It is crucial to have a good command over the General Knowledge section to score high in competitive exams, especially SSC and Civil Services, and make it to the final merit list. With frequent quizzes based on Indian History from the General Knowledge section, Exammr has come to your rescue in improving your knowledge of Indian History with the passage of each day.
Q1. Which of the following does not have a Stupa?
a) Sanchi
b) Bharhut
c) Ranchi
d) Dhamek
e) None of the above
Q2. The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by?
a) a 'Rummindei Pillar' of Ashoka Maurya
b) a Peepal Tree
c) a monastery
d) a statue
e) None of the above
Q3. Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Unrest'?
a) Aurobindo Ghosh
b) Lala Lajpat Rai
c) Bipin Chandrapal
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
e) None of the above
Q4. The first to have a trade relation with India were the?
a) Portuguese
b) French
c) English
d) Dutch
e) None of the above
Q5. Gautam Buddha died at?
a) Sarnath
b) Bodhgaya
c) Lumbini
d) Kushinagar
e) None of the above
Q6. Who expounded the theory of "Advaita"?
a) Ramanuja
b) Madhvacharya
c) Sri Shankaracharya
d) Swami Vivekananda
e) None of the above
Q7. Who among the following transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri?
a) Iltutmish
b) Ala Uddin Khilji
c) Ghiasuddin Balban
d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
e) None of the above
Q8. The French Revolution began in the year?
a) 1770
b) 1788
c) 1750
d) 1789
e) None of the above
Q9. The Rupee coins were first minted in India during the rule of?
a) Razia Begum
b) Sher Shah Suri
c) Shahjahan
d) East India Company
e) None of the above
Q10. Which war is associated with Florence Nightingale?
a) Crimean War
b) World War II
c) Battle of Leipzig
d) World War I
e) None of the above
Answers:
c) Ranchi
a) a 'Rummindei Pillar' of Ashoka Maurya
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
a) Portuguese
d) Kushinagar
c) Sri Shankaracharya
d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
d) 1789
b) Sher Shah Suri
a) Crimean War