GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 691 :
Egyptians were highly skilled in the art of

  1. Sacred script
  2. Religious script
  3. Sumerian script
  4. Iraqi script
  

Question 692 :
The chief feature of the temples constructed by the Cholas was their—

  1. Gopurams or gateways
  2. Vimanas or Towers
  3. Assembly-halls for the devotees
  4. Massive pillars
  

Question 693 :
The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came into force on—

  1. February 20, 1947
  2. June 3, 1947
  3. July 18, 1947
  4. August 15, 1947
  

Question 694 :
Kharavela ruled over

  1. Malwa
  2. Magadha
  3. Gandhara
  4. Kalinga
  

Question 695 :
Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka have been unearthed at

  1. Sasaram
  2. Kandhar
  3. Girnar
  4. None of these
  

Question 696 :
Which one of the following rebellions began in 1816 and lasted till 1832?

  1. Kol uprising
  2. Khasi uprising
  3. Kutch rebellion
  4. Naikada rising
  

Question 697 :
The chief ideas of worship during the Rajput age were —

  1. Rama Varma
  2. Zamorin of Calicut
  3. Martanda Varma
  4. Nanjaraj
  

Question 698 :
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Dynasties Rulers

  1. It meant dereliction of duty
  2. It was permitted only to the Kshatriyas
  3. It meant special sacrifices done Brahamanas for kings
  4. It meant duties permitted to different ‘varnas’ at times of distress
  

Question 699 :
What was the worst part of the permanent settlement of Bengal?

  1. Disintegration of the village communities
  2. Creation of absentee landlords
  3. Sub-infatuation of estates and holdings
  4. Subjection of the cultivator to untold misery
  

Question 700 :
Which one of the following pairs is I are not correctly matched? Persons Institutions Founded

  1. Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
  2. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
  3. Shaikh Salim Chishti
  4. Maulana Abdul Hai
  

Question 701 :
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 702 :
According to C.A.Bayly, groups having allegience to a powerful patron is called

  1. Subaltern
  2. Subgroup
  3. Connexions
  4. Contributors
  

Question 703 :
So complete was the ruin that not a cat or dog was left among the buildings of the city, in its palace or its suburbs.' The above statement about the transfer of capital by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq was made by —

  1. Amir Khusrau
  2. Isami
  3. Ibn Batuta
  4. Ziauddin Barni
  

Question 704 :
The Gita was complied by—

  1. Pulkesin I
  2. Kirtivarman I
  3. Pulkesin II
  4. Vikramaditya I
  

Question 705 :
The Great Wall of China built by the Chinese rulers has the length

  1. Huien Tsang
  2. Confucius
  3. Fa Hem
  4. LaoTse
  

Question 706 :
The celebrated author Kshemendra lived in—

  1. Bengal
  2. Kashmir
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Gujarat
  

Question 707 :
On 3 Feb. 1928, the Simon Commission landed in—

  1. Bombay
  2. Calcutta
  3. Madras
  4. Delhi
  

Question 708 :
The States Reorganisation Act was passed in —

  1. 1908 A.D.
  2. 1950 A.D.
  3. 1954 A.D.
  4. 1956 A.D.
  

Question 709 :
A concrete outcome of the Wavell Plan was the—

  1. Indian demand for the full control of national defense
  2. Indian demand for complete control over national finance
  3. Demand for the Indianisation of the Civil Services
  4. Demand for the release of all political prisoners
  

Question 710 :
Ashoka’s claim of greatness chiefly lay in the

  1. promotion of welfare of his people
  2. extensive conquests
  3. strengthening of army
  4. exclusive patronage to Buddhism
  

Question 711 :
The immediate cause which led to the launching of the Non-co-operation movement was the—

  1. Bukka I
  2. Harihara II
  3. Krishna Deva Raya
  4. Deva Raya II
  

Question 712 :
Which one of the following is not true of both Buddhism and Jainism?

  1. Ajatshatru’s empire
  2. Hill kingdom
  3. Licchhavi kingdom
  4. Kamarupa kingdom
  

Question 713 :
‘Brihadaranyaka’ is—

  1. Political
  2. Social
  3. Economic
  4. Religious
  

Question 714 :
98. Kaivalya means—

  1. Omniscience
  2. Followers of Buddhism
  3. Omnipresent
  4. Followers of Jainism
  

Question 715 :
When a man marries the sister of his death wife is called-

  1. Exogamy
  2. Endogamy
  3. Sororate
  4. Levirate
  

Question 716 :
Egypt is called the gift on the Nile because

  1. Counting by l0s
  2. Counting by 20s
  3. Counting by 30s
  4. Counting by 60s
  

Question 717 :
Mahakshapatalika was an official in charge of—

  1. Kshauma: Textile
  2. Pada: Coin denomination
  3. Adhaka: Architectural fragment
  4. Drona: Measure of rainfall
  

Question 718 :
Which one of the following was not a front during the sangam age?

  1. Sabha
  2. Nagaram
  3. Bhakti
  4. Ur
  

Question 719 :
A bard am I, my father is a leech - my mother grinds corn.' this passage occurs in the—

  1. Performed rigorous penance
  2. Left house at 40 and became enlightened 20 years later
  3. Believed in non-violence
  4. None of these
  

Question 720 :
Which historian among the following was a member of Indian Civil Services?

  1. R.C. Majumdar
  2. R. C. Dutt
  3. Irfan Habib
  4. D. N. Jha