Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 1 views

    gk4

    Uploaded by

    gboy58857
    GENERAL GK QUESTIONS

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    gk4

    Uploaded by

    gboy58857
    1 views2 pages
    GENERAL GK QUESTIONS

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    GENERAL GK QUESTIONS

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    1 views2 pages

    gk4

    Uploaded by

    gboy58857
    GENERAL GK QUESTIONS

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    JKR PUBLIC SCHOOL

    (CBSE affiliated. Co-ed School)


    Assembly Questions Series -9
    Subject – History (General Studies)

    1. Who is considered the father of Social science?


    Ans. David Emile Durkheim
    2. Who is considered the father of history?
    Ans. Herodotus
    3. In which Veda Gayatri Mantra found?
    Ans. Rig Veda
    4. Who was the Chinese traveller who visited chandragupta's court?
    Ans. Fa-Hien
    5. Who wrote 'kitab- ul - Hind'?
    Ans. Al-Baruni
    6. What is the study of inscriptions called?
    Ans. Epigraphy
    7. In which age was fire discovered?
    Ans. Mesolithic age
    8. In which age was wheel discovered?
    Ans. Neolithic age
    9. Which two cities were part of the Indus valley civilization?
    Ans. Harappa and Mohenjodaro
    10.Who was the first Tirthankara of Jainism?
    Ans. Rishabhanatha
    11.Who was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism?
    Ans. Vardhman Mahavira
    12.Who is known as Jyotipunj of Asia( Light of Asia)?
    Ans. Gautam Buddha
    13.Who wrote the book 'Indica'?
    Ans. Megasthenes
    14.Who propagated Buddhism the most?
    Ans. Emperor Ashoka
    15.What was the capital of King Ashoka?
    Ans. Patliputra
    16.When were the first and second battles of tarain fought?
    Ans.1st in 1191 AD, 2nd in 1192 AD (Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghor)
    17.When was the slave dynasty established?
    Ans. 1206 AD
    18.Who founded the slave dynasty?
    Ans. Qutubuddin Aibak
    19.When was the Khilji dynasty founded?
    Ans. 1290 AD
    20.Who established the Khilji dynasty?
    Ans. Jalal-ud-din Firoj Khilji
    21.Who founded the Tughlaq dynasty and when?
    Ans. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq in 1320 AD
    22.Who was the first Guru of the Sikhs?
    Ans. Guru Nanak Dev Ji
    23.Who was the last Guru of Sikhs ?
    Ans. Guru Gobind Singh (10th)
    24.When did the first battle of Panipat take place?
    Ans.1526 AD
    25.Who were the main combatants in the first battle of Panipat?
    Ans. Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
    26.When did the second battle of Panipat take place?
    Ans. 1556 AD
    27.Which two armies clashed in the second battle of Panipat?
    Ans. Akbar and Hemchandra Vikramaditya
    28.When did the third battle of Panipat take place?
    Ans. 1761 AD
    29.Which two army clashed in the third battle of Panipat?
    Ans. Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marathas
    30.What movements were started by Gandhi Ji?
    Ans. i.Non Cooperation Movement, ii.Civil disobedient Movement and
    iii. Quit India Movement

    You might also like