10 History GK Questions with Answers

1. Annie Besant — 1. led the Home Rule movement 2. founded the Theosophical Society 3. was once Congress President. Which are correct?
   1. 1 only
   2. 2 and 3
   3. 1 and 3
   4. All three
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   Answer: (C) 1 and 3

   Blavatsky and Olcott founded the Society; Besant presided over the Congress in 1917.

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2. Correct order of these Satavahana kings:
   1. Gautamiputra, Yajna Sri, Hala, Pulumavi
   2. Pulumavi, Hala, Gautamiputra, Yajna Sri
   3. Hala, Gautamiputra, Pulumavi, Yajna Sri
   4. Pulumavi, Yajna Sri, Hala, Gautamiputra
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   Answer: (C) Hala, Gautamiputra, Pulumavi, Yajna Sri

   Hala (1st c. AD) → Gautamiputra → Pulumavi → Yajna Sri (late 2nd c.).

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3. Lavani is a dance of —
   1. Mizoram
   2. Nagaland
   3. Sikkim
   4. Maharashtra
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   Answer: (D) Maharashtra

   Lavani often goes with Tamasha theatre.

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4. "Aryan" or "Indo-European" primarily denotes (IAS 1999)
   1. an ethnic group
   2. a nomadic people
   3. a speech group
   4. a superior race
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   Answer: (C) a speech group

   It is a language family.

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5. The Shulva Sutra, India's oldest work on geometry, is attached to the
   1. Grihya Sutra
   2. Dharma Sutra
   3. Shrauta Sutra
   4. Nirukta
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   Answer: (C) Shrauta Sutra

   It gives measurements for building fire-altars.

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6. The Dasarajna war was mainly about
   1. Non-Aryans had seized Vedic cattle
   2. How the Ravi’s water was to be shared
   3. Panis had stolen Bharata cattle
   4. Tvastra refused to release the Ravi's water
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   Answer: (B) How the Ravi’s water was to be shared

   Fought on the Parushni (Ravi); priestly rivalry of Vashishtha and Vishvamitra lay behind it.

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7. Which is the least important source for Mauryan history?
   1. Coins
   2. Literary works
   3. Inscriptions
   4. Foreign accounts
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   Answer: (A) Coins

   Mauryan punch-marked coins carry no royal names.

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8. Which best describes nirvana in Buddhism? (IAS 2013)
   1. Extinction of the flame of desire
   2. Complete annihilation of the self
   3. A restful, blissful state
   4. A mental stage beyond comprehension
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   Answer: (A) Extinction of the flame of desire

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9. The term "Sangam" in Tamil history refers to —
   1. court poetry of the Pallavas of Kanchi
   2. a literary academy of Tamil poets held under Pandya patronage at Madurai
   3. praise-poems of Chola kings
   4. a Buddhist council
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   Answer: (B) a literary academy of Tamil poets held under Pandya patronage at Madurai

   Sangam = an academy of poets; the third met at Madurai.

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10. Which pair is wrongly matched?
    1. Eka — Madari Pasi
    2. Rampa — Alluri Sitarama Raju
    3. Kittur — Rani Chennamma
    4. Pabna — Baba Ramchandra
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    Answer: (D) Pabna — Baba Ramchandra

    Pabna — Ishan Chandra Roy; Baba Ramchandra led the Awadh Kisan Sabha.

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