Top 500 Common GK Questions and Answers
The first session of the All India Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by
(A) J L Nehru
(B) VV Giri
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) MM Joshi
Correct Answer : C
First English newspaper in India
(A) The Bengal Gazette
(B) The Calcutta Gazette
(C) The Bengal Journal
(D) The Bombay Herald
Correct Answer : A
Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English
(A) William Jones
(B) Charles Wilkins
(C) Alexander Cunningham
(D) John Marshall
Correct Answer : B
Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed
(A) Lord Irwin
(B) Lord Reading
(C) Lord Chelmsford
(D) Lord Wavell
Correct Answer : C
Who built the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula in Agra?
(A) Noor Jahan
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Jahangir
Correct Answer : A
When did the first battle of Panipat take place?
(A) 21 April 1529
(B) 21 April 1526
(C) 20 April 1527
(D) 15 April 1528
Correct Answer : B
Which one was built by Akbar in the memory of Gujarat victory?
(A) Buland Darwaza
(B) Siddi Bashir
(C) Jama Masjid
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
By whom was the new religion named 'Din-e-Ilahi' started?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar
Correct Answer : D
In whose court was Tansen, the great musician of his time?
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Akbar
Correct Answer : D
Who was the Mughal emperor who condemned the practice of Sati?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Babur
(D) Humayun
Correct Answer : A
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