General Knowledge Question From History Part 2

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Q11. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ?
 (A) Akbar
 (B) Jahangir
 (C) Shahjahan
 (D) Aurangzeb
Answer: C
Q12. Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ?
 (A) Gopal Krishan Gokhle
 (B) Jai Praksha Narain
 (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 (D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C
Q13. On August 8, 1942, in which city Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution ?
 (A) Karachi
 (B) Mumbai
 (C) Kolkata
 (D) Lucknow
Answer: B
Q14. In history, how do we better know Mughal empress Arjumand Banu Begum ?
 (A) Mumtaz
 (B) Noorjahan
 (C) Hazrat Mahal
 (D) Manmati
Answer: A
Q15. In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi ?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) Syed Ahmed Khan
(D) S.Radhakrishnan
Answer: B
Q16. Who was the first Jain Tirthankar ?
(A) Rishabh Dev
(B) Neminath
(C) Parshavnath
(D) Mahavir
Answer: A
Q17. Khajuraho temples were built by rulers of which dynasty ?
(A) Chola
(B) Pallava
(C) Chandela
(D) Chalukya
Answer: C
Q18. Which city did Sikandar Lodi found in 1504 on the banks of Yamuna river ?
 (A) Agra
 (B) Mathura
 (C) Delhi
 (D) Allahabad
Answer: A
Q19. Who coined the name `Pakistan' ?
 (A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 (B) Allama Iqbal
 (C) Liaquat Ali Khan
 (D) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
Answer: D

Q20. Vishvambhar Mishra was the original name of which spiritual guru ?
 (A) Swami Vivekanand
 (B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
 (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
 (D) Swami Prabhupada
Answer: B