GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 571 :
Sardinia was the strongest state of

  1. Decline in the quality of production
  2. Non-availability of raw material
  3. High tariff rates on export to Britain
  4. Charter-availability of Craftsmen
  

Question 572 :
Work on the Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta to Delhi was begun by the company in—

  1. 1839
  2. 1836
  3. 1840
  4. 1843
  

Question 573 :
Which of the following ancient Indian states was an autonomous republic?

  1. Magadh
  2. Kosala
  3. Anga
  4. Sakya
  

Question 574 :
Brahmani bull for Indus valley people was—

  1. Venisamhara
  2. Mahaveercharita
  3. Uttar Ramcharita
  4. Maltimadhava
  

Question 575 :
In India, the Emergency refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when Prime Minister________ unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country.

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  4. 1956
  

Question 576 :
Which of the following is a correct chronological sequence?

  1. Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
  2. Qutub Minar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal
  3. Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar
  4. Ta Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Qutub Miner
  

Question 577 :
Modernisation of Muslims in India was initiated by —

  1. Sir Syaid Ahmad Khan
  2. Abdul Latif
  3. Badruddin Taiyabji
  4. Syaid Amir Ali
  

Question 578 :
Which of the following is correct?

  1. Widow marriage was allowed among the Rigvedic Aryans
  2. The Parda system did notxist among the Rigvedic Aryans
  3. Sati custom was common among the Rigvedic Aryans
  4. Rigvedic women had a right to participate in religious ceremonies
  

Question 579 :
Rajatarangini describes the history of—

  1. Primates
  2. Homeorachy
  3. Homeosapians
  4. Africany
  

Question 580 :
Hazrat Mohammad was born at Mecca in Arabia in —

  1. 590 A.D.
  2. 570 A.D.
  3. 520 AD
  4. 500 A.D.
  

Question 581 :
Which one of the following statements about the Indus culture is the least possible?

  1. Mohenjodaro
  2. Harrappa
  3. Dholavira
  4. Kalibanga
  

Question 582 :
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? 1) The founding of the Ghadar Party 2) The Chauri-Chaura incident 3) The execution of Khudiram Bose 4) Moplah Rebellion in Malabar - Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —

  1. Lord Pethic Lawrence, Sir Stafford cripps and Mr. Alexander
  2. Lord Wavell, Sir stafford Cripps and Mr. Alexander
  3. Lord Wavell, Lord Pethic Lawrence and Mr. Alexander
  4. Sir stafford Cripps, Lord Wavell and Lord Pethic Lawrence
  

Question 583 :
The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on —

  1. Polity
  2. Economics
  3. Medicine
  4. Philosophy
  

Question 584 :
The first law giver of the world was

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

Question 585 :
Kanchi was the capital of

  1. Rabin
  2. Hallaj
  3. Ghazali
  4. None of these
  

Question 586 :
The chief form of property in the Rigveda was —

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

Question 587 :
The images in the temple of Ankorvat are those of

  1. Buddha
  2. Hindu deities
  3. Tirthankaras
  4. Cambodian Kings
  

Question 588 :
Which one of the following is not correct?

  1. Indian National Congress,Calcutta Session (1887)
  2. Indian National Congress,Lucknow Session (1916)
  3. Indian National Congress,Gaya Session (1922)
  4. Indian National Congress,Tripuri Session (1939)
  

Question 589 :
Who gave the motto ‘Back to the Vedas’?

  1. The castes were not hereditary during the later Vedic age
  2. Inter dining among different castes was not forbidden during the later Vedic age
  3. Inter-marriages among these upper castes were in vogue during the Vedic age
  4. Untouchability was common during later Vedic age
  

Question 590 :
Rajtarangini was written by—

  1. 1833
  2. 1853
  3. 1858
  4. 1882
  

Question 591 :
Which among the following did not emerge as a new social class during the British rule in agrarian areas?

  1. Zamindars
  2. Absentee landlords
  3. Tenants under zamindars and absentee landlords
  4. Bourgeoise farm holders
  

Question 592 :
A bronze chariot of Harrappan times yoked to a pair of bullocks - driven by a nude human figure has been discovered at—

  1. Sanghol
  2. Rojadi’
  3. Kunal
  4. Daimabad
  

Question 593 :
Which of the following is correct?

  1. During the Rigvedic period varnas were hereditary
  2. During the Rigvedic period untouchability was common
  3. During the Rigvedic period inter-varna marriages were forbidden
  4. During the Rigvedic period interdining among the varnas was allowed
  

Question 594 :
Which one of the following Act strengthened the unitary character of the Government of India by establishing a general control over the finances of India by the Governor- General?

  1. Acquisition of knowledge
  2. A life after death
  3. Release from the cycle, of births and deaths
  4. Material comforts and victory
  

Question 595 :
In which book did, Dadabhai Nauroji presents his ‘Drain of wealth theory’?

  1. Poverty and un-British rule in India
  2. Economic problems of India ‘
  3. British Rule and its consequences
  4. None of these
  

Question 596 :
By 600 BC important towns developed in India

  1. Arthashastra
  2. Vishnu Purana
  3. Mudrarakshasa
  4. Account of Magasthanese
  

Question 597 :
The second international was the 100 years celebration of the

  1. American War of Independence
  2. French Revolution
  3. Italian Unification
  4. German Unification
  

Question 598 :
The name of the king to whom all the early Aryan dynasties traced their origin was —

  1. Tournal
  2. Henry Christy
  3. Lewis Henry Morgan
  4. William Robertson
  

Question 599 :
In 1946 there was a muting of Indian naval ratings in —

  1. Khilãfat wrong
  2. Rawlatt Act
  3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  4. Dissatisfaction with the Government of India Act, 1919
  

Question 600 :
Which one of the following is true regarding ‘apad-dharma’ mentioned in the smritis?

  1. 1 - 2 only
  2. 2 - 3 only
  3. 3 - 4 only
  4. 1, 2 - 3