Saturday, June 17, 2017

History Questions and Answers

History Q & A
Who is considered to be the father of Ayurveda?
Charaka

Who, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
Dhana Nanda

The Gayatri Mantra contained in the Rigveda is dedicated to which deity?
Savitri

Who was the first governor of Portuguese in India?
De Almeida

On which river did Pulakesin II defeat Harshavardhana?
Narmada

Who was the first speaker of independent India?
G.V. Mavlankar

Who was the writer of ‘the Indian War of Independence’?
V.D. Savarkar

Who was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?
Dadabhai Naoroji

Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in which field?
Painting

Which ruler had granted Diwani to the East India company?
Shah Alam II

By whom was Saka era founded?
Kanishka

Who was responsible for the integration of Indian Princely States?
Sardar Patel

In India, where did the Dutch establish their earliest factory?
Masulipatnam

Who is related to Sarvodaya and Bhoodan movement?
Acharya Vinoda Bhave

Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?
Aurangzeb

At which place did Mahatma Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India?
Champaran

Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daulah in the battle of Plassey in 1757?
Mir Jafar

A Fortgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, is about which empire?
Vijayanagar Empire

Who first started the civil services in India?
Cornwallis

Which Peshwas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb?
Balaji Baji Rao

Who founded ‘Bharat Sevak Samaj’ (Servants of Indian Society)?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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