GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 31 :
Ramnath Goenka, the only newspaper owner who stood up to_________, was harassed and he faced a series of troubles at the hands of her government.

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. JP, George Fernandes,
  3. AB Vajpayee
  4. Indira Gandhi's
  

Question 32 :
The Vijayanagar rulers are remembered for promoting agriculture by—

  1. Building dams, tanks, wells, etc.
  2. Reducing tax on cultivated land
  3. Providing market facilities for agricultural products
  4. Purchasing food grains for the army
  

Question 33 :
The head of a guild in ancient and early medieval India was called—

  1. Early Vedic texts
  2. Early Buddhist texts
  3. Pre-Gupta inscription
  4. Post-Gupta inscription
  

Question 34 :
who is the author of Pritvirajavijaya?

  1. Kautilya
  2. Jayanaka
  3. Amarasimha
  4. Kalhana
  

Question 35 :
Jinnah’s two nation theory was adopted as the

  1. Lahore Resolution
  2. Karachi Resolution
  3. Dacca Declaration
  4. Bombay resolution
  

Question 36 :
Which one of the following is not matched correctly?

  1. Buddhism
  2. Jainism
  3. Both Buddhism and Jainism
  4. Pasupata
  

Question 37 :
Which was the earliest text that tried to explain caste system according to ones abilities - inclinations?

  1. Prakrit
  2. Pali
  3. Tamil
  4. Sanskrit
  

Question 38 :
With which period do we associate the ‘Megaliths’ ?

  1. Sati system
  2. Prostitution
  3. Child marriage
  4. Jauhar
  

Question 39 :
‘History of human marriage’ was written by-

  1. Malinowski
  2. Westermarck
  3. A.R. Desai
  4. S.C. Dube
  

Question 40 :
Which of the following were donated by the term Kutumbin occurring in epigraphical source? 1) Landowners 2) Artisans 3) Kinsmen of rural officials 4) Category of persons sometimes transferred with land

  1. Aparajitaprachchha of Bhuvanadeva
  2. Samaranganasutradhara of Bhojadeva
  3. Prabandhachintamani of Merutunga
  4. Pratipada Panchasika of Bhattasvamin
  

Question 41 :
Bimbisara was the ruler of

  1. Magadh
  2. Avadh
  3. Kamboja
  4. Gandhara
  

Question 42 :
The Sufis first settled in —

  1. Surat, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
  2. Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
  3. Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Surat
  4. Calcutta, Madras, Surat, Bombay
  

Question 43 :
Who wrote Urban Decay in India?

  1. R.S.Sharma
  2. Ranajith Guha
  3. D.N.Jha
  4. Romila Thapar
  

Question 44 :
Chandragupta Maurya spent his last days at

  1. Ujjain
  2. Nalanda
  3. Sravanabelagola
  4. Patna
  

Question 45 :
Consider the following leaders— 1) Balwant Rai Mehta 2) J. N. Sen Gupta 3) Sardool SinghKaveshar 4) SudhakarRao.Who among these were Not the Chief conveners of the All India State’s People Conference (AISPC)?-Codes:

  1. 2and3
  2. 1,2and4
  3. 1,3and4
  4. 2,3and4
  

Question 46 :
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the – Dual Government arrangement made by the East-India Company in Bengal?

  1. Executive and judicial authority were separated
  2. Revenue collection was entrusted to the Deputy Nawab, while military affairs were retained by the Company
  3. Revenue administration and the administration of criminal justice were separated and were with the British and the Nawab respectively
  4. The new arrangement was made to encourage agriculture
  

Question 47 :
After the end of the Revolt of 1857 the general formula followed for Bombay - Madras Presidencies was that the proportion between the European - Indian troops should be—

  1. Arikkamedu
  2. Amaravati
  3. Gangaikondacholapuram
  4. Uttiramerur
  

Question 48 :
Who is considered as Timurti (Trinity) of Carnatic Music?

  1. Thyagaraja
  2. Muthuswainiflikshitar
  3. Swati Thininal
  4. Purandaradasa
  

Question 49 :
The term used to refer to barren land in the vedic text is —

  1. Svetasvatra upnishad
  2. Chhandogya upnishad
  3. Mundak upnishad
  4. Mandukya upnishad
  

Question 50 :
Buddhist scriptures were written in—

  1. Two Generals
  2. Two Brothers
  3. Two kings
  4. Two tribes
  

Question 51 :
The Indus valley civilization ended in

  1. 7 to 60
  2. 9 to 50
  3. 8 to 70
  4. 10 to 80
  

Question 52 :
The main cause of the tribal wars among the early Aryan settlers, the most famous of Which is mentioned in Rigveda as 'Battle of Ten Kings', was:

  1. October
  2. Ju1y
  3. June
  4. December
  

Question 53 :
King Harshavardhana lived in

  1. 2nd century A.D.
  2. 2nd century B .C.
  3. 7th century A.D.
  4. 7th century B.C.
  

Question 54 :
Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress?

  1. V.V.Giri
  2. S.A.Dange
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Lala Lajpat Rai
  

Question 55 :
Kalidas in his works shows a leaning towards worship of—

  1. Asanga
  2. Nagarjuna
  3. Vasumitra
  4. Aryadeva
  

Question 56 :
The four virtues which Buddha emphasized for practicing were—

  1. Bhadrabahu
  2. Panini
  3. Subandhu
  4. Patanjali
  

Question 57 :
Who among the following is credited with the authorship Maju-al-Bahrain?

  1. Akbar
  2. Dara Shikoh
  3. Jahangir
  4. Humayun
  

Question 58 :
Which one of the following statements about Mohenjo-daro is correct ?

  1. The houses were made of cut and polished stone
  2. Axes, chisels, knives and fish-hook were all made of iron
  3. The floor of the Great was made of burnt brick
  4. Gold ornaments were unknown to the inhabitants
  

Question 59 :
In ancient and early medieval India the uncultivated and untaxed land was called—

  1. Not given any consideration
  2. Provided specific quarters in the township
  3. Allotted space outside the township
  4. Allotted space inside and outside the township
  

Question 60 :
Which among the following ruling dynasties, successfully obstructed the efforts of the Pratihars in establishing a strong empire in North India?

  1. 110
  2. 130
  3. 140
  4. 150