GK Olympiad Class 6 - Sample question paper 13
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Q) During the Indian Freedom struggle the Simon Commission was appointed to...
Options:
(a) Explore the possibility of granting dominion status to India.
(b) Review the provision of the Rowlatt Act.
(c) Determine the relations of the British Government with the Indian state.
(d) Examine the working of the reforms of 1909.
Answer: (d) Examine the working of the reforms of 1909.
Q) Arya Samaj was against idol worship and authority of the Brahmins. Who among the following social reformer founded it?
Options:
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer: (c) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Q) Mahatma Gandhi was a role model to not only those who fought for India’s freedom, but also to those people fighting for freedom the world over. What profession did he practice before he struggled for India’s freedom?
Options:
(a) Barrister
(b) Doctor
(c) Engineer
(d) Accountant
Answer: (a) Barrister
Q) Which world heritage monument has been acclaimed as the “Necropolis of the Mughal dynasty”?
Options:
(a) Mahabodhi Temple, Complex
(b) Red Fort, Complex
(c) Humayun’s Tomb
(d) Qutub Minar
Answer: (c) Humayun’s Tomb
Q) Who were the important leaders of the Khilafat Movement?
Options:
(a) Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan
(b) Muhammed Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hyat Khan
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha Khan
(d) Mohammed Ali and Shaukat Ali
Answer: (d) Mohammed Ali and Shaukat Ali
Q) Which was the most famous building in Harappa?
Options:
(a) The Granary
(b) Houses
(c) Factory
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) The Granary
Q) Annie Besant was a British socialist, theosophist, and women’s rights activist. What was the newspaper she started?
Options:
(a) The Hindu
(b) New Delhi Times
(c) New India
(d) Indian Express
Answer: (c) New India
Q) Pallava Dynasty ruled between _________.
Options:
(a) 3rd century and 8th century AD
(b) 4th century and 9th century AD
(c) 5th century and 10th century AD
(d) 6th century and 11th century AD
Answer:(a) 3rd century and 8th century AD
Q) Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881 founded a newspaper named Kesari which was used as a mouthpiece for the Indian national freedom movement. In which language was it published?
Options:
(a) Hindi
(b) Marathi
(c) Gujarati
(d) English
Answer: (b) Marathi
Q) Which monument was built in memory of a British monarch?
Options:
(a) King Richard Memorial
(b) Prince of Wales Memorial
(c) King George Memorial
(d) Victoria Memorial
Answer: (d) Victoria Memorial
Q) Famous for the monumental architecture of Pallavas in Tamil Nadu.
Options:
(a) Mahabalipuram
(b) Nagercoil
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Pondadirkootam
Answer: (a) Mahabalipuram
Q) Who was the second Mughal Emperor?
Options:
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Humayun
(d) Alamgir
Answer: (c) Humayun
Q) Who is the designer of India Gate, Delhi?
Options:
(a) Edwin Lutyens
(b) Norman Foster
(c) Frank Gehry
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Edwin Lutyens
Q) When did Muslims invade Sicily?
Options:
(a) 867 AD
(b) 849 AD
(c) 813 AD
(d) 827 AD
Answer: (d) 827 AD
Q) Who established the Maurya Empire?
Options:
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Ramagupta
(d) Kumaragupta
Answer: (b) Chandragupta
Q) Atala Masjid which was built by Sultan Ibrahim is located at?
Options:
(a) Jaunpur
(b) Fatehpur Sikri
(c) Agra
(d) Bijapur
Answer: (a) Jaunpur
Q) Which of the following rulers belonged to the Slave dynasty?
Options:
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer: (a) Iltutmish
Q) Who raised the slogan ‘Go Back to the Vedas’?
Options:
(a) Vivekanand
(b) Ramakrishnan Parmahansa
(c) Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: (d) Dayanand Saraswati
Q) The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act came into being in which year?
Options:
(a) 1965
(b) 2002
(c) 1992
(d) 1985
Answer: (c) 1992
Q) August Kranti Maidan is related to which of the following movements in India?
Options:
(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Khilafat Movement
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Answer: (d) Quit India Movement
Q) The headquarter of the Commonwealth of Nations is located at?
Options:
(a) Geneva
(b) Paris
(c) New York
(d) London
Answer: (d) London
Q) Bimbisara and Ajatshatru were rulers of ......
Options:
(a) Harappa
(b) Mohenjo-Daro
(c) Magadha
(d) Avanti
Answer: (c) Magadha
Q) His original name was Farid. He was given this title because he had once killed a tiger.
Options:
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar
Answer: (c) Sher Shah
Q) Name of the last Mughal Emperor is?
Options:
(a) Shah Alam- II
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Akbar- II
(d) Ahmad Shah
Answer: (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Q) In 2018, the ‘Yellow vests movement’ broke out in which place?
Options:
(a) France
(b) Italy
(c) Greece
(d) Hong Kong
Answer: (a) France
Q) Brexit is related to which of the following countries?
Options:
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) China
(d) Brazil
Answer: (b) UK
Q) “Alai Darwaja” is a gateway to which monument?
Options:
(a) Humayun’s Tomb
(b) Jama Masjid
(c) Safdarjung’s Tomb
(d) Qutub Minar
Answer: (d) Qutub Minar
Q) The construction of Qutub Minar was completed during the reign of ............
Options:
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Qutbuddin Aibak
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Balban
Answer: (c) Iltutmish
Q) Moti Masjid was built by the Mughal Emperor.......
Options:
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Akbar
Answer: (b) Aurangzeb
Q) Red Fort was the main residence of the emperors in the Mughal dynasty for nearly 200 years. It was constructed by which Mughal Emperor?
Options:
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Answer: (a) Shah Jahan
Q) The first floor of Qutub Minar was constructed by ......... around 1199.
Options:
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Humayun
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) Muhammad Tughluq
Answer: (a) Qutbuddin Aibak
Q) Where is Hampi located?
Options:
(a) Godavari Basin
(b) Krishana Tunghbhadra Basin
(c) Narmada-Tapi Basin
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Krishana Tunghbhadra Basin
Q) The surface of the Qutub Minar is ________.
Options:
(a) Triangular
(b) Rectangular
(c) Circular
(d) Curved and angular
Answer: (d) Curved and angular
Q) The iron age began around
Options:
(a) 1000 BC
(b) 1100 BC
(c) 1200 BC
(d) 1300 BC
Answer: (c) 1200 BC