Indian History

GK Indian History Test - General Knowledge History Practice and Preparation Test for UPSC, B.Ed and M.Ed and Bank PO Exams

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The earliest evidence of man in India was found in the

  1. Nilgiris
  2. Nallamala Hills
  3. Siwalik Hills
  4. Narmada Valley
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress was

  1. S. A. Dange
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. Z. A. Ahmed
  4. N. M. Joshi
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the

  1. Rowlatt Act of 1919
  2. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  3. Chauri-Chaura incident of 1922
  4. arrival of the Cripps Mission
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the Italian traveller to visit Vijaynagar during the heydays of Vijaynagar Empire?

  1. Durate Barobosa
  2. Berneir
  3. Thomas Reo
  4. Niccolo Conti
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu are famous for indicating carvings in

  1. sand stone
  2. marble
  3. black stone
  4. granite
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The dynasty of Balban was replaced by that of

  1. the Khaljis
  2. the Tughlaqs
  3. the Sayyids
  4. the Lodis
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The English East India Company laid the foundation of Fort St. George at Madras during the reign of

  1. Akbar
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Jahangir
  4. Shahjahan
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visited India during the regin of

  1. Chandragupta I
  2. Chandragupta II
  3. Srigupta
  4. Harsha
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first Indian Councils Act was passed in

  1. 1853.
  2. 1857 .
  3. 1861.
  4. 1892.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The introduction of cooperative credit society in India was first suggested in a report of 1892 to the Government of Madras by

  1. George Padison
  2. Antony Macdonnell
  3. Fredrick Nicholson
  4. Mclegan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first European nation to establish its territoral rule in India was

  1. Portugal
  2. England
  3. France
  4. Holland
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who built the Stupa at Sanchi?

  1. Kanishka
  2. Harashavardhana
  3. Ashoka
  4. Samudragupta
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress was

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Kasturba Gandhi
  3. Annie Besant
  4. Vijaylakshmi Pandit
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started in

  1. Champaran
  2. Bardoli
  3. Dandi
  4. Baroda
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the Governor-General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed?

  1. Lord Dufferin
  2. Marquess of Lansdowne
  3. Lord Lawrence
  4. Lord Lytton
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first Tamil Sangam is said to have been instituted by

  1. Tiruvalluvar
  2. Parasurama
  3. Mamulanar
  4. Agastya
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sir Thomas Roe was the accredited ambassador of the King of England to the Mughal Court. The King of England who sent him was

  1. Charles I
  2. Charles II
  3. James I
  4. Henry VIII
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first Turkish conquerer to cross the Vidhyachala ranges was

  1. Iltutmish
  2. Balban
  3. Ala-ud-din Khalji
  4. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in

  1. 1852
  2. 1853
  3. 1854
  4. 1855
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ganarajya of Mallas was annexed to the Magadhan empire by

  1. Bimbisara
  2. Ajatashatru
  3. Sisunaga
  4. Dhana Nanda
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Government of the English East India Company came to an end in

  1. 1856 AD
  2. 1857 AD
  3. 1858 AD
  4. 1862 AD
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was

  1. Lord Curzon
  2. Lord Macaulay
  3. Lord Bentinck
  4. Lord Dalhousie
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The fort of Lohagarh was built by

  1. Banda Bahadur
  2. Guru Govind Singh
  3. Ranjit Singh
  4. None of these
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The 4th Buddhist Council was held during the reign of

  1. Chandragupta
  2. Ashoka
  3. Kanishka
  4. Samudragupta
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first session of the 'Indian National Congress' was held under the presidency of

  1. W. C. Banerjee
  2. A. O. Hume
  3. B. Malabari
  4. Badruddin Tyabji