History MCQ Question Answers

History Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

History Modern Indian

Q. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?

A.
Shyama Shastri
B.
Tyagaraja
C.
Muthu Swami Diskshitar
D.
Swati Thirunal

Answer

Correct Answer : Swati Thirunal

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka who influenced him?

A.
Charulata
B.
Chandalika
C.
Gautami
D.
Karuwaki

Answer

Correct Answer : Karuwaki

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who among of the following started Marathi fortnightly newspaper ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’?

A.
Vir Savarkar
B.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C.
Vinobha Bhave
D.
Lokmanya Tilak

Answer

Correct Answer : Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who among of the following was the founder of society called ‘Abhinav Bharat’?

A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Lala Lajpat Rai
C.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer

Correct Answer : Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

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British Rule History

Q. Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed?

A.
Lord Lansdowne
B.
Lord Dufferin
C.
Lord Minto
D.
Lord Curzon

Answer

Correct Answer : Lord Curzon

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British Rule History

Q. Who among the British Governor- General shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments?

A.
Lord Ripon
B.
Lord Curzon
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord Irwin

Answer

Correct Answer : Lord Curzon

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Ancient History History

Q. Who among the following 8th century Sanskrit poet wrote Gandavadha which describes the exploits of Yasoverman (king of Kanyakubj) ?

A.
Vemana
B.
Vagabhatta
C.
Vidyapati
D.
Vakpati

Answer

Correct Answer : Vakpati

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British Rule History

Q. Who among the following analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?

A.
Shah Waliullah
B.
Sayyed Ahmad Brelvi
C.
Sayyed Ahmad Khan
D.
Sayyed Amir Ali

Answer

Correct Answer : Sayyed Ahmad Khan

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History Mughal Empire

Q. Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?

A.
Muhammad Ghori
B.
Mahmud of Ghazni
C.
Iltutmish
D.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Answer

Correct Answer : Mahmud of Ghazni

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Bhakti Movement History

Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims ‘as pots of the same clay’?

A.
Tulsidas
B.
Kabir
C.
Ramananda
D.
Raidasa

Answer

Correct Answer : Kabir

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