Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
- AI-Tsing
- BFa-Hien
- CMarco Polo
- DHiuen Tsang
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Hiuen Tsang
RBI Grade B History Questions with Answers & Explanations
20 History questions from the General Awareness section of RBI Grade B, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.
The Vijayanagara Empire's greatest ruler, Krishnadeva Raya, belonged to the
- AAravidu dynasty
- BSaluva dynasty
- CTuluva dynasty
- DSangama dynasty
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Tuluva dynasty
Who founded the Arya Samaj?
- ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
- BSwami Dayananda Saraswati
- CSwami Vivekananda
- DRamakrishna Paramahamsa
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
The Ghadar Party was founded in
- ABerlin
- BSan Francisco
- CLondon
- DTokyo
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) San Francisco
The Indus Valley city of Lothal is located in which present-day state?
- ARajasthan
- BPunjab
- CHaryana
- DGujarat
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Gujarat
The Gupta ruler known as the "Napoleon of India" was
- ASkandagupta
- BChandragupta I
- CChandragupta II
- DSamudragupta
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Samudragupta
Gandhi's Dandi March was undertaken in
- A1919
- B1942
- C1920
- D1930
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) 1930
Who wrote "Arthashastra"?
- APanini
- BKautilya
- CBanabhatta
- DKalidasa
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) Kautilya
The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and
- ASher Shah Suri
- BRana Sanga
- CHemu
- DIbrahim Lodi
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Ibrahim Lodi
Who composed the "Abhijnanasakuntalam"?
- AHarsha
- BKalidasa
- CBhasa
- DBanabhatta
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) Kalidasa
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The Indian National Congress was founded in
- A1885
- B1919
- C1857
- D1905
- ENone of these
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Answer: (A) 1885
The Revolt of 1857 began at
- ALucknow
- BKanpur
- CDelhi
- DMeerut
- ENone of these
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Which Mughal emperor introduced the Din-i-Ilahi?
- AAkbar
- BShah Jahan
- CAurangzeb
- DJahangir
- ENone of these
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The Harappan site of Dholavira is located in
- AHaryana
- BSindh
- CRajasthan
- DGujarat
- ENone of these
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Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
- ADadabhai Naoroji
- BSurendranath Banerjee
- CA. O. Hume
- DW. C. Bonnerjee
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) W. C. Bonnerjee
Which Mauryan emperor embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga war?
- AChandragupta Maurya
- BBrihadratha
- CAshoka
- DBindusara
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Ashoka
The Quit India Movement was launched in
- A1930
- B1947
- C1920
- D1942
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) 1942
The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after the incident at
- ABardoli
- BChauri Chaura
- CJallianwala Bagh
- DChamparan
- ENone of these
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Answer: (B) Chauri Chaura
The Indus Valley city of Lothal is located in which present-day state?
- AHaryana
- BPunjab
- CGujarat
- DRajasthan
- ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Gujarat
Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?
- ADayananda Saraswati
- BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- CKeshab Chandra Sen
- DRaja Ram Mohan Roy
- ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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