General Awareness : History of India
1. Q: In Jainism ‘Perfect Knowledge’ is referred to as
A. Jain
B. Ratna
C. Kaivalya
D. Nirvanas
Ans: C. Kaivalya
2. Q: In 1923 by whom Swaraj Party was founded?
A. Moti Lal Nehru And C R Das
B. Sachin Sanyal And Jogesh Chetterji
C. Gandhiji and Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans: A. Moti Lal Neharu and C R Das
3. Q: Why did Gandhiji call off the Non-cooperation Movement?
A. Chauri-Chaura incident
B. Got tired
C. Britishers suppressed it
D. None of the above
Ans: A. Chauri-Chaura incident
4. Q: “Mahabharat” was written by
A. Maharshi ved Vyas
B. Kalidas
C. Valmiki
D. Tulsidas
Ans: A. Maharshi Ved Vyas
5. Q: The Harappa culture belonged to the
A. Iron Age
B. Bronze Age
C. Copper Age
D. Stone Age
Ans: B. Bronze Age
6. Q: Who plundered the Somnath Temple in AD 1025?
A. Mahamud of Ghazni
B. Mohammad Ghori
C. Chengiz Khan
D. Taimur Lung
Ans: A. Mahamud of Ghazni
7. Q: The first European who came to India were
A. British
B. French
C. Dutch
D. Portuguese
Ans: D. Portuguese
8. Q: Who wrote ‘Tughlaqnama’?
A. Amir Khusrao
B. Malik Mahommad Jaisi
C. Abdul Fazal
D. None of the above
Ans: A. Amir Khusrao
9. Q: Who founded the Gupta dynasty?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Sri Gupta
C. Chandragupta Vikarmaditya
D. Smadura Gupata
Ans: B. Sri Gupta
10. Q: Who propoumded the concept of zero and decimal system?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahamihira
C. Charak
D. Sushruta
Ans: A. Aryabhatta