GK History MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 751 :
The Second International came to an end in

  1. Ajivikas
  2. Charvakas
  3. Jainas
  4. Pashupatas
  

Question 752 :
The great Indian king who helped spreading Buddhism in Asia was

  1. Ashvagosha
  2. Kalidasa
  3. Bhasa
  4. Kamban
  

Question 753 :
Delhi was seized by the rebels of the revolt of 1857 on—

  1. S.N.Sen
  2. R. C. Majurndar
  3. V.D.Savarkar
  4. S. B. Choudhuri
  

Question 754 :
In ancient times ‘Sectora’ was situated in—

  1. The contract theory
  2. The force theory
  3. The evolutionary theory
  4. The divine theory
  

Question 755 :
Fakir Azizuddin and Dewan Dina Nath were minister under—

  1. Muhammad Shah
  2. Suraj Mal
  3. Muhammad Khan Bangash
  4. Ranjit Singh
  

Question 756 :
Vakatakas belong to the period of

  1. Mauryas
  2. Guptas
  3. Kushans
  4. Harsha
  

Question 757 :
In Neolithic age, the image of an animal or a plant as a symbol for a clan, or group of families living together was called?

  1. Kamban
  2. Kulhan
  3. Jayangondur
  4. Kalladanor
  

Question 758 :
In 1751 Alivardi virtually ceded Orissa to—

  1. Nanaji Holkar
  2. Raghuji Bhonsle
  3. Mahajadi Sindhia
  4. BajiRao
  

Question 759 :
Consider the following statements regarding the identification with Siva, of a figure represented on Harrappan seals 1) It is shown in the form of a linga 2) It is shown seated in yogic posture 3) It is surrounded by animals 4) It is shown with a female figure identifiable with Parvati ..Which of the above are correct reasons for identifying the figure with Siva?

  1. Hinduism
  2. Jainism
  3. Hinyana Buddhism
  4. Tantrika Buddhism
  

Question 760 :
Which one of the following was not an Indus Valley Civilization site?

  1. Lothal
  2. Patliputra
  3. Rangpur
  4. Suktagendor
  

Question 761 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Ryotwari settlement: Madras
  2. Permanent settlement: Bengal
  3. Mahalwari settlement: North Western province
  4. Talukadari system: Bombay
  

Question 762 :
The most common type of Harrappan seals are —

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

Question 763 :
The first tri-colour flag was hoisted on—

  1. 3lstJanauary, 1928
  2. 31st December, 1929
  3. 26th January, 1950
  4. 15th August, 1947
  

Question 764 :
Who is known as the 'father of qawwali'?

  1. Ferishta
  2. Amir Khusro
  3. Al­ beruni
  4. Ibn Batuta.
  

Question 765 :
Which one of the following was the most westerly outpost of the Harappan culture?

  1. Lothal
  2. Sutkagen Dor
  3. Rangpur
  4. Manda
  

Question 766 :
Which one of the following was the most common occupation for slaves?

  1. Mahayanism teaches non-reality of phenomenal objects
  2. Mahayanism accepts the conception of countless Buddhas and Bodhisatvas
  3. Mahayanism defies Buddha
  4. Mahayanism rejects worship of god - goddess
  

Question 767 :
Name the political leader who supported two nation theory

  1. Gandhiji
  2. Gokhale
  3. Jinnah
  4. Tilak
  

Question 768 :
Whom did Ashoka send for the propagations of Buddhism to foreign countries—

  1. Bhagvatism
  2. Saivism
  3. Buddhism
  

Question 769 :
On 9th of August, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi and the entire Congress Working Committee were arrested in________

  1. UP
  2. Delhi
  3. Ahmedabad
  4. Mumbai
  

Question 770 :
Among the four dynasties listed below which ones minted coins made of lead? 1) Mauryas 2) Satvahanas 3) Western Kshatriyas 4) Guptas

  1. Arikamedu and Kanyakumari
  2. Alagangulam, Arikamedu and Kodungallur
  3. Arikamedu and Alangangulam
  4. Kanyakumari and Kodungallur
  

Question 771 :
Caste is not a/an-

  1. Endogamous system
  2. Hereditary system
  3. Hierarchical system
  4. Exogamous system
  

Question 772 :
King Piyadassi referred to in some ancient Indian inscriptions is identified with

  1. Samudragupta
  2. Chandragupta Maurya
  3. Bimbisara
  4. Ashoka
  

Question 773 :
___________appointed a scientific man power committee and five institutes of technology came up at Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur and Delhi besides a number of regional engineering colleges by his efforts.

  1. J.L. Nehru
  2. Prof. P.M.S Blackett
  3. Indira Gandhi
  4. Vajpayee
  

Question 774 :
Nagarjuna Stupa was constructed during the age of?

  1. Buddha
  2. Maurya
  3. Gupta
  4. Post Gupta
  

Question 775 :
Prussia was the strongest state of Germany before the unification was dominated by the

  1. monarchs
  2. landlords (Junkers)
  3. lords
  4. industrialists
  

Question 776 :
Buland Darwaza is situated in

  1. Delhi
  2. Fatehpur Sikri
  3. Lucknow
  4. Meerut
  

Question 777 :
The author of 'Indian Mussalmans' is?

  1. W. W. Hunter
  2. Sir Aga Khan
  3. Atulanand Chakravarti
  4. Rizaul Karim
  

Question 778 :
Which one of the following important trade centers of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi?

  1. Tagara
  2. Sripura
  3. Tripuri
  4. Tamralipti
  

Question 779 :
Assam was created a separate province when—

  1. Curzon Partitioned Bengal in 1905
  2. Mmto announced Bengal the new reform proposals in 1905-1906
  3. Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911
  4. Montagu-Chamsford reforms were implemented in 1919
  

Question 780 :
The author who described the Revolt of 1857 as the ‘First War of Independence’ was—

  1. Ashok Mehta
  2. R.C. Mazumdar
  3. S. N. Sen
  4. V. D. Savarkar