Indian History GK Quiz

 

1. Who is known as the 'father of modern India'?

A) B.R. Ambedkar
B) Dayanand Saraswati
C) Raja Ram Mohan Ray
D) Rabindranath Tagore

ANSWER (C) Raja Ram Mohan Ray

 

2. Which freedom fighter authored 'An Introduction of the Dreamland'?

A) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Bhagat Singh

ANSWER (D) Bhagat Singh

 

3. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Annie Besant
C) Kadambani Ganguli
D) Vijaylakshmi Pandit

ANSWER (B) Annie Besant

 

4. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the state emblem were taken from __

A) Ramayana
B) SamaVeda
C) Mundaka Upanishad
D) RigVeda

ANSWER (C) Mundaka Upanishad

 

5. The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started at __

A) Bardoli
B) Champaran
C) Dandi
D) Porbandar

ANSWER (B) Champaran

 

6. Which train was attacked in the Kakori case (Indian Freedom Struggle)?

A) Rajdhani Express
B) Punjab Mail
C) Darjeeling Mail
D) Imperial Mail

ANSWER (B) Punjab Mail

 

7. ____was built to celebrate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary.

A) Elephanta Caves
B) Victoria Terminus
C) Gateway of India
D) India Gate

ANSWER (C) Gateway of India

 

8. Britishers performed a series of Akhand Paath during World War at____

A) Golden Temple
B) Jama Masjid
C) Isckon Temple
D) Vaishno Devi Temple

ANSWER (A) Golden Temple

 

9. What was the name of 'Uttar Pradesh' before 1950?

A) Uttar Hind
B) Uttar Bharat
C) United States
D) United Provinces

ANSWER (D) United Provinces

 

10. _____were attributed as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1983.

A) Indian Gate
B) Red Fort
C) Ajanta and Ellora Caves
D) Charminar

ANSWER (C) Ajanta and Ellora Caves