History GK Quiz
Q181. The third Buddhist Council, held during the reign of Ashoka, was presided by
(a) Mahakassap
(b) Moggaliputta Tissa
(c) Vasumitra
(d) Saba Kami
Answer: (b) Moggaliputta Tissa
Q182. The Buddhist monk who answers the question of Indo Greek King Menander in the book 'Milinda Panha' is
(a) Ashvaghosh
(b) Bhadrabahu
(c) Nagasena
(d) Sthulbhadra
Answer: (c) Nagasena
Q183. Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by
(a) Darius
(b) Demetrius
(c) Deimachus
(d) Seleucus I Nicator
Answer: (d) Seleucus I Nicator
Q184. Srinagar was founded by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka is known through
(a) Divyavadana
(b) Mahavansa
(c) Rajatarangini
(d) Dipavansa
Answer: (c) Rajatarangini
Q185. Abhinav Bharat Society was established by
(a) Surya Sen
(b) M.L. Dhingra
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) Profulla Chaki
Answer: (c) V.D. Savarkar
Q186. Name the Newspaper started by Gandhi in South Africa
(a) South Africa Times
(b) Indian Opinion
(c) Indian Pulse
(d) Indian Pulse
Answer: (b) Indian Opinion
Q187. By annexing which state Aurangazeb finally conquered Deccan in 1687
(a) Khandesh
(b) Berar
(c) Ahmadnagar
(d) Golconda
Answer: (d) Golconda
Q188. In which year Cabinet Mission visited India
(a) 1943
(b) 1944
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
Answer: (d) 1946
Q189. Which of the following rulers introduced the Revenue System called "Dahsala"
(a) Humayun
(b) Shershah Suri
(c) Akbar
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: (c) Akbar
Q190. Devadasi system was abolished by Lord Reading in
(a) 1920
(b) 1923
(c) 1925
(d) 1928
Answer: (c) 1925
Q191. The Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy case was happened in the year
(a) 1917
(b) 1924
(c) 1928
(d) 1930
Answer: (b) 1924
Q192. Which Governor General is associated with the suppression of the Thugs in India
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Ramsay
(d) Charles Canning
Answer: (a) Lord William Bentinck
Q193. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left
(a) Brahmi
(b) Nandnagari
(c) Sharada
(d) Kharoshti
Answer: (a) Brahmi
Q194. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest netork of canals in India was
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer: (c) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
Q195. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act (1919) was popularly known as
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Pitt's India Act
(c) Indian Arms Act
(d) Ilbert Bill
Answer: (a) Rowlatt Act
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