important gk quiz 1. Sea route to India was discovered by ? Columbus Amundsen Vasco–da–gama None of these 2. The Aryans came from Central Asia to India around ? 8000 B.C 6500 B.C 3500 B.C 2500 B.C 3. Which one of the following was the port city of the Indus Valley Civilisation ? Harappa Kalibangan Lothal Mohenjodara 4. Rig Veda is believed by the historians to have been written when it was ? Stone Age Copper Age Bronze Age Beginning of Iron Age 5. Babar entered India for the first time through ? Sind Punjab Kashmir Rajasthan 6. Who said that there was no Slavery in India ? Fahien Strabo Heiun Tsang Megasthenese 7. Mahabharata war took place in ? 500 AD 900 BC 1000 BC 1200 BC 8. The magnificient temple at Halebid was established by ? Cholas Pandyas Hosysalas Naickers 9. India derives its name from ? The Hindus The Aryans Lord Indra The River Indus 10. A national religion called Din–i–Illahi was promulgated by ? Akbar Babur Humayun Aurangazeb 11. Who introduced English in India ? Lord Rippon Lord Dalhousie Lord Canning Lord William Bentick 12. The foundation for the Vijayanagar city and kingdom was laid by ? Sadasiva Raya Krishnadevaraya Rama Raya Harihara and Bukka 13. The quit India movement was started in the year ? 1942 1945 1943 1939 14. A council of Eight Ministers known as the Ashta Paradhan assisted ? Sher Shah Balaji Baji Rao Shivaji Ahmad Shah Abdali 15. Lord Buddha made his first sermon at ? Sarnath Pataliputra Kapilavasthu Lumbini Gardens 16. Taj Mahal is on the banks of ? Tapti Ganges Jamuna Cauvery 17. Panipat is modern ? Delhi Kurukshetra Sonepat Faridabad 18. Indian Napoleon was ? Chandra Gupta I Samudra Gupta Skanda Gupta Chandra Gupta 19. Kanishka followed ? Jainism Sikhism Hinduism Buddhism 20. The Mughal Empire reached its zenith of expansion under ? Akbar Humayun Aurangazeb Shahjehan 21. Do or Die slogan is associated with ? Mahatma Gandhi Bala Gangadhara Tilak Jawaharlal Nehru Nethaji 22. Who established the Mughal Dynasty ? Akbar Babur Humayun Bahadur Shah 23. The Indian National Congress was founded by ? Mahatma Gandhi Annie Besant W.C.Bannerji A.O.Hume 24. The Civil services in India was established by ? Lord Rippon Lord Dalhousie Lord William Bentick Lord Cornwallis 25. The founder of Portuguese power in India was ? Danes Salsette Albuquerque Vasco–da–gama Loading … Your points: Avg. points: 0 Bio Latest Posts importantgklam the creator and editor of Design Shard, I created this blog to post my inspirations, work, and free resources that I hope others find interesting too. See all posts by -- Sourav Mukherjee Latest posts by importantgk (see all) Start Chemin â „¢ Connecte Individus et Couples avec des thérapeutes pour Abordable Connexion Counseling - April 8, 2023 Pew Study shows social networking Creates a “Spiral of Silence” - April 2, 2023 Could You Have Actually Continuously Everyday Gender? - March 30, 2023