General Knowledge for NPSC preliminary exam|world history|Indian history
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World History
1.which were the two countries that fought in the Opium war?
- Anglo-Chinese
2.In which year did the France revolution take place?
-1789-1799
3. Who was the king of England before Elizabeth II?
-George VI
4.what is the other name of Magna Karta?
-The Bible of England Constitution
5.what was the name of the year 1848 in European History?
- The spring of Nations.
6.who was the Emperor of Germany who dismissed his chancellor, Bismarck, in 1980?
-William II.
7.In which year the Battle of Britain was fought?
-1940.
8.who was the British commander who surrendered before the American and the French at York Town in 1781?
-Lord Cornwallis.
9.when was the First Communist Manifesto issued?
-1848.
10.what was the name of the US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate scandal?
-Richard Nixon.
11.The statue of Liberty of New York was gifted by which country?
-France.
12.Between which two countries the American war of Independence was fought?
-America-Britain.
13.in 1806, by whom the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved?
-Napoleon.
14.Who was the first president of USA?
-George Washington.
15.In which year the UNO come into existence?
-1945.
16.What was the name of Hitler's secret Service Gestapo?
-NAZI.
17.The year 1917 is related to which Revolution?
-Russian Revolution.
18.what is the name of the oldest civilization of the world?
-Mesopotamian Civilization.
19.Between which two countries, the Hundred years war was fought?
-France-England.
20.Adolf Hitler was born in which country?
-Austria.
21.who is known as the Man of Blood and Iron?
-Bismarck.
22.Who is called the Napoleon of Iran?
-Nader shah.
23.In which year "Boston Tea Party" Incident happened?
-1773.
24.who was the author of the "American Declaration of independence?
-Thomas Jefferson.
25.who said that " Man is a political animal"?
- Aristotle.
26.Who is known as the "Father of History"?
-Herodotus.
27.Where was the first summit conference of Non-Aligned Nations held?
-Belgrade.
28.Renaissance started first in which country?
-Italy.
29.what was the name of the atom bomb dropped by USA on Hiroshima in Japan during the second World War?
-Little Boy.
30.Who discovered cape of Good hope in 1488?
-Bartholomew Dias.
31.The "Last supper" a famous Renaissance painting was a masterpiece of which painter?
-Leonardo da Vinci.
32.The Declaration of the Rights of Man is related to which country?
-France.
33.who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi?
-Nelson Mandela.
34.Who among the following played a prominent role during the "Reign of Terror" In France?
- Robespierre.
35.Which of the following countries is regarded as the home of 'Fabian Socialism'?
-England
36.what is the Cold war?
-The cold War is a state of conflict between USA and USSR.
37.which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
-Britain.
38. Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?
-Martin Luther King.
39.The crimean war was fought between which countries?
-Russia and France.
40.The Chinese Nationalist party, Kuomintang, was founded by which person?
-Sun-Yat-Sen.
41.who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence?
-Thomas Jefferson.
42.who defined the "Long Nineteenth century"?
-Eric Hobsbawm.
43.Who was the president of the confederate state of America during the American Civil war?
-Jefferson Davis.
44.who declared that " Bolshevism must be strangled in its cradle?
-Winston Churchill.
45.who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
-Abraham Lincoln.
46.who is also known as "the Scourge of God"?
-Attila the Hun.
47." All powers to the Soviets " Is the slogan given by whom?
-Vladimir Lenin.
48.The peloponnesian war was fought between which cities?
- Sparta and Athens.
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Indian History
1. Who was the author of Historica?
-Herodotus.
2.where is the Indus Civilization city, Lothal situated?
-Gujarat.
3.what was the name of profounder of the Madhyamika philosophy?
-Nagarjuna.
4.what is the name of the country in which world's first oil paintings have been found?
-Afghanistan.
5.What is the name of the state of India, in which first Paleolithic site was discovered?
-Karnataka.
6.In which state the Gufkral Chalcolithic site is located?
-Jammu-Kashmir.
7.who build the Gommateshwara statue at shravanabelagola?
-Chavundaraya.
8. Which Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
-Dharmachakra Mudra.
9.which was the first book to deal with music?
-Samaveda.
10.who was the founder of Ajivika sect?
-Makkhli Gosala.
11.what was the name of the author of Dashkumarcharitam and at whose court did he live?
-Dandin.
12.how many pitakas are there in the Buddhist literature?
-Three.
13.In which century did Ashoka regin?
-Third century B.C
14.By whom were the Ashokan inscription deciphered for the first time?
-James Prinsep
15.who build the famous kornak sun Temple?
-Narahimhadeva I.
16.where is kalibangan situated?
-Rajasthan.
17.Kautilya was the prime Minister of which Indian ruler?
-Chandragupta.
18.who was the founder of sunga dynasty?
-Pushyamutra sunga.
19.who was the author of Alihole inscription?
- Ravikirti.
20.who defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of the river Narmada in 630 A.D?
-Pulakesin II.
21.who wrote the famous book Gita Govinda?
- Jayadeva.
22.What is the ancient name of Assam?
-Kamrup.
23.Who was the first king of Satvahanas?
-Simuk
24.Who was the first ruler of Kushana dynasty to issue gold coins in India?
-Vima kadphises
25.which king has compiled the famous literature sattasai?
-Hala.
26. To which king does the lion capital at sarnath belong?
-Ashoka.
27.Who was the founder of Gupta Dynasty?
-Sri Gupta
28.which Gupta ruler had led a campaign to the South and was an expert 'veena' player?
-Samudragupta
29.who invented zero in India?
-Aryabhatta.
30.who was Alara kalama?
-Teacher of Buddha.
31.what was the name of the founder of Kushana Empire in India?
-Kujula Kadphises
32.what was the name of the first saka king in India?
-Moga.
33.which Greek ambassador set up a pillar in honour of Vishnu?
-Heliodoros
34.what was the name of the mother of Gautamiputra satkarni?
-Gautami
35.what was the name of the first ruler to issue pure Arabic coin in India?
-IItutmish.
36.who was the author of prithviraj Raso?
- Chand Bardai.
37.which ruler of Delhi sultanate abolished the Iqtas?
- Alauddin Khilji.
38.who was the contemporary leader of Chengiz khan?
- IItutmish.
39.Mahmud Gawan was the prime minister of which kingdom?
-Bahamani.
40.what was the capital of Kakatiya dynasty?
-Warangal.
41.who was the founder of Bahmani kingdom?
-Allauddin Hasan Bahman shah.
42.Who is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
- Amir Khusrau.
43.Who defeated Muhammad Ghori near mount Abu?
-Bhimdev solanki II.
44.who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharashtra?
-Namdeva.
45.which sufi saints dargah is at Ajmer?
- Moinuddin Chishti.
46. Who wrote Tarikh-Al-Hind?
-Al-Biruni
47.A famous painter Ustad Mansur belongs to which reign?
-Jahangir.
48. In which language Baburnama was written?
- Chagatai Turkic.
49.when did Akbar abolish the slavery and protected human rights?
-1562.
50.who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
-Akbar.
51.who was the founder of Bijapur state?
-Yusuf Adil shah
52.Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
-Akbar.
53.which Mughal emperor adopted the title of 'Alamgir'?
-Aurangzeb.
54.who was the first Muslim president of Indian National congress?
-Badruddin Taiyabji.
55.when was the battle of Chillianwalla fought?
-1849.
56.In which year 'the Indian National Association' was formed?
-1876.
57.In which language the Ghadar journal was first published?
-Urdu.
58. Between whom the tready of Mangalore was signed?
-The English East India Company and Tipu Sultan.
59.when was the title of 'Viceroy' added to the office of the governor General of India for the first time?
-1858.
60.which title was given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he returned during the non-cooperation movement?
-Kaiser-e-Hind.
61.what was the capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
-Lahore.
62.Swaraj is my birthright "who said this"?
-Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
63.who was the author of Anandmath?
-Bankim Chandra Chattooadhyaya.
64.By which act, the rule of East India Company ended in India?
-1858.
65.who was the founder of Aligarh Movement?
-Sir Syed Ahmed khan.
66.who is known as the Father of modern India?
-Raja Ram mohan Roy.
67.who is the author of " Indian Musalmans"?
-William Wilson Hunter.
68.who was the leader of wahabi Movement?
-Mir Nisar Ali.
69.who was the author of "Indian Epigraohy"?
-D.C Sircar.
70.when was Rowlatt Act passed?
-1919.
71.who was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?
-Jatindra Nath Das.
72.who is known as the 'Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement'?
-Aruna Asaf Ali.
73.who is known as the 'Grand old man of India'?
-Dadabhai Naoroji.
74.who founded Arya Samaj?
-Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
75.what was the name of the committee to enquire jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
-Hunter committee.
76.In which session, Congress demanded 'purna swaraaj'?
-Lahore.
77.who was the last Governor General and first viceroy of India?
-Lord Canning
78.How many times was subhash Chandra Boss selected as the president of Indian National congress.
-2.
79. Who set up the dual system of administration in bengal?
-Lord Clive
80. Who made a remarkable contribution to the development of local government?
-Lord Ripon.
81.who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw sati?
-Raja Ram mohan Roy.
82.who founded as mohammedan Anglo Oriental college (MAOC) at Aligarh in 1875?
-Sir Syed Ahmed khan.
83.who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
-Vivekananda.
84.who founded the Central Hindu school and college in Benares?
-Annie Besant.
85.who started the young Men's Indian Association in 1914?
-Annie Besant.
86.The formation of the Indian National congress INC was in the year?
- 1885.
87.who led the champaran satyagraha?
-Mahatma Gandhi.
88.who preached the idea of Home rule through his two newspaper- the Kesari and the Maratha?
-Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
89.who started the sharda sadan in Bombay?
-Pandita Ramabai.
90.Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by whom?
-Lord Wellesley.
91.In which year the Vernacular press Act was passed?
-1878.
92.who founded 'India House' in London and guided other revolutionaries?
-Shyamji Krishna Verma.
93.Who formed SNDP yogam?
-Narayana Guru.
94.The year of the foundation of the women's Indian Association (WIA) is?
-1917.
95.The bombay Association, the first political association in Bombay presidency, was founded in the year 1852 by?
-Dadabhai Naoroji.
96.The Morley-Minto Reform was in the year?
-1909.
97.The partition of Bangal was occurred in which year?
-1905.
98.who started the civil disobedience movement in India?
-Mahatma Gandhi.
99.who become the first woman president of Indian national congress in 1917?
-Dr. Annie Besant.
100.which freedom fighter is known as 'Deshbandhu'?
-Chittaranjan Das.
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