25 GK Questions and Answers on History

1. Who was the Hindu king shown playing on the Veena on ancient coins?
(a) Vikramaditya (b) Ashoka
(c) Shivaji (d) Samudra Gupta
2. Why Alexander had attacked 'Porus'?
(a) to win his kingdom
(b) to win his friendship
(c) to plunder his wealth
(d) to increase his territories
3. The Battle of Plassey was fought in:
(a) 1757 (b) 1857
(c) 1657" (d) 1557
4. What important event in Indian or world history took place in the year 712?
(a) Invasion of Mohammed-bin-Qasim on Sind
(b) Signing of Magna Carta
(c) First Battle of Panipat
(d) Glorious Revolution
5. Who among the following iscredited with the invention of Algebra?
(a) Aryabhatta (b) Bhaskara
(c) Medhatithi (d) Apastamba
6. Who was the head of the British Government in India when the Congress for the first time passed
its famous resolution for complete independence at Lahore?

(a) Lord Irwin (b) Lord Chelmsford

(c) Lord Wellingdon (d) None of these
7. When was First Atom bomb exploded? (a) 1945 (b) 1946 (c) 1948 (d) 1949
8. The First General Elections (after independence) in India took place in:
(a) 1950 (b) 1951
(c) 1952 (d) 1953
9. China attacked India i the year:
(a) 1958 (b) 1960
(c) 1962 (d) 1964
10. 'Quit India' Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress in the year:
(a) 1938 (b) 1942
(c) 1943 (d) 1944
11. India became sovereign democratic republic on:
(a) 26th January, 1950 (b) 26th January, 1949
(c) 26th January, 1948 (d) 26th January, 1951
12. Goa was liberated on:
(a) 16th September, 1958 (b) 16th October, 1959 (c) 17th November, 1960 (d) 18th December, 1961
13. Battle of Haldighati in which Akbar defeated Rana Pratap took place in the year:
(a) 901 AD (b) 1576 AD
(c) 1101 AD (d) 1201 AD
14. Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year:
(a) 1666 AD (b) 1676 AD (c) 1686 AD {d) 1761 AD

15. Pakistan attacked India on:

(a) 1st December, 1971 (b) 2nd December, 1971
(c) 3rd December, 1971 (d) 4th December, 1971
16. Bangladesh was liberated on:
(a) 16th December, 1971 (b) 17th December, 1971 (c) 18th December, 1971 (d) 19th December, 1971
17. East India Company was established in the year:
(a) 1500 AD (b) 1600 AD (c) 1605 AD (d) 1610 AD
18. First Battle of Panipat was fought in the year:
(a) 1517 AD (b) 1520 AD (c) 1523 AD (d) 1526 AD
19. In which year was Jesus Christ born?
(a) A.D. 1 (b) B.C. 1
(c) B.C. 4 (d) None of these
20. In which year was Jesus Christ crucified?
(a) 50 A.D. (b) 43 A.D. (c) 33 A.D. (d) 190 A.D.
21. Lenin's death took place in:
(a) 1924 (b) 1922
(c) 1921 (d) None of these
22. Martin Luther King was assassinated in:
(a) 1965 (b) 1968 (c) 1966 (d) 1969
23. Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled over:
(a) Patliputra (b) Thaneshwar
(c) Ujain (d) Sakal

24. The first President of the United States of America was:

(a) William George (b) James A. Garfield
(c) Abraham Lincoln (d) George Washington
25. The rulers of which of the following dynasties established the largest dominion in Southern
India?
(a) Pallavas (b) Chalukyas
(c) Cholas (d) None of these
Answer
1. (d) 2. (c) 3- (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (a)
17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (c) 21. (a) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (c