Which Mauryan emperor embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga war?
- AAshoka
- BChandragupta Maurya
- CBrihadratha
- DBindusara
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Answer: (A) Ashoka
RRB Group D History Questions with Answers & Explanations
20 History questions from the General Awareness & Current Affairs section of RRB Group D, 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.
Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at
- ASarnath
- BBodh Gaya
- CLumbini
- DKushinagar
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Answer: (A) Sarnath
The Vijayanagara Empire's greatest ruler, Krishnadeva Raya, belonged to the
- ATuluva dynasty
- BSaluva dynasty
- CAravidu dynasty
- DSangama dynasty
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Answer: (A) Tuluva dynasty
Who is known as the "Iron Man of India"?
- ABal Gangadhar Tilak
- BSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- CLal Bahadur Shastri
- DJawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Who wrote "Arthashastra"?
- ABanabhatta
- BKalidasa
- CKautilya
- DPanini
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Answer: (C) Kautilya
The Taj Mahal was built by
- AAkbar
- BHumayun
- CJahangir
- DShah Jahan
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Answer: (D) Shah Jahan
Which Mauryan emperor embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga war?
- ABrihadratha
- BAshoka
- CBindusara
- DChandragupta Maurya
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Answer: (B) Ashoka
The Indian National Congress was founded in
- A1905
- B1885
- C1857
- D1919
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Answer: (B) 1885
Gandhi's first satyagraha in India was at
- AChamparan
- BKheda
- CAhmedabad
- DBardoli
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Answer: (A) Champaran
Who was the first Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833?
- ALord Cornwallis
- BLord Dalhousie
- CWarren Hastings
- DLord William Bentinck
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Answer: (D) Lord William Bentinck
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The Battle of Buxar was fought in
- A1757
- B1764
- C1782
- D1761
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Answer: (B) 1764
The Simon Commission came to India in
- A1935
- B1942
- C1919
- D1928
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Answer: (D) 1928
Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
- AMarco Polo
- BFa-Hien
- CHiuen Tsang
- DI-Tsing
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Answer: (C) Hiuen Tsang
Gandhi's Dandi March was undertaken in
- A1919
- B1942
- C1930
- D1920
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Answer: (C) 1930
The Kailasa temple at Ellora was built by the
- AChalukyas of Badami
- BCholas
- CRashtrakutas
- DPallavas
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Answer: (C) Rashtrakutas
Shivaji was crowned Chhatrapati in
- A1674
- B1707
- C1680
- D1659
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Answer: (A) 1674
The Battle of Plassey was fought in
- A1707
- B1757
- C1857
- D1764
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Answer: (B) 1757
Who founded the Maurya Empire?
- ABimbisara
- BBindusara
- CChandragupta Maurya
- DAshoka
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Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya
The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by
- ALord Canning
- BLord Dalhousie
- CLord Wellesley
- DLord Curzon
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Answer: (B) Lord Dalhousie
Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
- AA. O. Hume
- BW. C. Bonnerjee
- CSurendranath Banerjee
- DDadabhai Naoroji
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Answer: (B) W. C. Bonnerjee
These are RankerClub practice questions written in the RRB Group D pattern. They are not official SSC/IBPS/RRB papers.
