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 Medieval History

Q. Who started the Indian Reforms Association?

A.
Swami Vivekananda
B.
Narayan Guru
C.
Krishna swami Aiyar
D.
Keshav Chandra Sen

Answer

Correct Answer : Keshav Chandra Sen

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who started the journal ‘New India’?

A.
Annie Besant
B.
C. W. Leadbeater
C.
Ram Mohun Roy
D.
Keshub Chandra Sen

Answer

Correct Answer : Annie Besant

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who started the journal ‘The Commonweal’?

A.
Annie Besant
B.
N. G. Chandavarkar
C.
M. G. Ranade
D.
R. G. Bhandarkar

Answer

Correct Answer : Annie Besant

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Ancient History History

Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?

A.
Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
B.
Kadphises in 58 BC
C.
Vikramaditya in 58 BC
D.
Kanishka in 78 AD

Answer

Correct Answer : Kanishka in 78 AD

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?

A.
Vikramaditya
B.
Kanishka
C.
Samudra Gupta
D.
Ashoka

Answer

Correct Answer : Kanishka

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?

A.
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
B.
Ramabai Saraswati
C.
Lord Edwin Montague
D.
Dorothy Jinarajadasa

Answer

Correct Answer : Ramabai Saraswati

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who started the Young Men’s Indian Association in 1914?

A.
Swarnakumari Devi
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Devendranath Tagore
D.
Rabindranath Tagore

Answer

Correct Answer : Annie Besant

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Bhakti Movement History

Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?

A.
Ramanuja
B.
Chaitanya
C.
Sankaracharya
D.
Ramananda

Answer

Correct Answer : Ramananda

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History Sikh Empire

Q. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?

A.
Guru Ramdas
B.
Guru Angad
C.
Guru Arjun
D.
Guru Hargobind

Answer

Correct Answer : Guru Angad

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History World History

Q. Who switched on the world’s first large-scale electrical supply network?

A.
Alexander Graham Bell
B.
Albert Einstein
C.
Benjamin Franklin
D.
Thomas Edison

Answer

Correct Answer : Thomas Edison

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