Top 200 History GK Questions
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was awarded the Keshar-e-Hind Award in 1915 by Penshurst ________ for his contribution to ambulance services in South Africa.
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Hardinge
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Curzon
Correct Answer : B
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre, took place at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab on ________.
(A) 13 April 1919
(B) 13 August 1867
(C) 17 March 1909
(D) 4 May 1929
Correct Answer : A
In Peshawar, who led and organised the Civil Disobedience movement?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(D) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Correct Answer : D
The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in –
(A) Prakrit
(B) Brahmi
(C) Magadhi
(D) Pali
Correct Answer : D
What was the name of the first newspaper to announce the partition of Bengal on July 6th 1905?
(A) Sanjivani
(B) Hansh
(C) Swaraj
(D) Kalantar
Correct Answer : A
In which year, Land Holder’s society was established in India?
(A) 1848
(B) 1850
(C) 1806
(D) 1838
Correct Answer : D
Who among the following founded the Depressed Classes Mission of India?
(A) Achraya Vinoba Bhave
(B) Shantabai Kamble
(C) Vitthal Ramji Shinde
(D) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following was the founder of the Paris Indian Society?
(A) Bhikaji Kama
(B) Lala Hardayal
(C) S R Rana
(D) Taraknath
Correct Answer : A
Who among the following is called the father of Nationalism in India?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Raja Rammohan Roy
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer : B
In which year, the Danish East India company was formed?
(A) 1626
(B) 1617
(C) 1616
(D) 1615
Correct Answer : C
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