History GK Quiz Questions and Answers
Who among the following freedom fighters of India revived the Indian National Army ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ (which was formed in 1942 by Rash Behari Bose and Captain-General Mohan Singh) in the year 1943?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer : D
Ghiyasuddin Balban (1265-1286 AD), ruler of the Slave dynasty, took up the title of ____________.
(A) Nur-al-Din (light of the faith)
(B) NurMahal (light of the palace)
(C) Zil-i-Ilahi (shadow of God)
(D) JahanPanah (protector of the world)
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
He declared the sultan as representative of God on Earth. Persian court model influenced Balban's conception of kingship. He took up the title of Zil-i-Ilahi (a shadow of God) and impressed upon the people that the king was the deputy of God (Niyabat-i-Khudai).
Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the Prashastis and land grants?
I. Prashastis were composed by learned Brahmanas.
II. Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by grants of land which were recorded on copper plates.
(A) Only I
(B) Neither I nor II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Only II
Correct Answer : C
Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.
(A) 1767
(B) 1774
(C) 1757
(D) 1764
Correct Answer : D
The word India came from the Indus, called ______ in Sanskrit.
(A) Adya
(B) Sarvatr
(C) Bhanuh
(D) Sindhu
Correct Answer : D
In whose reign, Guru Nanak Deva established Sikhism?
(A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar
Correct Answer : B
Assertion(A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made anattempt to estimate the per capita income of India?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(B) Feroz Shah Mehta
(C) Surendranath Banerjee
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Correct Answer : D
Permanent settlement was a feature of
(A) Zamindari System
(B) Ryotwari System
(C) Mahalwari System
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
(A) The Treaty of Purandhar
(B) Convention of Wadgaon
(C) Treaty of Bassein
(D) Treaty of Salbai
Correct Answer : C
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