Indian History
GK Indian History Test - General Knowledge History Practice and Preparation Test for UPSC, B.Ed and M.Ed and Bank PO Exams
Questions
The earliest evidence of man in India was found in the
- Nilgiris
- Nallamala Hills
- Siwalik Hills
- Narmada Valley
The first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress was
- S. A. Dange
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Z. A. Ahmed
- N. M. Joshi
The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the
- Rowlatt Act of 1919
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre
- Chauri-Chaura incident of 1922
- arrival of the Cripps Mission
Who was the Italian traveller to visit Vijaynagar during the heydays of Vijaynagar Empire?
- Durate Barobosa
- Berneir
- Thomas Reo
- Niccolo Conti
The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu are famous for indicating carvings in
- sand stone
- marble
- black stone
- granite
The dynasty of Balban was replaced by that of
- the Khaljis
- the Tughlaqs
- the Sayyids
- the Lodis
The English East India Company laid the foundation of Fort St. George at Madras during the reign of
- Akbar
- Aurangzeb
- Jahangir
- Shahjahan
The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visited India during the regin of
- Chandragupta I
- Chandragupta II
- Srigupta
- Harsha
The first Indian Councils Act was passed in
- 1853.
- 1857 .
- 1861.
- 1892.
The introduction of cooperative credit society in India was first suggested in a report of 1892 to the Government of Madras by
- George Padison
- Antony Macdonnell
- Fredrick Nicholson
- Mclegan
The first European nation to establish its territoral rule in India was
- Portugal
- England
- France
- Holland
Who built the Stupa at Sanchi?
- Kanishka
- Harashavardhana
- Ashoka
- Samudragupta
The first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress was
- Sarojini Naidu
- Kasturba Gandhi
- Annie Besant
- Vijaylakshmi Pandit
The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started in
- Champaran
- Bardoli
- Dandi
- Baroda
Who was the Governor-General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed?
- Lord Dufferin
- Marquess of Lansdowne
- Lord Lawrence
- Lord Lytton
The first Tamil Sangam is said to have been instituted by
- Tiruvalluvar
- Parasurama
- Mamulanar
- Agastya
Sir Thomas Roe was the accredited ambassador of the King of England to the Mughal Court. The King of England who sent him was
- Charles I
- Charles II
- James I
- Henry VIII
The first Turkish conquerer to cross the Vidhyachala ranges was
- Iltutmish
- Balban
- Ala-ud-din Khalji
- Firuz Shah Tughlaq
The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in
- 1852
- 1853
- 1854
- 1855
The ganarajya of Mallas was annexed to the Magadhan empire by
- Bimbisara
- Ajatashatru
- Sisunaga
- Dhana Nanda
The Government of the English East India Company came to an end in
- 1856 AD
- 1857 AD
- 1858 AD
- 1862 AD
The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Macaulay
- Lord Bentinck
- Lord Dalhousie
The fort of Lohagarh was built by
- Banda Bahadur
- Guru Govind Singh
- Ranjit Singh
- None of these
The 4th Buddhist Council was held during the reign of
- Chandragupta
- Ashoka
- Kanishka
- Samudragupta
The first session of the 'Indian National Congress' was held under the presidency of
- W. C. Banerjee
- A. O. Hume
- B. Malabari
- Badruddin Tyabji