Top-50 Indian History GK Question Repeated every time in RRB | SSC And GOVT. Exams

Top-50 Indian History GK Question & Answer

For RRB | SSC AND GOVT. Exams

Q1. Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?
Ans-Mourya

Q2. The veda which deals with the rituals is known as
Ans-Yajurveda

Q3. Vikram Shila University was founded by
Ans-Dharampala

Q4.’Mohan-jo-daro’ in Sindhi means
Ans-The mound of the dead

Q5. Who was appointed by Akbar as his court musician?
Ans-Mian Tansen

Q6.The language in which Buddha preached?
Ans-Pali

Q7.Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
Ans-Chandra Gupta ( Second)

Q8.How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
Ans-Twice

Q9.To which ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?
Ans-Shakya

Q10.Who was the 1st grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
Ans-Panini.

Q11.Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?
Ans-Thanjavur

Q12.The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at
Ans-Pataliputra

Q13. Buddha gave his 1st sermon at the Deer park in
Ans-Sarnath

Q14.Who was the court physician of Kanishka?
Ans-Charaka

Q15.What is the Mehrauli Pillar in the complex of Qutub Minar primarily famous for?
Ans-Excellent quality steel

Q16.Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
Ans-Brahmi

Q17.Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature?
Ans-Pandyas

Q18. What was Hampi known for?
Ans-It was the capital of Vijayanagar

Q19.Chalukya temples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in
Ans-Rajasthan

Q20.Ajanta Ellora Caves are situated near which of the following city?
Ans-Aurangabad.

Q21.Who was the founder of the Satvahan Empire?
Ans-Simuka

Q22.The word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ have been derived from which Upanishad?
Ans-Mundaka Upanishad

Q23.What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?
Ans-Rathas

Q24.Who was ruler from The Kushan dynasty?
Ans-Khadphises 1

Q25.Chachnama records the history of which conquest?
Ans-Arabs

Q26.The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?
Ans-Persian

Q27.What is Gol Gumbadh?
Ans-Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah

Q28.Where in India was the 1st French Fectory established?
Ans-Surat

Q29.Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan?
Ans-The Sayyids

Q30.Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
Ans-Sikandara.

Q31.The city of Vijayanagar is known as
Ans-Hampi

Q32.Abdul Fazal was the son of which Sufi Saint?
Ans-Sheikh Mubarak

Q33.Which monument is known as the “Dream in Stones”?
Ans-Panch Mahal

Q34.Who applied the concept of guerrilla warfare in India in 17th century?
Ans-Shivaji

Q35.Which monument is in pink Colour?
Ans-Hawa Mahal

Q36.Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
Ans-Battle of Talikota

Q37.Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja And Murad Baksh?
Ans-Dara Shikoh

Q38.Who founded the city of Delhi?
Ans-Tamara

Q39.Amir Khusro Was a
Ans-Poet

Q40.The capital of Yadava Kings was
Ans-Devagiri.

Q41.Who built “Purana Quilla” ?
Ans-Shershah

Q42.Who built “Adhai Din Ka Jhopra” or ‘A hut of two and a half days’ at Ajmer?
Ans-Qutbuddin Aibak

Q43.Who translated ‘Mahabharatha’ into Persian?
Ans-Badauni

Q44.Who is called as the ‘Prince of Moneyers’?
Ans-Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq

Q45.Who was Akbar’s guardian?
Ans-Bairam Khan

Q46.Who was Akbar’s famous revenue minister?
Ans-Todarmal

Q47.Who of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of ‘blood & iron’?
Ans-Balban

Q48.What was Kuomintang?
Ans-A nationalist party in China

Q49.Who was the 1st Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons?
Ans-Dada Bhai Naoroji

Q50.Who was the 1st Indian Governor General of Independent India?