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History General Knowledge Questions and Answers – Set 10

Q1. The first to make regular use of horses for war chariots were
A. The Egyptians
B. The Hittites
C. The Babylonians
D. The Indo-Aryans
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. The Egyptians [/su_spoiler]


Q2. By the first century A.D. the new form of Buddhism was known as
A. Mahayana
B. Hinayana
C. Vajrayana
D. Shahjyana
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Mahayana[/su_spoiler]


Q3. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ibn Battutah visited India?
A. Ibrahim Lodhi
B. Mohammad Ghori
C. Mohammad bin Tughlaq
D. Sultan Raziya
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: C. Mohammad bin Tughlaq[/su_spoiler]


Q4. Beethoven was born in
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. France
D. Denmark
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Germany[/su_spoiler]


Q5. The president of Pakistan who signed the Tashkent Agreement after the Indo-Pak was of 1965
A. Arub Khan
B. Zulfikar Ali Bhtto
C. Mujibur Rahman
D. Yahya Khan
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Arub Khan[/su_spoiler]


Q6. Indus Valley Chivilization was famous for
A. Urban Life
B. City Planning
C. Pottery
D. Copper work
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Urban Life[/su_spoiler]


Q7. In January 2001 Calcutta officially becomes to
A. Culcatta
B. Kolkata
C. Kulkatta
D. Colcatta
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: B. Kolkata-1 January 2001 Calcutta officially becomes Kolkata, reverting to its precolonial name.[/su_spoiler]


Q8. When was “Sukhoi 30 MKI” inducted in Indian Air Force
A. 27 September 1999
B. 27 September 2000
C. 27 September 2001
D. 27 September 2002
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: D. 27 September 2002-The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia’s Sukhoi and built under licence by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force.[/su_spoiler]


Q9. Who has been appointed Governor of Maharashtra on 10 October?
A. Mohammad Fazal
B. Sri Sadiq Ali
C. Sri Prakasa
D. S.C. Jamir
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Mohammad Fazal-He was an Indian politician who was the Governor of Maharashtra from 10 October 2002 to 5 December 2004.[/su_spoiler]


Q10. Who opens the first stretch of Delhi’s new metro system.
A. Narendra Modi
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D. None of these
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee-In 24 December Prime Minister Vajpayee opens the first stretch of Delhi’s new metro system.[/su_spoiler]


Q11. In 7 October 2001 ____ was sworn in as the chief minister of Gujarat
A. Narendra Modi
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Keshubhai Patel
D. None of these
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: A. Narendra Modi-On 2 October 2001 Keshubhai Patel resigns his position as chief minister of Gujarat.[/su_spoiler]