History GK Questions
Q151. The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by
(a) N. M. Joshi
(b) B. P. Wadia
(c) V. V. Giri
(d) S. A. Dange
Answer: (b) B. P. Wadia
Q152. Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) N. G. Ranga
(c) Rajkumar Shukla
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore
Q153. Who among the following called the movements of Gandhiji as 'political blackmail'
(a) Lord Chelmsford
(b) Lord Wavel
(c) Lord Linlithgow
(d) Lord Montague
Answer: (c) Lord Linlithgow
Q154. Who bestowed the title Sardar on Vallabhai Patel
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (c) Mahatma Gandhi
Q155. During 1857 revolt which army remained loyal to the British
(a) Bombay Army
(b) Bengal Army
(c) Avadh Army
(d) Madras Army
Answer: (d) Madras Army
Q156. The twenty second Tirthankara of Jainism was
(a) Rishabha
(b) Badrabhagu
(c) Parsva
(d) Neminatha
Answer: (d) Neminatha
Q157. Who constructed a canal of 150 miles from Yamuna to Hissar for agricultural purpose
(a) Qutb-ub-din-Aibak
(b) Firoz Shah Tughlaqu
(c) Khizir Khan
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaqu
Q158. "Khudai Khidmatgar" movement was started by
(a) Abdul Gaffar Khan
(b) Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) Muhammed Iqbal
Answer: (a) Abdul Gaffar Khan
Q159. In which year, the widow remarriage was legally permitted
(a) 1855
(b) 1856
(c) 1857
(d) 1862
Answer: (b) 1856
Q160. Which one of the following European war was associated with Third Carnatic War
(a) The Seven Year's War
(b) The War of Australian Succession
(c) The War of Roses
(d) The Austro-Prussian War
Answer: (a) The Seven Year's War
Q161. Which inscription referred to "Devanampiye piyadasi" as the second for Asoka
(a) Girnar
(b) Bhabru
(c) Maski
(d) Rummindei
Answer: (c) Maski
Q162. The important site of Harappa was excavated by
(a) R.D. Banerjee
(b) Sir John Marshall
(c) Daya Ram Sahni
(d) R. S. Sharma
Answer: (c) Daya Ram Sahni
Q163. The Indian National Army crossed the Indo Burma Frontier and planted the National Tricolour Flag on
(a) 19th March 1944
(b) 20th April 1944
(c) 7th June 1945
(d) 10th July 1945
Answer: (a) 19th March 1944
Q164. Who among the following described the Indian princes as helpers and colleagues in the task of Imperial rule
(a) Lord Mayo
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Hardinge II
(d) Lord Wavel
Answer: (c) Lord Hardinge II
Q165. Qutb al-Din Aibak was a slave of
(a) Muizzuddin
(b) Muhammad of Ghur
(c) Mohammad of Ghazni
(d) Khwarizm Shah
Answer: (b) Muhammad of Ghur
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