History GK Questions with Answers in English language with a complete set of History GK Questions History GK Questions play an important role in various competitive exams.
1. Who among the following ruler was defeated by Seleucus?
(A) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(B) Vikramaditya
(C) Chanakya
(D) None of the above
2. Who wrote Bande Mataram?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
(C) Sharat chandra chattopadhyay
(D) None of the above
3. Where did ‘Tebhega’ movement occur in 1946?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Bengal
4. When was Indian National song sung for the first time?
(A) 1896 session of the Indian National Congress
(B) 1857 revolt
(C) 1919 – Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(D) None of the above
5. When Indian national Anthem was first sung?
(A) August 15, 1947, Independence of Indian
(B) 1857 revolt
(C) December 27, 1911 Calcutta
(D) None of the Above
6. Where is situated the battlefield of Plessey?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) West Bengal
(D) Karnataka
7. In the third battle of Panipat, who defeated Marathas?
(A) Afghans
(B) Mughals
(C) British Army
(D) None of the Above
8. What was the name of Harsha’s Capital?
(A) Kannaauj
(B) Kanpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Gaya
9. What was the name of the Chinese pilgrim who visited during the reign of Harshavardhana?
(A) Fahein
(B) Hiuen Tsang
(C) Hikaru
(D) None of the Above
10. Where did the formation of Azad Hind Fauj take Place?
(A) Thailand
(B) Singapore
(C) Russia
(D) Germany
11. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during which period?
(A) 2nd century BC
(B) 5th century AD
(C) 3000-1500 BC
(D) 10th century AD
12. Who was the first emperor of the Maurya Empire?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka the Great
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Harsha
13. The Mughal Empire reached its peak under the rule of which emperor?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
14. The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, was against the rule of which colonial power?
(A) Portuguese
(B) French
(C) British
(D) Dutch
15. Who played a significant role in India’s struggle for independence and is known as the “Father of the Nation?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
