CMAT 2024 Top-50 Static GK Questions on HISTORY

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 Questions
Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Question 1
The Vaghela dynasty ruled which parts of India?

A Gujarat

B Andhra Pradesh

C Delhi

D Madhya Pradesh
Question 2
Who founded the Vikramshila University and revived the Nalanda University?

A Dharampala

B Shri Gupta

C Gopala

D Vasudeva
Question 3
Who founded the Sayyid dynasty?

A Nizam Shah

B Muhammad-bin-Farid

C Khizr Khan

D Bahlul Khan

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Question 4
Who designed the Dartington hall built in the year 1932?

A Walter Gropius

B Le Corbusier

C William Lescaze

D Frank Lloyd Wright

Question 5

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Who was the ruler of Awadh?

A Wajid Ali Shah

B Bahadur Shah II

C Mir Jafar

D Tipu Sultan
Question 6
Sufi lodges existed during Shahjanan's time where people used to come to discuss spiritual matters. What were
these lodges called?

A Idgarh

B Sufimat

C Khanqah

D Mahal

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Question 7
Which of the following eminent personalities was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty as
Rama IX?

A Sirikit Kitiyakara

B Vajiralongkorn

C Ananda Mahidol

D Bhumibol Adulyadej

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Question 8
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was the governor of ______ during the reign of Ala-ud-din Khilji.

A Rajasthan

B Bengal

C Kashmir

D Punjab
Question 9
Who said, “Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who pledges himself to Hitler pledges
himself to Germany” ?

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 A R. Hess

B Mussolini

C Hitler

D Communist International

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Question 10
Lord William Bentinck was the governor general during the period

A 1848-56

B 1813-24

C 1828-35

D 1841-44
Question 11
The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the

A Regulating Act

B Pitt’s India Act

C Charter Act

D Company Act

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Question 12
Who was the first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna?

A Mother Teresa

B Khan Abdul Ghaffar khan

C Nelson Mandela

D Purushottam das tendon

Question 13
First woman to get Ashok chakra?

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 A Triveni Singh

B Neerja Bhanot

C Kirti singh

D Anamika sarkar
Question 14
First Indian pilot was?

A Deepan Mehta

B Naval Tata

C Ramesh Ahuja

D J.R.D.Tata
Question 15
Jawaharlal Nehru declared Poorna Swaraj at?

A Surat (1907)

B Belgaum (1924)

C Lahore (1929)

D Tripuri (1939)

Question 16
The last Mughal Emperor was?

A Bahadur shah

B Akbar

C Babar

D Noor Jehan
Question 17
On what date did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?

A 13th April 1919

B 19th April 1913

C 19th April 1919

D 14th April 1920

Question 18
Who among the following was the great ruler of the Maurya Dynasty?

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 A Harsha

B Ajatashatru

C Ashoka

D Bimbisara

Question 19
Who is the father of Tipu Sultan?

A Rafi ud-Darajat

B Farrukhsiyar

C Ahmad Shah Bahadur

D Hyder Ali
Question 20
“Buland Darwaza”, is built by which of the following Mughal Rulers to celebrate the Victory over Gujarat?

A Babur

B Humayun

C Shah Jahan

D Akbar
Question 21
‘Dilli Chalo’ slogan was given by which of the following people?

A Bhagat Singh

B Subhash Chandra Bose

C Chandra Shekhar Azad

D Lal Bahadur Shastri

E None of the above

Question 22
The Nayanars belonged to the

A Shiva cult

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 B Jain cult

C Bhagavath cult

D Vaishnava cult

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Question 23
Which of the following is the oldest dynasty in India?

A Harynaks

B Sishunagas

C Mauryas

D Nandas
Question 24
In which year did India’s constitution come into force?

A 1949

B 1950

C 1951

D 1947

E None of the above

Question 25
Who among the following rulers is related to “market regulatory measures” in medieval India?

A Alauddin Khilji

B Sher Shah Suri

C Muhammed Bin Tughlaq

D Jahangir

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Question 26
Who is the founder of Atmiya Sabha (or) Brahmo Samaj that spread the world that there is only one god and
made reforms in the Hindu society?

A Debenranath Tagore

B Raja Rammohan Roy

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 C Keshav Chandra Sen

D Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Question 27
When was the ''Dandi March' held?

A 1940

B 1930

C 1950

D 1947

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Question 28
Who has won the third battle of Panipat ?

A Marathas

B Ahmad Shah Abdali

C Akbar

D Babur
Question 29
Vikram Samvat was started in which year?

A 57 B.C.

B 57 A.D.

C 78 B.C.

D 78 A.D.
Question 30
Which princely state signed the subsidiary alliance for the first time?

A Tanjore

B Mysore

C Awadh

D Hyderabad

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Question 31
The book, Indika, which describes the life and culture in India in 300 BC is written by …

A Hsüan-tsang

B Faxian

C Marco Polo

D Megasthenes
Question 32
Kohinoor diamond was found probably from which among the following mines?

A Golconda

B kalahandi

C Panna

D Bijapur
Question 33
In which period “ Arthshastra” was written?

A Maurya

B Kushana

C Shaka

D Gupta

Question 34
”Deshbandhu” was the title of?

A B.R Ambedkar

B C.R Das

C Bipin Chandra Pal

D Rabindranath tagore
Question 35
What is the name of first British to visit India?

A Lewis Mountbatten

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 B Hawkins

C Christopher

D Edward
Question 36
First Indian woman to go into space?

A Alpana Chawla

B Sunita Williams

C Shawna Pandya

D Kalpana chawla

Question 37
Who built The Kailash Temple Of Ellora
Question 38
Who exemplified bravery, courage, and self-governance, serving as an inspiration on the 350th year of
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Coronation Day?

A Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

B Rani Padmini

C Maharana Pratap

D Akbar the Great

Question 39
Which Mauryan ruler was called 'Amitraghata' by the Greeks?

A Samudra gupta

B kanishka

C chandragupta pratham

D bindusara

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Question 40
Who has built the Konark Sun temple?

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 A Anantavarman Chodaganga

B Samudragupta

C Kharavela

D Narasimha Deva I
Question 41
Where did Subhash Chandra Bose establish Azad Hind Government in 1943?

A Cambodia

B Indonesia

C Singapore

D Malaysia
Question 42
When was the Congress Khilafat-Swaraj party founded?

A Jan 1, 1922

B Jan 1, 1923

C Jan 1, 1927

D Jan 1, 1924

Question 43
Who has presided the 1906 Indian National Congress Session where “Swaraj” as the goal of Indian people was
adopted ?

A Dadabhai Naoroji

B Devendra Nath Tagore

C Ashwini Kumar Datta

D Lala Lajapti Rai

Question 44
Which Act was remarked by Jawaharlal Nehru as a new charter of slavery?

A Government of India Act, 1909

B Government of India Act, 1919

C Government of India Act, 1935

D Indian Councils Act, 1892

Question 45

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When did the Nizam of Hyderabad sign the Instrument of Accession with the Independent India?
A October, 1948

B October, 1947

C September, 1947

D September, 1948

Question 46
Who was the British prime minister who has announced the withdrawl of British from India by june 30, 1948?

A Ramsay Mc Donald

B Winston Churchill

C Clement Attlee

D David Lylod George

Question 47
Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny of Indian freedom struggle?

A Lord Ellenbornugh

B Lord Hardinge

C Lord Bentinck

D Lord Canning

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Question 48
Which committee has recommended the enactment of PESA ,The Panchayats( Extension to Scheduled Areas)
Act, 1996?

A Singhvi committee

B Santhanam committee

C Bhuria committee

D Ashok Mehta committee

Question 49
Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?

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 A Savitribai Phule

B Indira Gandhi

C Sarojini Naidu

D Annie Besant
Question 50
Who introduced ‘Charbagh’ style of architecture in India?

A Mughals

B Rajputs

C Mauryas

D Marathas

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Answers
1.A 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.D
9.A 10.C 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.C 16.A
17.A 18.C 19.D 20.D 21.B 22.A 23.A 24.B
25.A 26.B 27.B 28.B 29.A 30.D 31.D 32.A
33.A 34.B 35.B 36.D 37.Krishna -I 38.A 39.D 40.D
41.C 42.B 43.A 44.C 45.D 46.C 47.D 48.C
49.D 50.A

Explanations
15. C
Jawaharlal Nehru declared Poorna Swaraj on 19 December 1929 in the Lahore session.
21. B
‘Dilli Chalo’ slogan was given by Subhash Chandra Bose. Slogan 'Give me blood, and I will give you freedom' was
also given by him.
Hence, option b is the correct answer.
38. A
According to PM Narendra Modi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj exemplified bravery, courage, and self-governance,
serving as an inspiration on the 350th year of his Coronation Day.

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