General Knowledge Tests- History 1

1. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when

India got Independence?
a) Harold Wilson b) Lloyd eorge c)
!hamberlain d) Clement Atlee
". #he $charya who established %matths& in all the
fo'r corners of India
a) (aman')a b) Sankara c) Madha*a d)
+allabha
,. -ir !.+.(aman was the first .obel La'reate in
Physics from the Indian -'b/continent.Who was
the second?
a)0r.$.P.1.$bd'l 2alam b) 0r.-.-.Bhatnagar
c) 0r.Hargo*ind 2horana
d)Prof.Abdus Salam of Pakistan
3. 4ree India5s 4irst 6d'cation Minister was
a)M.!. !hagla b) Maulana Kalam Aad c)
(afi $hmed 2idwai
d) ...$yyangar
7. Who was the first +iceroy of India ?
a)Lord !li*e b)Lord Warren Hastings
c)!ord Canning d)Lord !ornwallis
8. #he ser*ants of India society was fo'nded by
a)Bla*ats9y : ;lcott<1=88 b)Go"alkris#na
Gok#ale$1%&' c)M..(anade<1=8> d)-ir
-.$.2han<1?"@
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>. Ander whose +ice (oyalty was #ip' -'ltan
0efeated
a)Lord !ornwallis b)!ord (ellesley c)Lord
Hastings d)Lord !anning
=. #he famo's&$l/Bera'ni&is associated in Indian
history with
a)Mohd.#'ghlaB b) Mohd.hori c)Ma#mood
of G#ani d)$lla'/'d/din 2hil)i.
?. Battle of B'Car was fo'ght in the year
a)1>7> b)1)*+ c)17>8 d)1787
1@. 2alidas was the co'rt poet of
a)C#andragu"ta-,, b)!handrag'pta Ma'rya
c)Harsha*ardhan d)2hara*ela
11. Battle of DDDDDDD is associated with
Prith*ira) : Mohammad hori
a)Haldighati b)#ali9ota c)2anwad)Tarain
1".-econd Battle of Panipat was fo'ght in the
year DDDDDDDDD <headed byDDDDDDDDD
a)17"8<Bab'r b)1778<H'may'n
c)1''*$Akbar d)18@7<1ehangir.
1,.#he first ro'nd table conference was held 'nder
the *ice royalty of Lord
a)(eading b),rwin c)Wellingdon
d)Mo'ntbatten
13. Who was the last famo's Hind' 2ing?
a)Hars#a-ard#an b)-am'drag'pta
c)!handrag'pta/II d)$sho9a
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17. Who is 9nown as the Indian .apolean?
a) !handrag'pta I b) Samudragu"ta c)
!handrag'pta II d) -9andag'pta
18. #he a'thor of historical epithet E(a)tarangini&
was
a)Kal#ana b) 2alidas c) !hana9ya d)
Banabhatta
1>. #he 2ailashnath #emple at 6llora was b'ilt by
the
a) .as#trakutas b) !hal'9yas c) !holas d)
Palla*as
1=. $leCander defeated Por's at the ban9 of
ri*er 1hel'm. #his battle is famo's as the battle of
a)Wandiwash b)Hyda"ses c) !ha'sa d) 2hanwa
1?. Which go*ernor eneral abolished the
practice of sati?
a) Lord 0alho'sie b)
(illiam /enti0k c) Lord !ornwallis d) Lord
Hastings
"@. Lord !'rFon is associated with which of
the following e*ents?
a) H'nter commission b) 0octrine of Lapse c)
Partition of /engal d) 1allianwala Bagh #ragedy
"1. andhi)i first started his -atyagraha
Mo*ement in
a) PeitermaritFberg < -o'th $frica b)
-abarmati< India c) 1o##anesberg$ Sout#
Afri0a d) 0andi< India
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"". #he %*eda& which deals with $y'r*edic
system of medicine
a)(ig*eda b) -am*eda c) At#ara-a-eda d)
Ga)'r*eda
",. #he famo's %6conomic 0rain #heory& was
gi*en by
a) Lord Lytton< 1=>8 b) -wami dayanand<1=>7 c)
2adab#ai 3aoro4i$15)* d) Lord .orthbroo9< 1=>8.
"3.#he capital of India Was shifted from !alc'tta to
0elhi in the Gear
a) 1?1@ b) 1%11 c) 1?"@ d) 1?1?
"7. Who< among the following < is 9nown for his
pioneering wor9 on medicine d'ring the 'pta
period
a) -'dra9a b) Sus#ruta c) -ha'na9a d)
-a'milla
"8. Who was the fo'nder of Indian .ational
!ongress ?
a) 0adabhai .aoro)i b) A.6. Hume c)
W.!. Baner)i d) Badr'din #yab)i
">. 1alianwala Bagh #ragedy
occ'rred in which of the following year?
a)1?"> b)1?3" c) 1?"@ d) 1%1%
"=. Brahmo -ama) was fo'nded by
a).a4a .am Mo#an .oy b) 2eshab !handra
-en c) -wami +i*e9anand d) -wami 0ayanand
"?. #he policy was -'bsidiary $lliance was
started by
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a) Lord !ornwallis b) !ord (elleseley c) Lord
!anning d) Lord Hastings
,@. #he last M'ghal 6mperor was
a)/a#adur S#a# ,, b) -hah $lam II c) $9bar II
d) $lamgir II
,1. -ir #homas (oe was the ambassador of
1ames I to the co'rt of
a)$9bar b) 1a#angir c) -hah 1ahan d)
$'ranFeb
,".+asco da ama was a famo's DDDDDD
tra*eler.
a) 0anish b) 4rench c) Portugese d) 0'tch
,,. When was $merican Independence
declared ?
a)1))* b)1>78 c) 1>,8 d) 1>38
,3. When did Hitler become !hancellor of
ermany?
a) 1?,? b) 1?,8 c) 1%77 d) 1?,@
,7. #he Ind'strial (e*ol'tion was to begin first in
a) A-$ b) 1apan c) 8ngland d)
Herstwhile)A--(
,8. Who wrote B'ddha !harita?
a) Bana Bhatta b) As#-a G#osa c) 2alidasa d)
#'lsidas
,>.Where was the first factory by the Britishers
set 'p in India in 181"?
a) Pondicherry b) Surat c) !ochin d) !alc'tta
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,=. #he principal lang'age of the 0ra*idians was
a) 2annada b) Telugu c) #amil d) Malayalam
,?. In which year $sho9a fo'ght the 2alinga
War?
a) 7= B.!.b) >= B.!. c) 7?? B.!. d) 9*1 /.C.
3@. When was the Berlin Wall b'ilt?
a) 1?1> b)1%*1 c) 1?"1 d) 1?8,
31. Which among the following is not the official
lang'age of the A...;.?
a) -panish b) $rabic c) !hinese d) 1a"anese
3". Who s'ggested the name %Anited .ations %?
a) 1ohn.4.2ennedy b) :ranklin 2. .oose-elt
c) 1immy !arter d) .apolean Bonaparte
3,. Which among the following is the
A...4o'ndation 0ay?
a) ,@
th
oct.1?37 b) 9+
t#
o0t.1%+' c) 8
th

a'g.1?3" d) ?
th
a'g.1?3"
33. #he term of office of a )'dge of the
International !o'rt of 1'stice is DDDDDD years.
a) , b) 7 c) > d) %
37. #he only Indian Woman who became
President of the World Health ;rganisation so far
was
a) ..K.Amrit Kaur b) +i)ayla9shmi Pandit
c)-'cheta 2riplani d) -aro)ini .aid'
38. Who was the first secretary general of the
Anited .ations?
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a) 2'rt Waldheim of $'stria b) 0ag
Hammars9)oeld of -weden c) A. #hant of B'rma d)
Tryg-e !ie
of 3orway.
3>. #he h'ndred sons of 0hritarashtra had one
sister.What was her name?
a) 2u#sala b) #rishala c) 2'nti d) Madri
3=. In Indian Mythology < who was the wife of
2'bera?
a) .amb#a b)Mena9a c) Ar*asi d) La9shmi
3?. Which co'ntry was eCpelled from A... in
1??"?
a) !Fechoslo*a9ia b) ;ugoslo-ia c) IraB d)
-witFerland
7@. Who compiled the $di ranth?
a) 'r' .ana9 b) 'r' Har (ai c) Guru Ar4un
2e- d) 'r' #eg Bahad'r
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