dalhousiec) Lord Clived) Lord Warren Hastings

15. In which year did most of the Rajput states accept British paramountcy?

a) 1818 ADb) 1827 ADc) 1835 ADd) 1820 AD

16. Who is associated with the institution of organized ‘Civil Services’ in India?

a) Lord Cliveb) Cornwallisc) Lord Dalhousied) Warren Hastings

17. Who abolished the system of Dual Government in Bengal?

a) Lord Cliveb) Cornwallisc) Lord Dalhousied) Warren Hastings

18. Who was the founder of a regular Postal system in British India?

a) Lord Cliveb) Cornwallisc) Lord Dalhousied) Warren Hastings

19. Who is associated with the vigorous application of the Doctrine of Lapse?

a) Lord Cliveb) Cornwallisc) Lord Dalhousied) Warren Hastings

20. In a sense, who was the political guru of Gandhiji?

a) Gopal Krishna Gokhaleb) Leo Tolstoyc) Rabindra Nath Tagored) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

21. Who were the first Europeans to trade with India?

a) The Frenchb) The Dutchc) The Britishd) The Portuguese

22. When was the title of ‘Viceroy’ added to the Governor General of India for the first time?

a) 1857 ADb) 1858 ADc) 1901 ADd) 1900 AD

23. When did the Government of the English East India Company come to an end?

a) 1857 ADb) 1858 ADc) 1901 ADd) 1900 AD

24. Who was the last Governor-General and the first India Viceroy of British India?

a) Lord Cliveb) Cornwallisc) Lord Canningd) Warren Hastings

25. Who was the Governor-General of India when the first war of India’s independence broke out in 1857?

a) Lord Cliveb) Cornwallisc) Lord Canningd) Warren Hastings

Answers

1. Lord Clive2. Lord Clive3. Tipu Sultan and Cornwallis4. Dadabhai Navroji5. Warren Hastings6. Lord Wellesley7. Lord Minto8. 1817 AD9. Lord Dalhousie10. Lord Dalhousie11. The states of Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara12. Mahadev Govind Ranade13. Ellenborough14. Lord Clive15. 1818 AD16. Cornwallis17. Warren Hastings18. Lord Clive19. Lord Dalhousie20. Gopal Krishna Gokhale21. The Portuguese22. 1858 AD23. 1858 AD24. Lord Canning25. Lord Canning

history bits

1. History is the carefully written record of the

(a) Present

(b) Past

(c) Future

2. Languages such as Pali and Prakrit which are no longer spoken are called

(a) Dead language

(b) Vintage language

(c) Classical language

3. The study of inscription is called

(a) Archaeology

(b) Epigraphy

(c) History

4. The Deccan is surrounded by

(a) Mountains on tree sides

(b) Sea on three sides

(c) Plains on three sides

5. In ancient India, the Indo- Gangetic Plain was referred to as

(a) Indus valley

(b) Aryavartha

(c) Dakshinapatha

6. The Palaeolithic Age refers to

(a) The Old Stone Age

(b) The New Stone Age

(c) The Bronze Age

7. Man discovered fire in the

(a) Neolithic Age

(b) Chalcolithic Age

(c) Palaeolithic Age

8. The Chalcolithic Age refers to the

(a) Iron Age

(b) Bronze Age

(c) Copper Age

9. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished

(a) 4,500 years ago

(b) 3,500 years ago

(c) 2,500 years ago

1.(b) 2.(a) 3.(b) 4.(b) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(c) 8.(c) 9.(a)

10. The Indus Valley Civilization is also know as the

(a) Vedic Civilization

(b) Harappan Civilization

(c) Classical Civilization

11. The Indus Valley Civilization is know for its

(a) Planned cities

(b) Pictographic script

(c) Code of law

12. Aryans are popularly believed to have come to India from

(a) Central Asia

(b) China

(c) Europe

13. The main source of information about the Early Vedic period is

(a) The Rig-Veda

(b) The Ramayana

(c) The Brahmins

14. The period from 1000 BC to 600 BC is know as the

(a) Early Vedic period

(b) Epic age

(c) Neolithic age

15. The Early Vedic society was divided into four Varnas on the basis of

(a) Occupation

(b) Heredity

(c) Age

16. By 600BC how many mahajanapadas were in northern India

(a) Ten

(b) Fourteen

(c) Sixteen

17. Among these Janapadas which was the most powerful?

(a) Avanthi

(b) Magadha

(c) Sakyas

18. Which of the cities was captured by Bimbisara?

(a) Champa

(b) Rajgriha

(c) Pataliputra

10.(b) 11.(a) 12.(a) 13.(a) 14.(b) 15.(a) 16.(c) 17.(b) 18.(b)-- praveen.yarasani

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